Okay, somehow many of the Jungle Red gals have confessed to crushes on Christopher Walken. Who knew? We are all so different, how did this not-quite-handsome guy capture our imaginations? (In my case, so much so that I'm still thinking about that offhand comment he made at the bar, Columbus, when it was a hot spot in New York and I lived across the street. I knew the bartender and was very comfortable there!)
I know we're not supposed to judge a book by its cover - although don't tell that to St. Martins art director, David Rotstein who will be our guest on Saturday - but who can really say that he or she doesn't? At least the standards have changed somewhat in the last few decades. Everyone doesn't have to be pert and blond to be considered beautiful. And for the men, interesting faces are ... well...interesting..look at the difference between Walken and Rock Hudson. Russell Crowe and Tab Hunter.
Those guys were almost too pretty.
I know we're not supposed to judge a book by its cover - although don't tell that to St. Martins art director, David Rotstein who will be our guest on Saturday - but who can really say that he or she doesn't? At least the standards have changed somewhat in the last few decades. Everyone doesn't have to be pert and blond to be considered beautiful. And for the men, interesting faces are ... well...interesting..look at the difference between Walken and Rock Hudson. Russell Crowe and Tab Hunter.
Those guys were almost too pretty.
So now that you've come out of the closet about your feelings for Christopher, who else have you lusted for from afar - despite his non-traditional looks?
JAN: This is my confession. I have a thing for broken noses. Just look at my husband. I'm crazy about Pete Carroll, former coach of Patriots and soon to be coach of the Seattle team -- whoever they are. I can't stand football but I run to the screen every time my husband kindly alerts me to Pete Carrol's presence. Once I saw him on the street in Medfield.(where he used to live.) I almost swooned.
I'm not crazy about guys who are too perfect. Or too short for me -- and what are the odds that I'm actually going to hook up with them?? I like Johnny Depp, even though he's a bit pretty. But he's also a little weird like Christopher Walken.
RO: This is good. You must have loved Jean Paul Belmondo. And funnily enough I have a character in Dead Head who's got a broken nose and is quite the heartthrob. I should send you an ARC!
ROBERTA: For a while I had a thing for the coach of the UCONN Huskies women's basketball team, Geno Auriemma. About ten years ago, they had a feature in the local paper in which they printed one of the players in color full page each day. They finally got to Geno and I cut out the page and taped it up over our bed as a joke for John. Three days later, he still hadn't noticed it. I had to point it out so we could get a good chuckle.
RO: Interesting choices ladies! After all the chat about the Fatboy Slim video..here it is..I loved it! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYJ5Pz-mAXc
