I had a bit of nostaglia today. The Karate Kid was on cable and it bought me back to the days of my teen years and how I used to go ga ga over the latest Hollywood hearthrob or the sexy lead singer or lead guitarist of a pop/rock band.
My favourites growing up was the “Karate Kid” himself; A-HA -Norwegian band; BonJovi (that guy is still hot) and Spandau Ballet (I still cannot pass up any tv show or movie, that Martin Kemp is in). I had posters everywhere of Ralph Macchio, Johnny Depp and numerous others. Tragic I know. Even though these hearthrobs were a millon miles away and never knew me, I felt like I knew them. I read every article, watched every show, and knew their likes, dislikes, where they went to school, etc. These people were like my friends, even though I had never meet any of them.
Well, know when I look back to those days, I sometimes cringe. 1. What the hell did I see in that actor/musician. 2. They were such shit actors and some were pretty bad musos, and 3. Did I really waste all that money on magazines about them, about people that I would never, ever meet. I remember my two brothers growing up and the drooling these two used to do over their favourite actresses. One brother had Kristy McNichol everywhere and the other was in love with Sigrid Thornton and drove all the way to Echuca – country Victoria, Australia, just to get a glimpse of her, filming her latest mini-series. There was also the Kiss phase that we through, and I even had the Kiss dolls. Now to even get that Kiss fanatic brother to bring out the inner bogan, is a sheer miracle.
But, realistically that is what your teens years are all about. Making rash decisions, drooling over some unattainable male/female and general adolescent aganst. My son is going through the pre-teen phase at the moment. He is nuts about Amanda Bynes – American actress. He is just starting to figure out why he finds her so appealing. One day we got out of him, that he thought she was cute. You see, he goes bright red, at the mear mention of her name. The same goes for just about anything involving the opposite sex. Aiden still has a few years to figure out these feelings, but he is well on the road to Adolescence.
Which brings me to the whole topic of this conversation. When we are drooling over these celebrities, why the can’t the adult, older version of our teen selfs, look at us and go. “Don’t go there, he/she is a total tosser, wait till you see what they look like middle age”. YUCK!!!
A perfect example of a godess for all men, gone bad is MADONNA. That women looks like a drag queen after a heavy night. She was so pretty back in the 80’s and 90’s (except the eyebrows), but now, chunder wonder. Tom Cruise. He is still looking good, but I will sum him up in one word - Psycho. And then you have the famous “Coreys”. Haim and Feldman. Who could forget these two in ”The Lost Boys”. Well, have you seen a recent photo. OH MY GOD!!. Please pass the puke bag. I always thought that Corey Feldman – he tried to talk like Sly Stallone, was a total freakshow, but thought the other one was a cutie. Well now neither of them are.
There have been a few 80’s hearthrobs that still look damn good. See pictures below.
The bloody gorgeous Martin Kemp of Spandau Ballet, today and in the Spandau days.
This man needs no introduction.
Last but not least
http://www.imdb.com/media/rm3454114048/nm0000136
Yes I might be biased about these 3, but you have to admit they still look damn good, considering they are well into their forties now. Honourable mentions go to Brad Pitt, Demi Moore – even though plastic has helped, Timothy Hutton, Matt Dillon, Rob Lowe, the boys from New Kids, even though this whole revival thing, is beyond me, Dr Mcdreamy, Alyssa Milano (hubby will kill me if she does not get a mention) and another of his favourites, who I might add is 50 and that is Dana Delaney of China Beach.
Whatever they are eating, drinking pass it on to me.
Till next time
