tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post2841246110634923617..comments2024-02-16T15:14:36.719-06:00Comments on Wet Noodle Posse: Unconventional Heroes by Darlene GardnerMJFredrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06881706931355203700noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-31861687664614042282009-02-19T11:18:00.000-06:002009-02-19T11:18:00.000-06:00I hadn't even thought of Jeff Goldblum. He's a ter...I hadn't even thought of Jeff Goldblum. He's a terrific one. I would have said Nicolas Cage, except I've heard other women say they find him handsome. Just goes to show you, not everyone's perception of physical attractiveness is the same.Darlene Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05441703702625831193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-8738104254497418532009-02-18T21:32:00.000-06:002009-02-18T21:32:00.000-06:00Mary C, what a great story!Darlene, thanks for a t...Mary C, what a great story!<BR/><BR/>Darlene, thanks for a terrific post!<BR/><BR/>My unconventional hero is Jeff Goldblum. LOVE him.MJFredrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06881706931355203700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-44000344491980386492009-02-18T19:55:00.000-06:002009-02-18T19:55:00.000-06:00The original sexy bald guy was Yul Brynner, who cr...The original sexy bald guy was Yul Brynner, who crashed Hollywood with his gasp-causing performance in The King and I. Patrick Stewart, yes. But Brynner was the one who tore that curtain down.<BR/><BR/>Omar Sharif was also way over the top for his time, with his incredible eyes and mind-destroying smile. Today I think he doesn't seem so unusual. <BR/><BR/>And I never thought Peter O'Toole was cast from the Hollywood mold. He's been downright ugly in some of his roles, yet devastatingly riveting in his performances, even as he grows old.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11011771222609617860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-54071416715805476662009-02-18T18:53:00.000-06:002009-02-18T18:53:00.000-06:00Definitely Richard Dean Anderson! And Yul Brynner,...Definitely Richard Dean Anderson! And Yul Brynner, though I almost cried when I saw him with his gorgeous dark hair before he shaved it all off to have a unique look. Tom Hanks is another one that wasn't considered an obvious leading man, until they cast him and it took. :-)<BR/>~JudyLaurel Hawkeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03146077260252479437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-75028239330959536272009-02-18T11:31:00.000-06:002009-02-18T11:31:00.000-06:00Theresa, I had a thing for Yul Brynner too! I'm tr...Theresa, I had a thing for Yul Brynner too! I'm trying to think of less-than-handsome TV stars cast as romantic leads and can't come up with one. It seems like the stars who aren't good looking (like Peter Falk as Columbo, although that's going back a ways) don't get girlfriends!Darlene Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05441703702625831193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-13587338592844835142009-02-18T11:22:00.000-06:002009-02-18T11:22:00.000-06:00Yes, Mary, thanks for sharing that story. That man...Yes, Mary, thanks for sharing that story. That man sounds wonderfully romantic!Theresa Raganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15815320170046221853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-27935736246553312212009-02-18T11:18:00.000-06:002009-02-18T11:18:00.000-06:00All my leading men have aged along with me, so the...All my leading men have aged along with me, so the current 'hunks' aren't all that realistic. When I wrote Finding Sarah, I was still into Highlander, but I'd say Randy was modeled more after the "Methos" character, who definitely didn't measure up to Duncan in the traditional good looks department. (Blake, in What's in a Name? is my Duncan look-alike. <BR/><BR/>I agree there's something about Patrick Stewart. I'm still hooked on Tom Selleck and Sean Connery (more now than in his early Bond days), and I followed Richard Dean Anderson as well.Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-82228234901791164042009-02-18T11:13:00.000-06:002009-02-18T11:13:00.000-06:00Well if we are talking about voices, add William G...Well if we are talking about voices, add William Gaminara, who reads the Chivers Audiobook versions of Bernard Cornwell's Sharpe series. He, not Sean Bean, made me fall in love with Sharpe!Diane Gastonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14770373530197339170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-37720209780280051162009-02-18T11:05:00.000-06:002009-02-18T11:05:00.000-06:00Oooh, the bald man I used to LOVE watching was Yul...Oooh, the bald man I used to LOVE watching was Yul Brynner in the King and I. Loved that guy! Yeah, when my husband starts losing his hair I'm going to make him shave it all off! :)Theresa Raganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15815320170046221853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-88086314191238377852009-02-18T11:00:00.000-06:002009-02-18T11:00:00.000-06:00Welcome Darlene, and great topic!Patrick Stewart's...Welcome Darlene, and great topic!<BR/><BR/>Patrick Stewart's voice is simply meltingly delicious. A friend, CB, told me I had to listen to the soundtrack of <I>The Nightmare Before Christmas</I>. After the first words, I was hooked. I told CB I could listen to Patrick all day. CB argued the narrator wasn't Stewart. I ask you, how could anyone mistake THAT voice for anyone else?<BR/><BR/>James Earl Jones isn't exactly leading man material, but his is another voice I could listen to for ever. And listening to him talk about his son's delight at him playing Darth Vader simply melts my heart. <BR/><BR/>I knew a guy who was reasonably good looking but what really caught my attention was when he met my niece, my very shy niece. He hunkered down so he was eye to eye with her. It stole my heart. Too bad he wasn't into me! LOL! <BR/><BR/>Some of my favorite romance covers are those with a man cuddling a baby. How a man interacts with your pet says a lot about him. There are so many things more important than looks.<BR/>~JudyLaurel Hawkeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03146077260252479437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-8318834191304901552009-02-18T10:17:00.000-06:002009-02-18T10:17:00.000-06:00Thanks so much for the warm welcome. Thanks especi...Thanks so much for the warm welcome. Thanks especially to the lovely and gracious Diane, who invited me to blog. I loved your story about your college friend, MaryC. I also liked hearing reasons why women find Patrick Stewart sexy. I wasn't a Star Trek fan so I'm not sure I've ever seen him in anything.Darlene Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05441703702625831193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-20550358051126067482009-02-18T09:52:00.000-06:002009-02-18T09:52:00.000-06:00MaryC, what a wonderful man! A true hero. Who care...MaryC, what a wonderful man! A true hero. Who cares what he looks like?Diane Gastonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14770373530197339170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-70730430109302709442009-02-18T09:20:00.000-06:002009-02-18T09:20:00.000-06:00Hi Darlene (and Diane),Really interesting topic. I...Hi Darlene (and Diane),<BR/><BR/>Really interesting topic. I think someone listening to you is totally sexy. <BR/><BR/>There's some actor floating just outside my memory so I'll post it later if I think of it, but your blog and Theresa's comment made me think of someone I knew in college. By no one's ideal would he have been considered handsome, but I always thought he was incredibly sexy for his mind and heart. He said something to me once that has stuck with me for 30 years. <BR/><BR/>He was in law school at the time and had stayed up all night listening to a friend who was going through a bad time. I must have commented about him finding the time to listen and he replied that you had to always make time for friends who need you. Everything else can be caught up on later.<BR/><BR/>He ended up marrying my sister's friend. She was gorgeous and everyone wondered at the incongruous match, but I wasn't surprised. I remember tearing up when I heard he brought her pearls the day their first child was born. <BR/><BR/>To me, actions that show deep caring are way more sexy than good looks.Mary Curryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04173540875518117671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-72052856438178320062009-02-18T08:47:00.000-06:002009-02-18T08:47:00.000-06:00I'm with Gillian! Patrick Stewart is just plain ol...I'm with Gillian! Patrick Stewart is just plain old sexy. It's not the the looks. It's the voice, the intellect, the sincerity. It all comes across. I saw him do Macbeth in Stratford on Avon a hundred years ago when he and I were MUCH younger. He was AMAZING! For me pure talent is VERY SEXY!!<BR/><BR/>I love Ciaran Hinds in Persuasion, O Divine One. Definitely a nice place to hang a military uniform!<BR/><BR/>And I love Clive Owens. That face is not exactly gorgeous, but it has CHARACTER!Louisa Cornellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12971924594129471055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-15027515206039155242009-02-18T08:25:00.000-06:002009-02-18T08:25:00.000-06:00Hello Darlene and thanks for coming today! I canno...Hello Darlene and thanks for coming today! I cannot wait to read The Hero's Sin!<BR/><BR/>Although I cannot think of a television character that fits the less-than-handsome hero, for me it's definitely the actions and emotions that make a true hero. It's the insides that really count!Theresa Raganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15815320170046221853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-79719686135556956692009-02-18T08:02:00.000-06:002009-02-18T08:02:00.000-06:00(welcome, Darlene!)Ciaran Hinds as Captain Wentwor...(welcome, Darlene!)<BR/>Ciaran Hinds as Captain Wentworth in the 1995 Persuasion is my unconventional hero. He's not what we'd normally think of as a handsome leading man but his face has such character and he fills out a navy uniform very nicely!Diane Gastonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14770373530197339170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-51862848220666437902009-02-18T07:21:00.000-06:002009-02-18T07:21:00.000-06:00Patrick Stewart is on my "tops" list and has been ...Patrick Stewart is on my "tops" list and has been for years. His voice, his eyes, his smile--the man has no need for hair, it would be overkill. :)Gillian Laynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15772849187702478349noreply@blogger.com