Just a Little Crush by Sonia G. Medeiros
I'm thrilled to be hanging out at Lara's blog this Life List Club Friday. Lara's invited me to join in the I'll Tumble 4 Ya blogfest...by fessing up to my 80s celeb crush. So here goes...
Wait for it...
Wait for it...
ALF!
What? Not buying it?
I mean...sure, he's a little height challenged. Okay and maybe he's in need of a good depilatory. And he might have been just a wee bit too old for me but...
Still not buying, huh?
Oh, alright. My real 80s crush was...
Ricky Schroder. In all his Silver Spoons glory. By the time I started watching the show, it was already in reruns but Ricky, with his adorable smile and open face really made my tween heart go pit-a-pat. Pretty sure I wrote "Mrs. Ricky Schroder" all over my school notebooks and had our wedding all planned out.
I think ALF was going to perform the ceremony.
So, spill already. Who's was your 80s celeb crush.
Sonia G Medeiros is a writer of fantasy, science fiction, and horror. She’s the author of more than a dozen short stories and flash fiction pieces, blogs at WordPress, and is working on her first novel, a dark fantasy. When she’s not wandering along the tangled paths of her wild imagination, she wrangles home life with one fabulous husband, two amazing, homeschooled children, a part-alien half-chihuahua and two cats who battle each other for world domination.
Blog Hop Part Two: Lara's Crush
Since I was ten in 1981 and graduated high-school in 1989, the 80's are full of teeny-bopper crush memories. I was going to include runners up, but I started adding people, and was getting too many photos, so I decided I'd stick to my main crush of the 80's. I started crushing on them in 1984 and it kind of still goes on today, although in a much more mature way. I hope. ;)
And the winner is...
Duran Duran!!!
This would not be a surprise to anyone who went to high school with me. My parents practically knew the songs as well as my sister and I did. If I told you all the stupid things I did back then because of crushing on Duran Duran, you'd never respect me again, so it's my dirty little secret!
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| Here they are circa. Seven and the Ragged Tiger in 1984. |
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| I had to include this one, because they are actually smiling. My mom even thought Nick Rhodes has an amazing smile. Unfortunately, many of the pictures I found were those serious, model type photos they were famous for. |
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| Here they are (everyone except the guitarist, Andy Taylor, who doesn't appear to want to rejoin the band), still rockin' the guy-liner, in May, 2011. In March, 2011 the band released All You Need is Now. |
I guess we all grew older, so I won't hold the wrinkles, hair loss, and excess poundage against them. Actually, I think they have held up better than many of their 80's contemporaries. They still put out great music, too, and I found out several months ago that Simon Le Bon, the lead singer, has had a blog for a long time where he reviews science fiction novels. Who knew!
So that's my entry into the I'll Tumble 4 Ya' Blog Hop! I've enjoyed revisiting my 80's crushes, and am so excited to see who everyone else picked! I'd also like to say a huge "Thank you" to Sonia for playing along!
If you haven't had too much of me, you can always head over to Jenny Hansen's blog, More Cowbell, where I am guest posting on how to deal with goal achievement difficulties. Have a great hop!
Hmmm...no eighties crushes for me. But I do know who Alf is! :)
ReplyDeleteAlf transcends time!
DeleteOMG...I have to post that blogfest entry today too. haha
ReplyDeleteI look forward to posting about my 80s crush(es) ;)
Oh, by the way Lara - I still think Duran Duran are hot up there :D Especially the "olden days" pics. *Dreamy sigh*
ReplyDeleteALF...that cracked me up. ;)
:D Thanks. That was definitely one of my favorite shows.
DeleteHey Lara,
ReplyDeleteHa! Duran Duran.. I love it, (NOT) them :)
I'm in the BlogFest, too, and didn't even think of them... I was always more of a Depeche Mode (still am:) dude :)
I liked Depeche Mode, too, just didn't crush on them :)
DeleteHey...a two-for-one deal! :) I love the Ricky Schroeder choice. I respect him as an actor and a person. He tore my heart to pieces in THE CHAMP! And I've seen a lot of Duran Duran references in this blogfest so far, so those guys must have been doing something right! :)
ReplyDeleteYou're right - there is a lot of DD and especially John Taylor!
DeleteLOL, I love the Alf choice! :D I think Duran Duran is the most popular pick from what I have seen today.
ReplyDeleteNice to meet you, Lara! :)
Nice to meet you too! It has been a fun day, for sure!
DeleteLook at you recruiting for the fest - nice job! Sonia + Alf, who would've guessed? It was nice to see smiley Ricky show up in the fest. :)
ReplyDeleteI love that you, Lara, chose the entire band of Duran Duran! My maiden name rhymed with Rio and I used to pretend they were singing "Her name is Keough and she dances on the sand..." Thanks for digging up the rare smiling picture of them - and the current one too. Gotta love a guy who can pull of the guyliner. *sigh*
And thank you both so much for fessing up and bringing the 80s to the blogosphere today. :D
Thanks, Nicki, for stopping over! This is such a great idea for a hop, and I'm glad Sonia wanted to play along. That's a great DD story, too!
DeleteIt's such a fun idea. I'm glad to be able to join in. :D
DeleteDuran, Duran was one hot band. An alien is a great choice. Yay on Alf.
ReplyDeleteI think it's amazing they still have a draw on the people that crushed on them in the 80's.
DeleteLOL. Fun idea for a post. My crush would've been on the New Kids on the Block. Were they 80's or early 90's? Oh well, they were awesome and I was so jealous of my cousin who had bed sheets with their faces on them! OMG!
ReplyDeleteI think they were late 80's. That's a closet crush, for me. I thought Donny was cute, but didn't want to admit it to anyone!
DeleteI didn't know Simon LeBon has a blog for science fiction novel reviews - that's great! My crush was John Taylor - love the pictures you've got of them, especially the smiling one!
ReplyDeleteI tried to find it, but couldn't. Maybe he isn't writing it under his own name. Thanks for stopping by and joining up!
DeleteOmigod. John is still incredibly good-looking. I actually felt my heart rate pick up a bit ...
ReplyDeleteSo here's an embarrassing admission, I used my children to watch the video of All You Need Is Now quite a few (heehee) times. They kept asking to see it, and I'd be like "Okay!!" and then when we were done, "Want to see it again?" I'm ashamed. But they DO look so good, still!!
DeleteThey maybe older, but they still look better than other rockers!
ReplyDeleteYeah, I am a Duran Duran fan. I fought it for years, but couldn't help it.
Great post. And glad to see some Alf love!
Good work today, embracing your inner DD fan! Just kidding - I got teased plenty for my fandom. I grew up in a Nebraska town of 6,000 people. You can imagine how esteemed DD was there!
DeleteOh, my lord.... the Alf choice cracked me up! Loved that show.
ReplyDeleteI miss shows like that. The 80s were good tv time. :D
DeleteHa! Alf! I loved that show. I was a big fan of Ricky Schroder too. I wanted my own train to ride around my mansion. I loved Duran Duran. Simon was my favorite of the bunch!
ReplyDeleteHubby I and I were just talking about that train. I still want a house like that. LOL
DeleteI have to say that, for being the oldest, Simon looks the best, in my opinion. He's just cute. Back in the 80's I never really got that into him. I had a friend who loved him though! There was a member for everyone!
DeleteSo, what was your goal, Sonia...to BE Mrs. Ricky Schroeder? Cute post.
ReplyDeleteI was a HUGE Duran Duran fan. John Taylor looks good in the recent picture. He's one of my 80's crushes.
ReplyDeleteJohn - the favorite of many. My sister liked him, too, so I gravitated toward Roger. Still, I always thought he was so good-looking.
DeleteHahahahahhah!! I was in love with Michael J. Fox when he played in Family Ties. He was sooooo smart. I was really, really smitten.
ReplyDeleteHe made this long, intellectual lecture to his sister Justine, about what it meant "literally" to speak baby talk, then he ends it with "...parenthetically, gitchy, gitchy, goo."
I swooned over that episode. LOL
Yeah, I had it pretty bad for Michael J. Fox in Family Ties too. :D
DeleteActually, her character name was Mallory, played by Justine Bateman.
ReplyDeleteLOL! I love the Alf reference :) Rick Schroeder has grown on me over the years but I never "got" the attraction with Duran Duran. I'm am/was a rocker through and through :) Thanks for following!
ReplyDeleteHe's definitely made a great transition from child actor to adult actor. Not all of them make it. But he still has that something special. But of course I don't still have a crush on him ;) LOL
DeleteThere were two camps (kind of like Jacob and Edward). Either you loved Duran Duran or you didn't. What I loved about music in the 80's was that there was such a diversity.
DeleteOh yeah. Duran Duran. *huge grin* Thanks for hosting me, Lara!
ReplyDeleteSo very welcome! Sharing this blog-hop has been a lot of fun, and your post was great. Alf - I haven't though of him since 1989!
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ReplyDeleteMy wife is a big fan of Duran Duran. Simon is her favorite, too, and I am reminded annually when our niece's birthday comes up that it is also Mr. Le Bon's. In fact, just now, as I confirmed this with her, she obligingly rattled off the dates of the other members' birthdays, too. Sigh...
ReplyDeleteYour wife and I would get along great. I still remember that tidbit of info as well... Should I feel embarrassed? :P
DeleteDuran Duran is all over blogland today. For good reason. :) I loved them too! I still go see them in concert!
ReplyDeleteIt's been really fun to hear everyone else's memories of DD. Did you see them last year?
DeleteOh, wow, I didn't know about the sci-fi blog. How cool is that? And there wasn't a bad looking man in that group. :)
ReplyDeleteI guess the reviews are very literate, with talk of tropes, character development, etc... I really would like to find it!
ReplyDeleteIs anyone else having problems remembering where you've been and who you've followed? I'm getting so confused.
ReplyDeleteWEll, Ms. Schroder, your husband grew into quite a hunky man. And Lara...I loved Duran Duran.
ReplyDeleteI think we are in good company, after hopping around the blogfest! It makes me feel better to know that I wasn't the only one a little nuts for the band. :)
DeleteSonia, I love Ricky Schroder. Did you see him on NYPD Blue?
ReplyDeleteLara, I graduated in 1989 as well! A very good year. It IS good to see the boys smiling.
I didn't know Ricky Schroder was in NYPD Blue! There's a lot of those 80's actors getting work in current shows - like Andrew McCarthy was in White Collar, and Ally Sheedy in Psych. It's always fun to see.
Delete1989 was a good year, if for no other reason than to get out of high school! I love that picture. My heart melted a little, I admit. :)
I did see him on NYPD Blue. Loved that show!
DeleteOh yeah! I loved NYPD Blue. Great show!
DeleteAlf, good one! What about one of the Ninja Turtles too?
ReplyDeleteLOL. I mighta kinda sorta had something for one or two of the Turtles. :D
DeletePersonally, Raphael was my favorite. I think it was his voice. I wonder who did his voice?
ReplyDeleteIf you were young at the time, I'd buy Alf as your crush!
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the Campaign. Did it last fall but couldn't keep up with the assignments. With the A to Z approaching, I knew it took precedence.
Thanks, Alex! I'm a little nervous about keeping up, too. Since it's a mini-campaign, I am hoping I'll be okay. I think you're smart making a choice between it and the A to Z. I did the same thing, but chose the Campaign this year, because of other goal commitments. Next year, though, I want to do the A to Z! Have fun with it, and I'll stop by to read your posts!
DeleteYou scared me with Alf! Glad to see you ended with Duran Duran. They were my 80s crush too.
ReplyDeleteI loved your entry, and thought I had followed your blog! I just rectified my mistake! I got kind of confused there :)
Deletericky! great pick =)
ReplyDeleteloved the wholesome 80s!
Isn't it funny how different things are now. And not always for the best!
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