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Do you remember
when The Commitments first came to
the big screen and it was widely reported the American audience were given a
little hand book in order to understand the script?
It was said they couldn’t understand
the Dublin North side accent and dialect.
And do you remember, if you were of
a certain age, how you fell about the place laughing at the chorus line “roide,
Sally, roide” in Mustang Sally
because if you were Irish, you knew what that really meant?
I do! I never said I was mature.
Because it is Valentine’s Day, I
decided to treat myself to a trip down memory lane and root out some of my
favourite roides, past and present. I
had such fun doing this!
Roides, every one of them. At least in my eyes they were/are.
Except maybe for my very first crush
ever. But I was young. Very young.
I didn’t even know I was “crushing” on Julian from Enid Blyton’s The Famous Five series. I reckon it was a latent big brother thing. Or just plain weird.
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But we’ll take it from there, shall
we?
River Phoenix
He was just so fekin’ cool!
Even if he was a bit too “out there” for me.
Christian Slater
I loved him in Heathers. I thought Winona Ryder
was so lucky! And she was having a go of
him in Real Life too!
Robert Downey Jnr.
I don’t really have any words this
time. Except: I would. I absolutely would! Swoon.
Richard Dean Anderson aka MacGyver.
A man who is deadly with his
hands. Need I say more?
Jeremy Irons
He might be wearing a vest like
Onslow in Keeping up Appearances but I do like nice arms and Jeremy’s got
those.
Robbie Amell
This one is my guilty pleasure. He’s only 26 and normally I’m not into toy
boys of any description but I’d be all over this one!
Ray D’Arcy
The man from Today FM is my Kildare
representative. I actually met him in
the flesh once you know. Got his
autograph and everything.
Harrison Ford
As Indie in Indiana Jones he can
rescue my damsel in distress any time. No
shirt required.
Pierce Brosnan
Mr. Brosnan as the dashing lead in
Remington steel was one of my earlier fixations. He cut a fine James Bond too!
Matthew Fox
What would I bring if I won a weekend on a desert island? Clue:
It wouldn’t be sun block!
I could have gone on and on with this one.
Who would you include in your Valentine’s Roide-y list?
You have excellent taste. Not sure about that version of Julian but I probably had a book-crush on the original one. I think Face from the A-Team was my first actual crush. But McGyver, Remington Steele, Christian Slater... I can relate. And Robert Downey Junior... I might have to fight you for him, actually.
ReplyDeleteYes! Book crush! That's it exactly. The picture always made me cringe a little bit. Even as a clueless pre-teen but I loved the idea of him in my head. I totally forgot about the lads in CHiPS! Darn it. I might just have to do another list!
Deleteoh i think i have had a few of the same ideas BUT cant believe none of the braxton boys made the list....
ReplyDeleteI am aware. I do feel a bit guilty. But hey! There's always list number two. But that would seem like the runner up list though, wouldn't it?
DeleteOh that was enjoyable ;0) and most are happy memories. I'd have added Bruce Willis around his early die hard days. I think I remember an early crush on one of the guys from "chips"... the blonde one... in my VERY early days... anyone???
ReplyDeleteOh! Bruce! But in that thing with Sybil Shephard. Moonlighting????? And yes, John from CHiPS!!!!! Think it was his motor bike what done it for me.
DeleteGwen I was your twin for the first half! And then, we perhaps diverge in taste :) Robert Downy Junior - great addition to any list. Ooh just seeing Naomi's comment - huge fan of Bruce Willis, in his Moonlighting days. I LOVE Chris O'Dowd (that's not weird is it?)
ReplyDeleteHa brilliant valentines post! Food for thought. I do agree though Bruce is definitely missing.
ReplyDeleteI am a new follower of you blog!You wrote wonderful. But I too love sally O'Dowd's writing. She's a great writer and writes truth in a different style. I love her writings.
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