Impossible as it is to believe, Sal Mineo would have been 71 today. It's a damn shame he's not. He was carving out an odd and interesting career toward the end of his life, one that seemed on the road to overcoming his somewhat unsustainable stardom as a sidekick-ephebe. Perhaps today he would be a an offbeat elder statesman, playing off-kilter character parts, directing (as he did late in life) the occasional opera, and generally enjoying life as one-who-was-there. Alas.Sharing the day are two fellow heartthrobs, Bollywood sensation Hrithik Roshan and silent god Francis X. Bushman; '80s diva Pat Benatar; bland-furniture-line namesake and revolutionary Ethan Allan; the eternal scarecrow Ray Bolger; and porn pioneer Linda Lovelace. One hesitates to think what they all might have in common...
well, i detect a faint yet distinct dotted line between mr.fx bushman & linda lovelace.
ReplyDeleteWhat do they all have in common? Wood. Giving it, getting it, selling it.
ReplyDelete**What do they all have in common? Wood. Giving it, getting it, selling it.**
ReplyDeleteNot to mention that they all hit it with their best shot.
Genius, all of you - sheer genius...
ReplyDeleteI believe Pat, Sal, Ethan & Linda all ran, at one time or another, with the shadows of the night.
ReplyDeleteAnd, if I recall my American History, Mr. Allen lead the Green Mountain Boys in a manner much like the video for "Love is a Batlefield."
Did they all use Sex as a Weapon?
ReplyDeleteOK, I'm late to the Pat Benatar title pun party.
TJB, better to be late for the Benatar Pun Party than be late for the Sissy Boy Slap Party.
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