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Okay.
I admit it.
I routinely skip over the terrorist
news stories, the local shootings, the sports team scandals.
News that is sensationalized is not for
me.
But...
George Clooney's wedding is making me
smile.
It is also making me ask: Why not me,
George? Why?
Is it because I found your breakthrough
performance on Facts of Life rather forced and silly?
Is it because you were always outside
the top three on my 'list' behind a rotation of Sean Connery,
Harrison Ford and Daniel Craig? (Keep in mind George, that while
you remained in spots four or five, Misters Connery and Ford
eventually fell off the top to be replaced by Johnny Depp and that
long haired guy who played the Bedouin in The Mummy. You have always
been a firm four or five.)
Is it because I was already married?
I have always defended you, George.
Defended you to my friends who felt you were a womanizer. Defended
you to those who felt you were dating women entirely too young.
Defended you to my daughter when she mistakenly thought you were a
good twenty years too old for ME. (We are a mere six weeks apart,
George. Six weeks and one state apart, George.)
Sure, my taste in celebrity has been
described as ...quirky....
Hadji from Johnny Quest
Woody Allen in Annie Hall
Gene Wilder in Silver Streak
Look at what these men and cartoon boy
have in common – a gently, wounded spirit determined to do what is
best and right for the world. (okay...maybe I was more enamored of
Woody's relationship with Annie Hall....and Annie's style...)
But I digress...
You should be proud to be included in
this list George.
You support your causes, not with
ridiculous instagram photos but with honest, educated speeches. You
may date younger woman, but honestly, they were all quite beautiful
and your relationships appeared to be one at a time and not a macrame
plant hanger of models and b-list actresses.
So I raise my cup of coffee to you and
your new bride Amal.
May you have many, many happily married
years.
And you are still a solid four on my
list.
Yes, George deserves every bit of happiness. And what a gorgeous couple they are!
ReplyDeleteThey are indeed! I find myself smiling every time a story pops up on-line about them! It is actually quite nice to see a relatively 'normal' celebrity being all glamorous.
DeleteMy tastes are off the beaten path, too. For example, Mike Myers and Weird Al would be on my laminated list, as would Robert Downey Jr.
ReplyDeleteI hope Amal and George are happy.
I always wanted to set my sister up with Mike Meyers!! lol!! And fingers crossed for Amal and George - we need a little happy glamor in the news!
DeleteI'm not actually sure I've ever seen much with George Clooney in it, so I don't know how i feel about him, but I'd venture to guess that Johnny Depp is on every list that exist. When I still had dreams of becoming an actress I wanted to play Captain Jack's long-lost daughter in Pirates 5, and yes, the movie and plotline only exist in my head. haha!
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