November 12, 1973 Dear Bob Mr. Redford,I just had to write to tell you how hot and sexy talented, I think you are. Laura and I bickered over who was more desirable — Robert Redford or Clint Eastwood — with as much fervor as we girls once debated who our favorite Beatle was, Paul or John, George or Ringo. Laura's mother, tiny Corky, curled up in her easy chair with a ciggie and a cup of tea, pronounced both actors 'tall drinks of water'. This was so long before water became such a desirable commodity that we actually had to buy it by the bottle, back in the seventies when water was still free even in the once desert lands of Los Angeles, that I never quite understood the praise. But yes, Redford could put his shoes under my bed any time, as our mothers might have said, mostly about men whose paths they would likely never cross. I had it so bad for Robert Redford after seeing The Way We Were ; wishing I were Barbara Streisand with her impossibly long eleg
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I am a fan of many Tom Cruise movies, I love The Last Samurai , Born on the Fourth of July and all the MISSION IMPOSSIBLE films, I could not watch Jerry Maguire bored me to tears, and I loved, Loved RAIN MAN. As a Sci Fi film buff I loved War of the Worlds. Because of his politics and outspoken ways on medication, a lot of my friends actually boycott his films.
ReplyDeleteI found that pretty extreme! Thanks for letting me know about your post, and I hope you enjoy A-Z 2015
Thank you for sharing this. I am a huge Tom Cruise fan. He works so hard and from what I've seen of him, makes a lot of time to talk to his fans. Loved Edge of Tomorrow, it should have done better at the box office.
ReplyDeleteI agree! Thanks for your comment Irene; I enjoyed writing the piece so I'm glad you got something out of it.
DeleteHi Sim, Eva brought this blog post to my attention. We enjoyed connecting our past to your past. It took us awhile to figure out who 'Ben' was. It occurred to me that your whole story with Ben deserves to be made into a short story if not a novel. And I have a title for it: Sea of Tears.
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