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Time for another EXCITING round of "Name Your First Celebrity Crush." (Original Post) Miles Archer Apr 2015 OP
Maria on Sesame Street n/t Throd Apr 2015 #1
Always liked Sandy Dennis Populist_Prole Apr 2015 #2
Annette Funicello GeorgeGist Apr 2015 #3
Deanna Lund from "The Land of the Giants"... Tom_Foolery Apr 2015 #4
Robert Mitchum... PassingFair Apr 2015 #5
farrah fawcett N/T polihood Apr 2015 #6
Elvis. femmocrat Apr 2015 #7
Elizabeth Taylor trof Apr 2015 #8
It was either Nancy Sinatra or Diana Rigg hifiguy Apr 2015 #9
I only realized the joke in Diana Rigg's "Emma Peel" name a couple of years ago Miles Archer Apr 2015 #22
Yep. The producers wanted a more hifiguy Apr 2015 #28
Emma Peel was definitely one of the first for me, too Art_from_Ark Apr 2015 #52
Johnny on Emergency. I loved him for his Adam' apple. How applegrove Apr 2015 #10
I used to think mine was Karen Valentine, but looking back more carefully, I realize Aristus Apr 2015 #21
Oh my god. I used to think she was so old. Now she looks so applegrove Apr 2015 #25
A youtube clip from the Julie London Show, 1964 chknltl May 2015 #77
Same here! GoCubsGo May 2015 #86
Penny Robinson melman Apr 2015 #11
I had such a monster crush on Penny. Aristus Apr 2015 #26
The Robot was my favorite character on that show Art_from_Ark Apr 2015 #53
Mick Taylor Skittles Apr 2015 #12
I'll never fully understand what happened with him. Miles Archer Apr 2015 #15
dup Skittles Apr 2015 #16
I don't either Skittles Apr 2015 #17
He was by far the finest pure musician hifiguy Apr 2015 #27
In the Wikipedia piece... Miles Archer Apr 2015 #29
That song is all Taylor and Paul Buckmaster (their sonic stamps are all over it) Tom Ripley Apr 2015 #32
Glyn Johns said that post-EoMS, Taylor went from being a sweet, brilliantly talented young... Tom Ripley Apr 2015 #31
The Ron Wood thing made a LOT of sense Miles Archer Apr 2015 #34
I like the sailor suits, but the Sid Sawyer outfit that MJ wears in the "Angie" video is hideous Tom Ripley Apr 2015 #35
Mick T's solos on "Can't You Hear Me Knockin'" and "Time Waits For No One" hifiguy Apr 2015 #42
OMG Mick Jagger is in fine form there Skittles Apr 2015 #55
The centerfold in Playboy--that's a celebrity right? panader0 Apr 2015 #13
Champion, some cowboy star's horse, was my first crush csziggy Apr 2015 #14
Ducky and Abby OriginalGeek Apr 2015 #66
Davy Jones cyberswede Apr 2015 #18
LL Cool J bigwillq Apr 2015 #19
Elizabeth Montgomery Xipe Totec Apr 2015 #20
Before my time, Joe Shlabotnik May 2015 #75
She is bewitching Xipe Totec May 2015 #80
Keith Partridge aka David Cassidy Dont call me Shirley Apr 2015 #23
moi aussi Arugula Latte Apr 2015 #62
I don't remember. Maybe Larisa Oleynik aka Alex Mack sakabatou Apr 2015 #24
Another one here for the lovely Ms Newmar as Catwoman Tom Ripley Apr 2015 #30
Does a pipi_k Apr 2015 #33
Ringo Starr when I was 4 years old. Hell Hath No Fury Apr 2015 #36
OK a confession pipi_k Apr 2015 #56
I thought he was adorable in that movie! Hell Hath No Fury Apr 2015 #57
I saw him on the street one day in LA. kwassa Apr 2015 #70
Tom Jones Corgigal Apr 2015 #37
Early on it was Karen Valentine... Ryano42 Apr 2015 #38
Karen Valentine very quickly followed hifiguy Apr 2015 #41
Lynda Carter NewJeffCT Apr 2015 #39
Connie Hines cloudbase Apr 2015 #40
Tiffany Amber Thiessen as Kelly Kapowski charlie and algernon Apr 2015 #43
Okay discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2015 #44
Michael Landon LoveMyCali Apr 2015 #45
. DrDan Apr 2015 #46
John Sebastian carolinayellowdog Apr 2015 #47
Most definitely Susan Olsen mike dub Apr 2015 #48
Jack Soo jcboon Apr 2015 #49
"sugarfoot" will hutchins hopemountain Apr 2015 #50
David McCallum... 3catwoman3 Apr 2015 #51
Yeah! I totally forgot about him. So much hotter than Napoleon Solo. catbyte Apr 2015 #59
I was home sick from school and turned on the telly, mackerel Apr 2015 #54
George Harrison catbyte Apr 2015 #58
Oh hell yes. Leonard was HAWT! Arugula Latte Apr 2015 #63
Laurie Partridge! OriginalGeek Apr 2015 #60
Mine was David Partridge aka David Cassidy. Arugula Latte Apr 2015 #61
Suzanne... Dont call me Shirley Apr 2015 #64
Hal Linden ailsagirl Apr 2015 #65
Lauri Hendler KamaAina Apr 2015 #67
Lauren Bacall kairos12 Apr 2015 #68
"Key Largo" is definitely in my top 20 favorite movies of all time list. Miles Archer Apr 2015 #69
You know how to whistle, don't you? kwassa Apr 2015 #71
The real reason I liked Bergman films. kwassa Apr 2015 #72
Tinkerbell BlueJazz Apr 2015 #73
Back when I was teen, Joe Shlabotnik May 2015 #74
Valerie Bertinelli HERVEPA May 2015 #76
Barbi Benton chknltl May 2015 #78
Barbie's the reason why I was never a fan of Playmate Karen Christy... Miles Archer May 2015 #81
Harrison Ford as Han Solo nt maryellen99 May 2015 #79
Annette Funicello ghostsinthemachine May 2015 #82
Cheryl Miller Kaleva May 2015 #83
Katie Holmes station001 May 2015 #84
Gardner McKay, who played Captain Adam Troy on "Adventures in paradise" 1959-61 on TV. Manifestor_of_Light May 2015 #85
Troy Donahue Iwillnevergiveup May 2015 #87

trof

(54,256 posts)
8. Elizabeth Taylor
Mon Apr 27, 2015, 07:13 PM
Apr 2015

She was hands down the hottest thing ever in both "Cat On A Hot Tin Roof" and "Butterfield 8"

Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
22. I only realized the joke in Diana Rigg's "Emma Peel" name a couple of years ago
Mon Apr 27, 2015, 11:13 PM
Apr 2015

I was reading an article about the Avengers and it is supposedly "M appeal"

As in "Male Appeal"

As in "Appealing to Men."

That goes without saying, of course, but that sly British wit is sometimes so sly that it goes unnotiiced.

 

hifiguy

(33,688 posts)
28. Yep. The producers wanted a more
Tue Apr 28, 2015, 01:15 AM
Apr 2015

"approachably" sexy costar for Patrick Macnee after the "too butch" Honor Blackman left. More M Appeal was their shorthand for the look they sought. And Diana was a formally trained Shakespearean actress to boot.

Aristus

(66,369 posts)
21. I used to think mine was Karen Valentine, but looking back more carefully, I realize
Mon Apr 27, 2015, 10:42 PM
Apr 2015

it may have been Julie London - Dixie McCall in "Emergency!"

chknltl

(10,558 posts)
77. A youtube clip from the Julie London Show, 1964
Fri May 1, 2015, 02:14 AM
May 2015

If you have never heard her sing, a good representation of her smokey n seductive voice can be had throughout this video but may I recommend: Fly Me to The Moon (9.50); I Left My Heart In San Francisco, (16.02) and Kansas City (41.42). I am a sucker for beautiful vocals and Julie didn't look so bad either.

Aristus

(66,369 posts)
26. I had such a monster crush on Penny.
Tue Apr 28, 2015, 12:49 AM
Apr 2015

I know Judy was supposed to be the bombshell. Blonde, busty, gorgeous.

But it was brainy brunette Penny that 6 year-old me fell for...

Art_from_Ark

(27,247 posts)
53. The Robot was my favorite character on that show
Wed Apr 29, 2015, 02:02 AM
Apr 2015

followed by the evil Dr. Smith, and Will Robinson. All the other characters, including Penny, were just background to me.

Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
15. I'll never fully understand what happened with him.
Mon Apr 27, 2015, 09:35 PM
Apr 2015

The third major guitar hero out of John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, following Clapton and Peter Green. Peter short-circuited due to mental illness, and is "back" in the same way that Brian Wilson is "back," but Mick Taylor?

Even Jagger & Richards acknowledge their albums with him as a peak.

If you go to Wikipedia, his reasons for leaving the Stones are vague, whether he's leading the narrative or Jagger. There is a reference to the obligatory "addiction problems" but certainly not of the magnitude that explains how he had it all and walked away.

 

hifiguy

(33,688 posts)
27. He was by far the finest pure musician
Tue Apr 28, 2015, 01:08 AM
Apr 2015

that was ever in the Stones. A beautiful and incredibly expressive lead player. Mick T could make you swoon, musically.

Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
29. In the Wikipedia piece...
Tue Apr 28, 2015, 09:15 AM
Apr 2015

...he mentions several Stones songs that "would not exist" without his contribution. Supposedly, Jagger's refusal to give him songwriting credits was one factor that led to his departure.

"Sway" was one of the songs he named. There is no other song in the Rolling Stones' catalog like it, and I have ALWAYS considered it a Mich Taylor song, whether he stepped up and took credit for it or not. This is simply not the kind of song Keith Richards could pull off, by himself, on his best day. It's not his style at all.



Anyone who's spent even a brief time listening to The Byrds' "Sweetheart of the Rodeo" or The Glying Burrito Brothers or Gram Parson's solo albums can hear all of the places where Mick & Keith "borrowed" his influence. Same for Ry Cooder. And it's also the same for Mick Taylor. His name may not appear on the album sleeve credits for certain songs but it's pretty clear where he left his mark.
 

Tom Ripley

(4,945 posts)
32. That song is all Taylor and Paul Buckmaster (their sonic stamps are all over it)
Tue Apr 28, 2015, 09:57 AM
Apr 2015

IIRC, Keef doesn't even play on it, but just contributes b. vocals

 

Tom Ripley

(4,945 posts)
31. Glyn Johns said that post-EoMS, Taylor went from being a sweet, brilliantly talented young...
Tue Apr 28, 2015, 09:49 AM
Apr 2015

man to an arrogant egomaniac who became increasingly difficult to work with. He had to be removed fro the studio on more than one occasion.
I assume cocaine had something to do with that.

Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
34. The Ron Wood thing made a LOT of sense
Tue Apr 28, 2015, 10:44 AM
Apr 2015

Musically, he was a fit for the Stones, but more importantly, he was "one of the boys."

The Who tried the same thing when Keith Moon died, because Kenney Jones supposedly came from the same stomping grounds as their youth. Only problem was that Moon was THE star of the band (as Townsend later admitted), the sound was so completely rooted in his drumming, that Jones never really fit in at all. Plus, Daltrey hated his guts.

But Ron Wood was always "just Woody," a guy who could get along with Keith without stealing his spotlight.

Musically, they'll never touch the songs they recorded with Taylor. In terms of band chemistry, Mick was never really a "Stone." I understand he didn't really enjoy wearing that sailor suit during the "Only Rock & Roll" video shoot at all. Especially the bubbles. Didn't care for them at all.



 

Tom Ripley

(4,945 posts)
35. I like the sailor suits, but the Sid Sawyer outfit that MJ wears in the "Angie" video is hideous
Tue Apr 28, 2015, 11:01 AM
Apr 2015

I agree with you; while the Rolling Stones would never again reach the Taylor era heights, Ronnie Wood was a better working fit for the band (although it really contributed to their descent into self parody) Wood has to be the luckiest fuckup in the world. Sweet, but an idiot.

 

hifiguy

(33,688 posts)
42. Mick T's solos on "Can't You Hear Me Knockin'" and "Time Waits For No One"
Tue Apr 28, 2015, 05:20 PM
Apr 2015

are perfection recorded. That tone, that touch, that phrasing. One of the all-time greats.

Woody was, as you note, Keef's Keef.

Skittles

(153,160 posts)
55. OMG Mick Jagger is in fine form there
Wed Apr 29, 2015, 02:24 AM
Apr 2015

have always loved that Mick too; for sheer entertainment value, you could never go wrong with Jagger

csziggy

(34,136 posts)
14. Champion, some cowboy star's horse, was my first crush
Mon Apr 27, 2015, 09:16 PM
Apr 2015

I even nagged my parents into buying me a plastic model of the horse and played with it until I broke his leg. My father repaired it by putting a pin into the leg and gluing it together, but Champion was never the same to me because of my guilt.

I think the cowboy was Gene Autry. Yep - http://autry.com/geneautry/champion/

My first human crush was David McCallum as Illya Kuryakin on "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." - and the man still is attractive to me as Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard on "NCIS."

OriginalGeek

(12,132 posts)
66. Ducky and Abby
Thu Apr 30, 2015, 04:54 PM
Apr 2015

are the main reasons I watch NCIS. I'm gonna have to see if Man From UNCLE is on reruns somewhere...netflix or something maybe...

Joe Shlabotnik

(5,604 posts)
75. Before my time,
Fri May 1, 2015, 12:13 AM
May 2015

But I'd put her on a special list along with Barbara Eden, Barberella-era Jane Fonda, Ann Margaret, Tuesday weld. Jenny Agutter and Karen Allen as girl next door types. And of course the many ancestresses in various Russ Meyer movies of the time.

pipi_k

(21,020 posts)
56. OK a confession
Wed Apr 29, 2015, 10:21 AM
Apr 2015

I had the hots for him during the 80s (I was in my 30s then)


He's one of those guys who's so ugly he's attractive. I thought he was smoking hot in the movie "Caveman".

Yes, I am weird.

 

Hell Hath No Fury

(16,327 posts)
57. I thought he was adorable in that movie!
Wed Apr 29, 2015, 11:26 AM
Apr 2015

There is just something undeniable sexy about him, huge shnoz and all. I love the fact that he and Barbara are still together after all these years.

kwassa

(23,340 posts)
70. I saw him on the street one day in LA.
Thu Apr 30, 2015, 11:30 PM
Apr 2015

maybe 25 years ago.

A door opened in this building, out walked Ringo and his wife.

Ryano42

(1,577 posts)
38. Early on it was Karen Valentine...
Tue Apr 28, 2015, 02:36 PM
Apr 2015

Afternoons after school with Love American Style!



I forgot to add in the middle...she seemed like my best friend turned girlfriend: Kristy McNichol!

Then the teens and the hormones raged...Judy Landers!



80's hair and curves...

No I am not sorry in the least!


mike dub

(541 posts)
48. Most definitely Susan Olsen
Tue Apr 28, 2015, 10:53 PM
Apr 2015

as Cindy Brady in The Brady Bunch.

But I was born in early '72, so the show had already been in syndication by the time I was watching it regularly. ;0)

hopemountain

(3,919 posts)
50. "sugarfoot" will hutchins
Wed Apr 29, 2015, 12:00 AM
Apr 2015

and "cheyenne" clint walker. i was about 4 years old and went around telling the neighbors i was going to marry them both. apparently, being married and who she married was already important for a 4 year old.

mackerel

(4,412 posts)
54. I was home sick from school and turned on the telly,
Wed Apr 29, 2015, 02:08 AM
Apr 2015

I think I'd just turned 12, Cat on Hot Tin Roof was on and there he was, Paul Newman. Never stopped crushin' on that man.

OriginalGeek

(12,132 posts)
60. Laurie Partridge!
Wed Apr 29, 2015, 04:02 PM
Apr 2015


Sadly, while googling for a picture of Susan Dey, I discovered that Suzanne Crough, who played younger sister Tracey Partridge died yesterday at age 52.

ailsagirl

(22,897 posts)
65. Hal Linden
Thu Apr 30, 2015, 03:11 PM
Apr 2015

(and most all the main guys at the 12th precinct!!)





And it was funny as hell, to boot!!
Wonderful scripts!!

 

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
67. Lauri Hendler
Thu Apr 30, 2015, 06:17 PM
Apr 2015

Julie on Gimme A Break!





She used to appear on game shows back in the day. It was fun to watch her mop up the floor with the grownups!

Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
69. "Key Largo" is definitely in my top 20 favorite movies of all time list.
Thu Apr 30, 2015, 11:20 PM
Apr 2015


"Undeniable chemistry" between Bogie and Bacall. I've seen all of the films they did together but this one is my favorite.

Joe Shlabotnik

(5,604 posts)
74. Back when I was teen,
Fri May 1, 2015, 12:06 AM
May 2015

Kelly Bundy would have been my kind of girl (ok I didn't hang out with future Mensa candidates). Christina Applegate was perfection for my wide eyes. And to be honest I still think she's awesome and funny especially with what she's been through. I'd date her in a heartbeat now!

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chknltl

(10,558 posts)
78. Barbi Benton
Fri May 1, 2015, 02:35 AM
May 2015

I met her and her old-fart boyfriend* when they came to Berlin Germany, 1970 I think. They appeared on AFRTS (Armed Forces Radio and Television Service) where I interned as a 17 year old for a high school program. She was a bit older than me but I was fully entranced.



*(that old-fart boyfriend was some guy named Hugh Hefner...accdg to Miss Benton's wiki page when Hefner asked the 19 year old Barbi out on a date she told him that she had never dated anyone over 24 years old, his response: "Neither have I". )

Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
81. Barbie's the reason why I was never a fan of Playmate Karen Christy...
Fri May 1, 2015, 06:13 PM
May 2015

...she was Hefner's "Chicago girlfriend" (his description).

I guess the concept of Hefner, at that time, being in a "monogamous" relationship was ludicrous, but in my world view, so was messing around with Karen Christy when you had Barbie Benton waiting for you on the West Coast. She also had a kind of creepy Manson Family vibe around her.

And for the record, her main claim to fame (other than what I just shared) was that she was featured with Hefner in the "candid shots" that Larry Flynt leaked in Hustler. Trust me...Hugh Hefner having sex is something no one needs to see. It really was the money. That's pretty much the ONLY reason he got what he got. The "inside stories" of "life in the mansion" don't paint a pretty picture.

 

Manifestor_of_Light

(21,046 posts)
85. Gardner McKay, who played Captain Adam Troy on "Adventures in paradise" 1959-61 on TV.
Sat May 2, 2015, 10:52 PM
May 2015

I was about five years old at the time. Well, damn!!!



And Patrick MacNee of The Avengers.
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