Spike

Been watching a lot of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I'm liking Spike's sexy Britishness and punk rock posturing.

 
Hehe, there's a running joke on the show that Billy Idol stole his look.

Stones 1973

Some newly released Stones photos from 1973:

To me this is when Mick was at his prettiest. Nice eye make-up too.

Keith's teeth are starting to rot, but in a glorious sort of rock 'n roll way.

Love this one: Mick and some Duke

The Steve(n) McQueens

I should of course be sleeping, but instead I'm watching the Vampire Diaries. Besides the atrociously sexy Ian Somerhalder, the show also stars the grandson of Steve McQueen! And his name is Steven R. McQueen (the Second, mind you). It's not surprising that he is also rather handsome, but I think he might be even better looking than his grandfather. Although he doesn't quite have Steve McQueen I's roguish manliness. (He's only 23, he'll grow into it).

There are so many lovely men in the Vampire Diaries, but I think Steven R. McQueen still stands out:

 

Quite pretty, no?

And then there is of course the original:

 

That's a lot to live up to.

But what a great bloodline!

Marlon Brando

Because he featured prominently in my first legitimate sex dreams...

Although the height of my Marlon Brando obsession has subsided, I still can't help but be fascinated by the man. What a beautiful, maniacal, and brutal individual. I feel like you don't understand sexy until you've seen him in action. I mean, my God, those shoulders!

Some of my favorite Brando movies: 
A Streetcar Named Desire
On the Waterfront
The Fugitive Kind
Guys and Dolls (my first ever Marlon exposure)
Last Tango in Paris (he's uglier and chubbier in this film, but no one can play an endearing rapist like Mr. Brando).

I've never actually seen The Godfather (I'm not much interested in that mob business) but maybe I should try it just to see one of his most iconic performances.

Marlon Brando was really my first introduction to old-time sexy men, so I'm forever indebted to him.

Andy Warhol's Mick Jagger

 

I love Andy Warhol's interpretation of 1975 Mick Jagger. But then again I love Andy Warhol and I love Mick Jagger, so there you go.

 

Here are the two of them with the crazy/genius Beat writer William Burroughs. I can't even imagine what that dinner was like.

Also, a quotation from an interview with Mick in 1987:

"What do I want to read a book about myself for? I am myself. I don’t want to read someone else's version of it, I might get confused."

Oh Robert Plant

I'm on a serious Led Zeppelin kick lately. I could die listening to this song:

Robert Plant

Everyone knows Robert Plant is pretty, but lately I've developed a deeper appreciation of his beauty.

I mean, why can't I have hair like this?

 

I'm not one for a lot of Led Zeppelin's heavy, hard rock material, but I think they can do a beautiful slow song. My favorites are Tangerine, All of My Love, Going to California, and (obviously) Stairway to Heaven.

As a Rolling Stones devotee, I'll take Mick Jagger over Robert Plant and Keith Richards over Jimmy Page any day, but I can still appreciate some good Led Zeppelin music. Also, most serious rock fans tend to think they are FANTASTIC, so I thought I'd give this post a whirl.