Here's a big birthday shout-out to my first love, John Travolta...still lookin' good at 54. My birthday is the day after John's, and when I was a kid I always thought that it was some kind of cosmic "sign" that we were meant to be together.
Ok, so maybe I still think that.
John, if that ridiculously gorgeous wife of yours ever gets tired of you, I'm still waiting for my shot. I don't like Tom Cruise or airplanes, but I think we could still make it work. With enough valium, I could learn to deal with anything. Well, the airplanes anyway.
I wanted to post an awesome video of young John singing his big '70s hit, "Let Her In," on American Bandstand, but it's no longer on YouTube. The next best thing I could come up with is John performing "Whenever I'm Away From You" on The Captain and Tennille Show. His "melacholy pirate" outfit is classic, and my favorite part of the song is around the 1:55 mark, where he looks like he just thought up the "uphill climb" lyric that second...which would be an amazing feat, considering that he's lip-synching. I wonder how many kids back in those days thought that singers could actually fade out on their own, like magic?
Once the song is over, you really should stop watching. The last minute or so is filled with some horribly cheesy '70s variety-show banter.
Ok, so maybe I still think that.
John, if that ridiculously gorgeous wife of yours ever gets tired of you, I'm still waiting for my shot. I don't like Tom Cruise or airplanes, but I think we could still make it work. With enough valium, I could learn to deal with anything. Well, the airplanes anyway.
I wanted to post an awesome video of young John singing his big '70s hit, "Let Her In," on American Bandstand, but it's no longer on YouTube. The next best thing I could come up with is John performing "Whenever I'm Away From You" on The Captain and Tennille Show. His "melacholy pirate" outfit is classic, and my favorite part of the song is around the 1:55 mark, where he looks like he just thought up the "uphill climb" lyric that second...which would be an amazing feat, considering that he's lip-synching. I wonder how many kids back in those days thought that singers could actually fade out on their own, like magic?
Once the song is over, you really should stop watching. The last minute or so is filled with some horribly cheesy '70s variety-show banter.
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Now on to the song: Did he actually sing "therapy, it's just not working"? That was my favorite part. And I detected a bulge in his trousers - looks like the mouse is poking out of the house, Johnny T, you wanna stuff that back in there so you don't scare the kiddies?
My friend gave me a copy of Hairspray for my birthday and I loved it. John did an excellent Baltimore accent - felt like I was back home in MD. Though I don't think walking around town singing "Good Morning Baltimore" would go over well with the locals these days. They're pretty hard core.
You have to hand it to him though, to process from that to Pulp Fiction.
Happy b'day b'eye.
Happy birthday!
happy birthday!
Dr. MVM - This is America! Land of religious tolerance! And land of people getting kicked in the ass who say bad things about John Travolta!
Barbara - Why, thank you!
Moxie - I forgot to mention the bulge. Silly me. It's quite prominent. Glad to hear you loved Hairspray. I did too.
Pistols - You know I love you too, so what are you saying?
GT - Thanks!
Les - What would that name have been? "The guy with the huge bulge?"
Suze - Good girl. If you don't have anything nice to say about John, be very careful around me.
Beth - You believe everything you read, don't you? I can't imagine what reading my blog has done to you.
Bond - Ah, if only that were true. Thanks for the bday wishes!
Lady Who Doesn't Lunch - That's funny, I was just talking about Shaun Cassidy the other day.
Slave - Well, you can't beat that hair. But I love John at any age.
BSUWG - Yes he did! John is fab.
CDP - Thanks! If John were here, we would both thank you. Actually, no, if John were here I wouldn't be on the computer. :)
Guv - Sigh. There's nothing wrong with men kissing men! And John has been a Scientologist since he was 18, before it became a Hollywood fad. He's just not a crazy zealot like Tom Cruise, which is why it was probably never made into such a key factor of who he is.
Turnbaby - Thanks, doll!
Alice - Thanks! And I know you watched the vid more than once! :)
Happy Birthday!
John won't need porn, he'll have you to start him up. Though Kelly banging on the door with all her screaming and threats, might throw his game off a little.