list 43 men i wouldn't kick outta bed

Yeah – Watching The Velvet Goldmine during my freshman year of college was pretty instrumental in helping me figure out that I really, REALLY like androgyny. The dude is so sensual it’s ridiculous. Plus his personal life is kind of screwed up/tragic, so there’s the dangerous element.

I don’t think he’s a good actor exactly – I sort of feel like he plays the same person/persona in everything he’s in – but what he lacks in talent he makes up for in intensity. So somehow he ends up being compelling to watch, even as I’m getting pissed at his lack of range. I kind of hate him, but I’d never kick him out of bed – he’s too pretty.

I mean…he certainly knows how to strike a pose.

It’s true.

Spock gets me hot. I know I’m not the only one.

Leonard Nimoy isn’t bad either. He’s got a fabulous voice. And he’s aged incredibly well. Plus from all accounts he’s a genuinely good guy.

As Spock, though…rwrawrrr. Not so much the ears, but the eyebrows…definitely.

Comedian? Check.
Actually hilarious? True.
Adorabibble? Indeed. Not conventionally handsome by any means, but, I like him.

This is quite an old photo, but he’s aged reasonably well.

AND he makes an incredibly fetching woman.

You may remember him from a couple of recent Wes Anderson films.

I am not quite sure what it is about him; maybe it’s his heavy-lidded eyes. I am not a beard person, and yet the full beard is not at all a turn-off.

Also, he designs jewelry . That’s cool!

A hot guy who can actually ACT and picks challenging and controversial roles now and then (check his IMDB filmography if you don’t believe me). Whoooee.

Here is a trailer for an upcoming film so you can experience the best part of him, i.e. that velvety baritone. Mrrowrr.

Well, this choice might seem kind of weird to some folks. But given that Bill Nye the Science Guy is also on my list, Jamie Hyneman makes sense.

This dude kicks all types of ass. He has a degree in Russian and Russian literature and according to his Wikipedia entry, has done the following jobs: scuba diver, wilderness survival expert, boat captain, linguist, pet shop owner, animal wrangler, machinist, concrete inspector, and chef. Not to mention running his own special effects workshop. He builds stuff; lots of stuff. He’s clearly very smart. And though he shows off these skills on TV, he definitely seems to be more the “less talk, more action” sort of terribly competent guy.

A nerd after my own heart who can make stuff and do stuff, who likes animals and has a deadpan sense of humor. Nothing sexier than that. So sexy that the walrus mustache and beret (which on anyone else would seem like a ridiculous affectation) are almost…attractive.

ETA: holy crappity, mofo’s also got a patent !!!

Dude. I am a child of the 80’s. I’m pretty sure that the cover of Born in the USA was my first experience in prurient ogling. I mean…DAMN. If you don’t know what I’m talking about just pop the album into Google Image search and you’ll see.

I’m also a child of the Midwest (though a pinko commie liberal one), which means I have a lot of patriotic sentiment. I do sometimes get choked up upon hearing the National Anthem and such. Hell – I’ve lived among the amber waves of grain. Springsteen’s music is all about America, but it’s not the glossy Sousa brass band shit. It’s grit and dirt, heart, and the exact mixture of emotions that I feel daily: both great pride in the place and people I come from, and great sorrow and anger over the way the powers that be have used and abused that same place and people. Sorrow over the way that patriotism has been co-opted for evil purposes. Belief in the amazing lifeblood running through the veins of this crazy country.

Anyhow. He also a has a cute butt. Just Google it!

Oh. My. Effin’. God.

This man is incredibly sexy through and through. Talented actor. Tingly accent. Rich resonant voice. Sculptural face with strong jaw, but one full of character, and a little rough around the edges – not a pretty boy – not a ‘boy’ at all! Oh, and drop-dead gorgeous heavy-lidded eyes with long, long lashes.

“Oh Javier...”

“This guy’s so good-looking…”

“Just how good-looking IS he, funniculee?”

“This guy’s so good-looking, he’s actually gotten me interested in football – ME, the self-proclaimed football hater! – after getting sucked into watching Friday Night Lights.”

Yeah, it’s true. Usually I really hate coach types. Almost all those I had contact with growing up and in college were either innocuous at best or downright hateful at worst. But damn, he is just too cute to hate. I especially like that he’s got hat hair in about half his FNL scenes – makes him seem like a regular Joe.

From what I can tell, he’s a halfway decent actor, but the accent HELPS A LOT.

Yes, this is a long-standing crush, albeit a reluctant one at times. I’ve had a thing for Rob ever since the days of Northern Exposure (the early seasons of that show still rank as some of my all-time favorite television), but I couldn’t quite admit to an attraction to Joel Fleishman. He was just such a whiner!

Rob’s current character on Numb3rs (which, if you haven’t watched it, is great if you are a math dilettante and/or a fan of police procedurals) really does it for me though. As I’ve watched more of this show, I’m noticing that Morrow is actually a pretty damn good actor. He manages to pull off a believable and surprisingly complex character, a regular ol’ nice guy who’s had to become a hardass for his job as an FBI special agent. What impresses me most about Morrow is that he’s obviously put quit a bit of thought into character details – his character is really consistent as far as subtle on-screen habits go. They aren’t things you notice immediately, but with repeated viewing, it’s obvious that he’s taking great pains to inhabit a persona rather than just speaking his lines, being a pretty face, and getting to fire fake weapons and yell a lot now and then. He really seems to work hard at displaying complex emotion in a realistic way. Not all television actors do this, not by a long shot.

Alright, now that I’ve made an elaborate justification for my attraction based on his commitment to the craft…

...his adorable squinty-eyed smile and cute butt sure don’t hurt his case either.