My Man-Crush

Guys don't like to admit they have them, but every guy does. It's a man-crush. It's whenever you see another guy on TV or in the news and you stop everything to see what they are doing. Most guys don't think it's very macho or masculine to have a man-crush but after being married for eleven years, I am perfectly accepting of mine. I'm OK with that, and you should be also. Stop laughing, I know you are, stop it! These won't be very long descriptions because, well, I don't want to sound too gay.


6. Samuel L. Jackson: He is the epitome of cool. Every movie he is in, he's cool. Every time I see him on TV, I think of how cool he is. Plus, he was in the absolute craziest movie of all time "Snakes on a Plane". Granted the plot was extremely dumb but the action in the movie was absolutely insane and there is no other actor on this planet that could have been the lead in that movie. Cool.


5. Tiger Woods: The dude is amazing. He is well on his way to becoming the first BILLION dollar athlete. That's right, BILLION! He completely revolutionized the sport of golf. I remember sitting at some friend's house with him and his wife and my wife Kate in 2000 when Tiger was battling Bob May (who!?!?) at the PGA Championship. We cooked dinner and watched the entire final round of this epic battle where Tiger won at the very end. Golf is not the most exciting thing to watch on TV but we did and all four of us found it extremely exciting because of Tiger. In his injury related absence recently, golf sucked. Who cares about Phil Mickelson, Zac Johnson, or Sean O'hare? Tiger is the man, he has been for a long time and remains the only reason at all to watch golf on TV. BILLION dollars for playing golf!


4. LaBron James: I grew up watching Larry Bird battle Magic Johnson and eventually got to witness the greatness of Michael Jordan. That trio kind of spoiled me when it came to watching the NBA. When Bird and Magic left and Jordan kept trying to come back with the Wizards, the NBA became unwatchable. There was about a 5-7 year period where I thought the league absolutely sucked. Then LaBron came along. This kid is absolutely ridiculous. He stands at 6'8" and 260 lbs...ROCK SOLID. His movements on the court are effortless and he seems he can do whatever he wants to do with a basketball. Michael Jordan is generally accepted as the greatest basketball player ever but when it's all said and done, James will pushing Jordan off that mantle. He is the sole reason why I started watching the NBA again.


3/2/1: Justin Timberlake: First of all, I only could come up with 4 for the list so that is why he is 3/2/1. It's not because I like him that much, although it's close. Second of all, I better be secure in my masculinity because I know I'm catching some flack for this one. Justin Timberlake is must see TV anytime he is on. I never really paid much attention to him until I saw him host Saturday Night Live for the first time. Hilarious! Then he hosted again and had the legendary "Dick in a Box" video. I nearly peed myself laughing so hard after watching it. His performances on SNL made me appreciate him as an amazing performer. Eventually I began to even like his music and dancing. Stop laughing! Now, he appeals to me on another level in that he is an extremely avid golfer and even hosts his own PGA Tour event where all of the proceeds go to a children's organization. Lately I heard he turned his living room into a makeshift golf room with all of the furniture turned upside down and he lays blankets down to simulate really bad rough. I promise I'm not stalking him, it was in a golf magazine...stop laughing. Plus, all of his girlfriends are fairly easy on the eyes too (Britney Spears (pre-crazy), Cameron Diaz, Jessica Biel, and Allysa Milano). So yes, I am a big Justin Timberlake fan, he's a great performer musically, comedically, and athletically. I should hate him with extreme envy but I can't. He's just too cool.