I think I'm in love with...

[scatteroflight]

...an extremely tall, bald, kind of freaky looking man who dances like he's being electrocuted, is well over twice my age and married with kids. And he doesn't even have what you would call a beautiful voice.

Some basketball player? No. Peter Garrett of Midnight Oil.

I've liked them a lot for several years, but I just saw them in concert a few days ago. They were just amazing. Probably the best concert I've ever seen, U2 included (the fact that I was six feet from the stage, instead of several hundred, probably made a difference.) Since then I've been buying all their albums I didn't have and looking up everything I can find about them on the Net. But I find myself strangely obsessed with the lead singer. They're all old (46 and up--Peter Garrett will be 50 next year.) The drummer is actually good looking. But...

Maybe it's the tallness. I am extremely susceptible to tall men. I always thought I hated it when men cut their hair very short. He's been shaving it completely since before I was born!

This is one of the scariest discoveries I have made about myself recently.

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See the bird with the leaf in her mouth
After the flood all the colours came out


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[Desire4Bono]

He looks kind of scary to me, kind of an Uncle Fester type thing. He is interesting to look at but I just don't see any attraction, but to each her own!

About the bald head, I have to say I have always hate to see men with very short or shaved hair too, and I do prefer longer hair, but I dislike the buzz look so much I prefer that totally shiny bald head to it! Maybe that's what it is for you, maybe you don't like the look of extra short or stubbly hair but the slick bald head is a different story.

 

[LarryMullen's POPAngel]

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To feel good in the morning

 

[foray]

LMAO @ Uncle Fester! Hak hak hak hak!

scatteroflight, I do see the attraction. Always thought older men are yummy. Wish the guy had some hair, though... because now that Desire4Bono mentioned Uncle Fester, I can't picture him as anything but!

foray

 

[Angela Harlem]

LMAO @ electrocuted. That is exactly it.

The guy has this presence that I guess doesn't come across in a pic, but I know where you are coming from.

Hmmm...!

 

[guaca]

Originally posted by Angela Harlem:
LMAO @ electrocuted. That is exactly it.

The guy has this presence that I guess doesn't come across in a pic, but I know where you are coming from.

Hmmm...!

I can relate to his presence as it were. He is very intelligent and I think that comes across in his appeal - he is a very good looking man.

and I used to love Midnight Oil but really who taught the man to dance - couldn't have been Sicy.

 

[ghetofabu]

Originally posted by Desire4Bono:
He looks kind of scary to me, kind of an Uncle Fester type thing.

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When life hands you a lemon, say "Oh yeah, I like lemons. What else you got?" --Henry Rollins

 

[The Possum Queen]

EEK!!

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I'm a little bit country, I'm a little bit rock and roll.

 

[scatteroflight]

The Uncle Fester thing would never have occurred to me--thanks a lot, people!

Actually, I like that black and white picture of him more every time I look at it. This, however, is the scariest picture of him I've yet located. From about twenty-two years ago. I actually just bought this album.

I'm still fascinated, Uncle Fester comments or no!

I'm also surprised that no one mentioned that he looks like Mr. Clean. That was the comparison that came to mind for me.

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After the flood all the colours came out

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[ghetofabu]

Well if you want to live out your fantasies here you go.

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When life hands you a lemon, say "Oh yeah, I like lemons. What else you got?" --Henry Rollins

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[Sicy]

Poor scatter.

 

[christiana]

I actually was thinking of another name after reading your description...

...Pierluigi Collina

Anyone who likes football(soccer) should know what I mean.

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[scatteroflight]

Originally posted by Sicy:
Poor scatter.

Hey, I know women who think Mark Messier is cute...I'd take this bald guy over him any day...

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After the flood all the colours came out

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[zooropamanda]

You know scatter, there are a large amount of Australians who want him to be our Prime Minister.
I'd vote for him

Personally I find this bald man very sexy

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I am a cowgirl of funk

*Last Train to Bono*

 

[BabyGrace]

LOL Scatter!! I have a friend who is so obsessed with this band, she's been to a bunch of their shows recently, and I only just learned about them from her, so I don't know much about him, or about them at all. She said their kind of like an Australian U2, and that they are very political. She has weird taste in men too, I know she's in love with one of the guys from the Who (and she's my age)

not saying that your taste in men is weird! I have a thing for bald guys as well; I love the guy that plays Lex in Smallville (I'll watch the show just for him) but he's boring with hair, and I think Billy Corgan is hot. This guy looks good in Manda's photo, and I'm sure if I knew his personality a bit better, he'd be sexy

 

[scatteroflight]

Originally posted by BabyGrace:
LOL Scatter!! I have a friend who is so obsessed with this band, she's been to a bunch of their shows recently, and I only just learned about them from her, so I don't know much about him, or about them at all. She said their kind of like an Australian U2, and that they are very political. She has weird taste in men too, I know she's in love with one of the guys from the Who (and she's my age)

Well that's cool she's your age and she likes the Oils--their demographic is definitely a bit older on the whole (and more male). But there were plenty of women at the concert I went to, and some didn't look much older than me. I was definitely one of the youngest there, though maybe not the youngest. I've liked them since I was 15-16. Now I seem to be obsessed. I guess they are a bit like U2 but they've got something like five songs out of 14 albums which are about love or women. Their major topics include politics and the environment, but their earlier stuff seems to include a lot of surfer music.

*thinks about starting a "Tall bald Aussies are sexy" society*

By the way, you do realize that the guy in ZooManda's photo IS Billy Corgan, not Peter Garrett? There isn't too much of a resemblance beyond the baldness. I dunno, Billy doesn't do a whole lot for me (looks-wise--I love the Adore album.)

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See the bird with the leaf in her mouth
After the flood all the colours came out

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[BabyGrace]

hahaha!!!! that's why they looked so similar (and why I thought he was hot)

gosh, he's thin there

yes this girl wants to marry an Australian man, you two should form a club lol