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Scott Baio was a man whore. He dated more women than Magic Johnson. I wonder how many different diseases he encountered during his slut days. I was never a fan (especially of his man whoring), but he was quite the teen idol. He was on the cover of Tiger Beat and 16 magazines for many years in the late 70’s and into the 80’s. Is it just me, or did he walk like he had a stick up his butt?

Scott Vincent Baio was born on September 22, 1961 in New Yawk. He got his first big break in the 1976 movie Bugsy Malone playing the title character. He really shot to fame when he joined the cast of Happy Days at age 16 as Fonzie’s (Henry Winkler) little cousin Chachi. He has managed to keep himself busy with work ever since. Some of the movies and TV shows he has been on are:

• Blanksky’s Beauties
• Skatetown, U.S.A. with Ron Palillo, Maureen McCormick, Greg Bradford, and Patrick Swayze
• The Boy Who Drank Too Much with Lance Kerwin
• Foxes with Jodie Foster and Grant Wilson
• Senior Trip
• Zapped! with Willie Aames and Felice Schachter
• Joanie Loves Chachi
• The Fall Guy with Lee Majors
• The Truth About Alex
• Out of This World with Burt Reynolds, Christina Nigra, and Steve Burton
• Full House with John Stamos and Candace Cameron
• Charles in Charge
• Baby Talk with Tony Danza
• Diagnosis Murder
• Mixed Blessings
• Rewind
• Detonator
• Face Value
• Arrested Development with Jason Bateman

Scott also has some experience with writing, directing, and producing. Some of his more recent projects include the reality shows Scott Baio is 45 and Single, Scott Baio is 46 and Pregnant, Scott Baio is 49 and a Slut, and Confessions of a Teen Idol. I made one of those up.

SCOTT BAIO TRIVIA

• There was a rumor in 1997 that he had been killed in a car crash. Cool.
• Has dated Brooke Shields. I doubt that lasted long because she was such a sweet girl and Scott was a slut.
• He dated Pam Anderson who was of course married to Motley Crue drummer, Tommy Lee. She also dated and made a sex tape with Bret Michaels. I wonder if there are any Scott/Pam sex tapes out there.
• He dated Erika Eleniak. I’m thinking he basically dated everyone on Baywatch. Well, maybe not David Hasselhoff.
• He dated Nicole Eggert who is now a fatty alcoholic on Celebrity Fit Club. Nicole is also a former Baywatch girl but also was one of the young girls Scott babysat on the TV show Charles in Charge. That makes this hook-up kind of creepy.
• He dated Nicollette Sheridan who also dated Leif Garrett. Lucky.
• He dated Heather Locklear who also dated Leif Garrett. Lucky again.
• Has dated every blonde Playboy Playmate. Okay, I made that one up.
• His cousin is the awesome Jimmy Baio who seems super sweet.
• Has been married since December 2007 and has a daughter. I wonder if he’s cheated on his wife yet.
• Scott’s first serious girlfriend was Erin Moran who played his girlfriend on Happy Days. He lost his virginity to Erin. Wait. She’s not blonde.
• Scott made his first album in 1982 called Scott Baio. No, he couldn’t sing.
• Scott made a second album in 1983 called The Boys Are Out Tonight. Still couldn’t sing but the teen girls bought the album.
• Daughter Bailey was born five weeks premature on November 2, 2007. Bailey was supposed to be a twin but mom Renee miscarried one of the babies.
• Scott auditioned for the role of Maz in the move Beer League. After casting Ralph Macchio, Baio was considered for another role but the producers felt it would be “too much” to have two icons of the 1980’s in the film.
• He was considered for the role of Maverick in the movie Top Gun. Patrick Swayze, Emilio Estevez, Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, Matthew Broderick, Michael J. Fox, Sean Penn, and Tom Hanks all turned down that role. Charlie Sheen, Jim Carrey, Rob Lowe, Eric Stoltz, John Travolta, and Robert Downey Jr. were also considered for the role of Maverick. I wonder how special Tom Cruise felt when he got the role because nobody else wanted it.
• In other Top Gun not Scott Baio related new: Tatum O’Neal, Holly Hunter, Michelle Pfeiffer, Jennifer Grey, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ally Sheedy, Geena Davis, Jodie Foster, Daryl Hannah, Diane Lane, Sarah Jessica Parker and Linda Hamilton all turned down the role of Charlie. Carrie Fisher, Sharon Stone, Debra Winger, Olivia Newton-John and Madonna were also considered for the role and Brooke Shields turned it down in order to study French Literature at Princeton.

I’ve been a little harsh to Scott in this blog. I only do it because it’s fun. He seems like a pretty decent guy now that he’s done dating all of Hollywood. He’s been married for over two years now and appears to be a great father. I know this because I saw him beaming about his daughter on an episode of Ellen. (I love Ellen!) IMDB states that Scott has a movie coming out this year called Devils Inside. His life has seemed to work out okay. As Chachi would say, “Wa Wa Wa”.

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I always thought he was some cute little beach boy that the CHiPs producers found surfing or something. I had no idea he was a motorcycle star. I know him as Officer Bruce Nelson in the 80’s TV show CHiPs which also starred Erik Estrada and Larry Wilcox. He was such a cute little tan blonde boy. He was a teen pinup boy in the magazines such as Tiger Beat and Teen Beat in the early/mid 80’s. I could tell back then that he was an older teen idol, but I still liked looking at him.

Bruce Penhall was born on May 10, 1957 in Balboa, California. That means he would have been late 20’s when he was a teen idol. Not much of a teen, but that didn’t matter.

Bruce was the World Speedway Champion (that’s motorcycle stuff) in 1981 and 1982. He retired from racing the same night he won the title in 1982. He then moved onto being an actor. Yay.

Bruce starred as Officer Bruce Nelson in 18 episodes of CHiPs in 1982 and 1983. He was in a few other things after that such as The Facts of Life, The Love Boat, and a few bad movies. He had a brief run as an actor/teen idol before moving onto other things.

BRUCE PENHALL TRIVIA

• His parents died in a plane crash in 1975.
• Was the first American to win back to back World Speedway titles (1981 & 1982).
• Was the most recognizable motorcycle racer in the world in the early 1980’s.
• He received a special citation from President Ronald Reagan for his motorcycle riding.
• Costa Mesa, California had a Bruce Penhall Day.
• Has also won championships in powerboat racing.

Bruce Penhall was inducted into the A.M.A. Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 1999. He’s now a promoter of speedway racing events at The Grand at Industry Hills race track in California. I wish I had a current picture of him. The one in my mind is of a balding fat man with wrinkles from all of the sun exposure. I hope he’s aged better than he has in my mind.

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Since I’m kind of sort of on vacation, I’m going to give you more of a showcase of hot shirtless guys instead of actually writing a blog. I’m in Disneyland right now watching over 40 middle school kids, so it’s not much of a vacation. Some of the actors from Glee were here last night. I guess that’s exciting. Jennette McCurdy from iCarly was here last year. She was cool to my students. I wonder who we’ll see next year. Anyway, check out these hot dudes. You can click on any of these to purchase them at my website. Groovy.

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I saw Willie Aames on an Eight is Enough reunion this week on the Today show. He actually looks really good. The last time I saw him he had man boobs and was an angry little fat man on Celebrity Fit Club. He says he’s a financial advisor in Kansas City now. Something like that. I guess he’s trying life outside of the business.

Willie Aames was a 1970’s teen idol. He wasn’t as big as Leif Garrett, Shaun Cassidy, David Cassidy, or Scott Baio, but he was definitely a well known heartthrob. He had two big TV shows during his teeny bopper days, Eight is Enough and Charles in Charge. He was also on many other well known shows such as:

• The Courtship of Eddie’s Father
• Gunsmoke
• Adam-12
• The Waltons
• Medical Center
• Swiss Family Robinson
• Little House on the Prairie
• Family

WILLIE TRIVIA

• Got hooked on painkillers after beating cocaine and alcohol. I wonder what he’s traded that addiction for.
• Dated Eight is Enough sister Connie Needham (Newton). Gross.
• His son Christopher is a bass player.
• Is very religious.
• Portrayed Bible Man. Oh, awesome.
• Originated the role of Leonard Unger, the son of Felix Unger on The Odd Couple. That role was later played by Leif Garrett.
• Filed for bankruptcy in 2008. Wait, he’s a financial advisor now?
• Attempted suicide on Thanksgiving 2008. Suicide is never the answer.

I’m glad he appears to be doing well. I don’t know that he’s a what you see is what you get kind of guy. He appears happy on the outside. I’m not sure about the inside. He’ll hit the big 5-0 this year. I hope it’s a good year for him. Go Willie! Wait, isn’t that the name of a man’s pee pee? Maybe he should go with the more mature “Will” as he approaches 50.

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Sebastian Bach is one of my favorite people on this season’s Celebrity Fit Club. He’s a bit scary to look at nowadays but he seems very cool. I was never a heavy metal fan and had never even heard of Skid Row until I bought a huge lot of rock mags a few years back. I’m still not a heavy metal fan, but I do enjoy looking at Sebastian Bach, a.k.a BAS, when he was a pinup boy some 20 years ago.

Sebastian Philip Bierk was born on April 3, 1968 in Freeport, Bahamas. His claim to fame is that of lead singer of the heavy metal band Skid Row. He was invited to join the band when he was only 18 in 1987. After almost ten years with the band and much success, he was fired in 1996.

Bach decided to give Broadway a try and made his debut in 2000 with the title role in Jekyll & Hyde. He received good reviews and was eventually replaced by David Hasselhoff when his contract was up. Bach also appeared as Riff Raff in The Rocky Horror Show in 2001. In 2002 he was signed to play the title role in Jesus Christ Superstar. He was fired for being a diva.

BAS also had a recurring role on the TV show Gilmore Girls from 2004-2007. He played a guitar player. What a stretch.

I guess Sebastian has a drinking problem. A rock star with a drinking problem. Big surprise. That would explain his extra pounds he’s carrying around. Alcohol does a lot of bad things to your organs, so hopefully he can beat this disease. I’ll toast to that.

SEBASTIAN BACH TRIVIA

• Has been married to Maria Bierk since July 1992. Very cool. She must be a strong woman to put up with him.
  
• Has three children with Maria, two of which are named after cities. Their children are Paris, London, and Sebastiana. Other names they considered were Bangkok, Mumbai, and Budapest.
  
• Sebastian’s sister is an actress and his brother is a professional goaltender.
  
• He used to be a choirboy.
  
• Skid Row’s 1991 album Slave to the Grind debuted at #1 which was significant because it was the first metal album to do so.
  
• The lyrics he wrote to Wasted Time were about friend Steven Adler (drummer for Guns ‘N Roses).

BAS seems like a great guy on Celebrity Fit Club. I’m pretty sure that’s who he really is. I think any negative stuff that has been said about him may be true but was probably happening during his boozing period. I hope he keeps rockin’ and staying healthy.

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Wake me up before you go-go,
Don’t leave me hanging on like a yo-yo.

George Michael is gay? No way! Was anyone else also not shocked by this revelation? Whatever. It doesn’t matter to me. He’s still sexy as hell and a great songwriter.

George Michael was born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou (poor thing) on June 25, 1963 in England. He attended Bushey Meads School which is where he met the other half of Wham, Andrew Ridgeley. Wham hit it big in the early 80’s and stayed big until they broke up in 1986. George then went on to have a huge solo career.

George Michael’s first solo album, Faith, was a huge success and one of my favorites. I remember listening to it on my cool Sony portable CD player. Yeah, I was way cool. Two of my favorite songs from that album are Father Figure and One More Try. Lots of memories. He did other solo albums but none were as big for me as Faith.

Then things got freaky deaky. George Michael started using public bathrooms for things other than eep eep and oop oop. He was caught engaging in a lewd act in a California bathroom. He was also caught doing drugs in a bathroom. The guy is like a billionaire. Why can’t he do these things in the many homes he must own?

George Michael is currently in a long term relationship with former cheerleader coach (oh, awesome), Kenny Goss. They have been together since 1996 so I guess it’s kind of serious. Right on.

I do miss the Wham days. Things were much more simple back then. George Michael was a teen idol and quite yummy to look at. I love those jeans and leather jacket. I loved their teeny bopper bumble gum music. Bring back the Wham!

You put the boom-boom into my heart,
You send my soul sky-high when your lovin’ starts.
Jitterbug into my brain,
Goes a-bang-bang-bang ’til my feet do the same.

In case you haven’t heard, Justin Bieber is the newest hot teen idol. It’s hard to miss his cute little face as he is plastered everywhere. He really is cute and quite talented. He has an old soul. I saw Justin on Ellen (I LOVE HER!) and he seems like a very grounded young man. I hope he stays that way. The boy is definitely talented and should go far. Let me tell you his story.

Justin Drew Bieber was born on March 1, 1994 in Stratford, Ontario (Canada). March 1, 1994? God, I feel old. I have shoes older than Justin Bieber. Seriously. Justin is an only child and was raised by his single mom, Pattie Malette. He liked singing around the house and decided to enter Stratford Idol when he was 12. He ended up taking second place which was really good considering he was competing against older people who had been taking singing lessons.

Justin wanted his friends and family to see his Idol performance, so he started posting clips of himself on YouTube. Millions of people saw the videos, including Scooter Braun who eventually became his manager. Scooter flew Justin to Atlanta to have him meet with Usher. There was another guy by the name of Justin Timberlake interested in Justin Bieber. God, I’d love to have those two men fighting over me. Justin ended up signing with Usher and Island Records. He and mom packed up their bags and moved to Atlanta.

Justin released his debut album “My World” on November 17, 2009. The album has done very well and it didn’t take long for it to be certified platinum. Justin had four successful singles chart even before the album came out. This makes him the only artist in Billboard history to have four singles from a debut album chart before the album came out. He’s already making records. Well, not those kind of records. You know what I mean.

What’s up with his hair? I guess that’s how kids these days are wearing it, but it drives me crazy. He has very pretty hair but it seems as if he wants to comb it down onto his face. Kinda reminds me of the teenage werewolf.

JUSTIN BIEBER TRIVIA

• Likes the TV show “Smallville“. So does my husband.
• His mom travels with him all the time.
• He tries to update his Twitter page daily.
• He recorded “We Are the World” for Haiti and got to sing the opening verse which was previously sung by Lionel Richie.
• He likes to play hockey and basketball.
• He likes to play video games.
• Has one day a week where he just relaxes. That sounds nice.
• Tries to maintain a 4.0 GPA.
• Taught himself to play the piano, guitar, drums, and trumpet.

Justin Bieber is definitely talented. He plans to go to college so I’m not sure how long this singing career will last. Maybe he can do both. I hope he doesn’t give up his dreams of college since odds are the singing thing will at some point go away. I wish him luck with his future. Go Justin!

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Even though he was a singer with the Funky Bunch in the beginning and also a lovely underwear model, I really know Marky Mark Wahlberg as an actor. I first became familiar with the name Mark Wahlberg when I saw a sexy little movie called Boogie Nights. Bow chicka wow wow.

Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg was a bad boy growing up on the streets of Boston, Massachusetts. He was the youngest of eight brothers and sisters, and often found himself in trouble. As a teen (after his parents had divorced), Mark got into lots of fights, abused drugs and alcohol, and stole cars. Sounds about right. He threw rocks at a bunch of black kids on a field trip and shouted racial slurs at them. Not cool, dude. The N word is my least favorite word in the world. I absolutely hate that word. Marky Mark also beat up a couple of Vietnamese guys while robbing a pharmacy. He permanently blinded one of the guys in one eye. Such a nice rap star. He was tried as an adult in that case and charged with attempted murder. He served a little bit of time and then beat up some more people.

Marky Mark was part of the original line up of New Kids on the Block when he was 13. He didn’t like the gay bubblegum pop crap the group was doing, so he quit. His departure left an open spot that was filled by fan favorite, Joey McIntyre. While NKOTB was reaching superstardom, Marky Mark was beating up old Asian people and stealing cars. Big brother Donnie and fellow NKOTB member, Danny Wood, got Marky off the streets by producing a single for him. The single, Good Vibrations, was a number hit for Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch. Marky liked to get naked on stage when performing. It wasn’t uncommon at all for him to drop his pants at a concert. He ended up modeling underwear for Calvin Klein. Yum.

After his singing and modeling career, Marky Mark took up acting. It’s rare for celebrities to have successful singing, modeling, and acting careers, but Marky was one of the exceptions. He has been in almost 30 movies since he started acting in the early 90’s. Some of my favorites are:

• The Basketball Diaries with Leo DiCaprio
• Boogie Nights with Burt Reynolds
• The Perfect Storm with George Clooney
• Rock Star with Jennifer Aniston and Blas Elias
• Invincible – My favorite!
• The Departed with Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, and Jack Nicholson

MARKY MARK TIDBITS THAT I DON’T WANT TO WRITE A PARAGRAPH ON

• Married to Rhea Durham – they have four children.
• Was originally cast as Linus Caldwell in Ocean’s Eleven but dropped out.
• Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch debuted on The Arsenio Hall Show in 1989.
• His sister Debbie died the same day his first child was born.
• Has a Bob Marley tattoo on his left shoulder, Sylvester and Tweety on his ankle, his initials on his right arm, and the rosary around his neck.
• Good friends with Leo DiCaprio.
• Was booked on one of the planes that crashed into the twin towers on 9/11. He changed his flight at the last minute. That one makes you think.
• Spent a few months in the House of Corrections in Massachusetts when he was a kid.
• Was a drug dealer as a kid
• Dropped out of school when he was 13
• Was considered for Jake Gyllenhaal’s role in Brokeback Mountain. Marky was uncomfortable with the movie’s sex scenes, so he turned down the role. It would be ironic for him to play a homosexual. Maybe he could beat up himself.

Marky Mark (which I’m assuming he hates being called now that he’s pushing 40) turned out okay. I’ve seen him on Ellen (I love her!) and he seems like a decent guy. He had his troubled past but has emerged from that to become a serious actor and devoted father. He is actively involved in charity work and has established the Mark Wahlberg Youth Foundation to raise funds for youth service and enrichment programs. I still love looking at those old shirtless pinups of him onstage, but I enjoy him even more in his movies. Here’s to lots more acting jobs for the mature and grown up Mark Wahlberg.

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Hello, and welcome to my critique of Brady episode number nine. This episode originally aired on November 21, 1969 and is entitled “Sorry, Right Number”. Mike gets pissed that his kids are always on the phone so he installs a pay phone. Stupid. Just have them use their cell phones. Hello? I’m funny. I always thought this was a dumb episode, but I’ll review it anyway.

The show opens with Mike and Carol in Mike’s office (also Greg’s groovy room for one episode). Carol has her shoes off and is kicking back on the sofa doing some kind of needlework. Mike is pretending he knows how to use a protractor. The phone rings and Mike picks it up and starts talking to Ed. Umm…..I didn’t know they had caller ID in 1969. It turned out to be Martha on the phone. Stupid Mike. After Martha called, Sam called for Alice, and then someone for Marcia. Mike was getting all pissy about people using the phone especially since his boyfriend Ed couldn’t get through, so Carol said they should get a second line. Mike ended up getting his own phone in his office. Well isn’t that special.

This is the first appearance of Allan Melvin, better known as Sam the Butcher. He had a lot of lines in this episode and was great. How come he arrives through the side door in the kitchen where Alice sleeps? I don’t recall there being a door leading to the outside there. Was it ever used again?

The second phone line ends up not working out because the Brady rats keep sneaking in the den/office to use his phone. Mike gets pissed and has a family lecture. He tells the kids they can’t use his phone and to basically quit being little shitheads. The kids all fight over the other phone and tell each other to shut up and stuff. It’s not very Brady like.

In going through the monthly bills, Mike goes bananas over the phone bill. He can’t believe how much it is and compares it to the national debt. Later in the episode, Mike says the new phone will cost $36 a month and Carol says that’s more than the recent phone bill. Funny. Mike and Carol discuss the problem while getting ready for bed. Why is Carol brushing her hair? Do people really brush their hair before they go to bed? Why? That’s like showering before going to the gym.

Sam says to Alice “When you start to criticize Sam’s meat, something is definitely wrong.” Tee hee. Alice spots a pay phone in Sam’s butcher shop and decides to pass on the info to Mr. Brady.

Cut to the Brady family room where the pay phone on the wall is covered with a lovely gift wrapped box. It reminds me of Justin Timberlake’s SNL skit, DickInABox. Mike comes home and unveils the new pay phone. The kids hate it and are not happy at all. Oh well. Too bad. Mike sees this as a way to teach them responsibility. I agree.

The new pay phone rings and Mike answers it. It’s a wrong number. Mike said they were looking for O’Brien’s Taco and Tamale Shop. Isn’t O’Brien Irish? Couldn’t the writers have written something better? Was Robert Reed adlibbing?

Mike has an important phone call to make but Carol can’t get pathetic Martha off the line, so Mike has to use the payphone for this important business call. Mr. Crawford, the man Mike is talking to about a multi-million dollar deal, doesn’t like the fact that Mike is using a payphone. Why should that matter? Was it unprofessional to use a payphone? Is it unprofessional to ride your bike to work or take the bus instead of a company limo? I don’t see what difference it makes, but I guess it was needed to make the storyline work.

Mr. Crawford, who wasn’t going to do business with Mike because he was making a business call from a payphone, ends up getting one in his house because of his chatty teenagers. Mike signs on with the multi-million dollar deal where he gets to use his protractor, and everything is groovy once again in the Brady household. The payphone gets taken out, the regular one returned, and all the kids have learned a lesson. The end.

I was sad that Bobby and Cindy only had a few lines in this episode. I think they were some of the best actors on the show. Also, there really aren’t enough lines in this episode for me to make fun of Thindy. That makes me sad.

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