I was going to wait until late Tuesday night to post because we were supposed to have a visit from Bailey’s brother Oscar and his mom and dad. Unfortunately the visit never happened because they had an accident on their way over but fortunately everyone is fine! Hopefully we’ll reschedule. Which means I need a new blog idea for today.
SINCE TODAY IS ALMOST OVER, HERE IS THE ACTUAL PIC OF ROBBY BENSON FROM BEA – read on for more …
So I have a few things that are on my mind:
BEA – this weekend I went to Bookseller’s Expo at the Javits Center in NYC where I had two signings of close to 200 advanced reading copies of SEALED WITH A KISS. (Hurray!) It’s always fun hearing from booksellers and meeting readers. It’s also fun to meet up with other authors. I was interviewed for RomanceNovelTV.com by none other than bestselling author Eloisa James (that’s her with me below.) I’ll let you know when that’s live for you to see! 
And I met the fun and fantastic Christina Dodd. I met up with Shannon Aviles, an internet marketing specialist I am working with, and I had a meeting but missed Sara Reyes from Fresh Fiction. I spent the weekend with my youngest daughter because if you remember, last year I took my oldest daughter to BEA in Washington DC. So Jen and I had a lot of fun, mother daughter bonding time, food and laughs. She got to see what conferences are all about and other than a brief moment when she left her purse on one end of Javits and we had to hike all the way back there from the other end (hence the reason I missed Sara Reyes) then all went well!
As usual, Harlequin has a fantastic, gorgeous, huge booth and there was a huge backlit blow up of SEALED WITH A KISS. I signed there and the next day at what’s called the traditional signing and I was next to the old heart throb Robby Benson.
If you are my age, you will remember Robby Benson. If you aren’t, you won’t. Marleah Stout (Harlequin) and I remembered. Michelle Renaud (also Harlequin) didn’t. But we took a photo with him and when Marleah sends it to me, I’ll post it! In the meantime here is a then and now photo of him for you to marvel at. I know I did! 
CROSS MY HEART – is out June 26th. How many times, how many ways, can I say it? Check back for my Friday contest linked to the release!
Now back to teenage heart throbs. (why not?) Mine was David Cassidy. (Man this is mortifying!) 
If you absolutely can only pick one, who was yours?
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Glad you had a fabulous time Carly! Maybe next year you can do the Lori Foster event, hmmm? One of the ladies here got some great news about her writing – it’s so exciting!
One hottie??? Just one??? You don’t know us too well. (Okay, maybe you do!) I can’t decide between Rob Lowe or Jon Bon Jovi, so there. Even now, they both still look great.
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Robby Benson was the hero of my very first novel.
I was 9.
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Shaun Cassidy.
::sigh:: He was my pre-teenage heartthrob. After that, there were too many to count.
Can I just say that Robby Benson looks HOT? Now? He never did much for me before, though he royally (ha!) won me over when he was the voice of the Beast in Beauty and the Beast.
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The Lori Foster event always sounds so great …
Sean Cassidy – YUM. See, Julie? We were soul sisters even back then!
But when I saw Robby Benson at BEA I was SHOCKED because it showed me how OLD I really am!
And yes I’m with Julie. I guess I meant preteen heartthrob because I also had and have too many to count after!
Robby Benson never did it for me either then. But I did like that movie Ice Castles, LOL!
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Ummmm…..I’m dying here….:happy2: have you looked really close at that old picture of Robby Bensen? Like, maybe scroll back up and stop when the picture is half way up his chest! 8O
Now that I’ve gotten past the “obstacle delusion” I did like Robby Bensen back then and he looks great now! But Andy Gibb was my absolute favorite! Don’t ya hate it when everyone else looking older tempts you into feeling like maybe, just maybe, you’re getting older too?
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Bobby Sherman. And Donny Osmond. Who is still hot, even if he is a grandfather.:happy2:
I loved Ice Castles. I did the song as my sign language final in college. I still remember most of it.:doh:
My gawd, i love it when the older a guy gets, the hotter he gets.:devil:
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I loved John Stamos(in his Blackie days). My older sister(who loved Shaun Cassidy) and I would pretend we were married to our main loves when we played dolls. Had pictures all over our walls. We even had the Shaun Cassidy shirts, jeans, and jackets(I liked Shaun, but John was my fav). I have to say that John Stamos has only gotten hotter as the years have passed!!! I did like Robby Benson in Ice Castles, but loved him as the beast in Beauty and the Beast too.
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I loved Shaun Cassidy and Leif Garret
I had my bedroom walls covered with pictures of them from Tiger Beat magazine. I wasn’t much of a Robbie Benson fan back in the day but he looks real good now.
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Jodie…lol:happy2: I think its a leaf:happy2::happy2:
Scott Baio was my guy:love2: sigh
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Hmmmm, my crush growing up was on John Taylor of Duran Duran. LOL! Yes, I was like 14 when they first came out and HAD to see them in concert. My room was wall to wall posters of him.
Glad you had fun with your daughter. I am sure they both feel special having such a cool mom to share all these neat memories with.
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Jodie :happy2: I did scroll back up :happy2:
talk about daisy dukes for guys :happy2:8O
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Shaun Cassidy, Donny Osmond, John Stamos (Blackie days),
Leif Garret and I had a huge poster on my closet door of David Lee Roth (old days)
I remeber those magazines Tiger Beat
OMG I can’t believe that is Robby Benson
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Carly, I was right there with you! David Cassidy was the reason I watched the Partridge Family.
Sorry about the first post, my cat walked over the keyboard.:roll:
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My heartthrob through high school was Donnie Wahlberg from New Kids on the Block, he was the one with the bad boy image. (No wonder I like the alpha males.) But another was Kirk Cameron from Growing Pains. I loved that show and he was so cute.
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Tina, I actually think it’s his toes! I was laughing so hard when I first saw it that I had to blow it up and check it out! My first thought was, Carly wouldn’t post a picture like that…Janelle, maybe, but not Carly! :happy2: Kidding, Janelle, although I am still waiting for the Joel shot with his quote.
Anyway…my second thought was, wait a minute…how old was he when that picture was taken? That can’t be what it looks like! I don’t know why it struct me as so funny – I think it was because I was so caught off guard – but I laughed until I had tears. I guess I’m easily amused!
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First of all, I realized, yesterday I got all hung up on the canolli talk to wish Tina a HAPPY BIRTHDAY!:doh:
Okay, back to teenage heartthrobs…okay, I am a child of the 80s. Let me just say, I was partial to the bad boy rockers…like Sting and Simon Le Bon (from Duran Duran). A friend of mine actually knows the whole band, now and she said that John is HOT and that all of them have aged well (okay, except for one, but he’s remaining nameless!)! I also thought that Jon Bon Jovi was hot. I wasn’t so much into the ‘safe boys’, probably why I married a CPA…they are more of the marrying type (I liked the bad boys, much more interesting…probably why I love Janelle’s bad boys in her books!).
My oldest is back to school, but they just changed the final date of school (moved it up). Geez, now I have more stuff to fill my final days of school….yikes!
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I was also at the Lori Foster event and it was wonderful. I will definitely be going back next year and I would love to see one or all of the plotmonkeys there.
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Wow I can’t believe that’s Robby Benson now. I was into David and Shawn Cassidy, Leif Garrett and don’t want to admit it but Eric Estrada! LOL:happy2:
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looks like i’m a bit younger… Rider Strong anyone? From Boy Meets World- Now HE was a cutie!
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Yep yep, loved those Tiger Beats with Shaun Cassidy and Lief Garret. (Eww…did you see the drunk driving arrest pics of him last year?)
I wasn’t into Robby then, but wow, he’s aged well!!
Being a big fan of racing home from school to watch The Monkees, I also really had a thing for an older man…Davy Jones! I actually was at Epcot a few years back during the spring flower festival, and he was performing. My kids thought I was out of my ever-loving mind the way I screamed and danced.
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Stacy–who got great news at the Lori Foster event????
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I had an anniversary yesterday – 13 years – and hubby was off so I didn’t make it to the jungle to post. I stopped by early yesterday morning and read it quickly but didn’t have time to post. So, here’s my late thoughts…
First off, Happy Late Birthday, Tina!
Hope it’s sunny today and a better start than yesterday!
Second, since it was my anniversary, I was in a mushy mood and had thought about the fact that Bruce could probably offer some incentive that none of the rest of us could. Glad to know you stopped by, Bruce!
However, the whole canoli things is a real eeewwwwww moment for me because my son works in a restaurant and guess what one of his jobs is? Making the canoli!
Finally, did you make the 15 pages yesterday and do we get a page count today?!? You can do it!!!:cheer:
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Wow! Some great guys mentioned. How about John Schneider and Tom Wopat? Those were my guys. And yes Rider Strong was a cutie. Of course I also liked Davie Jones and Shaun Cassidy so I must be in some weird in-between-age.
I think those are leaves from the background–but who knows?…:happy2:
Gotta admit don’t really know who Robby Benson is but he sure has aged well.
Have a great day!
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Jodie…toes?? I just can’t figure out how it could be toes?
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Tina and Jodie, you both are killing me, LOL! It’s his TOES, ladies! Get your minds out of the gutter! :happy2:
I have to say that Robby Benson new is HOT! My heartthrob all those years ago was Leif Garrett — though he didn’t age nearly as well as Robby has!
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With my morbid curiosity I’ve blown it up as large as I can get it in Corel. Guys sit different than girls, at least hubby does. If he’s on his knees like that he curls his toes under and uses them for support. I lay my feet flat because it hurts my toes to be all bent under.
However, thank God it’s NOT what I initially thought in my blurry vision this morning!! :happy2:
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The funny thing is that now I think he is just about the cheesiest man around. He doesn’t appeal to me at all anymore.
Of course most of the men who I thought attractive in my teenage years don’t seem that way anymore. Christian Slater, for one.
Ones I still find hot… Brad Pitt & Johnny Depp.
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I forgot about John Schnieder…I loved Bo Duke!!! I thought Rider Strong was really cute too. Lots of really great guys listed. Johnny Depp from 21 Jump Street days was really hot too.
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You guys are too funny! Only one is hard – and I’d have to pick someone you all probably don’t know – Vince Van Patten. He was a professional tennis player (and I played tennis).
But so many of you picked Shaun Cassidy and John Stamos (both of who I loved too) that I have to tell you – Patrick (Shaun’s younger brother) Cassidy’s son is on my son’s baseball team and Shaun has been out several times to watch the games. OMG – the first time we (the moms) saw him we wanted to die. However, I have to say he hasn’t aged as well as Robby Benson.
And about two months ago I was lucky enough to be eating lunch at a table right next to John Stamos! He still looks pretty good and was very, very nice to everyone who came up to the table to talk to him. He’s taller in person than I thought he would be.
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I loved Bobby Sherman…..hated David Cassidy who took away Bobby’s limelight.
Before Bobby, I watched The Monkees….. I would switch allegiance to various Monkees. I think Mike was my favorite.
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Oh my here’s where being old makes this blog strange to most I guess.
Does anyone remember Dark Shadows daytime tv soap.
Well there was this actor David Selby. I thought he was someting.
I guess I saw thru the beard. :happy2: He was also on Flamingo Road,
Falcon Crest and Soldiers of Fortune Inc.:happy2::happy2:
Okay a heart throb for me but I was older and they were too young for me
Hmmm? Richard Gere pick any movie. Brad Pitt was striking in Troy.
He could play my archilles anytime. Mel Gibson was nicely bulked up in
Braveheart. Don’t want to forget Paul Newman and those gorgeous baby
blues. Oh my I had better get back to work. Whew! It surprised me
no one mentioned Tom Cruise.
LESLIE, Page Count?:kiss::love2::kiss::thumbsup:
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Dumb question…who’s Rider Strong?
Does Tiger Beat still exist? I remember my mom never let me buy it, but I always bought it when they had Duran Duran (I was a Duranimal, you know).
Okay, Tom Cruise (around the time of COCKTAIL) and Paul Newman…I remember, the pool movie and my mom and I drooling over different males….Brad Pitt (pre-weirdness, too)….and I totally agree with Johnny Depp during the 21 Street Days…I lived about 4 hours away from Vancouver BC and I used to dream of going up there (where they filmed it) and meeting him….he was a HOTTIE!
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Sorry Janelle…I’ll try to keep pure thoughts:happy2:
But Jodie started it:devil:
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Jeannie–I LOVED Dark Shadows! Did you know they have it out on DVD? I’m going to put it on my wish list…though it probably won’t stand up well to time, as Land Of The Lost did not. Sigh.
14 pages yesterday. 8 so far today. Doing okay.
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Bo Duke. (I wasn’t a teenager though; I fell in love YOUNG–probably 6.) I still think John Schnieder is hot.
I don’t remember the ‘celebrities’ of who I crushed on as a teenager. Probably Patrick Swayze–Dirty Dancing was big for some years. Eeek, Tom Cruise would make the list for Top Gun. And when I graduated high school, I had a huge crush on Kevin Costner.
No one near my age. That’s…terrifying. *LOL*
I don’t remember Robbie Benson; but I do recall he played in Ode to Billie Joe, my favorite novel when I was a teenager. (Book is better than the movie, I think.)
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Skeet Ulrich. From the first Scream movie. I even named my cockatiel after him!
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:wave:You’re on a roll now!:wave:
before moving in, right?:cooldance:
I can’t wait for all these new books.
I am back going thru my TBR pile.
Reading “Heiress for Hire” Erin McCarthy
CARLY: When did you say:coffee:
:love2: “Cross My Heart”:love2:
was coming out in paperback.:present:
The old mind here sure would appreciate
your mentioning it often so that:love:
I don’t forget to pick it up.:thumbsup:
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Well….yeah, Ok, I did… but the gutter is so much more fun!
And I was just reading back through the posts….”struct” – what the he!! is that? (my post #16) Must be my “Native Appalachian” coming out!
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lol Jodie, I agree:devil:
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OOOOH Carly…He really is a cutie…who knew…that must have been a nice little bonus to your day…but what was he doing there?
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For the longest time, mine was Julian Sands (no one probably knows who he is…he was in my favorite movie of all time, “A ROOM WITH A VIEW”…very romantic).
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This is a fun topic!!!
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BTW, YEY LESLIE!!!! I think you should get a dozen canollis…just think about the door on the bedroom!
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Oh, I must be ever so much older than the rest of you. Did none of you crush on Davy Jones!??? (and Peter Noone, but she said we could only have one!)
Delia
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None of you have heard of my teen crush as you are to young!!! Robby Benson, Donny Osmond, that was my kids era!! :) My teen age crush was on Patrick Wayne, youngest son of John Wayne until he married again & had more children. He was in a couple of movies with his dad as was his older brother, can’t remember his name at the moment. I had pictures of Patrick on the wall by my bed.
Leslie, way to go on the writing. Good job. 
Keep posting those pages for us.
Carly I’m glad you weekend went well. The book signings sound good & what could be better than alone time with your daughter.
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Davy Jones from the Monkees. :love2:
Oooh and Robby still looks hawt! And the voice of the Beast in Beauty and the Beast? Yowza. So much deeper than when I was younger. :kiss:
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I also remember Dark Shadows ~ I loved that show. I used to come home from school and that would be on.
My heart throb growing up was Donny Osmond. I used to play “Puppy Love” over and over.
What a great topic!!
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Delia…remember what I said about Davy Jones being at Epcot’s Flower Festival? Well, I forgot to mention…Peter Noone was the previous year!! I stood there and swooned when he sang “Mrs. Brown, you’ve got a lovely daughter…” lolol!
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OH MY GOD!! Patrick Wayne. I am a majoy Duke fan, so yes, I definately crushed on Patrick when he was in the movies.
Richard Gere as a teenager was skinny, had big ears and was a dork. Like Robby Benson, he has aged very, very nicely.:devil:
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Very nicely indeed Ev. Heck Ev even my hubby aged nicely :happy2:
So much for his mama’s food
No one has mentioned Clooney, or did I miss it.:kiss::kiss:
CARLY your top in the Benson photo is adorable.:wave:
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I have been a Donny Osmond fan for ever. I love listening to the old songs a well as his current work. But I still melt when I hear Puppy Love. He does a new updated versions on one of his latest cd’s. It’s still wonderful! SIGH!!! :love2::love2::doggie::love2::love2:
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My young tween years it was Sean Cassidy. But in high school – Mark Harmon! Not “Chicago Hope” Harmon, but Coor’s-beer-commercial/St. Elsewhere Mark Harmon. Yummmmmm! :love2: I made everybody be quiet so I could adore in peace! (Of course my mom thought I was obnoxious. My BF wasn’t too impressed either.)
Although, I must say Sean Connery in his older years was quite the sexy man. So, the best thing ever was for my two “lusts” to come together in “The Presidio”.
I was in heaven.
I think I have a new image for my next hero…
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My favorites were Scott Baio and Antonio Sabato Jr.
It’s a wonder why my DH’s name is Charles.:mrgreen:
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Ok, I went to Robbie Benson’s Web site. The music playing he composed and is singing!!!! He is a teacher, too! Much more talented than I ever knew. He’s matured very nicely… :love2: Another hunk possibilty.
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Wow thanks Lynn, I don’t know why I didn’t think to go to his website…now I know why he was at the BEA…. he wrote a book:doh:
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OK you’ve all been busy today, LOL!
It is his toes, all you perverted people who gave me my laugh for the day! :happy2::happy2:
Who knew this topic could generate so much excitement! I remember all of them. I remember LOVING Parker Stevenson too!
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You know, I think I missed the whole “teen heart-throb” thing when I was a teen. I liked Harrison Ford, who was WAY too old for me. I had Indiana Jones pinned up in my locker.
However, I appear to be catching up now. I’m way too into Jason Dohring, who played Logan Echolls on Veronica Mars, and, sadly, Timothy McVeigh in a made-for-TV movie.
I went to college with Robbie Benson’s daughter, so he’s definitely more on the “dad” side of things to me.
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Patrick wayne was a total hottie. I also loved Dark Shadows. Do you remember the Dark Shadows movie. My stepsister, Terri, jumped up and screamed during the movie.
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Lynn, I totally forgot about the Coors commercials! I have always loved Mark Harmon and will even tape Idol so I don’t have to miss NCIS. Do you remember when he was in three episodes of Moonlighting playing Maddie’s ex-boyfriend, the astronaut? Oh, my. When he dances with her to the Frank Sinatra song….it’s a romance author’s Heaven!!!
Delia
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I am so glad that some of you remember Patrick Wayne! I feel better now that some of my generation is out there blogging at the Plotmonkeys!!
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Uh…not so sure who Robby Benson is, lol.
I love that cover, btw. So fun!:cheer:
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I remember Robby Benson …
Ok if I had to pick one … just one … I’m so torn between NKOTB, Mark Wahlberg, Patrick Dempsey and Johnny Depp … OK, I’m going to go with … Patrick Dempsey .. .since I LOVED can’t by me love … however, for those of you 21 Jump St. fans – its out on DVD!:party:
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Boy, I guess I’m a bit older than everybody here. My first crushes were two of the Beatles: Paul McCartney and George Harrison. I also liked Justin Hayward the lead singer of Moody Blues. Followed by Robert Redford and Omar Shariff(Dr Zhivago). Christopher Reeves in Superman. Guess I could go on and on..
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I can’t believe me and my sis missed this book signing.:doh:
:cry: :wallbash:
We adore Robby Benson so much :love2:
we created one of the ultimate fansites for him!:thumbsup:
He’s terrific, always has been, always will be. Great picture you got!
Check out the site if you get a chance
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Sorry, url didn’t seem to work,
http://www.robbybensonscrapbook.piczo.com
Enjoy! :wave: