People one admires.

Every once in a while you get to meet or talk to someone you look up to and admire. When you do make personal contact you find out that what you thought you knew about the person was only a fraction of what was really there....some times that is a good thing and some times that is a bad thing.

Today I got to talk to a lady I have admired for a long time now...it was a fantastic chat, and a real pleasure and honor. Even our heroes and role models have to deal with the ups and downs of life but this lady manages in an exceptional manner and Im really glad I had the opportunity to connect with her.

To that lady I say, thank you for letting me in and having the chance to talk.

This explains why Anti-Gun laws are Fundamentally wrong.

From Brigid's Home on the Range

Irish Red #3: Boldly Going...

Born: Cheryl Gates McFadden, 2 March 1949, Cuyahoga Falls, OH.

I know every guy who watched STTNG lusted after her, and while Marina Sirtis was supposed to be the Enterprises resident hottie, the costuming worked out that Gates looked way hotter in her uniform than did Marina.
Gates is undoubtedly most famous for her role as Beverly Crusher, and that seems to make up the bulk of her television career but her role prior to ST was as a muppeteer with Jim Henson and was involved in the production of "The Dark Crystal". Gates also had roles on Mad About you and All My Children.

Gates also has a body of work on the Stage and is currently working with "Doctors Without Borders". She may be getting older now, I definitely would not say no to her.....well if I wasn't already attached to M that is.

Irish Red #2: Maureen O'Hara (This time it's for real)

Born Maureen Fitzsimons in Ranelagh County Dublin Ireland.
Date of Birth: August 17 1920 (now 88)
A true Irish Red!

This lady is and was magnificent, of course she had the good taste to work with John Ford and John Wayne frequently so that cemented my attraction. She was very talented, her acting career started when she was 14. Her film list is very long and with many impressive titles, I will list a few of my favorites but her career is well documented elsewhere.

My Favorites of her films in no particular order are:

• Miracle on 34th Street
• Sinbad the Sailor
• Big Jake
• McClintoc
• Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
• Sons of the Musketeers
• The Parent Trap
  

Maureen was sultry and beautiful and almost always played the part of a fierce and passionate and even strong willed woman, which really mirrored her own real life personality. Maureen is well known for her long list of films but her writing and singing were worthy career potentials in their own right. Among her surprising or is it not so surprising works was an Irish cookbook. What is it with Irish Reds that move them to write about delicious foods? Maureen was an iconic symbol in Hollywood's "Golden Age" and was considered by many to be one of the most beautiful women in the world, and who can argue?


Always classy and full of energy, Maureen could serve as a role model for many of today's young aspiring actresses. I wonder when leading ladies slipped away from the role of "Lady" and into the role of public displays of bad behavior? I will have to give some thought as to when the last time I saw a new Hollywood starlet that had this kind of class.

Maureen stayed active into 2004 with her writing and public causes, and I hope that she enjoys a long and comfortable retirement.

Irish Red #1, Im faking it to start with/

Tamara Gorski:
Born: 21 November 1968 in Winnipeg Canada
Height: 5' 4"

She caught our eye first, playing Morrigan on the Kevin Sorbo Television series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. While not born in Ireland or probably really a Redhead she sure did play a fine Irish lass in this series.

She also appears in many other decent series, such as Angel, Witchblade and Earth: The Final Conflict.

Ok, Ok so neither Irish nor Redhead by nature she sure makes a nifty fake :) a more complete bio can be found here: http://www.littlereview.com/getcritical/interviews/gorski.htm