Adele Dubois Blog

Thomas William Selleck began his acting career as a two-time contestant on The Dating Game in the late 1960’s--and wasn’t selected for a date either time. I wonder how many nights sleep the women who rejected him lost when they met him at the end of the show?

He next appeared in television commercials for products like Pepsi-Cola, and then landed a recurring role in the 1970’s as Lance White in The Rockford Files starring James Garner.

Tom Selleck was offered the part of Indiana Jones in Raiders of The Lost Ark, but was forced to turn down the role due to contractal obligations to Magnum P.I. The role of Indiana Jones went to Harrison Ford. Ironically, the pilot film of Magnum P.I. was delayed for six months, a lapse that would have enabled Tom Selleck to accept the part in Raiders. Several scenes of Raiders of The Lost Ark were filmed in Hawaii, where Magnum was also based. 

Magum P.I. (1980-1988) was rated the #1 best detective series of all time by The Sleuth Channel in a recent show listing the Top 25 detective show favorites. Columbo starring Peter Falk won the #2 spot. Miami Vice came in at #5. (See my first CLASSIC HUNKS column for pics and info about the Miami Vice team of Crockett and Tubbs.)

Gotta’ have that beefcake shot! If you ask me, body waxing is wa-a-y over-rated. Give me a hunky, hairy-chested man anytime!

Tom Selleck has appeared in movies too numerous to list (including Quigley Down Under, Three Men and a Baby, Concrete Cowboy) and earned his Hollywood Walk of Fame Star in 1986. He had recurring roles in the television shows The Rockford Files, Friends, Boston Legal and co-starred in the latter episodes of Vegas.

Tom Selleck won critical acclaim for his portrayal of Dwight D. Eisenhower in a 2004 History Channel movie.  At age 63, Tom is still hot–and busy with acting projects, including his recurring made-for-television movie role as Paradise Police Chief Jesse Stone.

I think Tom Selleck is a perfect choice for this CLASSIC HUNKS column. Don’t you agree?

 (Source material: Wikipedia)

Snow in August? No, the white stuff you see on the deck of my house is hail. Golf and moth ball size hail fell for half an hour during a morning system of severe thunderstorms and torrential downpours that continued throughout the day in eastern Pennsylvania. We lost power for nearly two hours. (Ack! No Internet access!) Thankfully, power was fully restored, but the intense storms mixed with hail continued. Summer sun has become a dim memory. For those of us who love summer, this year’s rainy season has been a serious disappointment.

Summer is my favorite time of year. June and July slipped into August before I was ready, and, suddenly, I feel the need to savor each day before Fall tinges the air. Here’s my list of what makes summertime special:  

Riding in my convertible with the top down.

New episodes of Burn Notice and The Closer, the best shows on summer TV, and two of the best of the year. (P.S. –Just discovered The Cleaner starring Benjamin Bratt. What a cool show! I’m hooked!)

Reading books in my back yard.

Summer fruits and vegetables like strawberries, blueberries, peaches, sweet corn on the cob, cantaloupe, watermelon.

Barbeque (We barbeque almost every evening at our house).

Starbucks Mocha Frapuccino’s and Rita’s Coffee Ritaccino’s.

Bryer’s Light mint chocolate chip ice cream.

Long walks in the park. (Gotta’ walk off those fraps and that ice cream!)

Breakfast on the patio.

Trips to the beach. (The beach is my favorite place to be.)

Day trips to the casino. I love to play the slots! (Darned internet spiders will probably fill my email box with casino gambling spam after that admission.)

Wearing flip flops, toe rings, and painting my nails with shiny blue polish.  

What do you love best about summer?

They strolled with their arms around each other’s waists as they made their way across the grassy park where I take my routine walk; stopping from time to time to whisper in each other’s ear, link hands, and laugh. I watched, transfixed, as the lovers continued their way across the square, focused solely on one another.

I wondered. Was their love new, or had they loved for years? They were senior citizens; both well into their seventies. I thought, Good for them. My grandmother married her second husband at age 76 and loved him until she died at 82. She told me those were the happiest years of her life.

“Enduring love is the most romantic love of all” is my personal quote and the one I use most when promoting my book DREAM TRAVELER. The story begs the question:  If you could have technologically-restored youth, would you choose it? What if your lifelong partner couldn’t come with you? Would you choose it, then?

Although I write erotic romance, which admittedly includes explicit sex in the storylines, the emphasis of my books is LOVE with lots and lots of romance. Reading about sex without emotional connection is, well… kind of like reading the ins and outs of a technical manual. Love is what brings more zing to sex. But maybe that’s just me.

The elderly couple I saw in the park reminded me that you can have love and romance at any age–hopefully with a zesty dash of passion. I like my romance novels hot and sweaty, but give me equal parts of love with them, please.

Best—Adele Dubois

One of the coolest television shows I’ve ever seen, Mindfreak, aired on A&E Wednesday night. The show stars master illusionist/stuntman/performance artist Chriss Angel and his mind-blowing magic, performed not just on stage, but on ordinary streets in front of ordinary people around the country.

After Chriss got run down by an Escalade at 35 m.p.h., was impaled by a wrought iron fence, cut in half by a power saw, and walked on water atop Lake Mead, he promised to tell us the secret to success at the end of the segment. As we all know, everyone loves secrets, and we want to own those illusive keys to wealth, fame and fortune others have found.

As an author, I wondered, what does Chriss Angel know that I don’t about unlocking the secret to New York Times Bestseller publishing success? How do I channel the power of masterful art to secure my future?

The moment came at the end of the hour for Criss Angel to tell us the secret. Using no illusions to fool us, he revealed the naked truth. He said, in essence, “The secret to success is that there is no secret. Nothing replaces hard work. You need a dream, passion, and belief in yourself.”

Hard work. A dream, passion, and belief in yourself. These are words to live by for writers, artists, and… everyone. The trick is to make them your top priority. Focus. Go for it. Let nothing stop you from honing your craft to become the best.

The secret to success is no illusion. The keys aren’t hidden. They’re available to everyone. It took a Mindfreak to remind us of that stark reality.

–Adele Dubois

Mindfreak illusionist Criss Angel

Big congrats to Ellora’s Cave publisher Raelene Gorlinsky and the Cerridwen Press imprint. Cerridwen Press, Ellora’s Cave’s mainstream fiction imprint, won the “Publisher of The Year” Award from Romance Writers of America-New York (RWA-NY). Cerridwen Press will receive the New York chapter’s Golden Apple Award.

Hearty congratulations to all the wonderful editors and authors at Cerridwen Press!

In case you missed it on 60 Minutes, this is what Andy Rooney thinks about women over 40:

60 Minutes Correspondent Andy Rooney (CBS)

As I grow in age, I value women over 40 most of all. Here are just a few reasons why:

A woman over 40 will never wake you in the middle of the night and ask, “What are you thinking?” She doesn’t care what you think.

If a woman over 40 doesn’t want to watch the game, she doesn’t sit around whining about it. She does something she wants to do, and it’s usually more interesting.

Women over 40 are dignified. They seldom have a screaming match with you at the opera or in the middle of an expensive restaurant. Of course, if you deserve it, they won’t hesitate to shoot you if they think they can get away with it.

Older women are generous with praise, often undeserved. They know what it’s like to be unappreciated.

Women get psychic as they age. You never have to confess your sins to a woman over 40.

Once you get past a wrinkle or two, a woman over 40 is far sexier than her younger counterpart.

Older women are forthright and honest. They’ll tell you right off if you are a jerk, if you are acting like one. You don’t ever have to wonder where you stand with her.

Yes, we praise women over 40 for a multitude of reasons. Unfortunately, it’s not reciprocal. For every stunning, smart, well-coiffed, hot woman over 40, there is a bald, paunchy relic in yellow pants making a fool of himself with some 22-year old waitress. Ladies, I apologize.

For all those men who say, “Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?”, here’s an update for you. Nowadays 80% of women are against marriage. Why? Because women realize it’s not worth buying an entire pig just to get a little sausage!

Andy Rooney is a really smart guy!

Readers–If we put our heads together, I bet we can think of dozens more reasons to appreciate women over 40!

Post away!

Best–Adele Dubois

He was the most handsome man I had ever seen and literally took my breath away as I stared, transfixed, at the television screen.  The year was 1981, and 28 year-old Pierce Brosnan starred with Kate Mulgrew as Rory O’Manion in the historical mini-series The Manions of America.

I was thrilled to find the series on VHS on Amazon recently, and intend to transfer the tape to DVD for my library.

When Pierce Brosnan returned to television in 1982 as the co-star of Remington Steele with Stephanie Zimbalist, I watched every episode. The plot concept was sexist, but the characters oozed raw, sensual tension.  

Beefcake pix 1988. Pierce earns the People Magazine Title “Sexiest Man Alive” in 2001.  

On the big screen, in movies like The Thomas Crown Affair, he was startlingly handsome, charming, and sophisticated in a way that set him apart from all other actors.    

Pierce Brosnan is arguably the best James Bond 007 of all time.

In 2008 he will co-star with Meryl Streep in the musical Mama Mia!

I think Pierce Brosnan is a perfect CLASSIC HUNK choice. Don’t you agree? 

 http://www.thehussies.us/AdeleDubois.html

Click above link for Adele Dubois Contest.

Join Ellora’s Cave authors for a FUN and FREE Summer Sizzle Contest the month of July! Contest sponsored by The Hussies blog group with special guest Lady Jaided Magazine.

Click on the link below for a contest listing of all participating Ellora’s Cave authors.

http://www.thehussies.us/Contest.html

Join us on the Yahoo groups Ellora’s Cave Chat loop Thursday, July 17, for an ALL DAY chat from 8:30 am to 8:30 pm. Adele Dubois will host from 11am-1pm. See you there!

http://www.cyberfireworks.com/ 

Click the link above for your personal cyber show of Fourth of July fireworks! Enjoy!

Have a wonderful holiday weekend!

–Best, Adele Dubois