Girl Crush
I think it’s safe to say that every little girl has other girls she “crushes” on. Girls and women they admire and strive to be like. I’ve always had girls crushes. I still have girl crushes. I think the celebrated ladies in my life have been pretty good role models for me while growing up. Although I was raised very well by wonderful parents, I also think the morals these gals and their characters maintained have helped me develop into the person I am. I’m not giving them 100% credit because that would be ridiculous, but I I think it’s important for young girls to have good role models (the Abster likes Selena Gomez and Debby Ryan) to look up to – girls with manners and etiquette and cute and quirky; yet make mistakes and learn life lessons. Below is my list of girl crushes thru my life:
Of course, my NUMBER 1 Girl Crush is and always will be reserved for my girl Drew Barrymore. I’ve loved her since E.T.
Drew in the 90’s
Growing up in the 80’s (and being limited to tv AND two channels) I fell in love with Alyssa Milano from the first second I watched “Who’s the Boss?” . She was so cool…beginning as a tomboy and growing into a mature young woman with cute clothes and the best hair. I grew up with Alyssa. Some of the time I wanted to be her. I loved her and I am still a fan.
On ” Who’s The Boss?”
Candace Cameron was my age when she played DJ Tanner on Full House. She was also Kirk Cameron’s sister and that made her even cooler.
Ah…DJ Tanner…what a girl.
Jennie Garth and Shannen Doherty aka “90210”‘s Kelly and Brenda. I think by now everyone knows of my adoration for the original 90210 and these two ladies (and Brandon and Dylan and Steve and….Nat!). “90210” put 90’s role-modelling on the map!
Kelly & Brenda….my unrequited BFFs.
My foray into my obsession with supermodels (and eventual spiral into eating disorders /weight obsession {https://welcometosandyland.wordpress.com/2012/01/16/my-secret-obsession/} began with Cindy Crawford. My aunt Donna introduced me to Cindy’s career when I was 13 or 14 and I’ve followed it ever since. In spite of her film “Fair Game”…Lame Cindy….LAME.
The world’s best supermodel
Kristy Swanson was the original “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and she was cooler than shit! My BFF Stephanie and I loved her. But, now that I think of it, I think we loved the idea of Buffy and her kick-ass vampire-slaying more than Kristy herself. I feel a little bad for Ms. Swanson because she’s a pretty good actress and she’s gorgeous and I think her career could have been a lot bigger. She deserves more that those shitty made-for-tv movies and Skating with the Stars or whatever the hell it was called.
The original Buffy!
Alicia Silverstone was introduced to the world early 90’s via Aerosmith videos and “The Crush” but we really didn’t fall in love with her until “Clueless” in 1995. Since then she’s stayed sugary sweet, had a bunch of cutsie movies (and a great show – Hello, “Miss Match”) and is the biggest vegan activist (and author) I know of. Alicia is saving the (animal) world.
Miss Match should have been kept on the air. Great show!
Oh…”My So-Called Life.” Remember Angela Chase? Remember Jordan Catalano? Don’t we all have our own personal version of Jordan Catalano?
Claire Danes gave a wonderful portrayal as the angst-ridden coming-of-age Angela. And then as Juliet to Leonardo’s Romeo (which solidified my love for Claire even more.) She has come a long way but still seems very grounded. Gnarly.
“Don’t you just love the way he leans??”
~Angela Chase
I first saw a modelling photo of Milla Jovovich when she was 13…which means I would’ve been 12. I thought she was absolutely striking. What a beautiful girl. Then I saw her in “Kuffs” (Christian Slater!) in ’92 and “Dazed & Confused” (Cole Hauser!!!) in ’93 but my serious girl-crushing on her didn’t start until the “Resident Evil’ movies. This girl is kick-ass!
Lindsay Price. She played An Li on All My Children and was semi-annoying. But once she got to Beverly Hills (“90210”) I started to girl crush on her. But the serious girl crushing came when she moved to “Eastwick” and played journalist Joanna Frankel (https://welcometosandyland.wordpress.com/2012/12/07/reviving-eastwick/).
Zooey Deschanel is quirk-a-licious. She’s funny and she’s beautiful and she can sing and she’s so damn funny and she has the best style. I love this girl. Loved her in “Almost Famous.” Loved her even more in “Elf.” Totally girl-crushing on her in “The New Girl” (one of my new favorite shows – after “Grimm” of course). Oh, and she has the cutest blog (http://hellogiggles.com/) with live bunny cams. HOW ADORABLE IS THAT?? (Oh, and she comes in a close second to Shannen Doherty for best bangs.)
My girl crush on Zooey and her style and her humor is the inspiration for this post.
The New Girl is the IT girl!
So there you have it…my timeline of girl crushes throughout my life.
Cheers.
*LAME NOTE/AKA SIX DEGREES: in 1992 Drew Barrymore starred in the short-lived 2000 Malibu Road produced by Aaron Spelling. Aaron Spelling also produced Beverly Hills, 90210 starring Jennie Garth, Shannen Doherty and Lindsay Price. Lindsay Price starred in Eastwick. Luke Perry starred with Kristy Swanson in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Shannen Doherty starred in Charmed with Alyssa Milano (also produced by Aaron Spelling). Alyssa Milano starred with Scott Bloom in Who’s the Boss? and with Scott’s brother Brian Bloom in Dance ’til Dawn and Crash Course (and they also dated). Brian Bloom also starred in 2000 Malibu Road (with Drew Barrymore) and Desperate for Love with Christian Slater (along with Veronica Cartwright who starred with Lindsay Price in Eastwick). Christian Slater also starred Heathers with Shannend Doherty and in Kuffs with Milla Jovovich . Milla starred in Dazed & Confused with Cole Hauser who starred in White Swan with Christian Slater. Alicia Silverstone and Alyssa Milano were both offered parts on 90210 but turned them down. Alyssa, however, moved to Melrose Place which is produced by Aaron Spelling.
(This goes on and on and on….I’m just getting warmed up. But, you get the idea. I’m a beacon for useless information…especially when it comes to celebrities.)
Reviving Eastwick
After talking about it during Halloween, I decided recently that I wanted to watch the series Eastwick again. Unfortunately Sadly, Eastwick was cancelled in its first season so there were only 13 episodes to watch; which I’ve done over the last few weeks.
I keep talking about this show because it was so good! I’ll never understand why shows like this aren’t given a chance. It had a crazy following, was nominated for a People’s Choice Award, headlined an incredible cast (not to mention the great guest stars: Cybill Shepherd, Rosanna Arquette, Jerry O’Connell, Joanna Kerns), and had a great story-line. It was a great show: Fun, exciting, sexy, silly. And completely perfect for watching with your girlfriends and drinking wine.
Eastwick starred Rebecca Romijn (Roxy), my girl Lindsay Price (Joanna), Jamie Ray Newman (Kat) (who’s also guested on Grimm) as three women who come together accidentally and create a beautiful friendship. And, unknown to them, they are witches, each with a specific and special power.
Rebecca Romijn, Jamie Ray Newman and Lindsay Price
In from the dust comes a mysterious man to town, Darryl Van Horne (played by Canadian Paul Gross). He’s intriguing, he’s exciting, he’s sexy, he’s….trouble.
I’m Darryl Van Horne…these are my nipples. I’m probably the devil.
Also starring are several other great actors: Veronica Cartwright as Bunn – who knows Darryl from another time but refuses to give up what she knows; The gorgeous Sara Rue who plays Joanna’s sidekick and BFF, Penny. These two girls have such a great friendship, one that’s true-t0-life and reminds me oh-so-much of my friendship with my BFF, Steph (shout out!); Darren Criss, who now plays the magnifique Blaine on Glee. And these are just a few of the people who make up a great cast for a great show. “Great.” Should I be saying “Great”? Because I feel like I should be using a better, more exciting word to describe Eastwick.
What a great looking cast!! We should be friends.
I wish that Eastwick hadn’t been cancelled. I wish that I had the opportunity, still, to sit down with a glass of wine and watch it and laugh and get caught up in the drama and silliness and the magic of this show. I loved it.
Thank goodness for the ability to watch tv online because Eastwick hasn’t been released on DVD yet. But if it ever does, I will surely add it to my collection.
Cheers.
You Witch!
Sticking with my seemingly Halloween-themed posts this week, I want to let you on a little secret from my teenage years: My obsession with wanting to be a witch.
It started in high school and with the release of The Craft.
Kinda like Clueless…only with real bitches witches.
My BFF Steph and I watched it over and over a bunch of times and kind of became fascinated with it. Not so much with the movie, but with witchcraft itself. That was back when internet usage was limited (does anyone remember dial up?) so our research was done with books
This book took me forever to read.
…and movies. We actually came across an old spellbook from the 60’s or 70’s and were determined to try out some spells, although we were deeply warned (yes, warned) not to toy with something we weren’t familiar with and that could be dangerous. And to 17 year old girls it was so exciting. It was dangerous and forbidden and unknown (or so it seemed back then) and we were all over it like a fat kid on chocolate (I can say that because I was a fat kid. AND I love chocolate.).
We would sit in our protective circle, light the wicks of our candles, say a prayer of protection, and then try to chant or cast a spell. It’s so ridiculous now thinking back to it but in the day, we were having fun.
I still love The Craft, and to tell the truth, I am still interested in the ‘art’ of witchcraft. It is quite fascinating. Maybe because it’s new and forbidden territory.
I would only ever practice for good…like Glenda.
Again, while in high school* (*I should mention that many of the books on our English curriculum mention witches or witchcraft: MacBeth, The Crucible, Saint Joan – these books were mandatory reads for Grade 12 English), I wrote a huge – HUGE – sociology paper on The History of “Witchcraft of the World” (or something to that effect). I got an A and keep that paper in my portfolio {to reflect my incredible writing efforts – hehe}.
There is something about the element of the unknown that is exciting. That gives you a chill and a jolt and sends shivers down your spine.
A) I wanna go here. B) The Salem witches would be the SHIT now!!
A few years ago I fell in love with the show Eastwick because it was a show about witches for grown ups – and I love Lindsay Price.
Eastwick – with Rebecca Romijn, Jamie Ray Newman and my girl (and 90210 alum) Lindsay Price.
…And last year’s Secret Circle was fun to watch but it was aimed for a high school-aged audience.
Maybe my former fascination is why I like Grimm so much (have I mentioned in my blogs at all that I love Grimm? Hmmm??). It’s fun to watch the scary fairy tales unfold. To watch a world of make believe unravel into reality. To live, for one hour, in a world where magic does exist. It’s romantic…in that gothic kind of way.
Oh Goth….Ain’t love grand?
I think we have Anne Rice to thank for that…..And Buffy!
Cheers!
**Okay, I’m posting the following pic because I love you all and really don’t give a crap anymore.
Um, me, when I was about 20. Why didn’t someone tell me to stop eating, y’all?
Sandy the Social Butterfly 