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208. Mine was Fritz Weaver

Sat Nov 16, 2024, 12:40 AM

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which probably shows how old i am. He was not a regular on any series so I had to chase hom around, and the characters he played were often not the nicest.

One Thanksgining with I was in the military far from home, I had the goo fortune to be invited to a family's dinner, and another guest happend to be a Broadway tech worker. Much of Weaver's work was on BRadway and I shy;y confessed my crush. She told me I had good taste - that IRL he was one of the nicest people one could ever hope to meet. One of my treasured moments.

I used to have (may still have - I still have a lot of vinyl) the original cast recording of "Sherlock Holmes" on Broadway in which he played Holmes. Conan Doyle, I suspect, would have hated it, but he didn't have a crush.

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Thank you Goatguy. Linda Carter was very lovely. debm55 Nov 14 #94

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HHAHAHHAHHAAH. Thank you spooky3 debm55 Nov 15 #180

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Thank you biophile. He was easy on the eyes. debm55 Nov 14 #98

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haahahaha, That is so funny, Thank you BlueKota debm55 Nov 15 #197

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They were all talented and beautiful women. I watched all the shows you named and can see why they were your crushes debm55 Nov 14 #99

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Emma Peel, the late great Dame Diana Rigg! lastlib Nov 14 #50

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Thank you lastlib. she was a great crush, debm55 Nov 14 #103

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Very easy on the eyes. Thank you Marigold. debm55 Nov 14 #110

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Thank you Chipper Chat. Great crush. debm55 Nov 14 #111

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Thank you and welcome to DU debm55 Nov 14 #112

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This message was self-deleted by its author Nanuke Nov 14 #64

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Star Trek's Nyota Uhura hunter Nov 14 #90

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Thank you very much Mr.Bill. debm55 Nov 14 #136

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Thank you very much The Blue Flower. debm55 Nov 14 #142

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Thank you very much calguy. Great crush. debm55 Nov 14 #143

Morticia Addams RB77 Nov 14 #107

HAHAHAHHHAH that's funny and welcome to DU. debm55 Nov 14 #144

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Thank you macwriter. Great choice debm55 Nov 14 #129

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Thank you very much.LogDog75 Great list of crushes. Also, welcome to DU debm55 Nov 14 #127

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Thank you 4 theArts. debm55 Nov 14 #146

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Thank you MoonlightHillFarm. He had very beautiful eyes. debm55 Nov 14 #147

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HAHAHAHHHAHAH. thank you Hotler that is funny. debm55 Nov 14 #134

Yes, David Cassidy, but also woodsprite Nov 14 #135

HAHAHAHAHAHHAH. Thank you very much woodsprite; That is funny. debm55 Nov 14 #149

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Thank you 3catwoman3, David McCallum. Used to watch the show just to see him when I was a kid. debm55 Nov 15 #167

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Thank you happybird. Two good crushes. debm55 Nov 15 #165

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As a preteen Keith Partridge was hot. Thank you very much MustLoveBeagles debm55 Nov 14 #151

Dick Cavett! Hope22 Nov 14 #152

Thank you Hope22. I thought he was cute. debm55 Nov 15 #170

....and smart! Hope22 Nov 15 #191

Agree. debm55 Nov 15 #192

Maude Findlay Montauk6 Nov 14 #153

Thank you Montauk6. I agree. debm55 Nov 15 #169

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Thank you The Wandering Harper. We all had are own crushes. debm55 Nov 15 #172

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Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz, Bobby Sherman, BlueKota Nov 14 #157

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George was hot back then. BlueKota Nov 15 #195

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Thank you wryter2000. For sure. debm55 Nov 15 #175

Agent Mulder! jfz9580m Nov 15 #161

Thank you . Used to watch and I agree. debm55 Nov 15 #176

John Gage on Emergency! AwakeAtLast Nov 15 #162

Thank you AwakeAtLast. Great crush. debm55 Nov 15 #181

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thank you Emile. Very good crushes. debm55 Nov 15 #166

Ben Casey! some_of_us_are_sane Nov 15 #168

I had one of his shirts. Loved him when I was a kid. Thank you debm55 Nov 15 #179

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Wow. Thank you relayerbob. Three great crushes. debm55 Nov 15 #183

David Soul cspanlovr Nov 15 #184

Thank you cspanlovr. , Same here, but watched Here Comes the Brides to see Bobby Sherman. debm55 Nov 15 #186

Bobby Sherman MiKenMi33 Nov 15 #187

Yes he was. David and Bobby were my crushes. I think it was the only reason I watched the shows. debm55 Nov 15 #188

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Thank you Bobstandard I remember Sky King debm55 Nov 15 #190

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Thank you Different Drummer that is some list there. debm55 Nov 15 #199

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Thank you Different Drummer. The older sister. Thank you. debm55 Saturday #211

Forgot to mention, Bobby Sherman. debm55 Nov 15 #200

Gardner McKay dhol82 Nov 15 #201

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Thank you defacto7 . I liked the Dentist Elf. debm55 Nov 15 #205

Susan Dey! Hassler Nov 15 #206

Thank you Hassler. debm55 Nov 15 #207

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He was a good guy in Holocaust, and pretty evil in Day of the Dolphin. soldierant Saturday #212

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Thank you electric_blue68 debm55 Saturday #219

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Thank you ailsagirl debm55 Sunday #222

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Great list there Mal. debm55 Monday #224

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Thank you TommieMommy. debm55 Monday #226

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thank you surfered. Agree I liked her. debm55 Monday #232

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