You Take My Breath Away

Following my post at Kiss and Tell Girls last week, where I dig deep to expose my worst, most embarrassing Junior High crushes--Renee brought up the one heartthrob that even I was TOO embarrassed to post. Yes. Rex Smith of Sooner or Later fame. Did you read the book? I did. Several times. I loved that book and was thrilled when, in 1979, it was brought to the small screen.

At that time in my life (13), I thought a 13 year old falling for a 17 year old (Rex Smith who is so obviously like 23) and hiding her age for lurve--he thinks she's 16 or something (with her Robin's Egg Blue eye shadow and earnest guitar playing)-- was pretty damn super neato cool. She had an OLDER BF!





1979. Creep me the flip OUT. I have a couple of gut reactions-ONE how the flip can any man be so skinny in women's jeans? Two, never like a guy who spends more time on his hair than you do. Three, I have a 13 year old now and your ass would definitely be in jail. Four, he went from looking a little like William Katt in Greatest American Hero to looking a lot like a modern day KC in KC and the Sunshine Band (creepy).