My Mom the Fangirl...
Jul. 31st, 2011 03:52 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
darth_stitchIf there were such a thing as blogs and the Internet back in the 1960s, I'm sure my mother would've been one of the first to be squeeing online.
Mom's history of fandom is legendary. If there are any Filipinos out there on my F-list - know that my mother was one of the original Nora Aunor fans. And yes, she was a shameless, shameless Nora Aunor / Tirso Cruz III shipper. For my mother, the battlecry was and forever will be: GUY AND PIP FOREVER!!!!!!! (Guy and Pip being the nicknames of Nora & Tirso).
For the non-Pinoys out there wondering WTF they are - let's just put this into perspective. Nora was a singer and actress; Tirso was an actor. They were like the Bella & Edward or the Kirsten Stewart & Robert Pattinson of their day. Yeah. Screaming Pinoy teenagers adored them.
And since my beloved Mommy Duck is a sweetheart, she DID hang out with her idols at some point because she was part of their mega fan club. She used to tell me that Filipino matinee idol Tirso Cruz III was a nice guy - he was very friendly and accessible to his fans. He actually went with their group to visit a sick fan in the hospital.
Mommy Duck as a Fangirl (or in her case, a FanLady) is about 10,000 kinds of adorable.
These days, Mom is all about the Korean telenovelas, the occasional anime, Star Wars and now, she's trying to wrap her head around the latest set of Marvel movies. She likes Captain America now and oh Ceiling Cat have mercy on us all, don't let her get started on Twilight. It's HARD to believe that I was the one who originally brought the books into the house! *facepalms*
And then, there's Hawaii Five-0....
Mom has very fond memories of the original 1968 version of Hawaii Five-0.
She actually admitted to me that her original boss from the company she'd worked for nearly 30 years very much resembled the original Steve McGarrett. LOL. So yeah, very handsome guy and yeah, he was American.
Mom's also a bit old-fashioned in the sense that she thinks people in the workplace need to dress professionally. Like a certain Jersey detective, Mommy Duck can be VERY opinionated. When I showed her the Steve pics in my last entry, she said "THAT'S what I'm talking about! See? He looks so much better. Not like a goon!"
Oh GOD. Steve the Goon. There HAS to be a story in there somewhere.....
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In other news...
A couple of pics! :)
The Alex pic was taken from alexoloughlinrocks.com and I'm not sure where I found the Scott pic but either way, both are now in my photobucket album so I don't gank on someone's bandwidth.
For the curious - THIS was what Grace, Kono & Spooky Muse had decided to go on for Steve's "Mick St. John" Halloween look. Muhahahaha!
And then, Mommy Duck saw me giggling at THIS picture of Scott Caan.
I said, "Look Mom, it's Danny" (switch back to the Alex photo) "-and Steve!"
And my sweet, darling, fangirl Mom sniffs and looks at the Scott picture more carefully and comments:
"You know, HE'S a lot cuter than the new McGarrett."
I LOVE my Mom.
Mom's history of fandom is legendary. If there are any Filipinos out there on my F-list - know that my mother was one of the original Nora Aunor fans. And yes, she was a shameless, shameless Nora Aunor / Tirso Cruz III shipper. For my mother, the battlecry was and forever will be: GUY AND PIP FOREVER!!!!!!! (Guy and Pip being the nicknames of Nora & Tirso).
For the non-Pinoys out there wondering WTF they are - let's just put this into perspective. Nora was a singer and actress; Tirso was an actor. They were like the Bella & Edward or the Kirsten Stewart & Robert Pattinson of their day. Yeah. Screaming Pinoy teenagers adored them.
And since my beloved Mommy Duck is a sweetheart, she DID hang out with her idols at some point because she was part of their mega fan club. She used to tell me that Filipino matinee idol Tirso Cruz III was a nice guy - he was very friendly and accessible to his fans. He actually went with their group to visit a sick fan in the hospital.
Mommy Duck as a Fangirl (or in her case, a FanLady) is about 10,000 kinds of adorable.
These days, Mom is all about the Korean telenovelas, the occasional anime, Star Wars and now, she's trying to wrap her head around the latest set of Marvel movies. She likes Captain America now and oh Ceiling Cat have mercy on us all, don't let her get started on Twilight. It's HARD to believe that I was the one who originally brought the books into the house! *facepalms*
And then, there's Hawaii Five-0....
Mom has very fond memories of the original 1968 version of Hawaii Five-0.
She actually admitted to me that her original boss from the company she'd worked for nearly 30 years very much resembled the original Steve McGarrett. LOL. So yeah, very handsome guy and yeah, he was American.
Mom's also a bit old-fashioned in the sense that she thinks people in the workplace need to dress professionally. Like a certain Jersey detective, Mommy Duck can be VERY opinionated. When I showed her the Steve pics in my last entry, she said "THAT'S what I'm talking about! See? He looks so much better. Not like a goon!"
Oh GOD. Steve the Goon. There HAS to be a story in there somewhere.....
****
In other news...
A couple of pics! :)
The Alex pic was taken from alexoloughlinrocks.com and I'm not sure where I found the Scott pic but either way, both are now in my photobucket album so I don't gank on someone's bandwidth.
For the curious - THIS was what Grace, Kono & Spooky Muse had decided to go on for Steve's "Mick St. John" Halloween look. Muhahahaha!
And then, Mommy Duck saw me giggling at THIS picture of Scott Caan.
I said, "Look Mom, it's Danny" (switch back to the Alex photo) "-and Steve!"
And my sweet, darling, fangirl Mom sniffs and looks at the Scott picture more carefully and comments:
"You know, HE'S a lot cuter than the new McGarrett."
I LOVE my Mom.
