OK, exactly *HOW* was Michael Hutchence attractive?

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This just came up at my editor's b'day lunch: the question of a girl's ordinary boydar (©Suzy Corrigan), and how INCREDIBLY POORLY TUNED THEY ALL ARE!!! No he is *not* sexy he is a lying cheating mean self-absorbed b'stard etc. That's not a radar, it's a use-me-as-a-doormat-dar, don;t come whining to me when he gets yr best friend's daughter pregnant.

― mark s, Wednesday, 10 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

(no one on the twin blotch need feel under scrutiny in the xy role)

― mark s, Wednesday, 10 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

He isn't. Even Eddie Vedder's ahead of Hutchence in the 90's rockstar sexy stakes.

― Richard Tunnicliffe, Wednesday, 10 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Is this a "Why do women fancy bastards?" question? Or even worse a "Why do women fancy bastards instead of wuvly me?" question?? ;)

― Tom, Wednesday, 10 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

clearly, it was the hair, those dark ringlets. especially when it concealed much of his face. file under: why women found (find, even! he's still having children!) mick jagger attractive.

― fred solinger, Wednesday, 10 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

It was the kinky thing. Women LUV kinky bastards. Obviously.

― David Raposa, Wednesday, 10 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Don't you EVAH EVAH EVAH EVAH EVAH EVAH say anything remotely nice about Eddie Vedder again, that goes for EVERYBODY dammit

― dave q, Wednesday, 10 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Ooh! It appears Mr. Q is a closet Vedder-lover!

― Tim, Wednesday, 10 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Women do fancy me Tom: they just don't TELL me. True story, after [z] fell out with me then made up v.v.v. apologetically a month later (= bought me a pizza into the bargain), then got v.drunk v.quickly at an office party a few days later, she said: "All the nightrs we were wroking late together [= scores, over three years], if you'd ever just winked at me I'd have slept with you.": She has a husband of ten years and two kids. And is also exceptionally sensible, level-headed, unflighty, organised etc etc.

Yes of course this is a why d'you fancy bastards (who are also cretins) thread: feel free to ignore specifric m.hutchence aspect

― mark s, Wednesday, 10 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

(jeez: typo overdrive = repression mechanism in max effect surely??)

― mark s, Wednesday, 10 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Blimey, Mark S-for-Stud! My question incidentally wasn't meant to imply anything else, honestXoR!

― Tom, Wednesday, 10 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I have asked myself the same question re: Michael Hutchence

I think you have to watch Dogs In Space to really understand it - there was something about him (although I preferred the truant schoolgirl).

― toraneko, Wednesday, 10 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

so did i toraneko: a film i very much loved when i last saw it, but even then the thread question went wildly a-begging

Is the truant girl the junkie who dies (I think not but forget)? My M.Hutchence equiv is falling hard for the junXoR-dogged: bang, like that. It must be a sallow skin thing.

― mark s, Wednesday, 10 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Nah, the truant girl was just the girl who hung out there a bit and sat on the front steps and stuff. She was my idol. I couldn't like the junkie-that-died one because she chucked up after shooting up and I'm totally emetophobic.

There were some amazing songs in that movie. Especially Shivers sung by a female of some sort. I'd love to get ahold of the soundtrack (for free in MP3 format, that is).

― toraneko, Wednesday, 10 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

C'mon, he wasn't that bad looking, and did have nice hair.

― Sean, Wednesday, 10 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Mark - are men automatically bastards if they sleep w/ their married work colleagues? Particularly if/when said married work colleague makes the first move? I sort've have a personal interest in this question, but can say no more...

― Andrew L, Wednesday, 10 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

He was ANOSMIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 But, sadly, not sexy.

― 1 1 2 3 5, Wednesday, 10 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

he was attractive in that freshly strangled kind of way.

― Geoff, Wednesday, 10 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

nothing is automatic andrew: as for [z], we are still grate friends though she lives far, but this is also becoz nothing happened, so no one can blame anyone for bastardry in any direction. Paranoid interp'n = the come-on was twisty subconscious get-out clause as she was one of the co-workers exposed to BIG LIE mentioned on recent thread: she wanted to believe the lie as it was emotionally more convenient (since liar = v.bonkers but also v.charming: everyone's favourite tomboy daughter) but actually didn't as it really really REALLY wasn't who and how I was (I am evil in many ways but not that). If I had responded to [z]'s come- on positively, then easier for her to believe the lie, since mark s halo sullied (even if sullied by on-the-side fun in bed — por wherever — w.[z]).

Why am I not writing an Iris Murdoch novel?

― mark s, Wednesday, 10 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Mark - are men automatically bastards if they sleep w/ their married work colleagues?

no, i don't blame third parties

― gareth, Wednesday, 10 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

This is most strange. Last night I dreamt of hearing a tape of mark s. candidly discussing an office affair he'd once had with a married colleague. It was broadcast (unbeknown to him) on the BBC World Service. I was a bit thrown by the accent though mark, v. high Oxbridge.

― stevo, Wednesday, 10 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

haw haw, what?

― mark s, Wednesday, 10 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

he was lean, pouty, famous , a rocker, and had nice hair. The formula for adoration

― Mike Hanle y, Wednesday, 10 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Forgot to say 'Dogs In Space' is one of the few films that makes me cry. A gem.

― stevo, Wednesday, 10 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

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