Meet the Crushes…
Meet Kevin Arnold, aka Fred Savage. I wanted to marry Kevin when I was 11 years old! He was the epitome of true love and I watched The Wonder Years, one episode after another, truly believing that someday I’ll find a guy who is exactly like Kevin!
Anyway, I grew up, met other boys who were my age, (some were older) and forgot all about the ‘awkward around girls’ Kevin. Few years later, I discovered pictures of what Fred had become! No offense, but Fred, dude, you broke my heart! You should’ve stayed that young! Having said that, I still fancy the character he played. He almost never seemed to fit in with his kind. Always the underdog, you could tell he had a sensitive soul and was likely to grow up into being a multi faceted guy, who loved listening to music, was probably into quirky things, had an actual opinion on American politics and the fate of the Democrats, and perhaps genuinley cared about contributing towards making the world better in whatever way he could. I guess I could skip the part about what Winnie would grow up to be like… I didn’t particularly think too highly of her. Her character just wasn’t strong enough and besides, she always reminded me of Estella from Dickens’ Great Expectations, which some might argue, is a very desirable character in her own way, but they were both too much of a mind job in my opinion! And they didn’t express themselves well enough, which was part of the problem.
And then, a few more years later, I discovered John Mayer. Well, lets say I discovered his music, which led me to discover him. And the more I read about him, the more interesting he seemed. He is a singer/songwriter but there’s so much more to his music. He feels for what he does, and he doesn’t get too caught up either in the mush or in being anti-establishment. He’s an intelligent songwriter and I guess the most attractive thing about him is his conviction to positively influence as many people as possible. He’s a new age artist, with a very very strong online presence, and yet, there’s still something very ‘normal’ about him… He doesn’t seem ‘out of reach’ like most ‘celebrities’ do. And that’s very refreshing. I love his music… And I am incredibly jealous of his lifestyle! He manages to do everything that I’ve always ALWAYS wanted to do! I hate him for that! I’d love to meet him because, well, I just feel he will have a lot of interesting things to say! He is good looking… but I don’t think it’s a ‘crazy about celebrities’ thing for me. I adore him for being so talented and yet so, well, ‘normal’! And he is about two hours away from where I am right now… Darn!
ps: This post needs a small correction… I don’t think I’d like to meet Mayer… ever. You know how sometimes you imagine a certain person to be a certain way… and after spending some time together you realise you were better off without the reality check? I’d leave it at that… This way, I just keep liking him!
