Ok...I Admit It!

Let's get real! We all have artists, movies, personalities, or celebrities that we would be embarrassed to admit we like. I don't know why, but I am going to reveal some of the people, movies, and personalities that I have or currently do like. This post is inspired by Joe Hays' post on being discovered reading chick-lit on the subway. So here goes...

Kelly Clarkson: I tried so hard not to buy that song "Breakaway" but I just couldn't resist, it's just too catchy a song. She was HORRIBLE as the last act on the VMA's this year, but her video and song "Since You've Been Gone" are almost impossible to not sing along with. I think she's good.
Richard Marx: One of my youth group kids has one only one song that he rates as a 5 star song in his iTunes library. It's "Right Here Waiting For You" and I couldn't agree with his assessment more. I cannot count the number of times I would listen to the Delilah love song and dedication radio show in Seattle and hear great Richard Marx songs. I love his song writing and he is a fantastic singer. Richard Marx rocks!
Justin Timberlake: The white Usher, only not as good, but more than adequate.
Breathe: This goes way back. Remember "Raise Your Hands to Heaven" or "How Can I Fall" or "Don't Tell Me Lies" in the late 80's? I listened to their album All that Jazz a thousand times. I wore out the tape! I can't count the number of 7th and 8th grade girlfriends that I dedicated RYHTH to. There is very little information about them out there now.


Oprah: If you have TiVO or DVR record Oprah and watch her during Prime Time hours. It changes the whole feel of the show. Her latest crusade against child molesters and predators has been amazing. People, she is good...her shows can be totally fluff and ridiculous one day, and devastatingly powerful the next. That's talent.
Rush Limbaugh: I used to enjoy Rush, and thought he was a fairly good pundit. But his lack of integrity has just become too glaring over the last several years. If a Democrat did HALF as much as Bush has done (financially alone) Rush would be skewering him every day. We will see if the same thing happens to the likes of Al Franken once the Democrats are back in power.
Tom Cruise: I will go see a movie just because he is in it, I think he is that good (I haven't seen "Eyes Wide Shut" or "Magnolia"). I know he is crazy and his life coaching skills are patheticly twisted. And he ditched Nicole Kidman and is now with someone younger than my sister...but I dig his acting life (how's that for integrity).
N*Sync: Like NKOTB, but only better. Great songs and fantastic arrangements!


Danny White: My favorite Dallas Cowboy for purely sentimental reasons. I can remember watching the TV with my dad and listening to the play by play on the radio as Danny tried to lead America's Team.
Martina McBride: The person I am least apologetic about on my list. She has one of the BEST voices in music, and has some of the greatest songs. She could sing Faith Hill into a hole!
TBN: The channel is like a car wreck, I just can't turn away. I watch TBN with my jaw wide open witnessing the...spectacle of it all. It's good entertainment, I am just sad that so many take it as good Theology.
Michael Jackson - Thriller Years: I actually sat my family down (circa 1985) lip-synced and danced to "Billie Jean" wearing my parachute pants, homemade rhinestone glove, and black shoes. How they kept a straight face, I'll never know. I listened to that tape probably a billion times. Tragic talent.


The Neverending Story: What an awful movie...but I loved it. I totally idolized Atreyu and thought he was so brave. Surprisingly enough the director, Wolfgang Petersen, also directed "Outbreak", "Air Force One", "The Perfect Storm", and "Troy"
Anne of Avonlea: Alright here is the truth, I actually didn't mind watching "Anne of Avonlea" all that much. My sister watched the PBS series on VHS about 1,000,000 times. I even remember tearing up when Matthew keeled over and died walking in the cows from the field. Of course I teased my sister about it at the same time. I even had a slight crush on the older Megan Follows in the sort of way you would have a crush on a teacher at school.
Desperate Housewives: I am totally sucked in! I think Eva Langoria and Terri Hatcher are totally overrated, but the show is still fantastic!
Kellie Marin: Corky's sister on "Life Goes On". I thought she was soooo beautiful back in the day. Then I was reintroduced to her in 1998 as Lucy Knight on ER. Her murder was one of the most shocking moments on TV I have ever witnessed. I couldn't sleep for days and I feverishly looked for spoilers on the net to find out if she was really going to die. When she was gasping for air and looking at Carter I freaked out!

So that's my list. At some point I will follow this up with twelve people that I think are just awesome and feel no shame in liking. I hope this isn't the last time you read my blog, and I am sure some of you have lost what little respect you might have had for me, but what can I say...confession is good for the soul! So now it's your turn.