I do a lot of filing at work, and when I get to putting away a picture of Deborah Messing, I get the treat and absolute joy of finding this picture again. I always forget about it and when I see it I laugh myself silly. This is Shep Messing. Behold. Isn't it precious? The hair, the smile, the soccer ball, the NAME. They don't make 'em like this anymore. Oh dear. I just googled him and found that there are indeed nude pictures of him. Why does that not surprise me? Luckily I have to pay to see them, and I am not that curious. He was a goalkeep in the 70's.
He just brings to mind that whole Slap shot, old time hockey, reckless 70's vibe that delights me. Slapshot by the way, is an awesome movie if you have a hankering for some old fashioned mullets and hockey scraps. Where else can you see a young paul newman in an all leather suit? OH! And check it out! The wives, knitting!
Tania, you're hilarious.
I'm sure everyone who is reading your blog is feverishly googling Shep Messing. And maybe looking at the nudies ones. hahahaha!
Posted by: Karina | November 09, 2005 at 01:58 PM
hee hee
karina, i knew you would appreciate shep!
Posted by: tania | November 09, 2005 at 02:22 PM
love it!
especially the mullet & knitting shots!
thank you!
Posted by: laura r. | November 09, 2005 at 03:56 PM
these are beauts! i recomend checking out kojak for the fashion....
what a funny and great post!
Posted by: Kim | November 09, 2005 at 06:46 PM
*rotfl* love it! Great start to a dreary Thursday muah ha ha!
Posted by: Catherine | November 10, 2005 at 04:21 AM
oh my, my friend chris is obsessed with this movie and i didn't know why! to the point where he asked hugh to paint the characters on his leather jacket... mullets and all:) now i know!
Posted by: matirose | November 10, 2005 at 12:59 PM
oh my, my friend chris is obsessed with this movie and i didn't know why! to the point where he asked hugh to paint the characters on his leather jacket... mullets and all:) now i know!
Posted by: matirose | November 10, 2005 at 01:00 PM
I think he's kind of dreamy, but that scruffy 70s thing always makes me a little swoony.
Posted by: jess hutch | November 10, 2005 at 01:29 PM
i want to name my new band Shep Messing! krissy must see slap shot, tell her please!! when i was 16 or so my hockey coach showed it to us at a year end party he threw for us at his house...such a hoser classic.
Posted by: paulboddum | November 11, 2005 at 12:38 AM
I probably shouldn't encourage you, Tania, but I actually saw him the other day in real life and man alive does he clean up well. It's lucky there were other people in the room, or I might have done something inappropriate!
Posted by: Martha | July 02, 2006 at 11:06 AM
Shep Messing is such a cool guy. I loved his commentaries during the games of the 2006 World Cup.
Such a cool dude.
"Yeah Baby! It's a beautiful thing!"
Posted by: Brian Donaldson | February 27, 2008 at 12:17 PM