Hairy Backs and the Chicks that Dig Them
May 26th, 2004 | Posted by Shannon
Last night I watched a film called “Modern Romance” starring Albert Brooks. Well, I was watching, eating, and reading all at the same time. The movie was kind of lame so it didn’t really grab me as total immersion material, only as background noise/glimpse into early 80’s drug use material (ludes! Who does those anymore?)
Anyhow this movie is from 1981 and also stars Kathryn Harrold who is looks like a fish and is really skinny. Bruno Kirby is in it too and wears a black leather vest and is really skinny. All the skinny people in this film are just skinny, not enhanced skinny like they are in the movies these days.
Which gets me to the real point (finally.) There is a scene early on where Albert and Kathryn are in bed that grabbed my attention for like, two minutes. This is because, Albert Brooks has a hairy back. I have new appreciation of Albert Brooks all of a sudden. I never really thought of him as, well, hot. Maybe he was considered hot in 1981? I kind of doubt it.
The thing is, I really LIKE hairy backs. I remember the first time I saw a hairy back and that was on Robin Williams in “Moscow on the Hudson.” I’ll never forget that scene where he was in the bathtub with his girlfriend and all that hair. I was fascinated, revolted, and turned-on at the same time. I was pretty young then, and Robin Williams is almost too hairy. Now, I just think back hair is very nice and I am not ever revolted by it.
So all morning I have been trying to think of anyone on the big screen that has back hair. I can’t think of anybody! Is back hair uncool? Are guys plucking or waxing their back hair? Or are hairy guys just keeping their shirts on? I never typed “back hair removal” into a search engine before today.
Help me, people. Please tell me George Clooney has back hair and I just never noticed it before. (Yeah, right.) Maybe Michael Palin? He seems like someone who would have back hair and not shave it. Hmmm. Maybe I saw his back on one of those travel shows he did and it’s just now coming back to me. Must see if they have those shows at the library.
Oh, how I wish we weren’t such a weird country where men really do love fake breasts (they do in San Diego at least) and where men don’t like hair on their backs. Or maybe I am just trippin’ and have just not noticed any hairy backs since 1984. But this is doubtful.
May 26th, 2004 at 12:41 pm
Am I the only person who ever posts comments?
In re hairy backs, howzabout Alec Baldwin? James Gandolfini? Danny DeVito? Ernie Sabella?
I think anyone with an Italian or similar background would have hair to spare. My own personal spouse is half Italian and half Spanish and he’s a furry little fella!
June 11th, 2004 at 4:43 pm
thank you, i only wish there were more women like you. the pressure to have a hairless body for both men and women is getting worse, keep up the good work
June 14th, 2004 at 6:20 am
How refreshing it was to read your blog and discover that not every woman in the world would consider us hairy-harrys as freaks of nature. In this modern world it is easy to feel somewhat of a leper when there is so much ridicule at the expense of the hirsute.
Thank you, I feel a whole lot better about myself!
P.S. The whole fake boob thing… it doesn’t appeal to every man. Of course I can’t speak on behalf of the male population of San Diego!
September 17th, 2004 at 9:14 pm
It is wonderful to here that there are women who like, or at least dont mind, a hairy back. I am not on par with Wobin Williams, but have a good pelt going and am always worried what a woman will think.
I too prefer the real things to fake.
September 17th, 2004 at 9:14 pm
Um… Robin Williams.