tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post1956108806227086280..comments2024-03-17T02:20:03.772-05:00Comments on Riding With The Top Down: Five Women I Wanted to Be When I Grew UpKathleen Eaglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561028604927993773noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-28047064937447857182009-04-30T22:19:00.000-05:002009-04-30T22:19:00.000-05:00mmm, I don't watch much TV, but most I watched was...mmm, I don't watch much TV, but most I watched was from show's from the 70's. I loved I Dream Of Jeannie and still watch it. I wouldn't have minded going into her bottle and hiding away there with books and the like. You just wouldn't see me in the outfit she had on! LOL. Barbara Eden is still beautiful!<br /><br />Too I'd love to be the Flying Nun! To be able to see everything up there flying in the sky. Loved Sally Field too. <br /><br />This is fun! LOL. Loved this!Caffeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11830854922444380155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-91326503701357081792009-04-30T18:46:00.000-05:002009-04-30T18:46:00.000-05:00I would have to pick,
1. Mary Richards, who would ...I would have to pick,<br />1. Mary Richards, who would not wanna be her, she was beautiful, had great cloths for the 70's and had that neat apartment. I always wanted an apartment like Mary. And everybody loved Mary.<br /><br />2. Murphey Brown- she was tough on the outside, but had that tender incore. She was an independent woman, lived her own life. Traveled all over the world. Man what a life.<br /><br />3. I would have to say Kate Jackson and Jaclyn Smith, hey if your going to be Angel, it way as well be one of Charlies. <br /><br />4.Ann Margret, she could dance, sing, she was great looking and had Elvis. What more could a girl want. <br /><br />5.And anyone of the gals on Designining Woman, especially Julia Sugarbaker. She was always what I picked a real Steel Magnolia would be.Kathleen Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10750925187927330976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-70243857244422581312009-04-30T18:33:00.000-05:002009-04-30T18:33:00.000-05:00DTwomey, it has been fun to watch Sally Field age....DTwomey, it has been fun to watch Sally Field age. She has grown so much as an actress and gone from cute to great. A far cry from her flying nun days!KylieBranthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02521116390801346909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-52224743791835124352009-04-30T18:32:00.000-05:002009-04-30T18:32:00.000-05:00Betina, isn't that the way? When we're young we c...Betina, isn't that the way? When we're young we can see only the surface of those in the public eye. But the more you learn of some of those you admire the more you think, gee I'm glad I don't have her vulnerabilities, her luck with men, etc. With age comes the understanding that the grass isn't always greener.<br /><br />Which doesn't mean we wouldn't like to be them for a day or two, LOL!KylieBranthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02521116390801346909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-60821693341712369662009-04-30T18:27:00.000-05:002009-04-30T18:27:00.000-05:00Candace--Kim Novak. Sigh. Now that woman was gla...Candace--Kim Novak. Sigh. Now that woman was glamorous. And as you've noted, without the vulnerabilities that did in Marilyn.KylieBranthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02521116390801346909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-80650578672001351612009-04-30T17:14:00.000-05:002009-04-30T17:14:00.000-05:00What about Sally Fields? Such a great actor... a...What about Sally Fields? Such a great actor... at any and all ages. Young (The Flying Nun) and older (Norma Rae, Steel Magnolias, and Brothers & Sisters).D Twomeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-77266685191075462072009-04-30T16:51:00.000-05:002009-04-30T16:51:00.000-05:00Maureen O'Hara. . . loved her and thought she was ...Maureen O'Hara. . . loved her and thought she was spirited and classy. Lucille Ball-- because she seemed to have fun wherever she went.<br /><br />Elizabeth I of England. Power and GREAT clothes. Of course, I'd want them in the 21st Century.<br /><br />Hey these are all insane red-heads!<br /><br />Okay, then Gloria Steinem. she's great looking and has been in the forefront of the women's movement for decades. Don't know about her private life so much, except that she married late in life.<br /><br />And finally Georgia O'Keefe. I'd love to be a great artist with that kind of vision. Or maybe Anne Sophie Mutter. . . the great violinist. . . who plays with such passion and verve!<br /><br />Though i wouldn't mind looking like Jernnifer Aniston-- if I didn't have to have herluck with men!Betina Krahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11379124690406269848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-84174604846429414322009-04-30T15:15:00.001-05:002009-04-30T15:15:00.001-05:00Kathleen, I once watched Katherine Hepburn on an i...Kathleen, I once watched Katherine Hepburn on an interview and wondered if she had any regrets about the choices she made which ended up affecting the rest of her life. Of course, one could argue that love isn't a choice...and Madeline Albright. Intelligent, focused and a breadth of knowledge that's almost scary. Wouldn't you like to hear the stories she has to tell?KylieBranthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02521116390801346909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-75463376103492470762009-04-30T15:15:00.000-05:002009-04-30T15:15:00.000-05:00Emma Peel - Always in control. Always confident. A...Emma Peel - Always in control. Always confident. Always smarter than the bad guys.<br /><br />Elwyth Thane - I wanted to write like her. Still do.<br /><br />Kim Novak - Sexy and mysterious. And she didn't seem vulnerable and lost like Marilyn.Candacenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-12266458431739355612009-04-30T15:13:00.000-05:002009-04-30T15:13:00.000-05:00Cindy, I think Maureen O'Hara was in McClintock wi...Cindy, I think Maureen O'Hara was in McClintock with John Wayne. One of my all time favorite Westerns! And the Friends actresses...any one of them. Gorgeous and funny.KylieBranthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02521116390801346909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-84327760597700861232009-04-30T14:15:00.000-05:002009-04-30T14:15:00.000-05:00Wow, Martha, you've listed some very accomplished ...Wow, Martha, you've listed some very accomplished women. Sandra Day O'Connor is certainly a trailblazer!KylieBranthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02521116390801346909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-9778640354957224222009-04-30T14:01:00.000-05:002009-04-30T14:01:00.000-05:00Carly Simon. I've always wished I could sing, and ...Carly Simon. I've always wished I could sing, and Carly is a writer and an activist. Love that.<br /><br />Kathrine Hepburn. Except not her love life.<br /><br />Grace Kelly. Well, the fantasy of Grace Kelly.<br /><br />Grandma Moses. Woman with that it's never-too-late attitude.<br /><br />Madeline Albright.Kathleen Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13561028604927993773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-12487668373673761262009-04-30T13:41:00.000-05:002009-04-30T13:41:00.000-05:00Oh, wow! What a fun post. Maureen O'Hara comes t...Oh, wow! What a fun post. Maureen O'Hara comes to mind. She was gorgeous and feisty. Annette Funicello - now there was a mousketeer. and yes, Sandra Dee because I had a HUGE case on Troy Donahoe. and here's one - Connie Stephens cause she was so cute and blond. Any one of the girls on Friends.<br />As for modern day - Nora Roberts - iof course.Cindy Gerardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13311224531297908704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-25964719129323586232009-04-30T12:56:00.000-05:002009-04-30T12:56:00.000-05:00Great Topic! You started with 5 women we wanted to...Great Topic! You started with 5 women we wanted to be when we grew up. Hard for me to remember that far back but I think I would have picked: Doris Day, Emily Dickenson (a favorite poet of my childhood), Shirley Temple, Katherine Hepburn and Helen Keller - not 'cause I'd want to be blind but because of her great courage and accomplishments!<br />Now as an adult I still like all of those and many of the other choices mentioned. But if I could only name 5 I think I would choose: Her Majesty Queen Noor - who wouldn't want to be a Queen with beauty, grace and power? Georgia O'Keefe - great female artist of her time. Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell - a pioneer for women in the work force she struggled to become a doctor in the 1850s. Lauren Bacall - I think she is fabulous and elegant. And last but not least, Sandra Day O'Conner - first woman justice of the Supreme Court. Being an attorney I would have to admire and aspire to that!!Martha Eskuchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14403539348594584733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-80747048383581973712009-04-30T12:38:00.000-05:002009-04-30T12:38:00.000-05:00MsHellion, Laura Ingalls Wilder is still a favorit...MsHellion, Laura Ingalls Wilder is still a favorite among students in elementary schools. Girls more so than boys, but some just can't get enough of her. I recall reading every one of her books myself when I was a kid.KylieBranthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02521116390801346909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-87784934783774234532009-04-30T12:36:00.000-05:002009-04-30T12:36:00.000-05:00Marilyn, I remember being in awe of Katherine Hepb...Marilyn, I remember being in awe of Katherine Hepburn. She seemed to live her life on her terms, in a time when social mores still dictated choices for women.<br /><br />I was more of a Bruce Willis fan...but adored Moonlighting!KylieBranthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02521116390801346909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-71615378858574274222009-04-30T12:17:00.000-05:002009-04-30T12:17:00.000-05:00Great topic!
Hmmm, the five women I wanted to be ...Great topic!<br /><br />Hmmm, the five women I wanted to be when I grew up?<br /><br />1.) Daisy Duke. She drove better than the boys and looked better doing it.<br /><br />2.) Jude Deveraux. *LOL* I loved her books and when I grew up I wanted to write books just like her.<br /><br />3.) Laura Ingalls Wilder. I can't tell you the influence this woman had on me. Okay, I can, I dressed like her for my 5th grade picture.<br /><br />4.) Cybil Shepherd, from Moonlighting. I loved her and Bruce together and bantering.<br /><br />5.) My sister. When I was little, I used to think my sister was the coolest...now, I don't so much think that. But she was a competent, hard-working, fun, strong woman...and I did want to be like her when I grew up.Hellie Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03933713255844695337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-21879171519073700732009-04-30T12:04:00.000-05:002009-04-30T12:04:00.000-05:00I always loved both Hepburns -- Katherine's "I don...I always loved both Hepburns -- Katherine's "I don't give a damn" attitude and Audrey's generous spirit and beautiful soul. Kate Jackson was my favorite Angel, and I loved Stephanie Zimbalist on "Remington Steele" as well as Cybill Shepherd in the first couple seasons of "Moonlighting." <br /><br />Now when I was a kid, I wanted to be Dale Evans complete with a horse, a jeep named Nelly Belle and of course Roy Rogers.<br /><br />Marilyn - who needs to remember Facebook quizes the next time she's stumped for a blog topicPlayground Monitorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07444337591281145863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-67474017419995833672009-04-30T11:51:00.000-05:002009-04-30T11:51:00.000-05:00Helen, let's see--Major Nelson...was he a young La...Helen, let's see--Major Nelson...was he a young Larry Hagman who later showed up in Dallas? So much better looking in Jeannie, and nicer, too!KylieBranthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02521116390801346909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-38054570482112280672009-04-30T11:42:00.000-05:002009-04-30T11:42:00.000-05:00Oh, this is fun, thinking back! For me, it was Jea...Oh, this is fun, thinking back! For me, it was Jeannie, first, Samantha, second - magical powers were the best! And I thought Major Nelson was sexy. Darin? Forget it.<br /><br />Kate Jackson would've been next on my list.Helen Brennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680081195181747377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-15907881418354551622009-04-30T11:07:00.000-05:002009-04-30T11:07:00.000-05:00Wendy, Cyndi Lauper was punk before punk had a nam...Wendy, Cyndi Lauper was punk before punk had a name, LOL! And Girls Just Wanna Have Fun is going to remain a classic.<br /><br />I love to watch Dolly Parton on talk shows. She's got such an infectious laugh and a wry sense of humor.KylieBranthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02521116390801346909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-44600596948432986902009-04-30T11:05:00.000-05:002009-04-30T11:05:00.000-05:00Deb--yes I remember the Gidget movies. There was ...Deb--yes I remember the Gidget movies. There was something so carefree, so forever-young about Gidget!KylieBranthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02521116390801346909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-27570369612471155152009-04-30T10:50:00.000-05:002009-04-30T10:50:00.000-05:00Cyndi Lauper. I know that dates me - but she was ...Cyndi Lauper. I know that dates me - but she was just soooooo cool! And she was completely "free." To have the confidence to wear some of the stuff that she wore. Wow!<br /><br />Also Dolly Parton. I never wanted the boobs (still don't) - but I love me some Dolly Parton. She's pretty much our modern day Mae West.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12485867264936716806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-34912917811921583512009-04-30T09:56:00.000-05:002009-04-30T09:56:00.000-05:00Kylie-- Yes, I think all those except MTM and Dor...Kylie-- Yes, I think all those except MTM and Doris Day are on my list. I never really warmed up to MTM and I liked watching Day movies but never thought I wanted to be her.<br /><br />Sandra Dee. I watched those movies on TV and thought she was something fab. And Gidget. I wanted to be Gidget. LOL! Not so much the actors but the kind of kid who had a fabulous life of surfer dudes. (g) And was beloved by them even though she wasn't a super model.Debra Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03992776098849029414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-492917715837566392009-04-30T09:06:00.000-05:002009-04-30T09:06:00.000-05:00Pam, I do remember the poster. And she sparked a w...Pam, I do remember the poster. And she sparked a whole new cut for hairstylists as everyone started to leave behind the long straight 70s hair and go for the Farah look!KylieBranthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02521116390801346909noreply@blogger.com