Stallone, Willis and Rourke and Yet, I Am Sad
I saw this photo today and it made me so sad.
Why sad?
Because these guys look like HELL!
There’s just something about tough guys getting bad facelifts as they age that really messes everything up. Sly Stallone and Mickey Rourke have gone under the knife a few times and I believe it was a few times too many.
Sly Stallone
Let’s take a little look into my mind (don’t worry, I’ll keep you out of the scary parts) and see how I remember these men…
I remember Sly as Rocky. I loved Sly as Rocky.
I purchased a boxed set of Rocky I-IV and watched them until they were shredded (which was right about the time VHS went the way of the Dodo.)
VHS issue aside, he was a well put-together man.
Bruce Willis
Remember Moonlighting? How about the first Die Hard movie?
Yeah, we all wanted a piece of that sassy, snarky guy who could take a fall or a slap without blinking an eye.
These days we have to worry about the old guy tripping and breaking a hip. Tragic.
Mickey Rourke
And Mickey. Oh, Mickey.
I fist saw Mickey Rourke in the movie 9 1/2 Weeks and any woman who tells you she can watch that movie without gagging for it is either lying or batting for the other team.
So, today I am sad.
I see these men in current photos and turn the page.
I don’t want to remember them old and falling apart.
I want to remember them as they were.
Am I mourning my own lost youth?
Perhaps a little.
Am I fighting the aging process?
Absolutely.
And the photo at the top of the page makes me fight it that much harder!
Speaking of which, it is time to get to the gym and fight that good fight!
SF writer Spider Robinson says all of the great truths are paradoxical. For example “Life sucks … but sometimes it sucks really well.” Getting older, on the other hand … I can say with reasonable confidence from the ripe old age of 54 … pretty much just sucks.