Brian & I have been together coming up on 13 years now or it might be 14. Anyhow, over the years, we've started conversations that have continued for years. One of the conversations that we started years ago is still going strong. The conversation is a list of old men who could still kick your ass. This conversation and list started in (I believe) '02 when a filmmaker named Bart Sibrel began harassing Buzz Aldrin. You know Buzz Aldrin, the Astronaut. He got in Aldrin's face calling him a liar and telling him to admit that the moon landing was a fake. Buzz Aldrin answered him w/ a fist to the face. Now the 2 of us never sat down and made an actual list but whenever either of us sees someone on a movie or TV show we say "add him to the list". So without further ado, here is a list of old men who can still kick your ass:
Buzz Aldrin, B.1930, Astronaut, Proved it in a California hotel in 2002
Eric Braeden, B. 1941, Actor, Germany. Known best as "Victor Newman" on The Young & the Restless, Proved it on an airplane in 2002
James Caan, B. 1940, Actor, New York. Best known as "Sonny Corleone" in The Godfather. I wouldn't test him.
Clint Eastwood, B. 1930, Actor, Need I say more
Sam Elliott, B. 1944, Actor, Montana Cowboy. Best known for many movie rolls but saying the tag line "Beef...It's what's for dinner" sticks out in my mind most. Somebody tell me when they hear that, they don't have to ask themselves; Am I having beef for dinner, cause if I'm not I should.
Tommy Lee Jones, B. 1946, Actor, Texan, "Still waters run deep personality." He'd warn you to stop whatever it is you're doing before he puts his cowboy boot in your ass.
Robert Loggia, B. 1930, Actor, New York. Known for many movie roles but sticks out best in my mind for an orange juice commercial he did that was hilarious. I do believe he'd kick you when you're down.
Gerald McRaney, B. 1947, Actor, Mississippi. Probably best known as Major Dad but has done many TV roles. He only has the one lung, but I bet he'd have you down on the ground before he had to use his oxygen tank.
Burt Reynolds, B. 1936, Actor. Best known for every role he's ever done. The Sanguine personality in a man is few and far between and because of that personality trait you might not see it. The thing you have to remember about Sanguines is they are quick to laugh but are also quick tempered as well. I'm sanguine, so I recognize it.
Tom Selleck, B. 1945, Actor. Best known for his role as "Magnum P.I." People might say "Not Magnum P.I." Yes Magnum P.I. if you think back a few years ago to the bru ha ha that took place on the Rosie O'Donnell show, I think you might change your mind.
Sylvester Stallone, 1946, Actor. Best known for his role as Rocky Balboa in the movie "Rocky". Now I'm not real sure about this one, but Brian says yes. If you ask me, Sly seems to have a more Phlegmatic personality, which means it doesn't seem like you could do too much to bother him. That's the only one Brian & I disagree on but I'll let him have it.
There are some people who you might say we didn't think of or didn't include but I probably didn't list them on purpose. Every year these actors get older just like everyone else & they have to be aged off the list. Pre 1930 and there might still be a lot of power behind your punch but you have to be quick enough to land it. Also some might have fallen off the list because of illness. The whole point of the list is that Bart Sibrel was embarrassed cause he never thought in a million years that, that old man (Buzz Aldrin) could or would whoop him like that.
There are some people who will make the list in 5 years or so... some real good ones. Right now, if you were 30 or so like Bart Sibrel, you wouldn't be embarrassed to get beat up by someone who's only 15 or 20 years older but when you start talking about 30 to 40 years older, that's the rub. In a few years, those born after 1950 will be on our list. Let me just say right now the only exception to this rule will be Clint Eastwood. Yes he was born in 1930 but I think it's gonna take an illness for him to fall off the list. My reasoning is not because he plays really tough characters on screen, but because of how I've seen him behave w/ reporters.
Happy New Year y'all!!!
