Favorite Pic of the Day for September 13th

Beautiful shot of Samuel Boux by Chris Teel.
See (and hear) more below!

Happy Birthday today September 13th to:

Happy Birthday today September 13th to Sergio Parisse who turns 27 today. Check out last years post on Sergio HERE:

Also Celebrating today:
Braden Bacha turns 30.
Scott Vickaryous turns 35.
Fabio Cannavaro turns 37.
Jason Cook turns 30 today.
Tyler Perry turns 41 today.
& Roger Howarth turns 42 today.

Blog Reader Favorites:

Today I begin posting the Favorite shots from some of the readers of FH.
First up is Ben Adams as sent to me by Jill.

Jill is one of my favorite blog readers to hear from as she always has comments about my posts and is a great source of encouragement. Jill has also been responsible for several posts over the years on FH and had me spending quite a bit of time on the hunt for pics of Jay Ryan (aka Jay Bunyan). Jill Chose this shot of Ben Adams. Ben is an English singer-songwriter, best known as a member of the popular Boy band A1.

Jill says of Ben:

'I simply adore this guy. It's Ben Adams, a pop star from the UK, and he is simply gorgeous. He's cute, funny, witty and has the most beautiful hairy body. Here's a shot he did for a magazine. Sensational *swoon*, he's a super furry hunk'

Thanks Jill!
More pics to follow and please send in your favorite shot to tyebriggs@yahoo.com

'Looking Into Your Eyes' by Samuel Boux

FH readers will know I have posted several times over the past several months about the beauty and the talent of musician Samuel Boux. Samuel's music has become a part of my evenings and helps me transition from the stress of my day into the relaxation of my evenings. Samuel's newest song 'Looking Into Your Eyes' is a great addition to his ever growing catalog of songs.

Take a listen for yourself at Samuel's page at REVERBNATION HERE:
If you have not already check out my previous posts on Samuel by clicking HERE:



I need to thank again my friend photographer Chris Teel who was responsible for introducing me to Samuel and his music through his work with him. Every time I post on Samuel Chris has supplied me with new material to share with FH. If you have not been to Fine Art Photography of Chris Teel be sure to drop by today! You can also check out more of Chris's work featured today at DNA online! Congrats Chris!

Thumbs Down: Oprah

If the show had not already jumped years ago I would say the shark was back for another chomp...

So O is flying her audience to Australia on a plane piloted by John Travota...
Australia I love, but not even a Travolta from the so bad it was good 'Staying Alive' era would make this stunt anything more than a desperate move to boost her faltering ratings.

Marcus Mc Nevin Gets F E A R L E S S

21 year old Marcus Mc Nevin hails from Malahide in Dublin, Ireland. Marcus has been various sports since the time he could walk and has turned his love of sport and fitness into a career as a Qualified personal trainer.




Marcus is dipping his toes into the modeling world but plans to take the full plunge soon. He has some shoots planned to fill out his portfolio soon. Marcus is looking forward to making his way to New York in the future but in the mean time sent the two shots above to Justin Violini at Fearless.

The Fearless Project:
Fearless on Facebook!

More Marcus Mc Nevin:

A Look Back: The Astin Brothers

In the late 80's and early 90's, brothers Sean and Mackenzie Astin's smiling faces were seen all through the teen magazines. Their mother, Patty Duke is a well known actress known for her various tv roles as well as her battles with mental health issues and work with the Screen Actors Guild.

I was in my early teens at the time and remember crushing over MacKenzie when he was on 'The Facts Of Life' and Sean in 'Toy Soldiers'. The Astin brothers had and have two of the most adorable faces, Mackenzie's father is actor John Astin (The Adams Family) and Sean's dad is music promoter and writer Michael Tell although it was once rumored his dad was Desi Arnaz Jr who he most certainly resembles.



Both Mackenzie and Sean have worked steadily since their time as teen idols. Sean most recently appeared on tv's 24 and of course his time in The Lord Of The Rings saga. Mackenzie has been seen the last several years on tv shows such as Lost, House, Psych and My Name is Earl.

Mackenzie in 'Widows Kiss' (1996).






Sean in 'Toy Soldiers' (1991)





More Recent Shots of MacKenzie and Sean

Favorite Pic of the Day for September 12th

The Abercrombie & Fitch Quarterly is back!
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Thanks to those who sent in their favorite pictures! I am going to begin posting them later this week. If you have not done so, please check out my post HERE: to join in!!!

Happy Birthday today September 12th to:

Happy Birthday today September 12th to:

Actor Benjamin McKenzie turns 32 today.



Paul Walker turns 37 today. (Just saw 'Takers' on Friday, Paul still looking fine!).





Actor Jason Statham turns 38 today.




Actor Andrea Occhipinti turns 53 today.

It's Premiere Month!

Here are a few of the shows whose return I am looking forward to:

Vampire Diaries:

Vampire Diaries actually began this past week but I did not watch. I am however about half way through season 1 on DVD. I bought the set due to great word of mouth and Ian Somerhalder. I am loving it due to great storytelling, great pacing and Steven R. McQueen (Steve's grandson). If you turn away from all things Vampire you should give this show a try. It is on the WB so it is not 'True Blood' but it is still sexy, disturbing and addictive.

Glee:
Other Asian! YUM!
My only complaint, why when 'Brittany' and 'Santana' have become series regulars does Mike Chang (Harry Shum Jr) remain not???


Brothers & Sisters:
If a show ever needed a time warp jump it is 'Brothers & Sisters'. Always one of my favorite shows, last season was down right depressing (except for Gilles Marini whose 'stunt' casting actually paid off). I for one will not miss Rob Lowe. Initially he was a great addition, but you could recently clearly see, that with the exception of his scenes with Matthew Rhys, he had little to no interest in being part of an ensemble show. I wish the writers had sent Luke Macfarlane off with him. I know most fans love 'Scotty' but I think the writers have sacrificed 'Kevin' due to the positive audience reaction to 'Scotty'. 'Kevin', once one of the shows best characters is, with 'Scotty', written as a selfish whiny bore. It is time for Matthew Rhys to have the restriction of a husband lifted from his character. It is also looking like this could be the shows last year. I am hoping the limited episode number means they are cutting costs to help keep the show, not cut it lose. So few family dramas like Brothers & Sisters survive, I would hate to lose this one too soon.


Grey's Anatomy:
I look forward to the September 23 season premiere of 'Grey's Anatomy' with trepidation. I love the show but hated the season 6 finale. Over the top, manipulative and sensational are the words that came to mind when I watched. This show, so well well written, so well acted has a reputation of being an over the top soap, but I always felt the writing and acting (especially by Pompeo, Chambers and Oh) kept it real. The season finale told critics the show is indeed what they have been calling it. Hopefully series creator and writer Shonda Rhimes will ground the show again in character driven drama without going for 'sweeps stunts' whenever she gets the chance.

New Site Launch: boy:gender by Leigh Carter

If your a regular reader of FH you know I love the work of UK based photographer Leigh Carter. Over the years I have profiled Leigh's work with among others Anthony Brooking, Benny Young and Nick Wolanski. (See Leigh's work on FH HERE:) Leigh has been working hard the last 5 months revamping his site boy:gender and the new site re-launched yesterday with new models and tons of new content! Yes, there is a pay content, but...it is only £14.99 for an entire year. Most pay sites charge you that much for a month then you have to deal with canceling before they recharge, with boy:gender you’re set for one low price for the entire year!



One of my favorite models is Leigh's muse, Stuart Martin featured in the shot here.

Stuart says of Leigh:

'I would thoroughly recommend working with this gentleman – He has that fantastic ability of making you feel comfortable as soon as you meet him, communication and direction is great and i’m always impressed with the final product.'

I love Leigh's work with Stuart (who by the way has a twin brother) and although they have some created some very hot shots together, I personally love the sexy shots where Stuart is acting goofy, just having fun.

You can check out more about Stuart on his blog HERE: or on ModelMayhem HERE:

To see more of Leigh's work with Stuart as well as much much much more I encourage you to head on over to the revamped boy:gender HERE: