Let me preface this post with this: I know that not everyone will agree with me, and that’s okay, because if we all had the same exact tastes, the world would be rather boring. I’ll also say if you want to include your sexiest men in a comment, that would be very much appreciated, and I may add them in a revision to the Top TEN Sexiest Men post for next time!
Alright kiddies, are you ready for some candy?
10.) David Boreanaz: What a sexy Angel He is:
9.) Ryan Reynolds: He makes me wanna learn the words to “Oh Canada”:
8.) Ryan Phillippe: “you know what would be super-duper sexy? If you lost all the clothes.” I concur Ryan.. so.. go ahead, we’ll wait:
7.) Jonny Lang: He can “Lie to Me” all he wants, as long as he sings to me. I bet Taylor Blue agrees:
6.) Charlie Hunnam: “A true outlaw finds the balance between the passion in his heart and the reason in his mind.” I’d be willing to help him find that passion…Just sayin’.
5.) Kellan Lutz: “I want a good girl, who can be a little bad.” Oh Kellan, do I have a list for you!:
4.) Ian Somerhalder: “Oh because I wear a ring, and I live in the really real world where vampires burn in the sun.” That one line made me love him. BUT I have to admit, he’s up here because of Taylor Blue’s unwavering ability to try to convince me of his sexy!:
3.) Paul Wesley: *Grrrrowl* That is all.
2.) Robert Pattinson: “My addictions are pretty much the only things I consume.” Care to be someone’s addiction, Rob? I think it’d do you some good:
Okay, and now for the number you’ve all been waiting for.. I bet you think you know who I chose right? Well… you’re probably right. However, I decided to technically involve all of the band… so here’s to saying that ALL 100 Monkeys are SMOKIN’ HOT!
1.)From Left to right: Ben Johnson,Jerad Anderson,Jackson Rathbone,Ben Graupner:
[[All images are courtesy of Google images and are NOT the sole property of TEN gossip]]
Hey out there in interweb land! I just returned home, literally last night, after spending a week in the beautiful city of Nashville, Tennessee.
If you say it’s not a great place, you aren’t trying hard enough, or you aren’t with the right people.
Why was I in Nashville? I went for 100 Monkeys, Tin Tin Can and The Stevedores. If you haven’t heard of them, or listened to their music, then why are you still here? Click the links, go, NOW.
It also happened to be New Con, a Twilight type of convention, and though I am totes not a “Twi Hard”, I ended up having a blast.
Without further adieu, here you are, my top TEN (though there could have been a thousand plus) reasons that Nashville rocked my socks off.
10.) Ned Bellamy: He was awesome. Down to Earth, always had a smile, and I have to admit, I laughed every time I saw him, because without fail someone always shouted “BUTTCRACK SANTA!”
9.) Kissing sharks: Without a doubt the ONLY place I’d ever come close to a shark, let alone kiss it. You all know my fear(s) of whales and sharks…yet I puckered up to one.
8.) The Grand Ole Opry: So much musical history, I was literally in awe, that I was standing there. I know, I’m so mushy. Hey, what can I say, I have a soft spot for music!
7.) From Across the World: Meet Angie, from France, Music brings us all together, no matter the distance.
6.) Jodie Platz:: My partner in crime (one of them at least lol) not just for the weekend, but always! This girl can wail, (She beat my karaoke of Blame it on the Rain, and that was damn near impossible. lol), and she took all the pics. You should check out her stuff HERE
5.) MADDY!: There aren’t enough words for how cool this chica is, and she appreciated my dancing, so see, extra extra cool points! Plus she plays a mean set of bells!
4.) Jose Zuniga: You may know him as Mr. Molina in Twilight. I had the most interesting conversation(s) with this man, he was very entrancing. Definitely one of my favorite points of the weekend.
3.)Jessica!: This is my fellow monkey girl! She adores Ben (J not G, because well, you know. lol) and she makes hella cool jewelry, you can find her at Twitter
2.) Jammin’ with the Monkeys: No lie. They had a Jam session, I played the Cowbell, Jodie the tambourine,Maddy the bells, and it was incredible. Insert also dancing with J Action, and staring at … well we won’t go there, and you have a perfect set.
Wow.
And my number one goes to the two coolest (and hardest working) women, and man bar none, on the planet, therefore they tie!
Vi ,Heidi, and Tim: Between them I managed to lead a group down a street with no idea where I was going, serenade, sing Bohemian Rhapsody, be accosted with chicken tenders, smacked with a cowgirl hat, and literally laugh my ass off. *Checking behind me* Yep, it’s gone.
VI:
Heidi:
Tim:
There you have it. If you’re jealous, I’m sorry..next time, hit up a Monkeys show, (Or Tin Tin Can, OR Stevedores) See what you’re missing?
[[Photos courtesy of Jodie Platz, except for Ned Bellamy, courtesy of google images,none are the sole property of TEN GOSSIP]]
We love 100 Monkeys here. All of them (Jackson Rathbone, Ben Graupner, Ben Johnson, Jerad Anderson, and Uncle Larry). And I am so happy to see that one of my favorite songs, Ugly Girl, is a music video. And really watching the guys putting on makeup is funny! I love it! I think the guys should for sure rock that look more often at concerts.
Jackson did an interview recently and he was saying how he is more excited about music than acting…which later he explains that he loves both. (Considering the band is releasing a new album, GRAPE.)
“People say that [I'm more excited about music than acting], but I just feel like I have more control over music than I do over, say, playing Jasper in the Twilight series. Because I get to write the words that I sing. As opposed to as an actor, I wear what people want me to wear, I stand where they want me to stand, I say what they want me to say. That’s great — I love being an actor and I’ve been studying to be an actor since I was about 14 years old. But music balances it out. I can’t have one without the other.”
I know that I would be sad if Jackson left either place. He can rock it out and act. And later in the interview I love how humble that Jackson has stayed.
“We don’t have a cushy life. We’re not playing arenas and selling them out yet. We play dirty dive bars and love it. Whenever we’re on the road we sleep in two motel room and take turns sleeping on the floors. It’s not all glamorous and it’s great. If it were all glamor, it’d be boring.”
I love that they play at the “dirty bars” I have heard nothing but good things about their concerts. It could be that they are more intimate because they are smaller. They love to connect with the audience. And for that…they will always be loved.
I was perusing the 100 Monkeys site today, you can find it right here: OOH OHH AH AH! and do you know what I realized?
That even if I wanted to purchase certain things, like say, a T-shirt or bumper sticker, I couldn’t, because they don’t have them for sale on there!
*Shaking my head* That will never, never do boys.
Now, I know they’re busy, and their focus is elsewhere, so inspiration hit me! What if I was to design some merch for them? What if I was to give them an idea or.. TEN?
Let me just say, I came up with so many more than TEN, so hey Marty, and Tim, if you’re interested contact me, I’ll send you a powerpoint of my other ideas *wink*.
Anyway, ready for my TOP TEN? Of course you are! *Grin*
10.) Gotta show some love to the Bananager! Admittedly I didn’t make this but it’s just a generalized idea, a stuffed banana, isn’t it the cutest?
9.) The Monkeyboggan!
8.) Sock Monkeys for each of the boys! I picked a few that could fit each of them (though they deserve their own sock monkey made in their likeness)
“Bouncy” Ben G:
Jackson “Johnny Bravo”:
Jerad “I’m Up To Something”:
Ben “Busy Hands” J:
Uncle “Face” Larry:
7.) The Monkeywear: Hey Men love the Monkeys too!:
6.) Monkties! Cute panties with Monkey sayings. You know I have to be honest, I really giggle at this, since I embarrassingly,referred to my girly bit, my *ahem* as a monkey the majority of my life, until I grew up, and you know,gave her a name :
5.) I want a Monkey to keep me warm! How about a Monkoodie!? :
4.) You’ve heard of the little black book? Pffft! Who needs it? Aspire to be just like Jackson, and have a “Bone Book”. Keep all of your public, and not so public numbers in this hot little slice of leather:
3.) Monkey Shaker anyone? I’ll keep my commentary to myself on this one since I can’t keep it even rated R. *laugh*:
2.) Hey you Little Looker, you KNOW you want this shirt if you’re a true (as I call myself) a Monchichica! OR A Monkey Junkie (as they’re popularly coined):
Oh this one is my favorite, because I’m sure there are men all over the world, saying this aloud several dozen times per day, and it just is begging to be made!
1.) For every man who has a girl that loves the 100 Monkeys:
See, cute right?
You guys would buy this stuff, yeah?
So write em, tell them that Willow Raine has some terrific ideas, and they should market them, so they can make some dough!
[[Images were found on google images, and are not courtesy of TEN,
HOWEVER any of the designs on the merch was coined by Willow Raine of TEN]]
So, I’ve been slack, it’s been a while since I’ve hit you with a Top TEN. I know, I know, I promise I’ll try to do better.
However, I have to say, I couldn’t have come up with anything much sexier to give you (that doesn’t have to be covered that is) than the Top Ten Most Incredible Pairs of Hands. So,without further adieu or more incessant,useless rambling from yours truly, here they are:
10.) Shane West: Landon from “A Walk to Remember” turned hottie Rocker for the band Jonny Was:
9.) Johnny Depp:”I may have a feather duster down my pants.” (And I know a lot of women that would like to find out.)
8.) Jonathan Brandis: My second childhood crush, I believe. Unfortunately,he’s no longer with us. 1976-2003.
7.) Eddie Izzard: How he longs for a grapefruit, but always manages to find time for a manicure We love him.
6.) Criss Angel: Slight of hand anyone? As it applies to Criss, yes please and thank you. I’m sure that Taylor Blue would agree.
5.) Chris Martin: Coldplay guitarist, his hands speak for themselves.
4.) Tori Amos: She’s beautiful, talented and her hands are amazing.
3.) Justin Timberlake: Meet the hands behind the man that brought sexy back.
2.) Jackson Rathbone:”You know that song, ‘If a body catch a body comin’ through the rye’?…” I merely hope, if there is a catcher,(as opposed to just a body meeting a body) that Jay could be mine.
and my number one pair of the most incredible pairs of hands belongs to someone that I have had the fortune of meeting and spending a bit of time with. I can embarrassingly admit that I was drawn to him far before I knew he was “famous” but I digress. His hands captivate me..
1.) Ben Graupner: You all know him from 100 Monkeys, I’m sure. Before I knew him as Ben G from the Monkeys, I knew him as “Wow, who is that? He is so amazing”.
[Ben Graupner Photo taken by Jodie Platz, all other images courtesy of google images, none are the sole property of Ten Gossip]
When I received this in my inbox, I was absolutely thrilled and honored, because any of you that have read my posts as of late, know that I hold Spencer Bell close to my heart.
The ASCC is hosting a competition, involving Spencer and your creativity! The winner will receive a trip and a meeting with the 100 Monkeys (and Jackson Rathbone, if his schedule permits, that poor man is constantly on the go. We all know if he CAN be there, wild horses couldn’t drag him away.)
The best part? The proceeds raised will go to the ASCC to help Spencer Bell Legacy and also raise money for the research against cancer.
That alone should be your main reason to enter. However, as long as you enter, that’s what matters. Get the word out there, you can’t win if you don’t enter, remember as they say “Somebody’s got to win, may as well be you!”
Now maybe you’re wondering how you can enter, and you’re wanting me to shut up. The latter probably isn’t going to happen any time soon *Laugh* So, let me tell you how to enter this beautiful competition:
By the way, the answer to the following question should be:
YES, YES, A Million times YES.
These guys are incredible to their fans, and always have a smile in place. Oh and, they ROCK!
Want to meet Ben Graupner, Ben Johnson, Jackson Rathbone, and Jerad Anderson?
Here is your chance!! ASCC Now is running a contest for the best fan art. Go to http://www.spencerbellmemorial.com/ and listen to Spencer Bell’s amazing music. Create an original piece of art based on one of Spencer Bell’s songs. Send that art in with the application you can find on www.asccnow.com and a $25 application fee. The top ten finalists will be chosen by a panel of judges and displayed on this site. Popular vote will determine the winner. The winner will receive roundtrip airfare and a ticket to attend one of the 100 Monkey concerts in November (TBD).
Contest is limited to US residents only. Contest is now open! Go to http://www.asccnow.com/ for details.
FOR NON US Residents:
Want to win some unique items signed by 100 Monkeys?
Want 100 Monkeys to see your artwork?
Here is your chance!! ASCC Now is running a contest for the best fan art. Go to http://www.spencerbellmemorial.com/ and listen to Spencer Bell’s amazing music. Create an original piece of art based on one of Spencer Bell’s songs. Send that art in with the application you can find on www.asccnow.com and a $10 application fee. The top ten finalists will be chosen by a panel of judges and displayed on this site. Popular vote will determine the winner. The winner will receive a gift basket of Spencer Bell and autographed 100 Monkeys items and a personalized thank you card.
Contest is limited to non-US residents only. Contest is now open! Go to http://www.asccnow.com/ for details.
What are you waiting for? Get a Swing on it! Oooh ohhh Ahh Ahh!
[[Image courtesy of google images,and not the property of ten gossip]]
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