Once again, I was right.
I said Britney Spears was going to rehab. She went to Wonderland.
You said I was the next to go to rehab. I said no, no, no.
I claimed everyone has a psycho ex.
Your tires were slashed.
Last week, my column was about how there is no such thing as a perfect beau, or as I dubbed it, an APB. It is a figment of our imagination left over from a childhood of reading fairy tales and watching trashy soap operas with our baby-sitters.
You told me, you just haven’t met the right one yet.
Yes, I did. Twice. One just this week — he is gay. The other I have lusted after for two years — he is married. Now, all I have to do is fall for a guy who is taking the next flight out of Logan to work with the refugees in Darfur.
This is getting old, guys. I beg you, someone please prove me wrong for once.
Actually, I take that back. The plea I put out in the previous column for anonymous tips, locations or sightings of an APB went horribly awry — just proving my theory even further.
Don’t believe me? Here are a couple samples …
I’m having real trouble coming up with someone that fits your (rather specific) desires. Tom Brady meets most of them, but he is unavailable. Oh, wait, you already wrote that column.
I have various nephews, but none are 6’ 2”. The one closest is probably too young. He does, however, come from a family with money. Alas, like Mr. Brady, he has a serious girlfriend, who’s probably the jealous type. And he lives in Bermuda, not the LA.
Oh, well. Maybe your article will result in multiple volunteers.
Thanks. Did you e-mail me to (A) rub it in that I don’t have a Brady on board? (B) rub it in that your nephew is wealthy, but has a girlfriend? (C) rub it in that your nephew is wealthy, resides on a tropical island and has a jealous girlfriend? Or (D) all of the above.
If your answer is (D), you are correct.
Oh, by the way, I did get some volunteers. Here’s one. The original e-mail was sent to me in all caps, but it adds to the reason behind why an APB is a fictional character.
Read your column this week and found it to be interesting. So here are my thoughts on the matter. I am going to do it piece by piece, so let’s see how close I come to that “APB.”
First of all, it is not a luxury SUV, but a green Chrysler convertible Sebring. May not be six feet tall, not even close — only 5’6. The five o’clock shadow — yes; broad shoulders — yes from playing football at Lowell High for the late Ray Riddick in the ’70s and also wrestling for George Bossi in the same time frame.
The motorcycle is only two years old and it is a nice cruising motorcycle. Piercing hazel eyes — I have been told that a thousand times over. And I can cook, as I am a cook and love to do things to food, from scratch. I have a meatball that will blow your socks off with a special ingredient I will never reveal — that is my secret.
The Sopranos ... I am a true believer in that series. Loved it!
And as for the last part, sitting in a swanky joint listening to music, it is the Worthen.
So that sums it all up for me, Lowellita .......... “Close, but no cigar.”
p.s. I forgot to mention that I have been told that I have a killer smile. Beautiful white teeth, non-smoker ... was into sports when I was younger.
I am not kidding. This is a real e-mail, that was edited a bit to save this reader from being too identifiable. The question is — is he kidding? For once I am at a loss for words.
OK, I can deal with him bragging about driving a chick car and revealing he was in high school before I was born. But the meatball?
Please, I beg you, God, in my next life make me a stylish gay man, who despises Bermuda shorts.
If you think you can prove me wrong, e-mail lowellita@lowellsun.com.