Monday, October 28, 2013

Share the Shirtlessness

One of my favorite dance companies, Keigwin + Company, is celebrating its 10 year anniversary with a week of performances at the Joyce Theater kicked off by an Opening Night benefit tomorrow night.  I won't be able to attend the gala because I will be at another benefit for a theater company on whose board I sit, Rising Circle Theater Collective.  I'm a bit surprised that there are two galas that would appeal to my demographic happening on the same night and that I will be attending the one without shirtlessness.  I guess October 29th is a hot night!  In any case, I have admired Larry Keigwin's athletic and humorous choreography (to pick a mere two adjectives to describe his work) for many years.  I was at the Joyce Soho when he premiered his dance on a mattress which marked the beginning of his company.  To gear up for the anniversary season, the company has produced a series of mattress dance videos, one of which I have posted for you.  Obviously, I posted the shirtless one, but I encourage you to check out the others to get a sense of his whimsical work.  The one with the baby is my favorite!

Until next time, I continue to be...

Yours in shirtlessness,
Nandita
President
IMS

Monday, October 21, 2013

Subway Shirtlessness

Last week a friend of mine posted that she had seen Taye Diggs on the subway on Facebook.  Of course, I had to ask about the state of his shirt, and she replied that she yelled out the window for him to take his off but only a homeless man seemed to notice.  Well played, nonetheless, and I believe a new member of IMS has been born.

Looking through pictures of Mr. Diggs to find the one above, I was struck by how he simply has not aged.  His early headshot is online, and he looks exactly the same!  So this week, let us celebrate a man who has been giving good shirtlessness for almost 20 years and looks as good now as when he helped Angela Bassett get her groove back.  Thank you, Taye, for keeping the cause alive and providing inspiration to all!

Yours in shirtlessness,
Nandita
President
IMS

Friday, October 11, 2013

Prinze of Shirtlessness


It was only this past summer that I finally watched "She's All That" one rainy afternoon in Philadelphia.  The cat whose house I was staying at was standing guard at my door in case I decided that I was not actually allergic to him, and I found myself pretty much stuck in my room.  No matter, I told myself, because now I can watch this teeny-bopper flick that once my high-school boyfriend dismissed as ridiculous.  It was pretty ridiculous.  My issue was not that Rachel Leigh Cook was pretty cute both before and after her makeover (which consisted of exchanging her overalls for a dress), but that Freddie Prinze Jr.'s character seemed like a complete jerk both before and after his.  I also could not believe that he was supposed to be a football player in that movie.  But lo and behold, Mr. Prinze is apparently making a comeback after taking some time to concentrate on his family with Sarah Michelle Gellar, and he is doing it with a shirtless scene.  Way to emerge from teen heart-throb-land with a six-pack!   I wish I had Lifetime!

So after all my doubts about him, I'd like to say he is all that!  And I am...

Yours in shirtlessness,
Nandita
President
IMS

Friday, October 4, 2013

Arrows of Shirtlessness

Last year, I posted some ads from this show that were plastered everywhere, making my walks on the streets of New York much better.  All of them featured the star of the show, Stephen Amell, shirtless with a bow and arrow slung over his shoulder.  This year, the posters are all over again, but they have branched out to feature other characters from the series including this one of David Ramsey.  Mr. Ramsey was apparently also on Dexter (which I have not seen because I don't have any premium channels).  I have spent some time examining his arms in this photo and must say, I don't really understand them.  How are those muscles possible?  I have no answers, but I know that I like them.  I definitely need to see this show and find out how a multi-cultural cast takes off their shirts to fight crime.

I'm headed off for work again this weekend, and so my next post will be on Friday.  Hopefully my travels will include some new shirtlessness to mix things up a bit.  In spite of the fact that we are at the beginning of the season, other than Arrow, I have not seen a lot of shirtlessness to anticipate.  Perhaps I'm just jaded at this point.  But you never know; it only takes one instance of good shirtlessness to perk me right back up.  Until then, I remain...

Yours in shirtlessness,
Nandita
President
IMS