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Some of you may remember a thread I started that led to a discussion about pre-mature gray and the stigma for women in particular.
I received Anne Kreamer's new book Going Gray and chapter 13 is called "It's a Guy Thing Too"....and sure enough she mentions Taylor in detail!

  Quote from Going Gray:
" A big deal was made about the prematurely gray-haired thirty-year-old Taylor Hicks winning American Idol. During Hicks' initial audition, Simon Cowell told him he would never make it to the final round--because, Cowell said, he just didn't look the part of a young pop singer. But in the event, Hicks' hair perfectly complimented his Joe Cocker-esque geekiness, and the voting audience found that total package--awkward mannerisms, slight paunch, gravelly Alabama voice, and gray hair---refreshingly authentic.  The gray, which visually differentiated him from everyone else who had ever appeared on American Idol, gave him a competitive edge."

IMO the key words here are refreshingly authentic.

Lets us know how the book is.

Thanks Seger -- I would also like to know more about the book. A great subject.

I posted the bit about Taylor mentioned in this book on Boogie under "General" and I just put up a scanned pic of myself from high school and a recent one (from NESP party).....scary to see yourself side by side almost 25 years apart!

Yes, we all loved - and still do the slight paunch and his gravelly voice.

Isnt that paunch, hair and awesome voice what makes him so incredibly sexy?? He was cute when he was in HS, but hes soooooo much sexier now...

Kimberly, you have it right.
When I first started to get drawn in by Taylor on AI, part of it was that he reminded me of all of the dorks I dated in high school and college.. (none of them could sing, however.)
Of course when he cleaned up real nice as the season progressed, that was ok too.

I was first struck by his rare talent/voice. He was so easy to recognize and remember in the early weeks of season 5 because of the gray.
After he performed Trouble, I was really interested and after he did Something(Beatles) I developed a little crush.....THAT'S when I thought he was VERY sexy!

My first thought was oh I love this guys voice.Then my next thought of him was oh this guy would be a blast and a odd hoot to be on the dance floor with...I LOVE TO BOOGIE my hubby says I dance just
like him (bad or good I don't ask oh have to say this I've danced I think
a total of 5 times with him HE HATES TO DANCE and he's not very
good either.Who said that..Anyway I didn't find him to be sexy or handsome until I saw the picture of him on the red carpet the one thats in the People mag...yes I still have it and the page marked. He just has it all now.

I just had this uncontrolable urge to jump through my t.v. set and
dance with him.

For me it was first the voice, then the smile, then the hair, then the butt and thighs, then the....oops, better not go there!