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Conference turris::womannotes-v2

Title:ARCHIVE-- Topics of Interest to Women, Volume 2 --ARCHIVE
Notice:V2 is closed. TURRIS::WOMANNOTES-V5 is open.
Moderator:REGENT::BROOMHEAD
Created:Thu Jan 30 1986
Last Modified:Fri Jun 30 1995
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1105
Total number of notes:36379

650.0. "WN Lite- Sexiest Woman Alive" by USEM::DONOVAN () Thu Jun 15 1989 17:02

    Who is the sexiest woman alive?
    
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650.1APEHUB::STHILAIREthe other side of the mirrorThu Jun 15 1989 17:3835
    Well, as Jerry B. said in the other note, I don't have the right
    hormones for this, but here goes.
    
    I think Kim Basinger is, without a doubt, the sexiest woman alive.
     As a woman I'd love to look like her, and if I were a man I think
    I'd lust wildly for her!  (She was at her best in 9 1/2 Weeks, but
    always looks stunning.)  To me, she has the prettiest facial features
    I have ever seen.  I also like her coloring, her figure, and the
    way she acts like she were ordinary looking when she isn't.  She
    sometimes seems very vulnerable and unsure of herself.
    
    My next choice would be:
    
    2. Michelle Pfieffer (sp?) (as she looked in Dangerous Liaisons)
       She has beautiful facial features, nice smile and eyes.
    
    3. Paulina P....(whatever) (exquisite facial features, nice figure,
       she looked good in the movie "Anna")
    
    4. Christie Brinkley.  I think she has the most perfectly proportioned
    woman's body I've seen.  She also has a beautiful face and probably
    the best smile in the world.
    
    5. Stevie Nicks.  I love her, and if I were a man I'd be *in love*
    with her.  I love her hair, her clothes, her general persona.  She
    also has a pretty face, and a great voice and talent.
    
    In the past, I thought Julie Christie was beautiful when she was
    younger.  The way she looked in "Dr. Zhivago" (sp?)
    
    Further back in the past, I thought Brigitte Bardot was beautiful
    and sexy looking when she was young.
    
    Lorna
    
650.2LEZAH::BOBBITTinvictus maneoThu Jun 15 1989 17:482
    Raquel Welch
    
650.3My favoriteUSEM::DONOVANThu Jun 15 1989 17:482
    Ursella Andress
    
650.4some like it hot, some like it *smoldering*SA1794::CHARBONNDI'm the NRAThu Jun 15 1989 18:041
    Saundra Santiago of 'Miami Vice'
650.6my pickCXCAD::SCHUBERTStreet Stock #88Thu Jun 15 1989 18:084
    
    Carol Alt
    
    
650.8Strong, Brave and BeautifulDELNI::P_LEEDBERGMemory is the secondThu Jun 15 1989 19:2011
    Who is the sexiest woman alive?
    
		Sigone Weaver (? sp)

	_peggy

		(-)
		 |

			The Goddess is strong in her.
650.9moreUSAT02::BLANCHARDProtect our WildlifeThu Jun 15 1989 19:367
    - Jacqueline Bisset
    - Kelly Brock
    - Rosie Vela
    - Sade  (most sensual)
    
    
    theresa.... wishing I could say "me"!
650.10LEZAH::BOBBITTinvictus maneoThu Jun 15 1989 19:454
    a second for Sigourney Weaver
    
    And....a vote for Catherine Deneuve
    
650.11VAXRT::CANNOYdespair of the dragons, dreamingThu Jun 15 1989 20:154
    Kathleen Turner
    Kate Hepburn
    Isabella Rossilini
    
650.12RAVEN1::AAGESENintrospection unlimitedThu Jun 15 1989 21:028

Lauren Bacall
Candice Bergen

and I third Sigourney Weaver
                

650.13Another vote for ...VAXWRK::CONNORWe are amusedThu Jun 15 1989 21:046
	Another vote for the Pakistan Prime Minister Bhutto. She
	makes my heart palpitate. And get a load of that soooothing
	voice. I love her intelligence and her pulling for her people.
	She is all class.
	However, I still have an old soft spot for Sophia Loren.

650.14SLOVAX::HASLAMCreativity UnlimitedThu Jun 15 1989 22:173
    Whitney Houston
    Sophia Loren
    and probably lots more that elude me at the moment.
650.15CADSE::GLIDEWELLWow! It's The Abyss!Fri Jun 16 1989 00:0514
Anne Bancroft, no contest.

but also ....
  Kate Hepburn
  Laureen Bacall
  Sophia Loren
  Whitney Houston
  Joan Didion
  Elizabeth McGovern
  Mumble (Celia?) Cosby -- not a 'public person' but she is 
                           DDB (drop dead beautiful)
  Gloria Steinem
  Mo Dean  -- one needed a script for all the Watergate players, 
            except for Mo.
650.16three moreIAMOK::ALFORDI'd rather be fishingFri Jun 16 1989 14:4212
    seconds and thirds to many of the aforementioned...
    
    how about adding...
    
    Glen Close.....fatal attractions and all!
    Linda Evans....does anyone that age really look that good?
    Holly Near.....wish I could sing like her!
    
    oh well, I'm sure there are dozens more...
    
    deb
    
650.17Bella AbzugCALLME::MR_TOPAZFri Jun 16 1989 14:470
650.19Very sexy...LANDO::TAGFri Jun 16 1989 17:1317
    
    	My faves:
    	
    	1) Catherine Deneuve (ever see "The Hunger"?  Very sexy.)
    	
    	2) Isabella Rossilini
    
    	3) Candice Bergen
    
    	4) Kathleen Turner
    
    	5) Kim Basinger
    
     	I'll probably think of more later!
    
    	- Michele
    
650.20MOSAIC::IANNUZZOCatherine T.Fri Jun 16 1989 18:281
my all-time favorite: Katherine Hepburn
650.21seconding earlier votesWMOIS::B_REINKEIf you are a dreamer, come in..Fri Jun 16 1989 21:304
650.22favesTOOK::HEFFERNANJuggling FoolFri Jun 16 1989 23:3823
Women -

   Meridith Baxter-Birney
   Catherine Deneuve
   Kathy Ireland
   Katherine Hepburn
   Candice Bergen

Men

   Kevin Cosner - Also his father in field of dreams
   William Hurt
   Greg Louganis

[ RE:  Hormones - what do having a certain type of hormones have to do
finding people of one sex attractive or not?  Last I knew gay and
bisexual people did not have hormone differences from strate people.
Also, I don't think you have be gay or bi to find people of the same
sex sexy.  Also, it's interesting how many strate women posted notes
about which women they found sexy but how few strate men posted
notes about which men they thought was sexy.  Conditioning?]

john
650.23yupWMOIS::B_REINKEIf you are a dreamer, come in..Sat Jun 17 1989 01:085
    In re conditioning...
    
    very likely ..
    
    
650.24RUBY::BOYAJIANProtect! Serve! Run Away!Sat Jun 17 1989 06:4711
    re:.22
    
    Regarding "hormones" -- it's, I say it's a *joke*, son. Humor,
    that is.
    
    Sexiest woman alive?  Jane Seymour, of course. Runner up is Maggie
    Han of the late, lamented (by me, anyways) tv show MURPHY'S LAW.
    And, as a carry-over from my comment in the "Sexiest Men" topic,
    Marlo Thomas (the husky voice of hers just does me in...)
    
    --- jerry
650.25M. RabbitHACKIN::MACKINJim Mackin, Aerospace EngineeringSat Jun 17 1989 14:0915
    Well, she might not be "alive" in the classical sense, but Jessica
    Rabbit has to be the sexiest woman.  I even went up to Canada just to
    get a poster of her to hang above my bed. ;^)
    
    Back about 5 years ago I had Jeremy Irons and Kevin Kline as to
    runners-up as "really sexy guys."  Now I have to put Costner way up
    there at the top.  I can see how Dennis Quaid also makes that list.
    
    For an oldie (guy), Jack Nicholson about 25 years ago definitely rates
    in a strange sorta way.
    
    (This is really strange -- I can name lots of guys who should be rated
    as "sexiest" but can't think of any women whom I'd really give that
    rating to.  Perhaps because its easier to rate things from a completely
    objective, and hence safe, standpoint?)
650.26VAXRT::CANNOYdespair of the dragons, dreamingSun Jun 18 1989 21:461
    I forgot Diana Rigg. Wow!
650.27WEA::PURMALStuck over Oshkosh, anything worse?Sun Jun 18 1989 23:479
        Well, I couldn't believe that it took until .24 (jerry) for
    Jane Seymore to appear on this list.  She's top on my list (not
    that I keep such a list).
    
        Racquel Welsh has been a favorite of mine for years.  From the
    musical world Debbie Harry always affects me.  I also make sure
    I see all Michelle Pfifer films.
    
    ASP
650.28QUARK::LIONELB - L - Oh, I don't know!Mon Jun 19 1989 03:4916
    Kathleen Turner has been tops on my list for many a year.  I
    attribute much of the popularity of Jessica Rabbit to Turner who
    supplied Jessica's voice, and OH! what a voice!
    
    And there's nothing wrong with Sigourney Weaver (see, *I* know how
    to spell her name!) either.
    
    Kate Hepburn - wow!  I'm delighted to have had the opportunity to
    see her perform in person.
    
    I find many of the women mentioned previously "beautiful", but
    not sexy.  I guess the "sexiness" comes from inside.  To me,
    Bo Derek rates a "2".
    
    
    				Steve
650.29of course it's..JUPITR::SHELINMon Jun 19 1989 12:143
    jane seymour!
    
    or sophia loren.  depending on mood.
650.30ULTRA::WITTENBERGSecure Systems for Insecure PeopleMon Jun 19 1989 15:1112
Re: .22

> Also, it's interesting how many strate women posted notes
>about which women they found sexy but how few strate men posted
>notes about which men they thought was sexy.  Conditioning?]

    I was  bemused  by how much more interest there was in both topics
    by  women  than  men.  I  assumed  that  this  reflects the social
    pressure on women to view men only as sex objects, and a carryover
    to viewing everyone as a sex object. :-)

--David
650.31riveting eyes, and great voices...SELL3::JOHNSTONweaving my dreamsMon Jun 19 1989 16:087
    I've refrained thus far because I just couldn't decide...I guess I'll
    just have to mention them both, <sigh>
    
    Amy Irving 
    Meg Foster [_the_ definitive Hester Prynne]
    
      Ann
650.32BRAT::FERRERIn search of sweet nothingsMon Jun 19 1989 16:1511
    
    
    Cher
    Sigourney Weaver
    Benazir Bhutto
    
    
    
    
    
650.33what about Veronica??SALEM::LUPACCHINOMon Jun 19 1989 16:194
    
    Veronica Hamel...Sigourney Weaver and Kate Hepburn

    am
650.34SCIVAX::SPINNEYMon Jun 19 1989 18:032
    I second, Jessica Rabbit
    
650.35fun timeUSMFG::BGARRONMon Jun 19 1989 18:337
    
    lena horne
    sherri belafonta (sp)
    and my all time pick would be lauran bacall
    alice walker
    
    
650.36can I be Dona Flor's third husband?GOLETA::BROWN_ROZot vini pou? Zouke!Mon Jun 19 1989 20:5411
    Well, when I was a teen-ager, I had a to-die-for crush on Liv Ullman,
    
    I do think Kim B. has it all.....
    
    Barbara Carrera is attractive enough for me to watch the film, even
    when I know it is a piece of junk: a true test!
    
    But give me Sonia Braga..... 
    
    -roger
    
650.37I'm no angel eitherNOETIC::KOLBEThe dilettante debutanteMon Jun 19 1989 22:578
      I know she doesn't really qualify since she's not alive anymore
      but if folks can vote for Jessica Rabbit I can vote for...

      Mae West - she was chubby and sassy and totaly sexy. Ever hear her
      sing "I'm no angel"? She wrote almost all the lines she used in
      her movies and shocked the censors out of their shorts a few
      times. 
650.38bring back the old daysHACKIN::MACKINJim Mackin, Aerospace EngineeringTue Jun 20 1989 00:024
    Mae West ... I seem to remember seeing her in a movie a long time ago. 
    And if memory serves me correctly she absolutely exuded sexuality. 
    Ever notice how a a number of actresses from "the golden age of film"
    were able to be incredibly sexual and never showing any skin?
650.39ooops I forgotLANDO::TAGTue Jun 20 1989 14:347
      
    How could I leave Jane Seymour off my list!  Definitely Jane...
    
    AND also- Annie Lennox.
    
    -Michele
    
650.40NONEWJO::JEFFRIESthe best is betterTue Jun 20 1989 14:4110
    
    Maybe there is something wrong with me, but I can't think of any woman
    that I think is sexy. Most of the women mentioned here are attractive
    some are even beautiful, but sexy?????????  
    
    What, from a womans point of view, makes another woman sexy? For
    someone to be sexy to me, there has to be a feeling within me when I
    see or hear or think of that person. There are several men that do that
    to me, but no women.
    
650.41Note to PatUSEM::DONOVANTue Jun 20 1989 14:5911
    RE:40
    
    Pat,
    
    To use the word "sexy" meaning "to stir up sexual feelings", I don't
    think women are sexy either. 
    
    But when I look at Heather Locklear or Priscilla Presley I can see
    where a man might.
    
    Kate
650.42ODIHAM::PHILPOTT_ICol. Philpott is back in action...Tue Jun 20 1989 15:5110
650.43no, you 'd remember ;-)SA1794::CHARBONNDI'm the NRATue Jun 20 1989 16:2810
    re.42 >>Heather Locklear
        
          > Who ?
    
    Ian, when you were stateside, did you ever watch "T.J.Hooker" ?
    
    Starred Wm. Shatner as a police seargeant, Ms. Locklear played
    one of his trainees. 
    
    
650.44ah, I remember the face, but not the name...ODIHAM::PHILPOTT_ICol. Philpott is back in action...Tue Jun 20 1989 16:4012
    
    ah... yes I watched TJH. One of the less inspiring products that
    Shatner has been in.
    
    I think I can visualise the young lady in question... quite stunning
    and not at all my stereotypical image of a trainee law enforcement
    officer.
    
    Couldn't attach a name to the actress playing the role though...
    
    /. Ian .\
    
650.45SX4GTO::HOLTleft my soul at the breakfast table...Tue Jun 20 1989 16:442
    
    Patricia Muldaur, especially when she is doing her Irish accent..
650.46NEWPRT::PEDERSON_PAIt's a RAG-TOP day!Tue Jun 20 1989 16:503
    Carly Simon
    Officer Linda Canada (from COPS on Fox channel)
    
650.47VIDEO::MORRISSEYNon-stop secret rendezvousTue Jun 20 1989 19:1510
    
    
    	Well I didn't go through all the replies but...
    
    	If I could be Jane Seymour for a day I'd be happy!!
    
    	She is such an exquisite lady.
    
    	JJ
    
650.48How 'bout these three.HPSTEK::APPIAHIn abundance of water,the fool is thirstyWed Jun 21 1989 14:038
    1. Racquel Welch [always wonder how she looked like twenty years ago]
    
    2. Morgan Fairchild
    
    3. Tina Turner
    
    
    _COOL BREEZE_
650.49LEZAH::BOBBITTinvictus maneoWed Jun 21 1989 16:168
    to see Racquel Welch when she was younger, watch the following movies:
    
    Kansas City Bomber
    1,000,000 Years BC
    Bedazzled (where she plays the deadly sin "LUST" - yow!)
    
    -Jody
    
650.50TPVAX1::CULBERTFree Michael CulbertWed Jun 21 1989 17:549
    
    
    
         My wife of 20 years is by far the most sexy woman I have ever
    seen.      
    
         
    
       
650.51One new, one oldDELNI::P_LEEDBERGMemory is the secondThu Jun 22 1989 14:0717
	When Annie Lennox sings - wow...

	I also want to add Greta Garbo - sexy beyond belief
	without ever being exploitive.

	_peggy
		(-)
		 |

			Guess who my daughter was named for???

	    
         
    
       

650.52HANDY::MALLETTBarking Spider IndustriesThu Jun 22 1989 15:5113
    In the "next sexiest" women alive category, I'd nominate Jill 
    Clayburg, Nancy Wilson (of the group Heart), also her sister, 
    Ann, when she was of lesser proportions (still, whatta set of 
    pipes. . .), Diana Rigg, Linda Ronstadt (gives new meaning to the 
    notion of aural sex), Ann Margaret, Kate Sullivan, and the woman 
    who plays the empath counselor on Star Trek/Next Gen.  
    
    However, the reason I think of them in the "next sexiest" category
    is that they're all public figures who I don't personally know.
    Those I consider the sexiest women alive are people I know who
    must therefore remain anonymous in this public forum. . .
    
    Steve
650.53What's her name?AKOV76::SHAWSox in '89Fri Jun 23 1989 13:585
    
    1) The woman on the cover of the Victoria Secret's catalog
    		(Don't know her name, and wouldn't have too!!)
    2) Kim Basinger
    3) Joan Lunden
650.54AOHM::JACOBSRemember the FutureFri Jun 23 1989 19:265
    
    My Wife
    
    :-)
    
650.55Just A Little Friday Afternoon Joshing (Honestly)FDCV01::ROSSFri Jun 23 1989 19:309
    Re: .54
    
    > My Wife.
    
    You know, you're right. :-) :-) :-)
    
    (You're not BIG and pack a gun, do you???)
    
      Alan
650.56nutsDELNI::BADOWSKIsasquatchMon Jun 26 1989 14:433
    How do we judge? I for one pick my choice the same way I pick my 
    peanuts NOT by the shell but by the beauty inside for the shell cracks
    and falls away while whats inside is whats desirable.
650.57APEHUB::STHILAIRElike Alice thru the looking glassMon Jun 26 1989 16:0340
    I forgot three of my favorite actresses, whom I also think I'd consider
    sexy if I were a man:
    
    1. Christine Lahti (Swing Shift, Stacking, Housekeeping, Running
                        On Empty) One of the truly great acting talents
                        of our day, in my opinion, and also very
                        attractive with a great smile and nice figure.
    
    2. Debra Winger  -  So likeable and appealing
    
    3. I agree with the ones who said Cher - she knows how to make the
       most of what she has and arrives at a rather interesting result.
    
    
    Also, back in the 1960's, I thought English model Jean Shrimpton
    was beautiful.  (who knows where she is now or what she looks like?)
    
    In regard to straight women listing other women they think are sexy,
    sometimes I just look at a woman, such as Kim Basinger doing her
    strip tease in 9 1/2 Weeks or Stevie Nicks singing and swirling
    around in video and I think, "Wow, if I were a guy I'd be crazy
    about her!"  Of course, I have no way of ever knowing if I really
    would be crazy about them if I'd been born a guy.  Maybe I'd have
    completely different tastes in women if I were born a guy or weren't
    straight!
    
    But, when I look at Kim Basinger what I also think is, that she
    is sort of like a life sized Barbie doll, and so perfect looking
    (the first thing I would like to do with her is *brush her hair*!
     for some reason photographers love to take her picture with her
    hair all a mess) that I would love to select her outfits and decide
    how her hair should be fixed, and her make-up, and then sit back
    with satisfaction and see what a beautiful human being I had fixed
    up!  This is in contrast to the way I feel when I see Jon Bon Jovi
    and my main interest would be jumping on top of him, ripping off
    his clothes, and kissing him, etc.! :-)  Anyway, I sometimes see
    women that I think I would be attracted to if I were a man.
    
    Lorna
    
650.58 The Avengers. WMOIS::M_KOWALEWICZToday's special! (tomorrow is too)Wed Jun 28 1989 14:2715
>< Note 650.26 by VAXRT::CANNOY "despair of the dragons, dreaming" >
>    I forgot Diana Rigg. Wow!


	Definately!!     Siggggghhhh   the sexiest women ever! (imho)

	Meryl Streep running second.

	Honorable mention to Stevie Nicks (tnx Lorna)


	The sexiest man has to be Sean Connery


		KBear
650.59Beat it, Vincent !SPMFG1::CHARBONNDI'm the NRAWed Jun 28 1989 14:442
    Linda Hamilton
    
650.60Yes YesVAXWRK::CONNORWe are amusedThu Jun 29 1989 20:327
	Re back a few.

	I forgot that very sexy consolor on Star Treck TNG.
	That beautifull black hair and hypnotic big dark eyes.
	So sound foreign (love those accents). And that body with
	those lush round hips. WOW. The tty keys are getting hot.

650.61;^)DECWET::JWHITEGod&gt;Love&gt;Blind&gt;Ray Charles&gt;GodThu Jun 29 1989 20:536
    
    re:.60
    i seem to recall reading an article in some high-brow magazine like
    People that suggested that Counsellor Troi's accent sounded like it
    came from the far-off land of Lawn Gisland.
    
650.62Veronica HamelCSC32::DUBOISLove makes a familyFri Jul 07 1989 18:1522
I am *so* glad you started this topic!

Ann Marie, of *course* Veronica Hamel!  Be still my beating heart!
That woman can come visit me ANY day (but if she wants a romance, it 
would have to be in my dreams. *sigh)

Runners up to Veronica:
Debra Winger - love that voice, loved Black Widow.
Catherine Deneuve - yes, indeedy, I saw The Hunger.
Marina Sirtis - the one you all are talking about from Star Trek TNG.  Have you
                heard her REAL accent?  Lovely British.
Mae West - definately.  Amazing woman.

I, too, really liked Paula or Paulina or whatever her name is who was in 
Her Alibi.  Very sexy.

I can get lost in a pair of beautiful eyes.  Although I love blonds, dark hair
(lots of it) and light eyes can absolutely entrance me.  Add a deep voice, or a
commanding presence (as Veronica Hamel can exude), and I'm gone.  Even chocolate
couldn't pull me away from her.  :-)

          Carol
650.63Phew!SALEM::LUPACCHINOFri Jul 07 1989 19:045
    
    Sheesh, Carol, I was beginning to think I was the only one who'd
    ever laid eyes on her!
    
    am
650.64#1FDCV25::MARTINTue Jul 11 1989 19:536
    MY Vote.
    
    Vanessa Williams (Drool...)
    
    
    Thomas
650.65Remember Pandora and the flying Dutchman ?REPAIR::TEMP1Tue Aug 15 1989 23:042
    Eva Gardner
    
650.66on notes that have no nameWMOIS::B_REINKEIf you are a dreamer, come in..Wed Aug 16 1989 03:1813
    in re .65
    
    thanks for entering a note in womannotes...
    
    please read note 1.20, we request that anyone entering a note
    from a generic account either give their name and node in the
    note, or introduce themself in the intro notes 2. and 3. or
    contact a moderator to enable them to enter a note anonymously.
    
    Thankyou
    
    Bonnie J
    comod
650.67Silly me!RUBY::BOYAJIANHe's baaaaccckkk!!!!Wed Aug 16 1989 09:133
    Gee, and here I thought .65's name was Eva Gardner! :-)
    
    --- jerry
650.68oh, I wish......!!!SUBURB::HOLLOWAYFWed Aug 16 1989 11:4814
    
    
    
    MMMM MMMM   EEEEE
    M  M M  M   E
    M  M M  M   EEE
    M  MMM  M   E
    M       M   EEEEE

                    
    :-) :-) :-)
    
                        
    
650.69What a great attitude!!WEA::PURMALRhymes with thermal and that's coolWed Aug 16 1989 17:335
    re: .68 Fran
    
        Believing it is half, if not more, of being sexy.
    
    ASP
650.70Star of *GOTHAM*MPGS::HAMBURGERTake Back AmericaWed Aug 16 1989 18:256
I don't know about the absolute sexiest woman alive but,,,

The other night on cable a movie made by Showtime called "GOTHAM"
I didn't catch the credits for her name, the actress that played the "ghost"
was (IMHO) Incredibly sexy. (and I usually don't get cranked up on movies ;-})
Amos
650.71The Unknown NamedBONKER::DUPREThe Sherrif of Noting-hamFri Aug 18 1989 14:529
< Note 650.70 by MPGS::HAMBURGER "Take Back America" >
                             -< Star of *GOTHAM* >-

Amos,

		That would be Virginia Madsen, an absolutly delectable
	lady.

						Jim
650.72Thank youMPGS::HAMBURGERTake Back AmericaFri Aug 18 1989 15:3618
>        <<< Note 650.71 by BONKER::DUPRE "The Sherrif of Noting-ham" >>>
>                             -< The Unknown Named >-

>< Note 650.70 by MPGS::HAMBURGER "Take Back America" >
                             -< Star of *GOTHAM* >-

>Amos,

>		That would be Virginia Madsen, an absolutly delectable
>	lady.

>						Jim


Thank you, *YES* I watched it again last night(just to catch the credits of 
course, not for the nude scenes of Virginia :-} :-} :-} )

Amos