P and I are sitting here spending our Saturday night watching one of the true cinematic classics, “The Electric Horseman”. He’s never seen it which frankly is a travesty and makes me wonder how we ended up together.
And I hate to say this but I think he may be mocking one of my favorite movies of all time.
Granted, it is slightly unbelievable that a man on a horse could outrun a band of police cars and several police motorcycles.
Without losing his cowboy hat.
But back in 1979 when I was a ten year old girl wearing some sweet cowboy boots from Weiners, something in this movie spoke to me deeply. I just knew I wanted to spend my life out on the range with wild horses.
Unless I decided to spend it trying to win cross-country races disguised as a nun in an ambulance with Dom Deluise as Captain Chaos and Burt Reynolds as J.J. McClure.
And if you were born after 1980 you have no idea what I’m talking about.
Tragic.
But, most importantly, watching “The Electric Horseman” and seeing Robert Redford’s lightly feathered hair has triggered a memory that P has never shared with me. In 5th and 6th grade he used to blow dry his hair using a brush attachment to achieve that winged-back look.
This piece of information has made my Saturday night complete.