I Wish, I Was … #1
June 26th, 2006 | Published in I Wish I Was | 6 Comments
For just one day, I wish I was Edward James Olmos. Forget Chuck Norris, this guy is where it’s at. Just think about it. I would have a successful career as an esteemed actor, and be a respected activist at the same time. I’d be nothing short of an ethnic idol.
If I were him for a day, I’d stand in front of the mirror and speak Spanish to myself. I’d call myself Eddie Olmos. Or just Eddie. And I would listen to that coarse, yet soft voice of mine. I’d go grocery shopping and say something really serious to the person scanning my stuff, with that intense look on my face, that can make people quiver in their boots, only to break out my broad smile and ease the tension. I’d be the coolest latino alive, and I’d call up Benicio Del Toro to remind him of it, but in a way that would make us both laugh, of course.
I would hope, that the day I was him, he’d have a mustache, because unlike me, he can wear one with style.
I would have been the coolest dude in Blade Runner, perhaps the only cool dude in Miami Vice and by far the coolest bad-ass in Battlestar Galactica. And in real life, people would be shocked that such a nice guy, could play such cool dudes.
Yeah. If I could choose, I’d like to be Eddie for a day.
June 26th, 2006at 3:46 pm(#)
Edward James Olmos says:
Mohito perhaps?
Benicio Del Toro says:
Those are for the senoritas man
Edward James Olmos says:
hey, it’s good to get in touch with your feminine side every now and then. I thought you knew that. After all, you’ve made movies with Johnny Depp.
Benicio Del Toro says:
He’s all man
Benicio Del Toro says:
I don’t need to touch any feminine part of me to know that
Benicio Del Toro says:
I’m comfortable saying that as a man, I’d do him
Edward James Olmos says:
Wow. You have feminine parts?! I was just talking about the soul, hombre. Not actual “parts”.
Benicio Del Toro says:
Don’t you have nipples?
Edward James Olmos says:
No.
Benicio Del Toro says:
HOly Frijoles!
Edward James Olmos says:
I have coolness buttons.
Benicio Del Toro says:
OH damn man… I keep forgetting how much cooler you are than I.
Benicio Del Toro says:
I feel the need to laugh out loud becuase of it
Edward James Olmos says:
You’re pretty cool though.
Benicio Del Toro says:
AH hahahaha
Benicio Del Toro says:
Yes, but not as cool as you
Edward James Olmos says:
hahahahahaha
Edward James Olmos says:
How do you like me now, amigo?
Benicio Del Toro says:
I’d do ya
June 27th, 2006at 5:24 am(#)
what a moustache. ever thought about growing one? i mean, for real?
June 27th, 2006at 11:42 am(#)
Kelly : You’re a nutcase. But the best kind there is.
k.d. : Trust me. I do not look good with a mustache.
June 28th, 2006at 11:48 pm(#)
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June 30th, 2006at 7:28 pm(#)
This is a cool series - I Wish, I Was. And a cool person to start with.
I started watching Battlestar Gallactica last year and came across a bio of Edward James Olmos. He sounds like a pretty decent guy.
July 3rd, 2006at 7:55 am(#)
Hmmm… Good points. I wonder if I can just change my last name to Olmos? (oh yeahy… middle name too I guess)