A Man's Man Interview

Hey everybody! I hope you have been enjoying all the snow we have been getting. This week I would like to jump right into the article since we have a very special feature this week. I did not take the opportunity to answer any questions because I scored a great interview. Two weekends ago, I had the privilege to deliver the keynote address at the yearly Man’s Man Conference. In case you are unfamiliar with the Man’s Man Conference, it’s a conference that celebrates some of the manliest men to ever grace the Earth. Just a few men who I had the honor to spend time with were Sean Connery, Daniel Craig, Colin Mochrie from Whose Line Is It Anyway, Neil Diamond, Johnny Depp, Barack Obama, and Michael Cera. The conference had various seminars you could attend like “What It Takes To Be A Hunk”, “The Pros and Greater Pros of Beards”, “A Man’s Man With Brains” and many other lectures. The big news is that I caught a rare interview with Russell Crowe, Brad Pitt, and Denzel Washington about it means to be a man’s man. The following is excerpt from that interview.

Dr. Crews: You guys are obviously the poster boys for the man’s man movement, how does this mean to you?

Russell Crowe: Obviously I take a great deal of pride in this movement. As a young actor, some of the older male actors really made fun of me for not being “manly enough” but that all changed after my movie “Gladiator.” I don’t know if you’ve seen it lately but that’s a pretty manly movie, one of the manliest. NO ONE makes fun of me now [laughs]. I try to remember where I used to be and try to let the young actors know that they can be a man’s man too, if they try really hard.

Brad Pitt: Yeah, like Russ, we are just extremely flattered to front this great movement.

Denzel Washington: Most definitely.

Dr.C: What are some causes or movements that you are helping with in the man’s man movement.

DW: I personally have been trying to combat men wearing briefs for a couple years now. I just can’t believe it. Grown men wearing briefs? The only way to go for a man’s man is to wear boxers and at the very least boxer-briefs are ok. With organization I’m with, Briefs Be Gone, we hope to put an end to brief wearing by 2015.

RC: Wow, Denz, that’s great. I recently joined a charity called “Stop Locker Room Rock”. You know when you walk into a high school locker room and a member of the football team is playing just God-awful music at full blast, attempting to get “pumped up”. That‘s what we are trying to put a stop too. We’ve helped a lot of people already.

BP: For me, I have been working on some legislation that would allow John Mayer to keep making music but keep him as far away as humanly possible from any sort of female life. It’s really going to do some good.

Dr.C: Brad, when did it first occur to you that you were a man’s man?

BR: Ohh goodness [laughs]. Let’s see. I think it was in December my sophomore year in college. I remember I wore jeans, a sweater, and a dress shirt underneath the sweater. When I got back to my dorm room, it was really warm so I took off the sweater. I looked in the mirror and realized that I was wearing jeans with a tucked-in dress shirt and it didn’t nerdy or like I was home-schooled. That’s when I knew.

Dr.C: What’s the manliest television show on the air these days?

DW: I think it is without a doubt Survivor, just because Survivor is greatest television show ever created, not counting David Letterman.

BP: Ohh yeah, David is king. There is no doubt about that.

RC: Yeah, but Dave is late night so I think you would to categorize Survivor as manliest primetime show and Dave as the manliest late night show.

DW: That’s a great way to put it

Dr.C: A manly piece of advice for our readers?

BP: When doing laundry, don’t forget to do separate loads for your whites and colors. I always forget man [laughs]

RC: It’s always best to leave your top three buttons unbuttoned when wearing a button up shirt. That’s as manly as it gets.

DW: Clothes make the man, but a good pair of socks make a man’s man.

Dr.C: Thanks guys.

So there you go readers. If you are struggling or have a friend who is struggling with what it means to be a man’s man, please take this interview to heart and I hope it can shed some light into your life. Until next time, make sure to give at least one handshake, one hug, and one high-five.

Romantic Movies!

Hello readers! It’s good to be back on campus after a long winter break. Just to update you on what’s been up in the life of Dr. Crews, I released my wildly anticipated and wildly acclaimed book, Love with Wings: A Deep Look Into the Socioeconomic Love Patterns In the Disney Movie, D2: Mighty Ducks. Let me tell you folks, this is a great book and a nabbed a once in a lifetime interview with Emilio Estevez. If you have room on the bookshelf, do me and do yourselves a favor by adding this book to your collection. I also had the privilege of going on a book tour in Europe with my dear friend, Nicholas Sparks. As you may recall Nicholas and I went on a backpacking trip along the paths of Italy this summer and it was good to be reunited with an old friend. We shared many amazing experiences including me having the privilege to read my new book to the Queen of England.

Well this week instead of answering some questions I thought it would be helpful to compile a guide to classic romantic movies you can watch with your significant other this upcoming Valentine’s Day. This is a sure-fire way for you to rekindle some of the spark you may have lost during the busy holiday season or because of the depressing February weather. Let’s get started!

Forrest Gump

Not only is this movie one of the all-time greatest romances, it’s one of the all-time greatest movies ever! Better than Citizen Cane! This movie really pulls at the heartstrings. Tom Hanks plays the sort of character he is usually typecasted as, great men in unfortunate situations (Just think of his character in Philadelphia with aids or his character in The Da Vinci Code with that haircut). Watching this movie with your partner will provide plenty of laughs and before you know you will be sobbing (or maybe snogging) all over each other. Just a word for the wise, do not attempt to hold your partners hands during the Vietnam scenes. Chose either to make the move before or after but not during the Vietnam scene. Vietnam wasn’t really that romantic.

Casablanca

Holy cow, folks. Casablanca is like the Bible of romance movies. Casablanca is like the Michael Jordan of romance movies. Casablanca is like the Ken Jennings of romance movies. It is IMPOSSIBLE to watch this movie without growing more in love with the person beside you (which is a good reason not to watch this movie with someone you have absolutely no intention of dating). Have you ever seen a couple where one person is extremely attractive and the other person is not? Have you ever wondered why? This movie is the reason. Somehow that “other person” got the very attractive person to watch Casablanca with them. If you are someone who is unattractive, you should really try to use this strategy. It never fails. This movie really tugs at the heartstrings.

A Goofy Movie

Casablanca may be considered the greatest romantic movie of all time, but there is no doubt that A Goofy Movie comes in a close second. And I mean a close second. Not only is it a fantastic movie, but A Goofy Movie has the greatest soundtrack of all time! Based on a true story, A Goofy Movie portrays the journey of Max Goof as he tries to impress his crush and his cross-country trip with his Dad. It really tugs at the heartstrings.

Well there you have it. Chose any (or all) of these three movies and you are guaranteed to have the best Valentine’s day ever! You will have the Michael Jordan of all Valentine’s Days! You will have the Ken Jennings of all Valentine’s Days! These movies are sure to tug at the heartstrings. Also, I wanted to say Happy Birthday to Love & Relations Relating to Relationships as we celebrate one year here at the L&RRTR headquarters.