Take That, Matthew McConaughey!!!

Back in February or so, I went on a little spending spree and beefed up my CD collection. I mostly picked up compilations and greatest-hits collections, and among them was INXS' Greatest Hits. I hadn't realized how many of their songs I really loved, but more than that, it brought back pleasant memories.

I remember the video for "The One Thing," with its close-up shots of Michael Hutchence, his head slithering on his neck like a cobra, lips wet, with that slight lisp. Ooh, sexy. In fact, if he were alive, he'd be one of the Sexiest Men Alive. Instead, he's one of the Sexiest Men Dead.

Others? Well, of course, my beloved Jim Morrison. The rumpled wavy hair, the pouty lips, the perpetual darkness of his gaze... the leather pants... yes, Jim was undeniably sexy.

But hey, there are other sexy dead men besides white singers. For example, triple threat Gregory Hines. Singer, dancer, actor... Dancing with Sammy Davis Jr. and Sandman Simms in "Tap" and Mikhail Baryshnikov in "White Nights"... singing the duet "There's Nothing Better Than Love" with Luther Vandross... acting in many movies besides those already mentioned... The world lost a very sexy man in 2003.

But hey, there are others too... James Dean, who was incredibly sexy (despite substantiated rumors that he was either gay or bisexual)... Johnny Cash...

I'm noticing a trend, here...