The Tom Selleck Thread

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Kahunagirl · #376 Post by **Kahunagirl** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 4:11 am

Another TS "hearing" (as opposed to "sighting"). Hubby and I were watching an NHL game last night and when it went to commercial, I turned back to my magazine, when hubby says, "isn't that Tom Selleck?" Sure enough, he was doing a voice-over for a fatherhood.org commercial. Not sure which game we were watching -- maybe Chicago or Detroit -- it's not a commercial that normally runs in the Northeast, but with the NHL Center Ice package, we get games from all across the country!

Kahunagirl

sophia · #377 Post by **sophia** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 2:33 pm

kahunagirl,

I heard that commercial last night.
It was Tom for sure.
I was watching the TLC channel.

Sophia

sophia · #378 Post by **sophia** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 2:45 pm

You can watch the public service announcements on their site.
fatherhood.org.
I saw the cheerleading one last night, it was really cute.
The dancing one is funny, too.

sophia

#379 Post by **J.J. Walters** » Fri Jan 23, 2009 7:29 pm

Lt. Dupree wrote:Thanks for the picture. Do you have anymore?

Here's another one for you Andy. From "Two Birds of a Feather"...

"Gandalf, this is Frodo. Do you read me? Over."

Lt. Dupree · #380 Post by **Lt. Dupree** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 1:15 am

Hey James, thanks again. I was hoping to get one or two from that episode. I have some set pictures from the days of shooting. On the final day of shooting, we had the 'napalm' drop. We soldiers then escaped to a Huey. During my run to the chopper, I ran by Tom as he was emptying his jacket. I still have a burn scar on my left arm from one of the M16 shells.

The area of filming was on the North Shore near Haleiwa just east of the bridge. The site is an old Naval flight training area. I have seen the site on Rick Romer's blog. The site was used for numerous scenes.

Thanks again James.

Lt. Dupree · #381 Post by **Lt. Dupree** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 1:18 am

BTW Kahunagirl, we live in Canada now and track the Maple Leafs. I take it that your are a Bruins fan?

Kahunagirl · #382 Post by **Kahunagirl** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 2:15 am

Yes, from the Bobby Orr days. But in my Connecticut household I'm outnumbered by Rangers and Devils fans. Where did I go wrong? But at least they're all Magnum and TS fans (although maybe not to the same degree I am)!

Kahunagirl

Steve · #383 Post by **Steve** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 3:55 pm

It's nice to have some Hockey fans amongst the group, especially ol' school hockey. I was a huge Bobby Orr fan even though I lived and played hockey in Minnesota at the time and was a North Stars fan, you couldn't help but admire the great talent that Orr was. I still think of the end to end rushes he would do as he changed speed, cut and deked like no other player..and as a defensman! Too bad his knees gave out on him as I would have loved to see him the league when Gretzky came in.........

layne · #384 Post by **layne** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 12:34 am

Here's some pictures taken of Tom yesterday at the Vietnam War Memorial. I love that first picture of Tom touching The Wall. It's such an awesome and emotional picture. Good man Tom.

http://www.dishiness.com/?p=4759

Tom's been asked to be spokesman for The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund. Here's a short article...

Good God, Magnum

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund is a bringing television’s more famous P.I. to D.C. next week to serve as its spokesman for a new education center. Tom Selleck will be in town Monday and Tuesday to meet the center’s organizers and film public service announcements to raise money for the memorial's proposed underground visitors center.

Spokeswoman Lisa Gough explained Selleck's selection by noting that "Magnum, P.I." showed him and his friends “[using] the skills they acquired in the service to assist them as civilians," making the show the “the first positive portrayal of Vietnam veterans” of its time. You’ll have to wait to see Selleck and his famous ‘stache in the commercials later this year, but Washingtonians will be able to see a replica of the center this March at an official unveiling before it begins a nationwide tour.

Steve · #385 Post by **Steve** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 12:47 am

What a powerfull and moving picture of Tom at The Wall, shades of "Going Home". The article is correct in that Magnum, pi was the first, to my recollection, positive portrayal of The Viet Nam Veteran, not troubled soul that Films like The Deer Hunter showed......Bless you TS........

maggiepoole · #386 Post by **maggiepoole** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 1:06 pm

Thanks for that Layne!

That is one of my favorite episodes - Going Home. It still chokes me up when I watch it. I think the ending at the Memorial is one of the most moving in tv. Very fitting that he be a spokesman, and very kind of him too.

wdm · #387 Post by **wdm** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 4:02 am

What great pictures!! It shows in his face and his actions what a great guy he is. Thanks for posting them!

Kahunagirl · #388 Post by **Kahunagirl** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 4:47 am

How appropriate! I just visited the Wall for the first time a couple of years ago, on a similar overcast (but not snowing) day. That kind of weather actually adds to the overall ambiance. Looking forward to the commercials. Thanks for sharing.

Kahunagirl

IKnowWhatYoureThinking · Fri Feb 06, 2009 3:47 pm

Thanks for posting this! Glad to see TS is doing his part to help honor the Vietnam veterans and deceased.

N1095A · #390 Post by **N1095A** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 4:44 pm

I was 19 when I first visited the Wall. two highlights of the visit were finding the name of the MIA from my bracelet (Capt. Lewis P. Smith II 5-30-68), and standing in the same place as TM and having my picture taken. I still wear the bracelet, but the photo has long since been lost. TS is the perfect choice for this. MPI is the reason I started my involvement with the National Alliance of POW/MIA families at the age of 14. Back then it was the National league of families. MPI is the reason I started wearing a bracelet, and one of the reasons I wear it to this day.