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If I minimize the Internet windows open on my computer, I am going to see something incredible: my background photo. It’s no ordinary photo, mind you. I had to scour Google images for quite some time to find the perfect image of one “Magnum, P.I.,” and I assure you, this one is scrumptious.

“Magnum,” which ran from 1980-1988, was played by the always tasty Tom Selleck, who was my first childhood crush. It had a great theme song (that I recorded on a cassette tape on a behemoth boom box), a great setting (Hawaii), a sexy car (red Ferrari 308 GTS) and most importantly, Selleck’s ’stache.

That mustache bewitched me and still does to this day.

I firmly believe that, these days, not enough men sport furry upper lips. If ever elected president, this will be among the laws I put into place. (Other important laws include outlawing any straws that aren’t the bendy kind and making more men wear hats. And tasering people who drive slow in the passing lane.)

Every time I see my background, I smile. And blush a little because I want to touch that ’stache. I want to give it a nickname and have been racking my brain for the perfect one since I found the picture last week.

Without further ado, I present the photo to you.


 

About the Author

Nikki M. Mascali began her career at the Weekender as an intern in 2005 - and holds the honor of being the oldest intern the paper ever had. She received her degree in journalism from Luzerne County Community College in 2007 and joined the Weekender staff full-time in 2006 as staff writer/designer before becoming associate editor in 2010. In March 2011, she was named editor.

Nikki has interviewed everyone from Gene Simmons to Richard Simmons, and her articles have run the gamut from local and national theater to music and in-depth reports on the radio industry and negativity in NEPA.

Nikki enjoys writing, quoting movies, traveling and being a diehard foodie - which is why she pens our weekly food and drink column, "Dish."

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