The Adam Lambert Lookalike

"Every one has a double somewhere in the world" is a common phrase.
When I visit parts of Spain I feel the connections in the familiar faces especially in Zaragoza, home of the Armijo Palace.
-Michael Joe Armijo

It happened on March 24, 2009.
"Do you watch American Idol?" asked Brenda, my friend in Jacksonville, Florida.
"No, why?" I asked, "is there someone I should watch via youtube.com?"
"There's a guy on the show who reminds me of you. His name is Adam Lambert," she said.

The next day I received a note on my FaceBook wall from my longtime friend, Suzi Miller, in the Denver, Colorado area.
Suzy wrote, "Have you seen any of American Idol? Adam reminds me of you when we were in our twenties."

I thought it ironic to hear of this news over two days. I proceeded to write this on my FaceBook status on March 26, 2009:

Michael J Armijo is 'sorta' flattered that two people in the last 2 days say "I" remind them of the new Amer Idol hero, Adam Lambert. Could we be distant cousins? It must be the trademark eyebrows. LOL

There were several replies to my status statement, including the one that wrote 'You could be his Dad'. That truly seems more reasonable. I could be his father. Lambert is 27 years old (born January 29, 1982) and I will soon be 5 decades old (on May 26, 2009).

Suzy wrote again, "If you saw him in Wednesday nights' performance, he changed his style up, fixed his hair more like you and that's when I really saw the resemblance."

This morning's Sunday New York Times had another article about Adam Lambert. There is a photo of him next to Liberace, Prince and David Bowie that implies that the young man is "gay". Who cares whether he is or not? Let him be.
And if the three photos I found (below) via an internet surf are any indication the likely answer is a definite affirmative.




He is one talented musician. If I were his son I'd be proud of the chap.

Twenty-five years ago today:

April 12, 1984
Thursday

This morning I telephoned Chris Cordellos.
"Jim came to visit last night and he didn't say one word. I think it was because Barb, Leandra and some other chick was here," Chris said.
Chris was really freakin' out about the fact that Jim didn't say much to him. Was it a case of the 'silent treatment'?

I ordered some trendy summertime tank tops and two pairs of pants from the International Male catalog today.
I shared lunch with my brother, Tony, and his date, Helen, in the company cafeteria. I telephoned mom.
"You have a letter here from Michael Thoennes. That's what it says on the return address," mom said.

I read the card from Michael Thoennes later that evening. He wrote 'I think of you day and night'. I couldn't help but freak out a bit when I read those words. He also wrote that he wasn't going to call me anymore because he wasn't sure where I stood with him. It was kind of him to write this letter. I just don't think I want any deeper involvement with him other than friendship at this time.

I have a recurring appointment at The Sperm Bank on Wednesdays at 5:30PM. I will stick it out a little longer to see what happens. I really just want to wait on the news that someone was impregnated and then 'end my good deed'.

I did not ride my bike today but I went to see a very pregnant Sherri and I picked up my mail that was there. I had my Bicycling Magazine and my car payment bill waiting for me.

While at home I hung out with Tony and we watched a few situation comedy programs on TV (Gimme A Break, Cheers and Family Ties).


The "Cheers" episode made me realize how we tend to take loved ones for granted. When someone new starts to be fond of your loved one, you want your loved one all back to yourself.