It was rainy today in Madison, Wisc. But it certainly cleared up tonight. By Wednesday the temperatures are supposed to hit 92 degrees, with sunny skies and light winds. Nice day for a bike ride to campus.
Right around the corner from where Derek is staying in the Tenney-Lapham neighborhood a great little coffee shop called Johnson Public House (908 E. Johnson St., 608.347.0483). Intelligentsia coffee (brewed fresh to order), craft beers, sandwiches and, best of all, free WiFi.
Women love Anderson Cooper.
Never mind that he’s silver-haired, dryly serious and, well, gay. Allegedly. (He also giggles like a schoolgirl meeting Justin Bieber, this clip proves — watch to 2:42.)
There’s just something alluring about this 44-year-old CNN newsman — he’s host of the network’s “Anderson Cooper 360” (@AC360) — to women who he’s not attracted to. Allegedly.
Sounds complicated? It is.
But Cooper is likely banking on his female fan base when his nationally syndicated, one-hour daytime talk show, “Anderson,” premieres on Sept. 12.
Here’s the promo for his new show
He knows who he’s replacing — Oprah Winfrey, who retired (sort of) last month — and women can’t wait to get moremoremore of the silver-haired fox. (Back to Oprah, Anderson’s show is sliding into the same time slot — 4 p.m — in Hawaii.)
So what is it about Cooper that makes women swoon?
I have friends who think he’s everything from boyishly cute to panty-dropping hot.
I actually don’t get it.
Sure, he’s attractive. And he’s smart. And, apparently, he’s got a keen sense of humor. And maybe that’s the appeal. But I wouldn’t go so far as to start a Facebook fan page declaring my completely love and adoration for the guy.
PS: He’s not into women.
So you tell me. What’s the appeal?
Derek is staying at a classmate’s place about two miles outside the campus. And he was starving. So he walked down the block and ate dinner at Madtown Pizza (912 E. Johnson St., 608.250.3333), which serves specialty and custom pizzas, sandwiches, mini calzones and pasta dishes.
He ordered the Maddelicious ($12.59 for a 12-inch pie), which came topped with pepperoni, sausages, mushrooms, onions and green peppers. His stomach was very happy.
In a word — hick.
This was in the men’s bathroom at the airport in Madison, Wisc. Derek, who lived in Greeley, Colo. for six years, said this: “Even Colorado never had this!”
