Episode 480: Find Me...Fabio


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This week Host Dave Bledsoe was kicked out of a karaoke bar for attempting to perform a “Full Monty Version” of Rod Stewart’s “If You Want My Body”. (Again) On the show this week we begin our tribute to Love (Exciting and New) with the man face and body synonymous with romance in the 90’s: Fabio Fanzoni.


Along the way we learn that Dave thought he was sexy once. (He wasn’t) Then we dive right into the history of the medium that made Fabio so famous. (Sense and Sensibility walked so Texas Splendor could inspire masturbatory fantasies.) Then we meet the man meat, Fabio. From his origins as a slightly naughty altar boy in Italy, to his time in the Italian Army and finally his arrival in the United States with nothing but a few dollars and a dream. (Also the perfect body and the perfect face.) We trace his career from the covers of slightly smutty books to his meeting with the goose that killed the golden career.


Our Sponsor this week is Gordon’s Goose Guard, got geese, get Gordon’s. We open the show with footage from Fabio’s last ride and close with Andy Eversole, whose shirt isn’t good enough for him.


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Citations Needed:


A Brief History of the Romance Novel

https://frictionlit.org/a-brief-history-of-the-romance-novel/?srsltid=AfmBOoqJpWsTzEsIG-w8_Q10aEUCsLmaFs_AxWSCyagwC01BgCiID6Vb


The Real-Life Diet of Fabio (Yes, That Fabio)

https://www.gq.com/story/the-real-life-diet-of-fabio


Fabio: A Phenomenon

https://sites.duke.edu/unsuitable/fabio


Evolution of Romance Novel Book Covers

https://fchornetmedia.com/31808/inside-fullerton/the-evolution-of-romance-novel-book-covers/#:~:text=Fabio%20Lanzoni%20was%20a%20male,of%20masculinity%20and%20sex%20appeal.


King Of Romance Fabio Knows How To Please His Fans At Book Signing

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1996/jul/14/king-of-romance-fabio-knows-how-to-please-his/


Wikipedia: Apollo’s Chariot

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo%27s_Chariot


Fabio Survives Goose Encounter, but Take a Gander at His Honker

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-apr-09-cl-25542-story.html







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