Leverage meets Houston Knights

[agt_spooky]

I finally had a chance to watch the latest Leverage ep, The Radio Job, last night and not only was it a kick ass episode with a HELL of an ending (so that's why they repeated the pilot last weekend!) but OMG, I nearly fell off my chair when I saw one of the guest stars was MICHAEL PARE! (He was the lead FBI guy who kept calling Eliot "cowboy")

I've been a big fan of Michael's ever since I first saw him back in the '80's on Houston Knights where he played Joey LaFiamma. Here, take a look:

That's Michael Beck on the right, his co-star, who played his police partner, Levon Lundy. What killed me is, Joey would call Levon "cowboy" so when Michael's character called Eliot that, I couldn't believe it. :-)

I ended up having the most bizarre dream last night because of all of this. In it, I was back in Portland on vacation with celtprincess13* and hollylyn1217*. We were at a restaurant, eating outside and I kept looking at his guy sitting at a table all by himself. I finally said to Kim and Laura, "I think that's Michael Pare!" and I got up and went over to him. Sure enough it was, and I ended up having this totally cool conversation with him. At one point he asked me why I was in Portland and I said that we were supposed to be there for a Leverage convention but it got canceled so we decided to just make a vacation out of it. He's like, "You're kidding me, I'm here to film a guest spot for that show!" He ended up taking all three of us to the set where we got to meet Tim, Aldis, Gina, Beth and of course, Christian. We got to watch them film, got autographs and photos taken with everyone. Let me tell you, I was a bit irritated when the alarm woke me up! LOL! But then it put a smile on my face. :-)

Comments

[usaexpat101.livejournal.com]

fine okay I am going to admit my age again..I loved him in Eddy and the cruisers movie and in (I can't believe I am going to admit this one) greatest american hero... :)

[agt-spooky.livejournal.com]

OMG, “Eddie and the Cruisers” is awesome! I prefer the second movie simply because Michael is in basically the whole thing instead of flashbacks in the first one. For the longest time I thought it was actually Michael singing in both films. John Cafferty’s voice sounds so much like his!

And yes, I’ve also seen him in Greatest American Hero. And giggled. :-)

[wolfpup2000.livejournal.com]

Wow, I completely missed that on Leverage. I also loved Houston Knights and now that you've mentioned it, I'm going to have to dig that out and watch it. *g*

[agt-spooky.livejournal.com]

You should’ve seriously seen my face when his name appeared on the screen at the beginning. LOL! I transfered my first-gen VHS tapes onto DVD many years ago and I’m glad I did, because I’ve gone back and watched the entire series many times. I even made a songvid for HK!

[sn-24lover.livejournal.com]

Well at least in you dream you got to meet the cast. Now I am even more sorry that I was not able to go to Portland with you last year. :(

And I totally agree with you, that episode KICKED MAJOR ASS!!! I was totally shocked to find out that Dubenich from the very first episode has been behind all this. WOW!! Nice twist there.

[agt-spooky.livejournal.com]

See, you even missed out being in my dreams. ;-)

Not only was I stunned about Dubenich but what happened to Nate’s father. Damn! Talk about being out for some serious revenge in the next episode!

[lausbub0402.livejournal.com]

OMG - LaFiamma ??? Squeeee !
No explanations, we've been through this already, right? I'm so gonna grab me that Leverage episode ... LOL.
Holy cow, that dream was freakin' awesome, wouldn't mind talking to the guy and being taken to the set of Leverage and meet all the other amazing guys *sigh*
I think I'll have to get my Eddie and the Cruisers videotapes out just like right now ... ;o)

[agt-spooky.livejournal.com]

I was SO thinking about you when I saw Michael! You definitely need to download this episode. You’ll love seeing him! Yeah, he’s put on a bit of weight, but I still think he looks good. :-)

OMG, that dream was SO good. We talked about HK and he asked me what my favorite episode was (Single in Heaven) and I said that I loved that the pilot was filmed in Chicago.

“Eddie and the Cruisers” is awesome! I prefer the second movie simply because Michael is in basically the whole thing instead of flashbacks in the first one. For the longest time I thought it was actually Michael singing in both films. John Cafferty’s voice sounds so much like his!

[wolfling]

Heh, I thought I would be the only one doing a "it's Joey LaFiamma!" squee watching that ep.

Now there's a show I wish would come out on dvd -- I'd love to be able to watch Houston Knights in something other multigenerational vhs recordings.

[agt-spooky.livejournal.com]

Yay! Another HK fan! Man, I loved that show. Wish it had gotten more than a season and a half.

With all the crap that comes out on DVD I have to shake my head at the TV shows that don’t. I transfered my first-gen VHS tapes onto DVD many years ago and I’m glad I did, because I’ve gone back and watched the entire series many times. I even made a songvid for HK!

P.S. - Love the icon!

[morganslady.livejournal.com]

Great dream.. When I saw MP on Leverage, I began to ramble to my friend all about Houston Knights.. Loved that show. and yes "cowboy" brought back memeories.

[agt-spooky.livejournal.com]

Woot! High five for another HK fan! That was such a good show. I loved Joey and Levon’s partnership, how they butted heads but still cared about each other.

[celtprincess13.livejournal.com]

What an awesome dream! And thanks for taking us along on the set visit, hee.

See, for this child of the 80s, Michael Pare is from Eddie and The Cruisers. Man, I loved that movie and watched it a bunch of times. Might have to search it out on Netflix and see if has stood the test of time.

[agt-spooky.livejournal.com]

What an awesome dream! And thanks for taking us along on the set visit, hee.

OMG, it was the most vivid dream! Know where we eating? Remember the place we went to after the sailboat cruise? We ate inside but there were tables outside, and we were back there, sitting outside. And you’re very welcome. Couldn’t leave you gals behind now could I? :-)

See, for this child of the 80s, Michael Pare is from Eddie and The Cruisers. Man, I loved that movie and watched it a bunch of times.

LOVED those movies. Especially the second one because he was in basically the entire thing instead of just in flashbacks in the first one. I still play the soundtrack every so often. :-)

[duffy-99.livejournal.com]

OMG, that was Michael Pare? How could I not know that? I kept thinking he looked familiar but then I completely forgot to check the credits.

[agt-spooky.livejournal.com]

It was indeed Michael! A few years older and a bit heavier, but he’s still good looking to me. :-)

[heidi8.livejournal.com]

Michael Beck! From Xanadu!

I think the first thing I ever saw Michael Pare on was Greatest American Hero.... I'm planning on catching up on Leverage this coming weekend while traveling, so am now really looking forward to seeing this episode!

[agt-spooky.livejournal.com]

Michael Beck! From Xanadu!

LOL! Oh, I bet he’d like to scrub that from his memory. :-) I prefer to think of him from The Warriors instead.

I think the first thing I ever saw Michael Pare on was Greatest American Hero

I didn’t see him on that until many, many years later, and then I giggled my way through it. :-)

I'm planning on catching up on Leverage this coming weekend while traveling, so am now really looking forward to seeing this episode!

I hope you like it! I was thrilled that Michael was in nearly the entire episode and not just a cameo.