What’s your Richard Armitage recharge?
This is a picture that I don’t look at all that often, but when I do. Wow. I think I save it for low moments. I know that loving the damp tendrils of hair in the face makes me into a serious cliché but I do not even care. This picture can pep me up in a second. Even if it’s just to drag myself into bed.
Thanks for all the kind supportive comments yesterday. The next week will be slim. But I know that things will look up soon. Moves are just hard.
Is there an Armitage view that picks you up in an instant?
The one from the photo shoot for DaMan magazine of him sitting on the chair wearing the hat. Makes me smile every time.
On another note, Serv, try not to overwork yourself moving. Hugs, lady!!
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LadyGrayse said this on December 11, 2015 at 6:02 am |
Thanks for the hugs. It’s really emotional strain more than anything else.
So one vote for DaMan.
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Servetus said this on December 13, 2015 at 9:11 pm |
The black and white photos are spectacular! What warms me up completely are the ones he beard. These warm me to the soul.
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luciene rosa Silva said this on August 5, 2020 at 11:18 pm |
That is the most beautiful black and white photograph of all time. Seriously.
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sparkhouse1 said this on December 11, 2015 at 6:24 am |
and before there were many of him.
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Servetus said this on December 13, 2015 at 9:11 pm |
The one that takes my breath away and then makes me smile is the one of him sitting on the cement floor with his arms resting on his outstretched legs. He is wearing an olive colored buttoned down shirt with the sleeves rolled up, jeans, and black shoes. There are no words for his eye contact.
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valsgal1999 said this on December 11, 2015 at 6:49 am |
also an early one.
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Servetus said this on December 13, 2015 at 9:11 pm |
A snapshot at it’s best. My alltime-favourite. Makes me weak in the knees, every time…..
Alles Gute für deinen Umzug! ❤
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CraMERRY said this on December 11, 2015 at 7:02 am |
Oof. That photo is one of my favorites as well, but for me the go-tos are these two gifs:
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alyssabethancourt said this on December 11, 2015 at 9:01 am |
Really….now, the first one knocked me out….. Oh dear me… drool….
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linda60 said this on December 12, 2015 at 12:15 pm |
The giggly smile is always a winner.
And yeah, the Esquire short vid. The only time I ever watched him and ended up with moral qualms about my reactions.
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Servetus said this on December 13, 2015 at 9:16 pm |
I love so many of the photos during the Desolation of Smaug premiere and the Hamlet audiobook recording. So, so much. Soooo much.
Good luck with the move, and I hope you have a great weekend!
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Fruity said this on December 11, 2015 at 10:42 am |
His hair was relatively long at that time. So beautiful!
Thanks for the good wishes.
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Servetus said this on December 13, 2015 at 9:20 pm |
Oh, glad this did the trick for you 🙂 I can see why, some cliches are that because they actually work, every single time!
I admit any Guy-photo picks me up, just because they are utterly silly and OTT and unreal, but nevertheless great to look at 🙂 (gifs are even better, preferably of the wicked smile or the walk 😉 ). For a spot of ‘tender’ it tends to be Thorin 🙂
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Hariclea said this on December 11, 2015 at 10:52 am |
interesting that Thorin provokes the “tenderness” reaction. In me, too. I wonder about that.
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Servetus said this on December 13, 2015 at 9:20 pm |
Actually, the picture you posted yesterday, RA with the ‘woof’ sign is a pick-me-up for me! 🙂
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Esther said this on December 11, 2015 at 10:58 am |
I love that one, too. Makes me smile every time.
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Servetus said this on December 13, 2015 at 9:20 pm |
I’d come down and help, but my house still looks like a tornado hit it.
Any Guy Photo – especially clean 3rd season or any 1st season – does it for me. Also, most pictures from Comic Con when he was all beardy and burly. Yeah. Oh yeah.
I’d say relax, but I’m fresh from that as well. Just TRY to relax.
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zeesmuse said this on December 11, 2015 at 12:42 pm |
This part of my move will not be so monumental. In the spring I will have to go get stuff from TX and that will more like the move you just did. Sigh. Not looking forward.
Yeah. Beardy. Beardy.
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Servetus said this on December 13, 2015 at 9:22 pm |
I have come to the conclusion that I will be in this house one year and one year only. So the main thing is for Spawn and I to SERIOUSLY downsize. Certain pieces of furniture are NOT making the next move and the majority of the boxes are going elsewhere. I will begin Goodwill trips next week.
I NEED Burly and Beardy.
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zeesmuse said this on December 13, 2015 at 11:31 pm |
every move I make downsizes me a little more and it’s a good thing, I think. The experience of going through mom’s things last summer really brought the point home to me that we (family) just have too much stuff.
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Servetus said this on December 13, 2015 at 11:36 pm |
I have gained and gained and gained and enough is enough. When I moved down the coast in 2006, I moved a 10 x 20. When I moved out, I had the 10 x 30, a 10 x 10 and a duplex 2nd bedroom 10 x 10 and more than half of a 12 x 12 kitchen. I managed to downsize to the 10 x 30, but it’s still too much stuff. My dining room table will NOT make the next move. If I have electronic versions of certain books I have, they will (the hardbacks) go. I have clothes I’ll NEVER get back into and even if I DID loose that much weight, they are so badly out of style…
I just unpacked a box of Spawn’s – his collection of Toy Story stuffies… including a Buzz Lightyear and FOUR Woody’s. I’m not sure I’m ready for him to give those up… but if he decides they go, they go.
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zeesmuse said this on December 13, 2015 at 11:43 pm |
Almost anything recharges my RA batteries. I am not very discriminating. Strike Back , Crucible , Thorin and various carpet moments. The list of pics that don’t spark my batteries is much shorter than the list of ones that do. Hope your move goes smoothly and you take a few breaks for stress relief at the BBOTP.
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Kathy Jones said this on December 11, 2015 at 5:03 pm |
I actually have appointments there four nights this week so I’m giving it a real sendoff!
Good for you that you are so openminded.
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Servetus said this on December 13, 2015 at 9:23 pm |
My favorite is the one he is in a white shirt, gray slacks, sitting on steps, sleeves rolled up on forearms with watch and smoldering look. Does it everytime..Then there is anything Guy in leather. All recharge my batteries.
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Irish Witch said this on December 11, 2015 at 8:18 pm |
The look on the face is really important. That was really his trademark at the beginning, the smolder!
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Servetus said this on December 13, 2015 at 9:26 pm |
Okay, I tried second times to place my favourite snapshot here in the comments, but I always failed. Maybe the picture is too beautiful…..
It’s from the DOS Premiere 2013 in Berlin and shows his face from the left. Just WOW !!!!!
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CraMERRY said this on December 11, 2015 at 9:00 pm |
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CraMERRY said this on December 12, 2015 at 8:27 am |
Yowza.
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Servetus said this on December 13, 2015 at 11:35 pm |
Oh dearest Serv! You’re simply the best! You saved this gorgious pic! Ich werde dich in mein Nachtgebet mit einschliessen 😀
What is the correct translation for Yowza? Hossah??
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CraMERRY said this on December 13, 2015 at 11:44 pm |
I think that would be a good translation. It’s the kind of thing a DJ says about a hot girl — in about 1957.
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Servetus said this on December 14, 2015 at 5:39 am |
I feel like that was one of his best alltime looks — Berlin. Very slim, very trim, great hair, wonderful looks on his face.
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Servetus said this on December 13, 2015 at 9:27 pm |
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Joanna said this on December 11, 2015 at 9:52 pm |
OMG, YES YES YES.
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Servetus said this on December 13, 2015 at 9:27 pm |
ermmm…sorry Serv 😀
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Joanna said this on December 11, 2015 at 9:53 pm |
no you’re not. 🙂
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Servetus said this on December 13, 2015 at 9:28 pm |
Joanna, well done! Ah…. let us plaster this blog with Richies good vibes and emanation…. http://www.richardarmitagenet.com/images/gallery/Richard/Promos/2006%20SundayTimesPromo/album/SundayTimes2006-14.jpg
Wish you all the best Serv….for the coming days.. Actually quite nosy where you’re heading to…. 🙂
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linda60 said this on December 11, 2015 at 11:00 pm |
Puh…grummel, grummel….. my chosen pic is not displaying like intended to be admired and inspire further recharged batteries….. 😦
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linda60 said this on December 11, 2015 at 11:05 pm |
BTW I actually really do not know which one to pick out…never….how could I…there are so many….I better look at all of them….. 😉
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linda60 said this on December 11, 2015 at 11:10 pm |
cuddled up in the coat. Yum, yum.
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Servetus said this on December 13, 2015 at 9:28 pm |
mmmm… the boy for bad weather ,Linda 🙂
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Joanna said this on December 12, 2015 at 8:19 am |
Exactly, Joanna!!!! But the best…. 😁 he’s also a cracker in sunlight!
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linda60 said this on December 12, 2015 at 12:06 pm |
That’s a tough question, there are probably a dozen or so photos that are my “favourites!” I love the ones from Berlin in, I think, 2013 when he was promoting the Desolation of Smaug. His hair was longish and wavy, he had a bit of stubble going and he wore the most gorgeous suit. That black and white you posted is incredible. I’ve never really looked at it carefully before. It’s a lovely shot, but one cannot appreciate his light blue eyes in it and my favourite photos of him are the ones where the eyes are just piercing blue. Such a great diversion! 🙂
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Babette said this on December 12, 2015 at 12:08 am |
Berlin seems to be popular — and good point about the eyes.
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Servetus said this on December 13, 2015 at 9:29 pm |
Some of the earlier shots that I saw soon after I discovered RA really hit me in the gut.
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Little Red said this on December 12, 2015 at 2:27 am |
This would be really worth a discussion.
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Servetus said this on December 13, 2015 at 9:29 pm |
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CarlyQ said this on December 12, 2015 at 4:46 am |
oh, yes. I call this “WEst Texas Armitage.”
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Servetus said this on December 13, 2015 at 9:29 pm |
[…] are making better efforts, but may seem to be experiencing some of the same. JHolland has, Servetus notes sometimes fans need a recharge, Kelly’s metioned the struggle and Guylty has commented on the […]
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Armitage Ennui (hibeRnAtion?) | Armitage Agonistes said this on December 12, 2015 at 3:42 pm |
My recharge is not a photo, but a behind the scene screen capture from The Hobbit. He sits on a couch, looking like a Scruffy McScruffness yet full of deliciousness. He has the look of intense concentration no doubt overturning any detail on Tolkien or Thorin he can find.
It’s not only my recharge photo; it serves as my go-to inspiration photo as I study for my final test. (I can’t seem to post it in comments.)
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Fatima said this on December 12, 2015 at 7:43 pm |
Totally love that one, too — I can see how it would be inspiring for a test.
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Servetus said this on December 13, 2015 at 9:30 pm |
Even if I don’t need a “recharge” that 2007 Richard Armitage wet smoulder gets me every time. Sighhhh! THUD
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Gratiana Lovelace said this on December 13, 2015 at 2:45 am |
indeed.
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Servetus said this on December 13, 2015 at 9:30 pm |
I can’t pick a favorite. Like Kathy the list of ones I don’t like would be shorter 😉
Good luck with the move Servetus. I’ll be thinking about you.
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richardtreehouse said this on December 14, 2015 at 12:31 am |
You’ve spent a lot of time thinking about it, too, lol !
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Servetus said this on December 26, 2015 at 8:43 pm |
Just to think of him, let alone to see any pic, it’s enough for me to smile no matter how bad state I am in. ❤ Can’t pick favourite – list would be too loooong!
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Andrea Númellóte said this on December 21, 2015 at 12:31 pm |
but so much fun to create!
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Servetus said this on December 26, 2015 at 8:43 pm |
Well, it would. A matter of fact, you gave me challenge now. Will make the list in January, as soon as this crazy holiday thing is over 😀 Though I am not sure where I will post pics for you to see 😛
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Andrea Númellóte said this on December 27, 2015 at 10:54 am |
https://armitageagonistes.wordpress.com/2015/01/28/caught-in-richards-web-spider-not-required-2/courtesy-a-of-me…rd-wordpress-com/#main
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Perry said this on August 6, 2020 at 9:22 pm |
I screwed that up. I was trying to load the photo of him playing foozball. Can you fix, Serv? It’a borrowed from you, anyway.
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Perry said this on August 6, 2020 at 9:25 pm |
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Servetus said this on August 14, 2020 at 10:07 pm |
Thanks. Even now, I still keep it on my desktop. It’s the long legs.
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Perry said this on August 15, 2020 at 2:46 am |
yeah — he’s so overdimensional in this picture. I also liked that incarnation of the stubble.
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Servetus said this on August 15, 2020 at 2:48 am |