Brendan Hansen Online: TGIF

Friday, April 15, 2005

TGIF - Happy Tax Day!

Photographer Peter Bick sent me a wonderful tax-day surprise - his photos of Brendan from World Trials. Now, these are waaaay too hot to post all at once so I'll be adding them to the World Trials gallery 2 or 3 at a time.

Today's favorite:

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OH.MY.GOSH!!!

what a way to start off the day!!

By jenny, at 4/15/2005 11:16 AM
Good lord! I'm almost speechless...almost.

Bren,I don't know how you got blessed with that body but I'm sure glad it happened. Now I'm all giddy.

*Twirls...stares at abs...twirls...stares at abs...twirls...falls down*

By blairbecky, at 4/15/2005 11:23 AM
Oops...forgot to say God Bless Peter Bick. Thanks for sharing and the pics are so good. I bow down to your talent.

By blairbecky, at 4/15/2005 11:25 AM
I did 200 crunches this morning and felt good about myself... then I saw that...

Brendan: Adonis style...

Swoon-worthy...

I'd almost feel bad about that, but we all know he's a great swimmer and has a great personality... So really it's just adding the the whole package that he's, well, gorgeous...

By Jaclyn, at 4/15/2005 11:28 AM
*faints*

Just what the doctor prescribed for the d**n cold that I have.

By Lena, at 4/15/2005 11:30 AM
OH ... MY ... WORD ...

can't ... breathe

hyperventilating ...

seriously, i usually don't get all that excited over muscles, it's just not my style ... but THAT is definitely my style.

By Manda, at 4/15/2005 11:31 AM
eh, i've seen better.
;)

By swimphilly78, at 4/15/2005 11:59 AM
I agree blair "speechless"! Those abs!!!

And thanks to Peter Bick as well...I actually met Peter at the Trials when I was working...he was great! He actually told me that basically all I had to do was to stand and enjoy the view.

By Kate, at 4/15/2005 12:02 PM
Wow! I mean, I'm strictly an Ian Crocker and Phelpsie girl....but Brendan sure is easy on the eyes there in that photo too!

By Shannen, at 4/15/2005 12:09 PM
Hey Shannen, did we not convert you yet?

I wonder what Brendan is thinking?

Will I be able to get in my room after this session? HAHA

What should I have to eat after this?

Can I get the candy my Mom wants on the annoucers table?

Has to be something important, look at his FACE girls! JK

By Mrs. H, at 4/15/2005 12:17 PM
Shannen You're posting, admiring the view, joining chats... you're converted, face it. And welcome

Mrs H That was hilarious... I'm laughing so hard my stomach hurts.

By Lena, at 4/15/2005 12:20 PM
My toight toiger!!!! That photo has got to be the most beautiful pic of Brendan that I have ever seen. It is perfect. He is wearing my favorite jammers. His body is glorious. He is completely focused and he is about to slaughter his competition. He has sculpted his body is in a manner that Michelangelo didn't even have the courage to sculpt into his greatest champion, David. The way the shadows and light play off the planes of his chest, abs, shoulders, face.... completly mesmerizing. Oh and I am getting smart. I now open a new window so that I dont lose the picture as I post. It is obvious that Peter Bick loves photography and his subjects. Thank you Peter and Michelle and Brendan.

By lala, at 4/15/2005 12:29 PM
Mrs. H, I look at his face quite a bit too. I have a very deep love for the chin and the forehead wrinkles. Girls,have I ever told y'all about my love for those two things. ;)

Bren was probally thinking...."How many pics are those girls going to take of me? Enoughs enough already!"

By blairbecky, at 4/15/2005 12:38 PM
Mrs. H I think he is looking down checking out his abs too. Seriously, if swimming gives you abs like that... maybe I should start swimming.

Thank you Peter Bick, we love you

By Anna, at 4/15/2005 12:38 PM
It's like that Bayer commercial.....shoulders, pecs,and ABS, and hips...say it with me girls: Oh. My. *swoon*. ;)

Sorry I haven't participated for awhile, I'd have given anything to join you guys in Indy! Eville Admin finally scared it out of me, and I had enough of a break from training for Masters Nationals....which reminds me. In 5 days, I'll be in the same pool our beloved Pumpkin was swimming in. YCMA Masters Nationals is hosting the meet at the IU pool. You're lookin' at the first seed in the women's 50 backstroke! Hopefuly the pool is as good to me as it was Brendan....

By Steph R., at 4/15/2005 12:58 PM
Steph R....you are training for masters nationals? What team/state?

I am going to Ft. Lauderdale in May too.

By Kate, at 4/15/2005 1:01 PM
WOW...that's all I can say...

By kellypete, at 4/15/2005 1:08 PM
Nice to see you Steph r. I dont understand how people can just lurk here. If you saw that photo and made a noise... (I am not saying that is what happend to me but I will say that the fires here in the Depths of Hell seemed very hot for a moment there.) you should share a bonding moment with your fellow Hansenians. Come on... Step out of the shadows. I know you are out there.

By Eville Admin, at 4/15/2005 1:24 PM
Oh wow! I think that pic is now my favorite Brendan one (or tied with a particular picture of him in a suit and tie). Very nice!

By Teagan35, at 4/15/2005 1:39 PM
Why, hello Brendan.

That is one mighty fine picture right there. *stares*

The look on his face is actually quite adorable too, Mrs. H. Thank's for drawing my attention there as well ;)

Shannen--You can be converted. I helped convert you to Crockah, I can just as easily start working on the Bren love. You can't help but love B-Han after seeing him in person and chilling with the family.

Can't wait for the rest of these pics! Thank you Peter Bick!!

By Sarah, at 4/15/2005 1:44 PM
i would just like to say... brendan does a body good! :)

but he is the most personalable and most impressionable young man i have EVER met!

i adore the hansens! :)

By Christi, at 4/15/2005 1:45 PM
Yup, won't be gettin' anything done for the rest of the afternoon. Happy Tax Day everyone!

By pixley, at 4/15/2005 1:52 PM
Kate -

Sewickley Masters, near Pittsburgh, PA.

I can't make it to Ft. Lauderdale. Are you going to Indy? Where do you swim?

By Steph R., at 4/15/2005 1:58 PM
I was TOTALLY focused in on his face Mrs. H. ;)

Don't we have some girls meeting a certain Journalist in PA tonight? Lynea, Dana Cara and Heather - is that still happening? We want a full report!

By Michelle, at 4/15/2005 1:59 PM
Happy Tax Day? Since when is tax a good thing or am i missing something?

Anyway.....WOW! Don't think i will be getting much work done now!

By Poppy, at 4/15/2005 2:01 PM
I was just cruising by thinking that I should just stop in at BHO for a looksee and then BAM!

*uhhh* <----me losing all coherent thought.

Then I slowly regain focus and my first thought is, "Well dayum!". And that's all I got so far.

I think he's checking himself out more than anything else though. Or maybe I'm just projecting.

By Dana, at 4/15/2005 2:01 PM
didn't he once say he chants "please stay on, please stay on" in his head before a race??

about his GOGGLES. right?

By Manda, at 4/15/2005 2:02 PM
Steph R. I actually have heard of that meet - I went to and swam for Pitt. Thats a pretty big one too from what I remember...good luck!

Kate is an awesome swimmer, even when she swims in the wrong heat, while chewing gum! right? right. ha

By swimphilly78, at 4/15/2005 2:07 PM
Steph R

I swim in SKY in Kentucky. No Im not going to INDY. :(

Yes DC, Lynea, and Heather we expect a full report of tonight. :o)

By Kate, at 4/15/2005 2:09 PM
Haha ...I don't swim in SKY I swim for SKY: SwimKentucky.

By Kate, at 4/15/2005 2:10 PM
oh and yes michelle/kate its still happening. j-lohn. 10pm brewpub, manayunk.
full report to follow. maybe. depending on our behavior. :)

By swimphilly78, at 4/15/2005 2:13 PM
I need to add that I love Peter's Africa pictures. I'm such an animal nut and the pics of the sunset are so beautiful. That makes me want to go back to school for photography.

Oooh,I forgot about the John date. Have enough fun for all the girls that can't be there. Why does this make me think of Love Actually when the guy goes to the bar and gets picked up by all the hot girls? ;)

By blairbecky, at 4/15/2005 2:17 PM
Oops,I met the pics of the sunrise. It's past my bedtime.

By blairbecky, at 4/15/2005 2:19 PM
That's right Swimphilly...must have been some of lochte "ditziness" rubbing off on me.

Oh...and Im planning on sending Michelle the pics of me in Ryan's cap this weekend.

Im not sure if I shared that story on the story blog or not.

By Kate, at 4/15/2005 2:20 PM
Wow. Just wow. Brendan has the perfect abs...and shoulders..and...uh, yeah, what a wonderful tax day this is!

Thank you SO much Peter Bick.

Hee Blair, I loved that part in the movie! Sooo funny. Have fun tonight with John girls!

By Janine, at 4/15/2005 2:21 PM
Ladies- we wil absolutely give a full report. Afterall, we will be with Saint Dana Cara( hearing the litany ringing in the background). What trouble could we possibly cause in Philly? :)

Mrs. H, Aunt K, and Aunt C you are more than welcome to join...

By Heather, at 4/15/2005 2:28 PM
Can i say it????..... Smoooooohhooohkin!!! it's always nice taking a break from schoolwork (or lack their of, becasue of senioritis) to cruise the internet, check your favorite sights..and see this lovely picture of brendan.... AWESOME!!!;)

By caity, at 4/15/2005 2:42 PM
Manayunk will be good fun ... sweet and mellow, and JL is a guaranteed good time. Would love to see any/all moms and aunts there :)

By Dana Cara, at 4/15/2005 2:45 PM
Hey Shannen, did we not convert you yet?

*covers face*

Oh no...Mrs. H called me out! LOL!

Hee-hee...I think Brendan is a *very* nice, sweet, and humble guy, and he's definitely a cutie. And I'm looking forward to cheering for him (and having nervous breakdowns in the process!) for many years to come.

I can't replace Ian at the top of my list though, because then people would think it's OK to be mean to him! ;)

But I've showed the picture Michelle posted today to a few girls at work and they're requested more. For research purposes, they said. ;) So I'm definitely doing my part to spread the word about Bren!

Although, I did tell all of them that the BHO girls have first dibs on him! LOL!

By Shannen, at 4/15/2005 3:00 PM
Oh.My.Word. I'm speechless after that pic.

By swimfan18, at 4/15/2005 3:12 PM
From JHD (Dana) who is having Blogger issues today...

grr, blogger.

Anyway, my comment is that he's thinking "I should thank Lochte for these abs. If he hadn't stolen all the Junior Mints, I probably would have eaten them myself, and then I wouldn't look like this...."

By Michelle, at 4/15/2005 3:17 PM
should have sent this out earlier this week, but here's the open invite to manayunk. let's do it up.

any and everyone should swing through the brew pub around 10 for drinks, laughs and whatever.

looking forward to the night. see ya'll there.

By john, at 4/15/2005 3:20 PM
Girls, you better take care of the charming John tonight, otherwise you will have to asnwer directly to me!!

Nice to see some old faces and start delurking people, you know you want to.

The abs in the pic: my lord... no words.

By Lena, at 4/15/2005 3:21 PM
Oh, humina. This was an excellent suprise to come back to after doing orientation this morning. Mmm, Brendan.

By a, at 4/15/2005 3:21 PM
Yowza! That is a great reward after my crazy, hard day of working out! My abs feel so sore, but Brendan's abs.... well, I wouldn't mind feeling them. ;)

By AimsRos, at 4/15/2005 3:27 PM
*insert words here* my jaw is touching the ground...does anyone have a paper bag that i can breathe into?

thanks for bringing my attention back to bren's face, mrs. h. haha.

thank the lord for peter bick and his magnificent photography skills...and michelle for posting this lovely pic! can't wait for the rest! =D

By erin, at 4/15/2005 3:39 PM
Btw - I just feel the need to tell you guys that this isn't even my favorite of the photo's he sent. It's like my 3rd favorite I think. Just so you keep an eye on the blog for the next week and don't miss anything. :D

By Michelle, at 4/15/2005 4:09 PM
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By Kimberly, at 4/15/2005 4:10 PM
I wanna see the rings up close!!!

*cries*

Well, it's life...

By Lena, at 4/15/2005 4:24 PM
*swoon*
That is a nice picture! It totally made my day! Thanks, Peter Bick! And Michelle, if this pic only is the third best, then I can't wait to see the others.

By tinkerbell, at 4/15/2005 4:27 PM
You know what I'm fascinated with?

The muscles in the blade shoulder... OMG, that is sooo hot.

Pumpkin, querido, if you ever decide to take archery seriously, those would come in handy. And it would be great to see you shoot shirtless, from the back.

*faints at the mental picture*

You know me, I heart archers ;)

By Lena, at 4/15/2005 5:30 PM
I keep looking at his chest and then think "AHH, I have laundry to do!!!" (That's a compliment!)

By a, at 4/15/2005 6:14 PM
Have we thanked Mr. and Mrs. H for him yet?

By Jaclyn, at 4/15/2005 6:39 PM
atrophy I know, I thought the same... we call the six pack "tabla de lavar la ropa" in spanish... just cause the old ones were like that.

By Lena, at 4/15/2005 6:42 PM
Ahhh, perfection. :-)

By Alexandra, at 4/15/2005 7:46 PM
I have some news...

I am officially a Brendan convert...

Oy, I feel weird... but a happy weird... Just thought I would let you all know...

I still have Aaron love... I think... I mean, he's a close second.

By Jaclyn, at 4/15/2005 9:00 PM
Lena what an image you described, him shooting archery in a speedo from the back. Ok so you said shirtless, but speedo/shirtless- same thing.

3rd best picture, don't know if we can handle 2 better ones. Bronze is looking prettttty sweet.

By Anna, at 4/15/2005 9:35 PM
See, this is what happens when I don't check in with the blog more than once a day sometimes. tsk tsk. I miss out on that picture.

wow. umm, yeah. wow.

Oh, and i can't wait to hear about the meet up from this evening!

By afadingvoice, at 4/16/2005 1:14 AM
Today ended up being really busy for me, so I just now got the chance to come by and check out the blog....and all I can think of now are two words: HUBBA HUBBA! At the rate he's going, if Bren keeps getting hotter, we are all going to swooning overtime in July (not that we weren't going to be already)

Thanks Meesh, Peter Bick, and Bren!

By LongHornLove, at 4/16/2005 2:58 AM
ladies, we are writing to you from john lohn's bachelor pad. he gave us a tour, and low and behold he is a bigger Brendan fan than we had previously thought.
If the Brendan shrine wasnt enough, we followed the hum of the angels cassette tape to the Cathedral of Brendan. It only cost $1 to light a candle, so we lit five. Dana sold Lynea's bra to light another 10.
and for the record heather kicked lyneas ass in flip CUP> but Lynea beat heather in foosball. What's more fun? flip cup. thank you.

well, its time to light the candles on bren's altar...

OMGJOHNLOHNISSHOTHEROCKSMYWORLDOMG

P.S. Dana will extinguish the candles with the leftover champagne. Safety first, girls. Safety first.

Love,

Heather
Dana C
Lynea
John L
Matty

Pictures to come.

By swimphilly78, at 4/16/2005 3:26 AM
Wow.......... I am completely speechless. This is such an amazing picture took by Peter Bick. He has so much talent in photography. I am greatful for Peter to share these pictures to us.
Brendan is a gorgeous guy, both outside and inside. We all know he has a great personality.
I am official 21 today. I am thrill to see more pictures in the morning. It will be a great gift for me :-)

By Maxine, at 4/16/2005 3:53 AM
PML to the JL night-on-the-town post. That is one evening that I'm truly sad to have missed. And an OMGITSATRIBUTETOATROPHYOMG, nice touch! I'll light a candle and drink a japanese beer in honor of the successful evening, before I go for my shiatsu massage.

Oh and ps. Holy six pack batman. Yowza.

By crackinup, at 4/16/2005 3:57 AM
SWUD!!!! (Enough said)

I miss posting here. Work lets me look, but it won't let me post because it thinks this site is a club/cult! I have no idea why it would think that...just cause we worship, adore, and praise the almighty Handsome?? ;)

Can't wait to hear the trouble that was caused with JL last night. hee

By Stephie Mc, at 4/16/2005 7:50 AM
I believe John is one lucky man. Bye the way,are shrines not common....ummm...not like I have one or anything. ;)

Yay for pics. Can't wait.

By blairbecky, at 4/16/2005 8:03 AM
Tigger, we're a cult now? Go figures...

I'm gald the night went ok for JL and company...

Well, happy weekend people! I'm off to archery.

By Lena, at 4/16/2005 9:38 AM
Hey y'all,I'm rarely serious on here but I actually need a favor from everyone.

My mommy is in the hospital for some serious asthma issues and I'm really worried about her. So if y'all could just say a little prayer today for her I would truly appreciate it. Thanks.

By blairbecky, at 4/16/2005 12:01 PM
blair!

*hugs*

and of course I'll pray for your mommy! I know what bad asthma attacks are like. They are definitely no fun at all.

By Sarah, at 4/16/2005 12:03 PM
of course Blair..anything to help!!

By jenny, at 4/16/2005 12:05 PM
***hugs for blair & mom*** I'll keep y'all in my thoughts. :)

By pixley, at 4/16/2005 12:11 PM
Blair, you and your mom are both in my thoughts. *hugs tightly*

By afadingvoice, at 4/16/2005 2:56 PM
You're in my prayers, sister...

::hugs::

By Lena, at 4/16/2005 5:27 PM
*hugs* I'm keeping you and you mom in my thoughts, Blair!

By Shannen, at 4/16/2005 6:42 PM
*Group Hug*

Thank you so much for all the nice words and thoughts. My mom is doing better and I hope to see her out of the hospital soon. I love y'all.

Now back to all the Bren is hot stuff. I don't want to be a party pooper. ;)

By blairbecky, at 4/16/2005 10:34 PM
I had been feeling like crap the past few days, but seeing that makes me feel a heck of a lot better!! thanx Michelle.

Blair- I am glad to hear your mom is doing better.

By BoSoxHeather, at 4/17/2005 3:03 PM
Glad to hear that your mom is doing better Blair!

And wow. That is one excellent photo. ;)

By _cesca_, at 1/10/2007 8:42 PM

Friday, April 15, 2005

TGIF - Happy Tax Day!

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