I heard on the radio this morning that the annual Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue was coming out today. This news caught me by surprise, because who knew they still made this issue? This is a magazine issue that has lost its relevance over the last 15 years. That's really kind of sad to me, as this day used to be a national holiday.
If you ask any male between the ages of 28 and 60 who their favorite SI swimsuit girl was, they will almost assuredly answer you with the same lightning-fast speed as naming their favorite quarterback or favorite pitcher. Kathy Ireland (always my #1). Cheryl Tiegs. Christie Brinkley. Elle MacPherson. There was nothing more exciting for a teenage boy in the '60's through the '80's than getting this issue at the newstand or in the mail. And it was also perfect timing in the sports calendar, the lull right after the Super Bowl and before Spring Training. Nowadays, with Maxim & Stuff sending issues on a monthly basis, and of course, the Internets with their vast "options" of looking at hot women, does a 15-year-old boy even KNOW about this "holiday"? My guess would be that most would not.
So, as I wistfully remember the "good old days," when a teenager had to settle for an annual event instead of a daily diluge of anything imaginable, I give you my favorite issue- the 1989 Kathy Ireland cover. It's almost as good as remembering the '88 Dodgers.
3 comments:
"There was nothing more exciting for a teenage boy in the '60's," your words not mine. These words need not be taken out of context. Be careful not to date yourself old timer (plain and well done if I remember the good ol' section 1 and 2 days correctly).
Baby, You weren't even alive in the 60's. How do you know what was exciting to those poor, depraved pre-internet boys?
Does Sports Illustrated even print any sports anymore.???
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