Monday, January 30, 2012

Joe Willie

I've been bitching for a Joe Namath movie, and finally we get an HBO doc on him.  OF COURSE it's awesome - Joe Namath reading the phone booth is entertaining; Joe Namath + the voice of Liev Schriber = match made in heaven.

There are also some parallels between him and the Mickey Mantle HBO doc: strapping young bucks with insane athletic ability and Southern drawls who hit the New York City nightlife like hurricanes, both on injured knees which to this day makes those who saw them run at 100% feel sorry for those who never could, and both with a physical toughness and willingness to play through obscene pain that their teammates absolutely loved them for, despite they're being placed on pedestals by fans and media (and both funny as hell.) 

Joe Show HERE

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