Beach volleyball cheerleaders have to outdo the players they cheer for, which might explain why their “uniforms” are so tiny. This NSFW video of the Seat volleyball girls is outstanding (and the song is good too). Be sure to hit the HQ button after you hit play so you get the best possible clarity.
The song is by Johnny Cash — “God’s Gonna Cut You Down.”
Just when you think you know your super model girlfriend, she turns around plunges you in the back by saying you’re as naïve as a child.
In the cover story of Harper Bazaar’s April issue, Bundchen says Tom Brady, her new husband, is “very naive, almost like a child.”
“One thing that I thought was so amazing when I first met him is that he is innocent,” she adds. “He sees the world with colored glasses. He’s very strong and focused in his job, but he’s so sensitive.”
Okay, so Gisele actually meant the comment as a compliment, but it’s still kind of funny to hear her call Brady naïve. If I were Brady, I’d pull Gisele aside and say, “Hey honey can you do me a favor? The next time you want to share a little insight about me to a magazine, could you not describe me as a weak-ass sissy pants? If you could just tell them how tough I am and what a huge…arm…I have? That’d be great…thanks.”
It seems that in the most recent issue of SPORTS ILLUSTRATED’s swimsuit issue, the folks at SI decided to give part-time race care driver and full-time media darling Danica Patrick the Allen Iverson treatment. The folks over at GUNAXIN were kind enough to point out that the tattoo you can see on the small of her back in the photo above, from Danica’s first SI shoot, has magically disappeared.
The question is why SPORTS ILLUSTRATED feels the need to edit the tattoo out all of a sudden, as it’s not like it’s grossly oversized or anything offensive. It’s just an American flag morphing into a checkered flag. Whatever the case is, I’m sure you guys will enjoy investigating.
Well, aren’t we all high and mighty after outing A-Rod for steroids?
If you like NBA dancers (and really, who doesn’t?), be sure to check out SI.com’s 2009 Swimsuit Issue website, which features dancers from 10 different teams.
NBA dancers walk that fine line between athleticism and voluptuousness, not quite pretty enough (or too athletic) to be full-time models, but way too hot (or not desperate enough) for the pole. Either way, it’s nice to see Sports Illustrated utilize the NBA dancer pool for the swimsuit issue. There is a video of each dancer’s shoot, thirty pics of each girl, and twenty or so group photos.
So I decided to link to my favorite picture of each girl and rank them #10 to #1…
If you want to see more (photos) of a dancer, click on her photo and it will take you to a thumbnail gallery of her shoot as well as some candid shots of her in action at NBA games.
10. Melanie Fitzpatrick (76ers) is doing her best with the ugliest suit of the bunch.
9. DeLeah Caro (Mavs) utilizes the hair whip to great effect.
8. Kayla Oberg (Suns) isn’t afraid to show off her best feature.
7. Taylor Walker (Nets) is simply a pretty, pretty girl.
6. Deanna Clover (Magic) knows that the #1 rule of photography is put something interesting right in the center of the picture.
5. Cheney Larschied (Cavs) sure has that whole sassy thing down.
4. Ashley Allen (Heat) has a really nice hip bone.
3. Chelsey Buhler (Pistons) isn’t sure if she wants you looking at her pink caboose.
2. Alison Preston (Celtics) leaves us speechless.
1. Shanon Lersch (Bulls) overcame a bad suit with those gorgeous eyes. Seriously, I had her in 9th place until I saw this picture.
With the progression of Sports Illustrated’s racy content, that can only mean one thing. I fully expect that we will see nudity in future Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issues™.
When that will happen, no one knows, but I have great confidence in the folks at Time, Inc. They’ve proven they can mass market what would otherwise be regarded as softcore adult content to mainstream consumers and advertisers.
It’s an astonishing feat, and I have great admiration for anyone who can convince Southwest Airlines to display images of SI models, who are pictured as (implied) nude and wearing thongs in innumerable SI photo layouts, on its planes. Bravo!
SI has made hundreds of millions of dollars off its Swimsuit™ franchise, and you have to believe that the company wants to continue to up the financial return on the product.
I’m guessing at some point we’ll see an “uncensored” version of the annual feature, which will be accessible through a password-protected subscription service on SI.com.
But would that scare off those mainstream advertisers and users? Or increase market share? Good question. I have a tendency to think that SI could get away with it. Much like you see PPV porn on hotel televisions and cable and satellite TV systems.
Don’t underestimate the folks at Time, Inc.!
Considering the mag has had the models in paint only for the past couple years, I wouldn’t put it past SI/Time, Inc. either.
