Murphy’s Blog

I’m sure this news comes as a shock to you, but in my opinion, Marissa Miller should be the sole covergirl for the SI Swimsuit Edition until she’s 40.  And even then, she’ll still probably be better looking than most of the other chicks they could throw up there.  Why did they even have other girls in the mag this year?  Seriously though, there didn’t seem to be nearly enough of the cover model’s shots inside the issue, which was more than mildly disappointing.  The body paint shots were very nice though. 

In a slightly different vein, does everyone else remember how the Swimsuit Edition used to be this almost taboo issue of SI that came in February to melt the winter snows away?  I know a lot of people used to get super pissed about it, and I’m sure many still do.  But that one single issue has become a HUGE cultural phenomenon, so kudos to SI for continuing on with it and making it bigger and bigger all the time.  The one thing that worries me is that it appears to me that the talent is getting a little watered down and the hype may be getting a little much.  It could just be that notalgia has airbrushed the women in my memories, but I used to think that every girl in that issue was a goddess.  Now, I think about half of them look like they spent the last month with Amy Winehouse in a posh rehab facility.  And, since it’s actually on topic, I want to put in a shameless plug for one of my sponsors, Addison St. Sports Illustrated Store on eBay.  They sell tons of old issues of SI, including several Swimsuit Editions.  Click the link to check them out.

I’m sure this news comes as a shock to you, but in my opinion, Marissa Miller should be the sole covergirl for the SI Swimsuit Edition until she’s 40.  And even then, she’ll still probably be better looking than most of the other chicks they could throw up there.  Why did they even have other girls in the mag this year?  Seriously though, there didn’t seem to be nearly enough of the cover model’s shots inside the issue, which was more than mildly disappointing.  The body paint shots were very nice though. 

In a slightly different vein, does everyone else remember how the Swimsuit Edition used to be this almost taboo issue of SI that came in February to melt the winter snows away?  I know a lot of people used to get super pissed about it, and I’m sure many still do.  But that one single issue has become a HUGE cultural phenomenon, so kudos to SI for continuing on with it and making it bigger and bigger all the time.  The one thing that worries me is that it appears to me that the talent is getting a little watered down and the hype may be getting a little much.  It could just be that notalgia has airbrushed the women in my memories, but I used to think that every girl in that issue was a goddess.  Now, I think about half of them look like they spent the last month with Amy Winehouse in a posh rehab facility.  And, since it’s actually on topic, I want to put in a shameless plug for one of my sponsors, Addison St. Sports Illustrated Store on eBay.  They sell tons of old issues of SI, including several Swimsuit Editions.  Click the link to check them out.