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Wednesday, September 26, 2018

Remains of the Day (0926)

CNBC: There's another Gronk brother, but this one has a mind for business to go with that bod for sin

The Daily Mail: Debbie Harry looking fab at the Metropolitan Opera in NYC

Instagram: An outtake from my bulge-tastic post about Borna Coric in compression shorts

Towleroad: Police arrest man wanted in brutal homophobic attack outside Brooklyn gay bar

Baseline: Kvitova and Halep aren't exactly buying what Serena's selling

CNN: I agree, now DO SOMETHING

Boy Culture: Do kids think Bert and Ernie are gay, and do they care?

New York Post: Married GOP state senator accused of sexting grad student, sending dick pic

Gr8er Days: Do you realize watching "Seinfeld" now is like watching "I Love Lucy" in the 1980s?

The Randy Report: "50/20" is an interracial, age-challenged, sexually fluid web series

Boston Globe: This story about an adorable, high-achieving and seemingly happy 17-year-old girl who committed suicide is truly harrowing

The New York Times: Third Kavanaugh accuser comes forward, alleges he helped orchestrate "train" rapes

Washington Blade: What they really mean by "religious freedom"

Greg in Hollywood: Happy birthday to Olivia Newton-John, who turned 70 today!

OMG Blog: Actor and Instagram sensation Brandon Calvillo flaunts his junk

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Hot Cat of the Day: I like this kitty's work ethic!

When the Virginia Slims Legends Tour Stopped in Richmond, Va.

I was lucky enough to attend this 1995 Legends of Virginia Slims event in Richmond, Va. -- my brother Terence drove us from D.C. in his burgundy Honda Civic -- and I still say I'd rather watch Chris, Martina, Tracy, Evonne, Virginia et al. play now than today's crop of stars! (Billie Jean was recovering from an injury at this point, but provides hilarious commentary.) How lucky we are that a fellow fan recorded it and recently uploaded it to YouTube:

UPI's Lisa Harris wrote at the time: With a lineup of names that laid claim to 600 titles and 70 in Grand Slam doubles and singles, the tour has two added features: AIDS as a charity and music as a complement. [Philip Morris] made an initial contribution of $75,000 to the National AIDS Fund to celebrate the tour's launching.

Chris was 40 and fabulous ...

Martina was 38, newly retired a year after she made the final of Wimbledon for the last time ...

Tracy was five years younger than Serena Williams is now!

Billie Jean was really old -- my age :-)

What a great time we had!

UPDATE: December 2022

Recently Billie Jean posted this photo on social media, asking if her followers could guess the year. Most -- including BJK -- assumed it was from 1995, the first official year of the Legends tour. But Tracy remembers being pregnant when it was taken. And I know Pam Shriver and Zina Garrison didn't participate the debut year. (Strangely, they didn't retire until 1997 but did participate the second and third years.) My research shows these photos are by Jonathan Exley, copyright 1998, which is my guess for when they were taken. Sadly, I can't verify this with Exley because the photographer of actors, musicians, politicians, sports figures and other celebrities who was perhaps best known for his images of pop star Michael Jackson, died of complications of liver failure Aug. 29, 2011, at his home in Los Angeles. He was just 63.