I was watching the Patriots/Jets game this evening. It’s still on. They had Joe Namath on the side line talking to a pretty ESPN sideline commentatator, whose name escapes me. Anyway, he spoke in a very drunk-like fashion, and on two occasions told her he wanted a kiss. Is something up with Namath, maybe too many hits to the head, or is he a dirty old man.
I put this in the pit because his behavious really upset me. That poor woman had to deal with some leacherous bastard on national TV.
My wife and I were equally shocked at this. At first I thought maybe he had some sort of neurological disorder, but upon further discussion, Madame Viks & I believe he was drunk. I think the commentators doing the game also joked that Joe was “very, very happy” this evening, making me think that even they thought he threw back a few too many.
A couple of years ago I flew in to LAX to visit family over the holidays. My brothers were there to pick me up. This was before 9/11 and they were allowed to meet me at the gate. As I exited the gate and met them at the terminal, they told me they had just seen Joe Namath there, and that he was drunk and making a scene. The police were called in to settle things down. It had all happened just before my plane arrived, so I didn’t get to see the show.
So last night’s episode did not surprise me at all.