Appreciating the beauty of Mark Spitz...

My friends Michael and Ted and I flipped on the Olympics after sharing some Chinese take-out last night to catch Michael Phelps win his record-tying seventh gold medal. He's awesome, we know that, and to win the seventh by such a close margin made it that much more sweet.

Our conversation soon turned to Mark Sptiz and something we don't think has been discussed enough: when Spitz won his seven golds in 1972, he was HOT! Even the 70s mustache doesn't detract from the fact that he was movie star handsome. Even though his record could be broken by Phelps if the US wins another relay, all of the attention has brought sio much renewed attention to Spitz's accomplishments and you are reminded of how amazing he was in the swimming pool.