On Sunday a news item on Patrick Swayze gave me the opportunity to discuss the the actor’s general persona and the vague concept of Swayzian “awesomeness.”
Since there’s no way of knowing how long it’ll be before I’ll have another reason to write about Mr. Swayze (though I suppose I’ve never needed an excuse before), I’ll use this chance to share one of the greatest Internet finds (relating to 1980s leading men, of course) I’ve had the good fortune of stumbling across: A 1991 unauthorized Patrick Swayze comic book biography. (Thanks to Christopher Bahn for sharing.)
I’ve already passed a printed hard copy along to a few co-workers. I hope others will do likewise. Here’s a brief passage about the actor’s “Road House” performance to get you pumped:
“Swayze can be seen executing a combination of no less than nine fighting forms ranging from brawling to kick boxing. He did many of his own stunts.”
This, my friends, is what the Internet was made for (other than copying and reblogging someone else’s post which was reblogged from someone else’s LiveJournal).