Joaquin Phoenix makes "Bizarre" Letterman Appearance

For a night when you get Bar Rafaeli for the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue cover almost naked....what an opening act with Joaquin Phoenix. At first I thought he was doing the Andy Kaufman thing, but the longer it went on, he just entered as one of my top picks in the dead pool, this guy needs an intervention.

Whether this was all an act or if Joaquin is just that big of an asshat, I defy you not to squirm while watching this. Letterman just completely gives up and sets out to make him look like an even bigger ass than he already is, way to go Dave, it's been a long time since you've been funny.

Letterman Reveals Bar Refaeli is 2009 SI Swimsuit Issue Cover

When your 2009 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition (the one that doesn't have anything to do with sports but is still the most-anticipated one of the year) comes in the mail, the cover girl is Leonardo DiCaprio’s personal buffet at the time, Israeli Bar Refaeli.
There's nothing hotter than a girl with a perfect body who can dodge rocket fire.

A Sports Illustrated bigwig revealed on Bloomberg TV that the mag’s famous swimsuit edition accounts for 11 percent of SI’s annual revenue. A little math reveals that the issue filled with hot chicks in bikinis is five times more profitable than the average sweaty man catching some sort of ball issue. In other words...BOOBS are more profitable than football!

Meanwhile, don't go looking for your copy in Walmart. Some distributor is demanding an extra 7 cents a copy, and Time Inc. is telling it to take a hike.

Here is a little Bar action from last year...enjoy

Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Calender

My extensive research in the field of models in bikinis has led me to discover the 2008 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in my mailbox.

Good sport Heidi Klum, who's probably thinking that Will Ferrell's look is unfortunate enough that nobody could make it work. You will see plenty of him in the coming weeks as he promotes his upcoming film Semi-Pro, a comedy set against the back drop of the ABA's 1976 merger with the NBA. Still, if you want to see more of Will and Heidi, there's plenty of pics in this SI gallery.

I've ripped through my copy, the pages are torn, I've Googled the models and wished nothing but harm to Leo DiCaprio so I’ll someday have a chance with Bar Rafaeli.

If you are into Indy car racing this gallery of Danica Patrick will change your mind about the drivers. COMPLETE GALLERY HERE