Flo Jo and family

August 27, 2009 7:49 AM

"Twenty-five years ago this month, Al Joyner won a shocking gold medal at the Olympic Games in Los Angeles … and fell in love with a lady in tights."
posted by trillian (12 comments total)

The following line adds so much to their story: He has tried to move on with his life, but 25 years is 25 years, and he has begun to sense her again, in the wind, in his mind, as if it were yesterday. 25 years is 25 years. So true.

Beyond the ridiculous fluff, it's an interesting story. Thanks for sharing this.
posted by filthy light thief at 8:11 AM on August 27, 2009

There is an interesting story buried in there, but it flunks Journo 101 when FloJo dies suddenly - the pivotal moment in the entire story - and the writer never even bothers to tell us what of.
posted by unSane at 8:28 AM on August 27, 2009 [1 favorite]

Do visible outlines of genetalia count as NSFW?
Not that I am employed or anything, but some people may care.
posted by idiopath at 8:30 AM on August 27, 2009

FloJo dies suddenly - the pivotal moment in the entire story - and the writer never even bothers to tell us what of.

"By late October, the sheriff-coroner's office announced Florence had suffered an epileptic seizure brought on by a congenital abnormality in her brain. Her body had locked up while she was sleeping facedown, and she had suffocated in her pillow."
posted by Lucinda at 8:33 AM on August 27, 2009 [2 favorites]

Man alive, the poor guy What a heinous thing to have to go through. Sounds like things are moving along well for him now, so good.
posted by jquinby at 8:48 AM on August 27, 2009

Nice first post trillian. Thanks for this.
posted by netbros at 9:05 AM on August 27, 2009

What? I'm not crying. Why would you think that? This lump in my throat's cuz the coffee's burnt today. That's all.
posted by katillathehun at 9:19 AM on August 27, 2009

Flo-Jo had more mojo than J-lo and Brangelina combined. (I'm sorry, the keyboard forced me to say that.)
posted by dances_with_sneetches at 9:43 AM on August 27, 2009

Crap...crying at work......
posted by The Light Fantastic at 9:54 AM on August 27, 2009 [1 favorite]

The packaging of that story is peculiar, but it has such a sweet core. I was mesmerized by Flo-Jo and Jackie Joyner-Kersee in the '80s, and for some reason, it's nice to know that they had a lovely man like Al Joyner in their lives.
posted by EvaDestruction at 9:57 AM on August 27, 2009 [1 favorite]

Wow, this is an awesome story. Seconding the crying.

I'm pretty surprised at just how freaking psychic Flo-Jo was. Hoo boy.
posted by jenfullmoon at 10:57 AM on August 27, 2009

Do visible outlines of genetalia count as NSFW?

Not anywhere I've worked, idiopath. By the time a boss gets that close, they're either reading or upset that you're wasting company time.
posted by IAmBroom at 1:34 PM on August 27, 2009