BENCHPRESS
A veteran of far too many seasons of New York bodychecks, brushback pitches and clothesline tackles, CREEM’s longtime Record Review Editor Billy Altman inaugurates, with this issue, Benchpress—a regular column devoted to the always wide, sometimes wonderful world of sports.
BENCHPRESS
Billy Altman
by
UNDER MY WHEELS
A veteran of far too many seasons of New York bodychecks, brushback pitches and clothesline tackles, CREEM’s longtime Record Review Editor Billy Altman inaugurates, with this issue, Benchpress—a regular column devoted to the always wide, sometimes wonderful world of sports.
The Editors
The portrait is one of an attractive brunette named Rena LaMaestra. Set against a stark white background and shot in fashionable soft focus, the picture finds its subject standing sideways, facing the viewer with a sly, come-hither smile—a look underscored by her attire, which consists primarily of a simple jersey-styled top and a pair of chic high heeled shoes revealing, in the distance between them, a set of sleek, supple legs. But remember, I said primarily. Because, though she’s not wearing them, the most vital parts of this woman’s ensemble are visible in the portrait, slung over her shoulder. They are skates. More precisely, roller skates. And the caption beneath the picture, with the emphasis-intended quotation marks placed there by the author, not by me, reads thusly: Rena LaMaestra proves “Amazons are out!”