B.A. Baracus, A Man among Boys

Today we salute a legend of our generation... B.A. Baracus. B.A. was about as manly as they come. You had a deprived childhood if you missed out on the A-Team. There is nothing quite like the excitement I used to feel when I would sit down, hear the intro music, and then repeat with the T.V. announcer "If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire the A-Team!"

It's a toss-up regarding who was more manly in the show. Was it Hannibal (the mastermind with a cigar always close at hand), Face (ladies fainted at the sight of him), or B.A. Baracus? Sweet Emotion gives the award to B.A. The tipping of the scales in B.A.'s favor are six-fold

1) He was always brought in to do the real fighting. Hannibal would simply glance at the enormous man and say "B.A." At which, B.A. would promptly chunk the now helpless opponent a good 40 yards in the air and land him perfectly on a crumbling table.
2) He spoke only when necessary. And when he spoke, they were always memorable lines usually spoken in the imperative. Ex. "I pity the fool who goes out tryin' a' take over da world, then runs home cryin' to his momma!" or "Shut up, fool" or then again something like Murdock: I wish I could just jump in the water and live like a fish.
B.A. Baracus: Shut up fool, you ain't no fish!
3)He was the official driver of the black van.
4)He had a Macgyver like ability to make machinery out of nuts, bolts, and oil.
5) The only way anyone was able to force him to do anything against his own will was to drug him. Who can forget all the times B.A. drank his "milk" only to wake up in another country after a flight. (He hated flying.)
6) He wore overalls.

The next question I pose is a little tougher. Who was more manly... B.A. Baracus or Clubber Lang? I might have to go Clubber Lang, just for his quote upon seeing Adrian after beating Balboa once: "Hey, Woman. Hey, Woman! Listen here. Since your old man ain't got no heart, maybe you like to see a real man. I bet you stay up late every night dreamin' you had a real man, don't ya? I'll tell you what. Bring your pretty little self over to my apartment tonight, and I'll show you a real man."

In researching for this intellectually astounding blog, I discovered a few manly facts regarding Mr. T.

1) Before show business, Mr. T was a bodyguard for famous celebrities. His business card read "Next to God, there is no greater protector than I." WOW!

2) The reason he changed his name from Lawrence Tureaud to Mr. T was so that people would have to address him as "Mr."

Hilarious....B.A. Baracus, Sweet Emotion salutes you.
Let's get excited about some NCAA tournament talk coming right around the corner.