Musings
- I had the flu for the past 4 days, including a particularly bad stretch on Friday where I was actually hallucinating and fading in and out of consciousness like Tim Robbins in Jacob's Ladder. On the plus side, the flu did not knock off 2 more pounds. I'm hoping for a parasite or stomach virus next, just to get ready for the beach. No homo.
- Last night as my Tylenol induced haze started to fade, I managed to catch "Ashley Judd crime thriller #7" on HBO. It starred Judd and (Insert respected black actor) and the basic plot is: Judd plays a ______ who _____ too many _____ and nearly gets ______ by a_____ . Then, _____ ____ Judd in the _____ and the ____ until _____ swoops in and _____ on her _____. Then she cries a little bit and saves the day.
- The NBA all star weekend was indeed FANNNNNtastic, but Andre Iguadola, who is now uncomfortably nicknamed Iggy, got robbed in the dunk contest when he got beat by Nate Robinson. Robinson missed 23 dunks! Also, Iguadola kind of looks like Slingblade; someone's gotta give him a 10 for that alone.
Couple other notes from this weekend's Flu induced TNT fest:
- Reggie Miller has to go down in history as not only one of the most annoying but clearly the most made fun of NBA player in history. First, he is clearly a nerd, down to the looks, cadence, and voice. I mean, when you're on a broadcasting team with a play by play guy and you're the biggest dork, you've got problems.* Second, and I don't think this has been really delved into, but how many of the players that Reggie has played with or against have ever, um.... spent a night in the gym with Reggie's sister Cheryl? 50%? 75%? There's no way you ever live that down. And that finally explains the real reason behind Reggie's rivalry with Spike Lee
- Oh, I hate Kobe Bryant. Either actively rooting against Nate Robinson in the dunk contest while on the sidelines, even dismissively mouthing, "What the fuck" when Nate set up one of his early dunks, or trying to laugh it up with Shaq to show his soft side while Shaq was either trying to decide where to bury Kobe's body or what to eat for his mid mid first quarter snack, Kobe looked like exactly what he is; an egoist who is finally realizing that maybe being an asshole just doesn't work for everyone.
- Walter Mcarty sang the National anthem for All Star Saturday Night. I think that deserves a whole bag of Tommy points.
- Damon Jones apparently fell into paint factory on his way into the arena, where he showed up in a bright red suit, red hat, red tie, and black shirt. He looked like an M&M.
- Hate the Pistons, Hate the Pistons, Hate the Pistons....
- Oh, Magic. Put the uniform away, please. In fact, put away the headset, too.
- Within a 5 minutes span, Yao Ming not only did the worm but, while he and Tracy McGrady were addressing the audience, told the entire crowd in Houston to "...make some noise..." First, the idea of a giant Chinese guy speaking to 20,000 people in Houston outside of some sort of Circus freak show is funny enough, but add the language problems and McGrady's lazy eye, and you've just shattered the unintentional comedy scale.**
* There are about 3 non nerd play by play guys, and they're all named Mike Breen.
** Term stolen from Bill Simmons, who did write a good column on the All Star Game.
- Last night as my Tylenol induced haze started to fade, I managed to catch "Ashley Judd crime thriller #7" on HBO. It starred Judd and (Insert respected black actor) and the basic plot is: Judd plays a ______ who _____ too many _____ and nearly gets ______ by a_____ . Then, _____ ____ Judd in the _____ and the ____ until _____ swoops in and _____ on her _____. Then she cries a little bit and saves the day.
- The NBA all star weekend was indeed FANNNNNtastic, but Andre Iguadola, who is now uncomfortably nicknamed Iggy, got robbed in the dunk contest when he got beat by Nate Robinson. Robinson missed 23 dunks! Also, Iguadola kind of looks like Slingblade; someone's gotta give him a 10 for that alone.
Couple other notes from this weekend's Flu induced TNT fest:
- Reggie Miller has to go down in history as not only one of the most annoying but clearly the most made fun of NBA player in history. First, he is clearly a nerd, down to the looks, cadence, and voice. I mean, when you're on a broadcasting team with a play by play guy and you're the biggest dork, you've got problems.* Second, and I don't think this has been really delved into, but how many of the players that Reggie has played with or against have ever, um.... spent a night in the gym with Reggie's sister Cheryl? 50%? 75%? There's no way you ever live that down. And that finally explains the real reason behind Reggie's rivalry with Spike Lee
- Oh, I hate Kobe Bryant. Either actively rooting against Nate Robinson in the dunk contest while on the sidelines, even dismissively mouthing, "What the fuck" when Nate set up one of his early dunks, or trying to laugh it up with Shaq to show his soft side while Shaq was either trying to decide where to bury Kobe's body or what to eat for his mid mid first quarter snack, Kobe looked like exactly what he is; an egoist who is finally realizing that maybe being an asshole just doesn't work for everyone.
- Walter Mcarty sang the National anthem for All Star Saturday Night. I think that deserves a whole bag of Tommy points.
- Damon Jones apparently fell into paint factory on his way into the arena, where he showed up in a bright red suit, red hat, red tie, and black shirt. He looked like an M&M.
- Hate the Pistons, Hate the Pistons, Hate the Pistons....
- Oh, Magic. Put the uniform away, please. In fact, put away the headset, too.
- Within a 5 minutes span, Yao Ming not only did the worm but, while he and Tracy McGrady were addressing the audience, told the entire crowd in Houston to "...make some noise..." First, the idea of a giant Chinese guy speaking to 20,000 people in Houston outside of some sort of Circus freak show is funny enough, but add the language problems and McGrady's lazy eye, and you've just shattered the unintentional comedy scale.**
* There are about 3 non nerd play by play guys, and they're all named Mike Breen.
** Term stolen from Bill Simmons, who did write a good column on the All Star Game.
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