5.02.2006
HE'S SMOKING MORE THAN CIGARS
Truly bizzare logic from The Govenator .
I have always been a little mystified by one recurring event in professional sports - And that is the sillyness and bullheadedness that surrounds the intersection of Professional Football. To want a franchise in this city is to wish certain failure. If there is a bright center of the football universe, Los Angeles, California is the point furthest from it. The Chargers, Rams, and Raiders all has their shots, and all fled, and still we are told that LA needs a franchise. It is too Big to ignore, as a media market. It is too big of a cultural touchstone to not have an entertainment juggernaut the likes of the NFL involved. It is important to both parties we are told.
It is all a bunch of hokum.
LA cares about vesting themselves in a local team the way that a Rottweiler cares about a leafy green salad. I have no doubt that LA cares about football on some level. A weekend in Vegas will tell you that a large segment of SoCal has a real investment on the comings and goings of the leauge. But this is a town that is too busy to spend a whole day on one activity. Basketball caters to the Celebrity Mentality of the city - a quick affair compared to the ritual that has become Game Day in the NFL. On any given Sunday, a large percentage of americans are more up to date with the stats, profiles, analysis, and ephemera, that the mind reels.
LA aint worshipin you that way baby. It's the ultimate ME First town. To put in the hours required for the game is too big a strain on an already busy calander. And so, when LA gets yet another franchise, we will all silently begin our death watches, seeing what the over/under is and placing our bets accordingly. Because win or lose, LA will tire of you eventually, as they always have.
When I read that Schwarzenegger wants to double the fun, all I can say is, don't bogart that dude.
go and tell me all about it
I have always been a little mystified by one recurring event in professional sports - And that is the sillyness and bullheadedness that surrounds the intersection of Professional Football. To want a franchise in this city is to wish certain failure. If there is a bright center of the football universe, Los Angeles, California is the point furthest from it. The Chargers, Rams, and Raiders all has their shots, and all fled, and still we are told that LA needs a franchise. It is too Big to ignore, as a media market. It is too big of a cultural touchstone to not have an entertainment juggernaut the likes of the NFL involved. It is important to both parties we are told.
It is all a bunch of hokum.
LA cares about vesting themselves in a local team the way that a Rottweiler cares about a leafy green salad. I have no doubt that LA cares about football on some level. A weekend in Vegas will tell you that a large segment of SoCal has a real investment on the comings and goings of the leauge. But this is a town that is too busy to spend a whole day on one activity. Basketball caters to the Celebrity Mentality of the city - a quick affair compared to the ritual that has become Game Day in the NFL. On any given Sunday, a large percentage of americans are more up to date with the stats, profiles, analysis, and ephemera, that the mind reels.
LA aint worshipin you that way baby. It's the ultimate ME First town. To put in the hours required for the game is too big a strain on an already busy calander. And so, when LA gets yet another franchise, we will all silently begin our death watches, seeing what the over/under is and placing our bets accordingly. Because win or lose, LA will tire of you eventually, as they always have.
When I read that Schwarzenegger wants to double the fun, all I can say is, don't bogart that dude.
go and tell me all about it
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