i know i don't like to write about things that i do in my day to day life unless their anecdotal nature serve as a perfect segue into some other type of thought pattern or idea. heck, who am i kidding - my rambling makes every anecdote turn into some sort of presentation of my ideas and/or opinions.
but, apparently i haven't written anything lately and i'm being encouraged to write something now. and what is my subject matter? my wonderful weekend trip - to make a bridget jones reference for those of you who get it - it was a mini-break - and you know what a mini-break means ... (perhaps i shouldn't write this here lest i be required to explain this later).
so this sunday i made a voyage. a voyage to another world. a world we call the united states of america. whatfor you ask? well, if your powers of deduction are a little dull - or you didn't read the title of my entry, for a detroit basketball game. game 5 of the nba finals to be more exact.
after hiking up for a few miles, we finally found our seats in the noise zone. we weren't at the very very top of the nosebleeds, but quite close. still, the view was excellent - on all angles. well, except for the drunk, balding, touchy michigan man beside me who kept insisting on squeezing my knee and then giving my new partner in crime a high five.
i don't think i've ever been somewhere with such energy, passion, and well - noise. imagine noisemakers named thundersticks. now, just one pair of these sticks makes quite the ruckus. now imagine 20,000 of them all in synch. phenomenal.
it's amazing to see such a huge group of people brought together with such passion. high-fiving strangers, giving each other hugs. now if only we could get that energy bridled for things other than sports events. think of the possibilities!
but now it's game seven and i must return to watching it.
in closing, i have but one word:
SHEEEEEEEEEEEEEED!!!!!!
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I would agree that the Palace of Auburn Hills is a good place to watch a basketball game.
I would also have to agree with you abou the fans being very passionate. Perhaps you saw that "little" altercation that happened when Indiana was visiting.
Oh and I would also say I personally felt I was in some danger of being physically accosted when Robs and myself went down to catch the Raptors in the final game of the first round a few years ago.
On our way out we saw several raptors fans being beaten by pistons fans.
of course i saw that little altercation with indiana. and each and every time i saw j.o.'s super sliding punch, a little part of me died.
IT WAS THEIR YEAR! sure, indiana's success in the latter half of the season was astounding, given their circumstances. but they should have been in the finals this year. i wish they could have gotten there one last time - for reggie's sake.
oh reggie, how we'll miss you!
why couldn't you have waited another year? sure you're 39, but you don't play like it!
and that, is my send off. i'm sorry i neglected it earlier.
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