WNBA. Been around for a while now, but never have I seen the hype and attention aimed at a most worthy league.
I know you are not a bandwagoner, and neither are your fans. It’s just a shame that it takes a talented white player to bring attention to the scores of talented white, black, and other players and coaches who leave it on the court every night.
At the end of the day, basketball is a team sport, and a shining star cannot do it alone. Ask Michael Jordan.
It has been fun watching all NCAA women’s basketball this season, especially since my team won 😊. But at the end of the championship game, I was appalled to see the cameras go from the celebration on the court to Ms Clark doing the perp walk to the locker room, alone with her thoughts. It was unnecessary pathos, and bless the young woman for having the grace and courage to walk that gauntlet alone.
With talent like hers, and indeed all of the skilled athletes in the league, I hope to see the sport flourish, and no longer be the NBA’s little sister.
Did your brain confuse the stress of Trump becoming president in 2017 with the stress of the pandemic re: misremembering when the Avett bros doc came out? (this is the type of tiny mystery I live to solve)
Back in 1999 I was in a band in Davis, CA. We played a big outdoor festival (may have been Picnic Day which is A Thing there) and there was someone on the side of the stage signing our lyrics. They didn't get them ahead of time but luckily I think our band had very good diction. When we played our song Bigger Than Elvis I was watching the interpreter. The first time we sang "Elvis" they spelled out E-L-V-I-S then pantomimed slicking back their hair. Every time after that, they just slicked back their hair. I loved that. Turns out you can hear the song on Apple Music (and probably Spotify) if you want. Search for "Bigger Than Elvis Natalie Cortez". That's me playing bass and singing harmony (not the soprano harmony). If you listen to it Natalie might get a thousandth of a cent!
As for bands still doing their thing after a long time, Cowboy Junkies definitely comes to mind. Happily for my wife and me, they usually play our little town of Grass Valley, CA when they tour the west coast. We have tickets to see them in a few weeks. The first time we saw them was while we were living in Oslo, Norway in 1996.
WNBA. Been around for a while now, but never have I seen the hype and attention aimed at a most worthy league.
I know you are not a bandwagoner, and neither are your fans. It’s just a shame that it takes a talented white player to bring attention to the scores of talented white, black, and other players and coaches who leave it on the court every night.
At the end of the day, basketball is a team sport, and a shining star cannot do it alone. Ask Michael Jordan.
It has been fun watching all NCAA women’s basketball this season, especially since my team won 😊. But at the end of the championship game, I was appalled to see the cameras go from the celebration on the court to Ms Clark doing the perp walk to the locker room, alone with her thoughts. It was unnecessary pathos, and bless the young woman for having the grace and courage to walk that gauntlet alone.
With talent like hers, and indeed all of the skilled athletes in the league, I hope to see the sport flourish, and no longer be the NBA’s little sister.
Did your brain confuse the stress of Trump becoming president in 2017 with the stress of the pandemic re: misremembering when the Avett bros doc came out? (this is the type of tiny mystery I live to solve)
Back in 1999 I was in a band in Davis, CA. We played a big outdoor festival (may have been Picnic Day which is A Thing there) and there was someone on the side of the stage signing our lyrics. They didn't get them ahead of time but luckily I think our band had very good diction. When we played our song Bigger Than Elvis I was watching the interpreter. The first time we sang "Elvis" they spelled out E-L-V-I-S then pantomimed slicking back their hair. Every time after that, they just slicked back their hair. I loved that. Turns out you can hear the song on Apple Music (and probably Spotify) if you want. Search for "Bigger Than Elvis Natalie Cortez". That's me playing bass and singing harmony (not the soprano harmony). If you listen to it Natalie might get a thousandth of a cent!
As for bands still doing their thing after a long time, Cowboy Junkies definitely comes to mind. Happily for my wife and me, they usually play our little town of Grass Valley, CA when they tour the west coast. We have tickets to see them in a few weeks. The first time we saw them was while we were living in Oslo, Norway in 1996.