Yea right.
It’s sad when Gilbert Arenas can update his blog more frequently and with more interesting content than I can. And I don’t even play professional basketball anymore. I digress…
I went to a Blazers season ticket holder function Friday night with Tyler, and it was pretty sweet. This place called Big Al’s in the ‘Couve. Most of the team was there, minus Brandon Roy, but due to his recent injury as of late, I figured he wouldn’t. Coach McMillian claimed he was getting an MRI done in hopes of making the flight out later that night to start a road stretch. Who knows how true it was; I’m inclined to believe him though. The thing I really realized while I was there, was that professional athletes, well, most anyone famous in general cannot live a “normal” life. I almost felt sorry for them. I was bowling with Tyler and it just so managed to work out that we were in the lane right next to the likes of Martell Webster, Channing Frye, Sergio Rodriguez, and for a while, Jarrett Jack. Sergio was actually supposed to be playing Dance Dance Revolution, and despite his Latin heritage he gave up on that in a hurry, opting for bowling-which I might add, they DO play in Spain. (I learned this from the three or four people who asked him if this was the case.) Anyway, the throng of cameras, and eager spectators just to cheer and watch as they hurled balls down the lane at pins was most eye-opening. And the fact that Sergio’s “assistant” or friend was very into the idea of bowling in front of people and made no effort to tone down the complains about the lane not being up to “professional” standards. I thought the place was nice, and if I would have seen him, I would have congradulated “Big Al” on such an establishment.
I also think my opinion was slightly skewed, as I bowled a 194 and reaffirmed myself as the luckiest bowler alive.
