It's been about a week since yours truly penned a few words on "G.P." Forays have been few and far between. My magical mystery tour is about to end < thank gawd > cos living out of a suitcase ain't no fun. Anyone who's ever done it will attest.
6 more days of fun starting in the a.m. A limousine will pick me up at 6:30 and transport me the closest metropolitan airport, which is securely nestled 20 or so miles from here. Can anyone say Nashville? Grand Ol' Opry and all that. And whatever happened to Roy Clack, Buck Owens, and Minnie Pearl. Not to mention Tammy Yknot, Merle Haggard, and Loretta Lynn, a coal miner's daughter.
Tonite I have no homework and will watch the NBA on TNT. Thank goodness for Ted Turner, eh? Who rescued the Atlanta Braves from oblivion < see mid seventies > and who was one of the driving forces behind free agency for the playas. Circa mid 70's as well. Andy Messersmith and Dave McNalley were the first free agents of baseball. And Ted was so enamored with Andy, his Braves jersey actually read "Channel 17."
Bowie Kuhn, the commish at the time, didn't cotton to this maverick from Hades, and ordered Ted to put Messersmith on the boy's uniform. Those who forget that the Superstation was once Channel 17 on the lowly UHF airwaves. And they laughed at him when he wanted to start an all-news network. Seems he was way ahead of his time.
Me and Kitty used to go to the games back then and watch the likes of Biff Pocoroba, Rod Gilbreath, Phil "Knucksie" Niekro, and Jerry Royster. And my team was always languishing in last place. No one would have ever guessed they would become one of the dynasties of the 90's, only one World Series title notwithstanding. "Slide, Sid, slide," eh? < as he lumbered in from second base >
Well, I didn't have a plan when I began my foray. Just went off the cuff. Don't know much about what's happening in the world. Haven't been reading the paper or listening to the radio. How's old George W. doing? And Nancy Pelosi? And Arnold?
Well, the NBA beckons and your prognosticator proudly picks New Jersey to win game 5 and Phoenix to win game 5, as well. Even tho' they're playing without Amare Stodomaire ( sp ) and Raja Bell. Seems they went to the aid of their teammate, Stevie Nash, late in game 4, when he was unceremoniously shoved into the scorer's table.
Yes, ye old mystery tour has about run its course. Goodbye Tennessee. Hello Jawja.
It's all good, v.c.
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