United Center
Last night I went to the Bulls game. They lost. Surprise Surprise. Today I’m not writing about the Bulls’ play. They were horrible. You know it, I know it. I’m here to preach about the United Center. It’s been a while since I had been there. The stadium itself is very nice and full of history (already). Jordan played there, Pippen played there, championships were won. It’s what happens inside the United Center that gets me.
Exhibit A:
The entire row behind where my friend Ellis and I were sitting was occupied by high school kids. These kids, aged between 16-18, are still in the phase of their lives where saying the F word and yelling the word “b*tch” over and over and over and over again is cool, so they think. Now I’m one to use swear words, I’ll admit. But yelling just to make sure that everyone in section 313 can hear you is something else. It was very annoying.
Exhibit B:
The starting lineups for the Bulls used to be somewhat magical. Ray Clay, the former Bulls PA guy, is a legend. The new guy, Sucky McSuck Suck, sucks. The starting lineups have no feeling. It has no soul. What happened to the days of “From North Carolina….” During the MJ days, the United Center was so raucous during the lineups you couldn’t hear yourself think. It was amazing. The reaction to yesterday’s starting lineup resembled what my kindergarten teacher referred as to “12-inch voices,” that is to say, that nobody cared. Is it because this team plays poorly? Maybe. Is it because fans these days don’t care as much? Yes.
Exhibit C:
The halftime show was something called “Quick Change,” a two person magic-type act where a man and a woman change clothes rapidly. Sounds awesome, right? I’d rather have seen nothing. I’d rather have total blackness and silence than have to watch Quick Change again.
Exhibit D:
There was a drumline on the court during one of the timeouts. It was pretty cool. But a drumline should stay far far away from the listeners, at least not right next to them. During the second half the drumline came up into the stands, specifically right next to where we were sitting. They would start playing their massive drums. It went like this - budda bah budda buh budda buh “Let’s go Bulls!” repeat. and rinse. It was a circus. I went to the Bulls game and saw horrible basketball and a circus.
Maybe I’m just fed up with the way the Bulls are playing. I’m feeling very cynical about the Bulls today, as you can tell. At least I’m entertaining…..right?
Random thought of the day: I just acquired Dwight Howard in my fantasy NBA league, I’m pretty excited about that.
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