[kj] Sports

[B. Oliver Sheppard]

For what it's worth, I'm in total agreement with you about the 
football/sports thing in America. You mentioned books about the zealotry 
sports inspires -- one I happen to have is Dennis Perrin's _American 
Fan: Sports Mania and the Culture That Feeds It_. There's a great quote 
from George Carlin in it: "I'm not too thrilled with the sports media 
people either. The talent is marginal, they bring nothing to the mix, 
and their palpable envy of the players is embarrassing.... You wanna 
know the problem? Athletes get tons of money and pussy, and all the best 
drugs. The sports media don't."

I hope the employment/money situation improves soon. Wish I could help 
out; I've practically no connections in New York, though. Hope things go 
well. ;(

-Oliver



Alexander Smith wrote:

>

> I wish I could knit. That would, at least, be useful -- unlike being 

> able to properly kick a football.

>

> Look, gents, I hate to admit this, but Peter West (i.e. Shite-Flinger) 

> was probably right: I've been in a terrifically foul mood of late. 

> I've no job, I'm hemorrhaging money, my severance has run out. I'm 

> under tremendous pressure. Unfortunately, that's manifesting itself by 

> turning me into an insufferably disagreeable bastard. I apologize.

>

> I should probably recuse myself from the proceedings for a while.

>

> Ale xin NYC

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