Live sports have commentators, which is different from an announcer. I usually tune them out unless I’m really locked into a game. Or I can’t really hear them because other people are talking or my kids are ****ing loud. Playoffs might be the only time I listen unless it’s a national commentator then it’s usually shite. I don’t watch a ton of live sports anyway. Announcers like radio DJs aren’t even part of my daily habits. I stream commercial and announcer free music. If I want info on the artist I’ll just look at the screen. And I don’t watch any sort of show that would have an announcer announcing talent.
...although it is fun telling my kids that... ...I'm older than GPS... ...I'm older than Star Wars... ...I'm older than Apple computer... ...I'm older than rap music... ...I'm older than bar codes... ...I'm older than Microsoft... ...I'm older than Post-it notes... ...I'm older than cell phones... ...I'm older than video games... ...I'm older than Google... ...I'm older than Email.... ...I'm older than the internet...
I can't remember the last time I watched an NBA game that didn't involve the Rockets. Literally years. Even Rockets games are hard to watch. Not because of BLM, but just watching guys miss 3-pointers for 2 hours is enough to make me want to start taking hostages. Every team's offense looks exactly the same. Every teams arena looks exactly the same. Every team's uniforms look exactly the same. What's with the home team not wearing their classic whites anymore? And all these alternative unis. I can't even tell who's playing anymore. One thing I love about football (college and pro) is that most teams - not all - are still wearing the classic uniforms you grew up watching. My entire post above makes me feel old. But I stand by every word.
And while I'm on the NBA, every time I take my boys to a Rockets game, I leave with my ears ringing. Not because the crowd was so loud, but because of the music they play DURING game play. I don't need hip-hop grooves playing at full volume during every possession. WTF?? I'm cool with an old school organ like MSG, or even a "defense" chant piped in. But music?? When I was a kid, I used to love my dad taking me to Rockets and UH games because you could hear the sneakers squeaking all over the court. It was intoxicating. No chance of that happening now. Now get off my lawn!
Back when Phillips was American owned and we were the sole superpower in a pretty peaceful era. The mid/late 90s were great, **** the haters...
You know how some people have the pencil lines on one wall in the kitchen to see how the kids grow taller over the years? I got that in reverse for my balls, almost knee level now.
This was awesome (despite the guy trying too hard to be funny). I could have really used this a couple of years ago. Mine are 13 now, so they're just WAY TOO COOL to say this stuff anymore...
I realized today that I'm too old to yell at old people for being slow. Seems a bit like cannibalism.
Kid started some intern work at my job a few weeks back, turns out we went to the same high school. Class of 05, his response was that he wasn't born yet...that stung a little.
When the musicians, actors, and athletes that you grew up with are all dying of old age and natural causes. .... I mean... damn, when I heard that Buster Poindexter (David Johansen) died, I figured it would be from OD'ing or something... Naw. The guy died of cancer at 75 years old. THAT $hit makes me feel old.
