I certainly have been bragging enough about it the past few days, but, yes, I got to stand on the roof of the Spectrum to watch the Harlem Globetrotters play the Washington Generals on Thursday afternoon.
Apparently, it made the papers and everything.
Nevertheless, since a blog is supposed to be like the director's cut of the DVD (at least that's what I say it's supposed to be), I figured to fill in the blanks from the published version(s) of the Globetrotters outing.
Firstly, it was clear this wasn't the typical pro sporting event. Yeah, there was the whole roof bit and climbing out onto a catwalk before traversing a narrow ladder through an open hatch to get on top of the building, but I have never been asked to carry in part of the equipment for a Phillies, Eagles or Sixers game before. This time, as I was working my way up to the hatch, I was handed the net.
"Here's the net," someone said as I climbed. "Don't lose it."
The net? Yep, it was the net that had to be laced into the portable hoops already standing at either end of the roof.
A couple minutes later while just standing around and taking in the view before "Sweet Georgia Brown" started playing and all the capering began, Globie, the Globetrotters' mascot, chucked a snowball at me.
Seriously! The damn mascot!
Worse, it wasn't even a proper snowball... it was an ice ball. And, I bet the Globe-headed freak loaded it up with rocks before he threw it.
Needless to say, that mascot got his when he slipped and fell off an exhaust out-cropping aside of the court. The Globe Head went down like he was shot by a sniper, too. Serves him right.
Otherwise, Gonz pretty much nailed it, though there was one moment where I was laughing that obnoxious laugh of mine during the game and one of the Globetrotters looked at out of the corner of his eye with that, "What's with this dude?" look.
Good times.
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Elsewhere, Charles Barkley heads off for his three-day stint in jail following a night of drinking with Steve Urkel. Isn't that the way it always happens? ... A-Rod is going to get scoped and could miss six-to-nine weeks. Start your speculation about the source of the injury now. ... The new Neko Case record is very good. ... Terrell Owens was sent to Buffalo to finish out his NFL career. We'll have more on that in the latest edition of the Center City column, so get ready.