Living in Colorado is awesome. Except if you still have NESN withdrawals after five years of residence. MLB.tv to the rescue. My strategy during the last few years has been to wait until late season, purchase the now low-priced package, and watch the beloved Sox over the Internets. Despite MLB.com's atrocious customer support (a whole 'nother story... fuck 'em btw), sometimes you can't beat the bean town coverage it affords. Which brings me to my point. I will not be getting the late season subscription this year. How sad. I still have hope that the boys will rip off six or seven in a row, keep things interesting, and justify a purchase. We'll see.
As far as condolences go, I think Ian Browne says it best in his recent blog post:
"I think all Red Sox fans should refrain from wallowing in self pity during September.
Think about the run you all had from 2003-05, three of the most memorable and eventful years in club history.
So you're likely not to have anything to keep you sleep-deprived this October. Perhaps everyone could use some time to take a deep breath and soak in all that you've seen the past few years. The Cowboy Up season of '03 was both rewarding and painstaking. The '04 season -- from Aug. 1 until Oct. 27 == will probably be the best sporting period of your life."
Not only do I feel a micro-fraction better, I also agree. 2004 was epic and I will always remember where I was when the Red Sox got the final out to win the world series. FOUR BLOCKS FROM MY HOUSE, STUCK IN TRAFFIC AT A RED LIGHT, RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE D-P-DOUBLE-G. I know, I know... I feel ashamed. Like they used to say waaaaaay back in the day, thank god for the radio. ;)
You would be hard pressed to have not heard the giant media glut regarding the latest developments in the most notorious homicide case in Boulder history. Every news channel you turn to seems to be running the same footage over and over again, accented with an "exclusive interview" from some retired Colorado something or other, who knows nothing more than you do. If ground zero for this case was anywhere else besides six blocks from my house, I would be on here writing about how sick I am of the constant and inept media coverage, and how we need to pay less attention to decade old dead white girls and more to the three/four simultaneous WARS the United States is waging on foreign and domestic soil. Am I a hypocrite? Having the gross spotlight of media attention focused so close to home gives the situation a perhaps disproportionate sense of gravitas or consequence. I figure my best bet is to try and cut down on hating the horrible spectacle that is Nancy Grace, and start trying to step back form the situation. And what better way to do that that terribly inappropriate humor?
As was the case with hurricane Katrina, I am usually the first to start making jokes about situations "to soon". I guess I take an interest in seeing how far I can push my roommates before I cross the line. Often times I just drag them over forcefully, which results in eventual hilarity. This recent situation in Boulder is no exception. The JonBenet jokes made their debut last night to mostly positive reviews, which is not surprising when you take into account the time elapsed since the incident. My point in all this ? (two full paragraphs without a link? WTF?) My new personal campaign to get "The Shocker" displayed on national TV during the case coverage at the corner of 6th and Canyon in Boulder. I drive by the hubbub at least two times per day, so I started throwing "The Shocker" out the window in an attempt to get everyone's favorite gesture on your local cable broadcast. The angle is perfect and I think it is a definite possibility. So if you are a fellow self-loathing JonBenet media frenzy addict, keep your eyes peeled to the background, looking for the gold-ish Altima rolling by with a hand out the window
Okay, one link for ya...
