We all knew the NBA All-Star weekend was probably going to go down as one of the most talked about weekends in recent Vegas sports history.
But I don’t think anybody could have predicted shootings, enough bong resin to shovel and plow, and 10 times more gang-related activity than your average NBA All-Star weekend. That alone should have shut the city down for good.
And now we have a name to apply directly to all the violence and mayhem. And that name is Pac Man.
Yes -- apparently, not only do you have to keep your head on a swivel when you are in a vicious cock-fight; you also have to keep your head on a swivel whenever you are around Pac Man Jones.
Well…at least off the football field. Particularly around “his women.”
The details about the troubled Tennessee Titans cornerback and his posse are still coming out. But I think we can say this much about it -- you couldn’t make it up if you tried, the story has everything you could ever ask for in terms of a pro athlete and his vices: Strippers, cash, violence, and champagne bottles as weapons – even a boobie bar called the Minxx, which is classier than Bada Bing, but just vague enough that you aren’t sure if it’s trendy, clubby, or quiet.
The story has all the elements NBA commissioner David Stern was hoping he wouldn’t see during his league’s biggest weekend in years. The ironic part is, an NFL player caused the problems here, but the NBA will take the hit. There’s no doubt about it.
And on a personal note, which is what it’s really all about -- the core group is going back out to Vegas this summer and if you think for a minute that I won’t be making a thousand Pac Man Jones jokes that weekend, you are insane. I might even buy a Pac Man jersey.
August can’t get here soon enough.
Vegas!
But I don’t think anybody could have predicted shootings, enough bong resin to shovel and plow, and 10 times more gang-related activity than your average NBA All-Star weekend. That alone should have shut the city down for good.
And now we have a name to apply directly to all the violence and mayhem. And that name is Pac Man.
Yes -- apparently, not only do you have to keep your head on a swivel when you are in a vicious cock-fight; you also have to keep your head on a swivel whenever you are around Pac Man Jones.
Well…at least off the football field. Particularly around “his women.”
The details about the troubled Tennessee Titans cornerback and his posse are still coming out. But I think we can say this much about it -- you couldn’t make it up if you tried, the story has everything you could ever ask for in terms of a pro athlete and his vices: Strippers, cash, violence, and champagne bottles as weapons – even a boobie bar called the Minxx, which is classier than Bada Bing, but just vague enough that you aren’t sure if it’s trendy, clubby, or quiet.
The story has all the elements NBA commissioner David Stern was hoping he wouldn’t see during his league’s biggest weekend in years. The ironic part is, an NFL player caused the problems here, but the NBA will take the hit. There’s no doubt about it.
And on a personal note, which is what it’s really all about -- the core group is going back out to Vegas this summer and if you think for a minute that I won’t be making a thousand Pac Man Jones jokes that weekend, you are insane. I might even buy a Pac Man jersey.
August can’t get here soon enough.
Vegas!
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5 comments:
well you knew it wasn't going to be an easy all-star weekend. . .who won anyway? could that have been more boring?
"let it rain" - in the immortal words of that kid from crocodile tears.
Old Combover is one of my 5 favorite blogs in the Straktosphere.
fargis, you are right -- you shouldn't try to force it. old combover? that doesn't even make sense. go post a survey or something. maybe try to figure out which one people like more, high heels or flats. no wait, you did that already. oh, i don't know - its your thing, you figure it out.
Two questions:
1) which is a more classy name for a strip club, "bada bing" or the former Mpls. club "Buns N Roses"?
2) you guys have been to Vegas???
never been to vegas, but i have been to roscoe mn. and the name of the strip club there was "bottoms up" crowd loving it.
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