New Era

8.3.2k9

I really don't understand anyone anymore.
Being a fan of professional sports, I can't help but notice the team-related gear people I see around town wear. In Chicago, the norm was easy: Bear, Bulls and Blackhawks all throughout the area, Sox on the South Side, and Cubbies on the North Side. In SF it was more confused: As, giants, 9-ers, raiders, some Kings, some Sharks, some Kings (other Kings) and very few GS Warriors. More lakers caps and jerseys than GSWs, actually. And speaking of lakers, that's the only thing these jerks here in LA can agree on. Sure, there are loyal dodgers (lose, dodgers, lose) fans, and loyal Gels fans, but there is a huge number of people that wear the caps, tshirts and jerseys of WHATEVER TEAM IS WINNING and/or TRENDY. Case in point, a random sample on a short walk.

A pal and I walked the route on the map below from the blue dot in the south to the red dot straight up Main St. and back to blue. All told, it's just over a mile roundtrip.



On the walk, we saw one bloke wearing a dodgers (lose, dodgers, lose) cap. We saw FIVE people wearing boston motherfucking red sox caps. FIVE! I don't know what the hell is going on with these people. They aren't fans. They CAN'T be fans. And to prove my point, consider this totally-not-bullshit story:

I was on a beer run to the Rite Aid cheap-beeratorium. As I approached the door, a dumpy looking guy emerged: grubby flipflops, baggy bermudas, dirty blue tshirt, unbutttoned, untucked yellow "dress" shirt ... and a Cubs cap. As a real live legitimate (read: sucker) Cubs fan, it's my duty to offer a high-five to every Cubs fan I meet on the street. Or in this case, the drugstore parking lot. I got closer, got my high-fiver in position and the guy saw me and cringed. "Dude," I said, "up top! Go Cubs!" "No way," dude said, "I'm a Mets fan." Dumbfounded, I stammered, "wh ... why ... whythefuck are you wearing a goddamn Cubs cap then?" And here's the proof I mentioned earlier: "Cuz it goes with my outfit." º_º I resolved then to not high-five any more Cubs fans. er ... for a while at least.

So yeah! These people don't know what the fuck. They wear the bo-sux caps for bullshit reasons. I bet none of them could name five current or past bosox players. I can and I hate them. Crap!

Tonight - 500 Club.

Bring yr dogs. It's "dive bar" Thursday. Or something.

bye-ee!

whrr ... clik!