January 11, 2005

Speaking of famous people

... who cannot deal with fame ... how 'bout Randy Johnson, huh?? Heh heh heh ...

Amusingly enough, this was the story that woke me up this morning at 5:30 a.m. with my alarm. Two New York radio-jocks arguing, into the darkness of my room, about Randy Johnson. It was hysterical. My first conscious moment of the day ...

One of the radio-jocks was saying, angrily, "He was just walkin' down the sidewalk ... he wasn't in a Yankees uniform ... he was dressed like a civilian -"

The other one interrupted. "He was wearing a sweat suit, okay? He is 8 feet tall, and he is wearing a sweat suit ... on the streets of New York City, okay???"

I love the torment of sports radio shows. It cracks me up. I'd probably like it better if I were living in Boston, but hey ... this is the price I pay.

Dammit. Is it baseball season yet ...


(via Bill McCabe)

Posted by sheila
Comments

In your post re Alex you write that you laughed so hard you feared passing out from lack of oxygen.

This was exactly my reaction when I heard about / saw the Randy Johnson Incident.

It's a GOOD THING I don't live in the Evil Empire's territory--all the rationalizing ("He was dressed like a civilian!!" ??? GOOD HEAVENS!! I NEVER HEARD ABOUT HIM BEING SHOT!!! LMAO) would have me doubled over all day.

Posted by: beth at January 11, 2005 2:46 PM

And the CONTEMPT that this one guy put into the words "sweat suit". It was absolutely hilarious. I LOVE that shit.

Posted by: red at January 11, 2005 2:47 PM

Ahhh Mr. Johnson....

....I hate you already.

Posted by: Dan at January 11, 2005 2:52 PM

At least he's getting into that team spirit.. "Don't get in my face and don't talk back to me."

Posted by: peteb at January 11, 2005 2:59 PM

That's the part I can't get over, the don't-talk-back bullshit. As if speaking to a child...

Posted by: syd888 at January 11, 2005 3:09 PM

He was speaking to the media, he _was_ speaking to a child.

As long as he doesn't damage any equipment or anybody, then he's got every right to tell the media where to go. (The media has the right not to listen, and they won't).

Good on ya, Randy.

Posted by: Scott Janssens at January 11, 2005 4:30 PM

dude. come on. really. seriously.

you are honestly going to act like that was normal? like, you're going to just, refuse to see the HUMOR in that AT ALL.

wow.

Posted by: beth at January 11, 2005 4:42 PM

I think the funny part is the reaction of the media. I mean the gall of Randy Johnson, doesn't he know we're the _media_. And the _New York_ media at that!

What a bunch of tossers.

Posted by: Scott Janssens at January 11, 2005 4:55 PM