2003-04-16 | OOPS. SPORTS TALK. YOU'LL PROBABLY SKIP THIS ONE

When it comes to music, I know it all.

When it comes to "it all", I don't know shit.

But at least I know something. I like having knowledge about music, even if it's the only thing I know a lot about.

I don't know much, but I know I love Aaron Neville.

And that may be all there is to know.

Boxing has always been staged. Even if it's not fixed, as many people think it is, it's always been staged. If not by the promoters, then by the boxers themselves.

Muhammad Ali staged his whole career, as well as his life. And I mean that in the most complimentary and respectful way. He was a brilliant man, with street cred, and was down with poets, geniuses, regular joe's, reformed thugs, legends, etc.

The world was his stage, and he spanned the globe nearly every day of his life.

And although he can no longer speak very much, and walks a little slow, he still seems to be going strong, in his own unique way.

No matter how many shots a boxer takes to his head, he's always staging his next move.

Since I've been old enough to know, I've seen numerous boxers retire after their greatest fight, only to come back a year or two later, and not only return to the ring, but against the same opponent who forced them to "retire". You can't tell me there's no drama in that.

Boxers are always made fun of for being a little on the dumber side, for taking too many hits to the head, for speaking with sketchy grammar, but some of them are the most genius businessmen the world has ever known.

Evander Holyfield is clearly affected by some of his later fights. He's a little slower than he used to be. But he still saves his money as if it could all be gone tomorrow. In actuality, the world could end tomorrow, and Evander could start it all over again with the amount he has saved, unnecessarily, over the last 20 years. He is the polar opposite of the "typical" frivolous athlete. He has enough money to send his great grandchildrens great grand children to college. On the moon. The only thing he spent lots of money on was his palace in Georgia. And it was a genius move. Because his family will be living there forever, which means they will always have enough money leftover for whatever they feel like doing. Like NOT going to college at all. Anna Nicole Smith could move in, and it still wouldn't ruin Evander's savings fund. It's amazing that a man like him is a frisky SAVER.

But boxers don't go bankrupt as much as other athletes. They seem to always do ok. It's odd. They're supposed to be the idiots of sports, but they don't always act like it. They've had their share of legal problems, but most of them seem to live productive lives after surviving those problematic humps.

It's a wonder Mike Tyson isn't more screwed up. I mean he's still living comfortably. He supposedly owes all this money to various people, but he looks okay to me. He's still on TV all the time. He spends time with his baby. He raises pigeons. He only spent a few years in jail. It's almost a wonder he's not dead yet, or that he hasn't at least been involved in a little more criminal activity.

Though the sport hasn't been up to snuff lately, the former members of the committee, will always keep hope alive, and the visions of their glory will always be current, whether or not the sport is in shambles currently, or not. I do believe it will regain prominence again. As soon as people stop focusing on heavyweights, and start realizing that some of the greatest talents of all time are fighting right now. In the lower weight classes. Take notice.

Chokeboredumb: do you know who peanut butter wolf is?

SomethingVicious: that's their job to say that

SomethingVicious: yep..i'll be seeing him at coachella

Chokeboredumb: he told me that he slept over at kool keiths house one night, and that keith tucked him in and put a porno on for him. he was worried that keith was going to molest him or something but nothing happened. and in the morning keith made breakfast for him. cereal. his submission was "Peanut Butter

Wolf's top 5 cereals of all time"

Chokeboredumb: then he sent me that story. so i'll have to include that, too

SomethingVicious: nice

SomethingVicious: that's funny

Chokeboredumb: i was cracking up when i read the e-mail.

SomethingVicious: that's great

Chokeboredumb: i think he was genuinely worried about keith

SomethingVicious: sounds like it

Chokeboredumb: wish i was going to coachella. hope you have a blast

Chokeboredumb: i'm gonna have to settle for "lolla"

Chokeboredumb: i kinda wanna see a perfect circle, but i'm disappointed that queens of the stone age won't be there at the phoenix show

SomethingVicious: yeah, i don't know about lolla this year. a friend of mine that lives out here may be hired to work the whole tour, if that's the case, she's going tpo hook me up with tix and passes for arizona. but i don't know if she's getting the job or not

SomethingVicious: queens won't be in arizona? why?

Chokeboredumb: they're not playing like a third of the shows, and a perfect circles filling in for the shows that they won't be at. i'm not sure why

SomethingVicious: weird

SomethingVicious: perfect circle is good, but they're no queens

Chokeboredumb: i agree

Chokeboredumb: i'm not a huge fan of the donnas either. i wish someone would fill in for them. not that they suck horribly bad or anything, but there's a thousand other bands i'd rather see

SomethingVicious: yeah, i dont like them at all

SomethingVicious: boring

Chokeboredumb: good. i was trying to be nice in case you liked them.

SomethingVicious: nope

Chokeboredumb: i think they suck. but not as much as some other girl bands. i don't like female vocalists

Chokeboredumb: there's maybe 5 that i like

Chokeboredumb: and that evanescence chick is definitely not one of them

SomethingVicious: yeah, she's gotta be somehting spcial for me to really dig a female vocalist

SomethingVicious: i've never even heard evanescense

Chokeboredumb: i like bjork, and i liked tori amos on little earthquakes

SomethingVicious: yeah, i dig bjork. tori brings back bad memories

Chokeboredumb: every jock idiot that i work with thinks that evanescence song is like "another brick in the wall" or something. they have no sense of what good music is. obviously. i'm glad you haven't heard it

SomethingVicious: i've seen them in an article, and it did nothing for me.

Chokeboredumb: luckily i met a guy at work that has good taste in music, but he just happens to like that song, too

SomethingVicious: no interest in hearing them

Chokeboredumb: so i always argue with him about how bad it is

SomethingVicious: there'

SomethingVicious: s no winning a conversartion with an idiot

SomethingVicious: he obviously has njo clue

Chokeboredumb: well. this guy's pretty cool, but he's one of these people that goes "what? you don't like that song? why?" can't just understand that i don't like it. because i think it sucks. no deep explanation. but he's a good guy. he likes anticon and punk

SomethingVicious: and evansecense. weird

Chokeboredumb: there's this one guy that's a total contradiction. he would make you laugh so much. he keeps asking me about all these underground emo bands, and i keep trying to sway him in a better direction, because he likes a couple decent bands. but then one day he blew his cover. he asked me if i was going to the DISTURBED concert.

SomethingVicious: ouch

Chokeboredumb: and he was all pumped about it. that's what's wrong with people nowdays. they don't know what they're supposed to like. they just latch on to everything. they have no sense of who they are

SomethingVicious: ypu

Chokeboredumb: followers.

SomethingVicious: yup

Chokeboredumb: now he's all pumped about this other show. granted the headliners, the foo fighters are great, but i've seen them enough times already, so i'll pass. especially because the opening acts, who he's really pumped up about are the all-american rejects and finch, hoobastank, and some other emo bands

SomethingVicious: finch i don't mind. the rest are just plai awful. all american rejects are the worst of therm all

Chokeboredumb: god that song is just painful to listen to

SomethingVicious: swing swing...blah blah blah

Chokeboredumb: there's this girl at work who's annoying as hell. she's into pink, chevelle, j-lo and she went to the queens of the stone age show here a few months ago. clearly a generic individual. she sings along with that all american rejects crap everyday.

Chokeboredumb: "alternative" radio is so confused nowadays

SomethingVicious: ewwwww....kill her

Chokeboredumb: and so are the listeners

Chokeboredumb: that's exactly what queens of the stone age don't want their music to become

Chokeboredumb: they want true fans of good music to like it, but they don't want it getting into the wrong hands

SomethingVicious: which it is.

SomethingVicious: but that's going to happen

Chokeboredumb: yep. i've always wanted to kill fans of pop music who love nirvana

Chokeboredumb: it's an insult to true connoisseurs like you and me

SomethingVicious: yup...you'll have those types when something we like becomes a part of the mainstream

Chokeboredumb: but it will make my music good once i'm in a band, because i know what good music is. but then i'm in danger of it crossing over, too

Chokeboredumb: i mean OUR band. if you ever fulfill my lifelong dream, or the one of the last year or so and start a band with me

SomethingVicious: you can't help it if people like your music

Chokeboredumb: yeah. i want people to like it. i like being liked. but i just hate confused people. i can't stand the whole next big thing complex. yeah, i like queens of the stone age now. i'll put it next to my hootie cd

SomethingVicious: don't dis hootie, dude

Chokeboredumb: i actually like darius rucker as a person. he's pretty nice and somewhat funny. and i liked a couple of their old songs as far as vh1 hits go. hey- i even know most of the words to a couple of 'em. i just couldn't think of a better example

SomethingVicious: HOOTIE LOVER!

SomethingVicious: you're fired

Chokeboredumb: that one girl is a perfect example. she brings her cds to work. pink, j-lo, chevelle, and says she's going to the queens show

SomethingVicious: yuck

Chokeboredumb: i know some nsync songs, too

SomethingVicious: i'm sure you do jon

Chokeboredumb: i hate to quote myself, but i must: the mainstream- you can't avoid it, so you may as well exploit it

SomethingVicious: true dat

Chokeboredumb: i like nice pop stars, even if their music sucks. i like them as people. i could hate someone with good music more, because of their attitude. but i'd rather own the assholes cd

SomethingVicious: all right, blowfish. i'm outta here. time to go watch more of the family guy. good chatting with you again. i'll talk to you soon.

Chokeboredumb: i don't know if that makes sense, but the way i meant it is a good way to put it. i'd like to hang out with nice people more. but i'd rather listen to an assholes music

Chokeboredumb: ok. take care

SomethingVicious: i understand completely

SomethingVicious: talk to you later emojon

Chokeboredumb: bye eminemo

SomethingVicious: peace out emo boy

Chokeboredumb: late, 50 emo cent

Chokeboredumb: sixpence none the emo-er

SomethingVicious: hootie and the emofish

Chokeboredumb: you got me there

SomethingVicious: that's right, beeyotch!

SomethingVicious: peace

Chokeboredumb: i'll love hootie til i die

SomethingVicious: and he'll love you too

Chokeboredumb: peace

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