A tale of two days...
What a difference 48hrs can make!
First of all, let me state that I'm an avid sports fan. Always have been, always will be.
My wife, on the other hand, is not.
Saturday night found me at the Energy Solutions Arena, home of the Utah Jazz. I was being the good husband, accompanying my wife to the Coldplay concert she's been waiting for for 3 years. Nothing against Coldplay, but my tastes tend more toward Boston, Journey, Styx, The Eagles, etc.
Saturday nights show absolutely turned me around. They played with such energy and passion that I couldn't help becoming a fan. It was a great evening, one I'd repeat in a heartbeat.
Fast forward 48hrs.
Same venue. I was being the good dad, accompanying my son to watch his (and my) favorite team, the Jazz, playing the Chicago Bulls, a sub .500 team. Should be a rout, right? Let me tell you, I've never been so bored in my life, and most of the crowd that bothered to show up obviously felt the same way. The most excitement in the place was during the jump roping performance during halftime.
If not for my son, I'd have probably walked out very early. I guess I was spoiled by the "glory days" of the Jazz, but there was none of the energy or passion I'd seen two nights earlier, either from the performers or from the crowd. I left Saturday night craving more, and I left last night relieved that Larry Hughes hit the game winner at the buzzer to save me from overtime. Yeah, the game was that close and it was STILL a snoozer! I think I'll stick with the college sports as I've been threatening to do every time I see an NBA game.
My advice to you in this time of dwindling entertainment dollars is to blow off a major league game and take in a good concert! Now if you'll excuse me, I have to load the new Coldplay album into my ipod...