July 3, 2000

The following is not a typical athlete's journal entry. You will not read about how many points were scored, who won, or who was difficult to guard. Mostly because of what you'll read about below. Instead, you will experience The World According To Me. Each week, I'll be posting another entry, so stay tuned ...

A few weeks. I'll be back in a few weeks. No definite date yet. The knee is doing great. Rehab is going well.

A few weeks. I'll be back in a few weeks. No definite date yet. The knee is doing great. Rehab is going well. (If you have any more knee questions ... please go to Knee1.com -- I'm so sick of talking about it.) The team is coming together and we're about to string a bunch of wins together ... (that should answer the top questions folks keep sending me via email). OK, now that we have that out of the way, let's check out the World!!!

I had the chance to go to the Shaft premiere. I couldn't believe how many photographers and TV crews were lining the red carpet. It is so funny how these people work. You hear someone ask, "Who's that?" As soon as someone answers, "The tall one is Rebecca Lobo of the New York Liberty," the photographer who asked the initial question then starts yelling, "REBECCA, REBECCA" like he's a long lost friend of mine. He just wants me to look his way so he can take a picture. The whole scene is really very comical.

I went with a friend of mine and the photogs kept asking, "What's your friend's name?" I was thinking about making something up, but just decided to avoid the question all together. Once I got into the theatre I just sat and did some people watching. All the stars of the movie were there. Puffy and other rappers were there, too. Interesting to be at a premiere where everyone listed in the opening credit is there. Anyway, the movie was good and I definitely recommend it.

I went to Bruce Springsteen's last concert of his tour at MSG. (I found the ticket on the subway.) I've been a Bruce fan since I was a kid and he did not disappoint. He played for about three and a half hours. I have to imagine that I was one of the very few people at the concert who also attended Ricky Martin's show a few months earlier (I went with my therapist who is a big Ricky fan). It would be interesting to hear Bruce sing "La Vida Loca" and Ricky sing "Backstreets." Then again ...

Enough about my boring life ...

Crazy (but true) Quotes

Wicks

1.) Sue Wicks telling us before practice one day that she used to take ballet. She "was in productions of the Nutcracker and Swan Lake." According to Sue, she stopped doing plies when she "got too big for the male dancers to pick her up."
2.) Sue responding to a fan clad in Liberty gear (complemented by a 14-karat bicuspid) who approached her and lamented that she didn't have anything for Sue to sign. Sue's response: "What ... you don't want me to sign that gold tooth? BLING BLING."

Whitmore

3.) Tamika Whitmore speaking on the subject of manure one day in the locker room (no idea how THAT topic came up): "Nothing wrong with manure. It's kinda funky but it'll make your grass grow." I guess you can't argue with that!
4.) A random fan asked me for an autograph outside Madison Square Garden. I asked her what my name was ... she said, "Kathy Sobo." I laughed so hard that I not only signed the autograph, but had a smile on my face the rest of the day.

She Deserves to be the Butt of the Joke

A former exotic dancer won $30,000 in a jury verdict after she sued her Park Avenue plastic surgeon for using breast implants to enhance her buttocks. Next time she should just try squats or ... maybe an extra scoop of ice cream.

Stank Cab

I hopped in a cab the other day and a few minutes into the ride my driver opened his snack food of choice -- Fritos. They might taste good, but everyone knows that Fritos smell like feet. My man took his time munching on his treat. I guess I should just be thankful that he didn't have the Super Grab Bag ...

Who Would Buy That??

I can't tell you how many times I've seen a commercial for the "Boogie Bass." It looks like a mounted fish that your grandfather caught on his last vacation. However, the Boogie Bass is powered by batteries and actually sings while its mouth and tail move. It croons "Pretty Fishy" to the tune of Roy Orbison's "Pretty Woman." The fish costs $19.99. You also get the "Best of Boogie Bass" CD thrown in. Hey, you better order fast. There is a limited supply of Boogie Bass ... thank God!!

Time for Shout Outs to:
Cristina Muniz: can't wait to see some art.
Liz, Wayman, Shoe, YJ and the rest of the folks helping me get back on the court.
Jimi Spears: thanks for the CD hookup.
Our Ball Boys and Girls: you guys are the best. Keep sporting that Dunk gear.
Cynthia at Dunk.net: thanks for taking care of me.
The Bruce fans who actually enjoyed the concert.
The Bruce FAN who couldn't wait for it to end.
Drink-tossing-mamas.
All the fans who DON'T randomly ask me for tickets to games (I guess they don't realize that we only get two tix per game ... and I actually pay FULL PRICE to get two additional season tickets).
Vanessa and Shoe: Can't wait to hang and laugh again. Let's talk about weddings some more!
Natalia (my lil' sis in New York): you are the best. Thanks for supplying the team with Bazooka and Jolly Ranchers for the games. Way to represent Dunk, too!!
Crystal: You are a buck-wild-crazy girl ... but keep hittin' those threes!!!
Becky: keep wearing that phone on your belt or Tari will squeeze you till you burp.
Sue: you got mad jokes!!! Keep finding the humor in everything and remember ... a wise man once told me, "Don't let any obstacle get in the way of your goal."