We’re operating on the assumption that the masses have either a) already bolted for the holiday weekend or b) are too absorbed in the World Cup quarterfinals to pay attention to fresh information on The Tubes. As such, we’re signing off for a spell with the most patriotic scene from 1980s filmdom: Sylvester Stallone’s final speech from Rocky IV, in which he single-handedly convinces the Soviet Politburo to abandon Communism, tear down the Berlin Wall, and authorize the export of Stolichnaya and Caspian caviar to the decadent West. Very realistic, of course, given Stallone’s grand eloquence. The man really has a Cicero-like gift for punching the word “change.”
Gramsci // Jul 2, 2010 at 10:34 am
And if the Nets can change, maybe the Clippers can change…
Brendan I. Koerner // Jul 2, 2010 at 10:38 am
@Gramsci: Today’s the day we make our pitch to LeBron. How can he resist?
Gramsci // Jul 2, 2010 at 2:26 pm
I’m still trying to imagine what I would have thought as a Cold War adolescent if someone had said, “You know, in 20 years a Russian will own an N.B.A. team and no one will care.”
Brendan I. Koerner // Jul 2, 2010 at 2:27 pm
@Gramsci: I would’ve thought that would only be possible under a “Red Dawn” scenario.
scottstev // Jul 7, 2010 at 6:57 am
Thank you, Brendan, for the mental image of Jerry Buss screaming “Avenge Me!” from behind the razor wire of a reeducation camp.
Brendan I. Koerner // Jul 7, 2010 at 8:20 am
@scottstev: A role to be taken by Brett Cullen in the forthcoming remake:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1234719/