Abishai & Michael

[Abishai100]

It seems there are numerous sports-talk shows featuring a duo of commentators (e.g., Russillo and Kanell, Mike and Mike) talking about the culture of sports, the environment of free-agency, and the problems of recruiting/marketing (etc.).

So here's a mock dialogue (I crafted) between the celebrity-chef Michael Chiarello and me (an Internet-blogger) about culture embracing, which I think represents some of the 'consumerism-cynicism' of our arguably media-djinn 'TrumpUSA.'

This is not meant to be funny...or is it??


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MICHAEL: It's amazing how many people in media talk about ruthless ambition...
ABISHAI: Why not? We've elected a casino-owner as U.S. President!
MICHAEL: Remember the substantive Indiana Pacers (NBA) before the reign of Shaq began?
ABISHAI: Of course! The Pacers (Jalen Rose/Reggie Miller) were the stuff of old...
MICHAEL: I liked those Pacers even better than the iron-horse Spurs (Tim Duncan and co.)!
ABISHAI: Prestige in sports is linked to endorsements, and arguably has been since Air Jordans.
MICHAEL: Those were expensive shoes...
ABISHAI: Every African-American youngster in the USA wanted a pair or boasted about having one.
MICHAEL: I really like the film Red Dragon (about a merciless serial killer representing social confusion).
ABISHAI: I might make myself a maroon-colored origami dragon for Easter...
MICHAEL: We should try to vector art images of strange beings with media chatter about LeBron James.
ABISHAI: King LeBron is a true monster, but now I'm more scared of the Curry-Durant Warriors.
MICHAEL: There will be a BIGGER monster after the Warriors perhaps!
ABISHAI: Why not? If the Boston Celtics make some key trades (e.g., Chris Paul), they could be 'monstrous.'
MICHAEL: This 'superstar bag' was begun either by the NY Yankees (baseball) or Real Madrid (soccer).
ABISHAI: I bet many athletes will admit to being huge fans of Pizza Hut...
MICHAEL: Who cares?
ABISHAI: You can't gab about sports-overload with a zesty cheese pizza bite in your mouth...
MICHAEL: Remember the speed-talking Micro Machines guy?
ABISHAI: That's in the tradition of the fast-chattering auction-conductor (or 'auctioneer').

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[Abishai100]

Dianetics!


Imagine that the American celebrity Tom Cruise (Minority Report) is like the media-hoarding NBA superstar LeBron James and I'm like the engineering-optimistic media-personality Mr. Wizard. Who would be more sensitive about 'TrumpUSA' historians?

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MR. WIZARD: I can't believe you have an NBA title to your name, 'King LeBron.'
LEBRON: He who pursues, accrues...
MR. WIZARD: Very good, but how will you contribute to society?
LEBRON: I will inspire youngsters to see that celebrity successes are better than a life of criminal profit!
MR. WIZARD: That's a good point, but do you think ESPN talks much about 'athlete philanthropy'?
LEBRON: There are great charitable organizations such as the V Foundation (for cancer research).
MR. WIZARD: Do you like Starbucks?
LEBRON: I'm a fan of Facebook...

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