I've begun my official marketing spree for my book by snatching up my two domain names and even throwing up a lil' blurb on myspace! My page is www.myspace.com/bruplex Mock me if you will, but when my book has huge sales in the 12-16 age group, you'll know adding Justin Timberlake and Sponge Bob on my cover was a great idea!
Also, I'm certain someone else has already said this-- but Superbowl hype gets plain silly. I already hear the underdog Bears players mouthing off about the same things we always hear. I hope they don't win because we'll get the old "We shocked the world" routine. I hate to tell you this Mr. Bear (and I'm pickin' on the Bears because they are the underdog) but a farmer working in Myanmar probably wasn't the least bit shocked. Peruvian grocers? Not surprised in the least. Heck, given the choice, that pleasant New Zealander who harvests honey for a living might even anticipate a Bears' win. In a contest of two teams, most humans expect one side or the other to win. Shocking would be Prince dancing around again in those buttless chaps-- then being joined on stage by the cast of M*A*S*H all wearing similar outfits. Or Peyton Manning and Brian Urlacher french kissing after a failed 2nd and 8 attempt. But the Bears winning, not terribly shocking.
What the Bears player means of course, is that all those pompous sports writers and media types who picked the Colts can stick it up their goalposts should the Bears win. I don't blame players for hating the media--sports writers are supposed to write controversial, semi-informed opinions--it's all ultimately good marketing. There are too many shows with "sports authorities" yelling at one another, blabbering like buffoons (and I don't include P.T.I. in this, which has actually gown on me). For God's sake, some misinformed program director gave the horrible Dennis Miller a chance to be a "sports authority"--and this after his brief "minister of hip" phase with the MTV was dissolved by his bizarrely thought out conservative leanings.
My point: professional athletes have the right to defy the haters, but please don't catagorize the whole world in this assessement. Think about how silly it sounds when say, Romalino or Zodolof or whoever the hell soccer players are say the same thing about the world cup-- when 99.6 % of Americans would rather watch the fingernail clipping channel!! Here and there--say, the 1980 hockey USA victory or Argentina DISMANTLING USA basketball--then you can probably say the world may be slightly shocked.
Enough of my rants! I need to go out in the balmy 3 degree temps and get the frozen pieces of mail fused to the inside of my mailbox.
