Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Let's show them how it's done

The official Lakers twitter tweeted tonight "@Lakers A very limited number of $10 tickets have been released for next Tuesday's game against the Knicks: http://bit.ly/MofXi"

While many reasons could be out there for $10 tickets in some good seats, I know the real fans are ready to jump over it, and it couldn't make my anymore happier. I'll bitch about it once, I'll bitch about it again. When you watch a Lakers home game, you think those are real Lakers fans in the stands? Fuck no. The rest of us that grew up outside of Hollywood and northern LA are restricted to watching at home/bars because of ridiculous fucking ticket prices and it pisses us off. Hollywood and all of these pretentious bitches scared to really stand up and cheer for the team in fear of looking stupid or breaking all the plastic in their faces are giving all of us a bad name. Compare the Lakers home crowd as opposed to the other top-tier teams in the league. It's not hard to see or say (even for us LA natives) that we have some of the worst fans around sitting on those lower level seats. Outsiders have such a skewered vision of Los Angeles and Southern Cali because these pretentious bitches are the only ones that are getting any shine. No one knows about how the rest of LA is hard working and has to earn their dues, but you know what, we're okay with that because we know who we are. What I love about urban LA is that we're humble people.

Oscar De La Hoya said on Lopez Tonight, "I grew up in East LA. What I learned growing up there is that no matter what kind of success you have, be humble."

He couldn't be anymore right. See, outside of Hollywood we have to work for what we have so we know not to take things for granted. We know who we are, we know where we're from, we know where the real fans are at. Look at my all-time favorite comedian George Lopez, you think that his skits are all made up? Hell no, most of what he says is actual reality. Other people find it funny because of the stereotypes, we find it funny because it's true and we have it in us to laugh at ourselves.

So be scared you old men with your expensive Hollywood prostitutes that you're hiring to look like your wives because for at least one game, the real fans are going to show up and show you how it's done. I know I will. Thank you Lakers for opening up this opportunity.

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