(Part Five in a Satirical Series)
I thought he’d given up on me. It has been almost a year since I first heard from Brave Throat. Despite my best efforts to light a fire under the idea of bringing the Braves back to Buffalo, I had received less than a grand and a few season tickets in commitments—and to be honest, I was eventually distracted by life and gave up on the idea.
I’ve been looking over my shoulder, though, fearful that he’d eventually show up in a more Dickensian form, terrorizing me with dream-travel to a Buffalo future sans the Bills and Sabres. I was already imagining it—the Sabres back in the AHL and the Bills back in the AFL (aka the Arena Football League).
But, no. He was understanding of, if not completely resigned to, my failure.
As I suspected, he would not use text messaging to get my attention. He simply popped into my room when I was asleep last night, appearing as some kind of hologram. He had company. Randy Smith. That threw me for a loop.
The two gave me a moment to absorb, then Ranallo aka Brave Throat spoke up.
“OK, John. I think I over ...
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