It's not that serious!...

So I was at work yesterday, talking to one of the customers I delivered to, about the game(before Miami won). The guy is about late twenties, and he's either second or third generation American, of Indian ethnicity. I find it kind of funny how people can be soooo compassionate about certain things, when there's so much more important stuff going on in the world. Though I guess I shouldn't be so surprised. It's just a reflection of what the media pumps into the culture, thereby establishing what is priority and what is not. I mean, come on, we're not too far from seeing such headlines in the major paper: Front page? "Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's Baby Takes Dump In Diapers! Crapper's Handiwork to be Auctioned Off At Sotheby's!"... page 15? "North Korea Fires Nuke At America! Kiss Your Ass Goodbye!".....So, in the course of my brief conversation with the guy, he stated that he REALLY hoped that Dallas would win the game, because he really couldn't take it if Shaq won another championship. Hmm, okay. I wanted to know more, so I inquired some more, and gathered from him that Shaq had made comments that he really didn't like. I wasn't aware of these comments that Shaq made, so I inquired further. Apparently, he didn't like a comment that Shaq made to the extent that it didn't matter that he wasn't playing for the Lakers, because he was now playing for the greatest coach in NBA history. Welllllllll, I mean it IS Pat Riley, and he did coach and lead to the championships, what was arguably the best professional basketball team, with some of the greatest players to ever play the game, assembled on one team - and without a doubt, the best team in Laker history! I guess he didn't like that comment Shaq had made, maybe because it was a shot at Phil Jackson? I don't know. I just know that a lot of people would argue that Pat Riley is the greatest NBA coach ever. Then he said that he didn't like another comment that Shaq had made, which was something to the extent that he was glad he wasn't in L.A., because L.A. is fake, and it's full of a bunch of fake people! Wellllllllll,..... I mean L.A. IS fake, with a bunch of fake people, which makes it LAAAAAAAME!!. They should really call this city, the city of Lamegels! They should build a giant crutch under the Hollywood sign to show how lame it is! Give out walkers at the DMV when people go get their driver's licenses! That's how lame L.A. is. And since they say that the people in Los Angeles aren't really from Los Angeles, there shouldn't be anyone in Los Angeles reading this right now, getting upset! Not being a little bit too personal, am I?...I digress, but I couldn't understand for the life of me, why this was such a big deal to him. I mean, there's nothing wrong with having pride and spirit for your team and city and all, but it's not THAT serious. Really! I don't think win or lose, when Shaq is chillin' by the beach with his wife and family in Martinique, Corona in hand, miles from ordinary, he's going, "You know, I wish that dude Chris delivers groceries to, was here to...share this moment with me." Besides, the way I figure it, anyone black that becomes a success, should revel in as much of "their time" as possible - that includes Kobe, Shaq, Condolezza, Colin, Tiger, Barack, Jay-Z, and anybody else black that's getting theirs - 'cause I damn sure plan on getting my piece of the pie. Shit, it's just hard to get out of high school alive if you're black(the hood is not pretty), never mind becoming some kind of force in entertainment, politics, religion, etc...Besides, I hear Shaq is a police officer now. He needs to be able to enjoy all his moments and successes as a NBA player, 'cause he ain't gon' be worth a damn as a police officer. You think Shaq could be counted on to take out criminals? All they would have to do is put a basketball hoop on their back, and I GAR-RON-TEE, Shaq would miss them too! Just be happy for black people, 'cause when it comes down to it, it IS just a game! Or it IS just entertainment. There are WAAAAAAY more important things everyone should be worrrying about. Though, if I thought it would help to put ends in my pocket, I would bitch about the fact that 50 cent is the most overrated rapper there ever was! But you know what? It's not that serious. Or I could bitch about the fact that ever since American Idol has been on television, there's has ALWAYS been a black singer that was better than the winner, when that winner wasn't black. But you know what? It's not that serious. Or, ORRR, I could bitch about the fact that Toni Braxton was supposed to be MY baby's mama! Me, her, WEEEE, were supposed to being doing the damn thing. But you know what?........Hey, the way I see it, Toni just made the decision that much easier to allow Alicia Keyes to be my new baby's mama! Now how you like them bag of apples Toni?!