Tuesday, January 25, 2005

late night sport

I know what you're thinking. It could involve some panting and a lot of emotions, and foreplays, and two partners...well this one is a bit different.

I fell asleep watching the Australian open game, Federer vs. Agassi. It was like 4am and I couldn't keep my eyes open. So when I woke up, my eyes fell on this very odd program on ESPN2: Basscenter. it is a whole program with specials and breaking news, championships around the world (I doubt their meaning of world here), and famous sponsors. To sum up, it is about fishing bass.

You may wonder what kind of breaking news they had. Well, the bass tournaments schedule and rules have changed apparently..big deal! This time, they set the date first and ask everyone where would be the best place to fish...aha! So ont hose dates, some lake would be raided by hundreds more fishermen...wonderful.
What annoyed me most (I know, how could Iw atch more than 1min of it?)..I was saying, what annoyed me most was the amount of sponsorship those people get. It's a bit normal given that they have TV airtime, at 6am....but those sponsors included Ray Ban, Nike, etc..I mean, I don't want to be associated with some fishermen because I wear the same brand...Tough.
So there you go...a real sport for real men...in a democratic country.

In the meantime, I think I fancy some salmon carpaccio, so ciao ciao..