Saturday, February 07, 2004
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THE MUSIC OF THE NIGHT
Brian said he saw several of the players who are here for tomorrow's Pro Bowl, the National Football League's All-Star Game. Obviously we don't knock anything that's good for tourism but for sports purists, so I'm told, the football season ended when Tom Brady said he was going to Disney World. For the players selected, the Pro Bowl is an honor along with an all expenses paid week in Hawaii plus a good chunk of change. For affluent folks it's a reason (or excuse) to come to Hawaii and for the less well-heeled, sufficient ambiance for raising a glass or tilting a bottle.
Stadium will attract 50,000 fans though Brian says it's more of a spectacle than a contest and according to him, if it were played tomorrow in Chicago (temp 30 degrees), it would be lucky to draw 10,000 because the game itself is meaningless. (And all the others ultimately aren't?)
Game is played at 2:30 here which puts it into evening or night on mainland - where viewers can get a different Hawaiian perspective (with lush scenery) as Pearl Harbor will be on ABC. But we all know that both will get soundly defeated ratings-wise by the Grammy Awards.
I found it interesting that Carl (my fellow dinner guest) was leaving Joan's apartment when I got home this morning. He nodded and said hello, but we didn't have a conversation. I'm pretty sure he isn't one of the two men I've seen leaving there before. She said she loves to entertain.
Brian said he saw several of the players who are here for tomorrow's Pro Bowl, the National Football League's All-Star Game. Obviously we don't knock anything that's good for tourism but for sports purists, so I'm told, the football season ended when Tom Brady said he was going to Disney World. For the players selected, the Pro Bowl is an honor along with an all expenses paid week in Hawaii plus a good chunk of change. For affluent folks it's a reason (or excuse) to come to Hawaii and for the less well-heeled, sufficient ambiance for raising a glass or tilting a bottle.
Stadium will attract 50,000 fans though Brian says it's more of a spectacle than a contest and according to him, if it were played tomorrow in Chicago (temp 30 degrees), it would be lucky to draw 10,000 because the game itself is meaningless. (And all the others ultimately aren't?)
Game is played at 2:30 here which puts it into evening or night on mainland - where viewers can get a different Hawaiian perspective (with lush scenery) as Pearl Harbor will be on ABC. But we all know that both will get soundly defeated ratings-wise by the Grammy Awards.
I found it interesting that Carl (my fellow dinner guest) was leaving Joan's apartment when I got home this morning. He nodded and said hello, but we didn't have a conversation. I'm pretty sure he isn't one of the two men I've seen leaving there before. She said she loves to entertain.
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