A good read here. The Paul referred to is relatively well-known at Beige Brigade HQ. He completely disagrees with the cynical sentiments expressed, but it’s a bloody good piece of writing nevertheless…
There is a good man in Wellington who pays a lot of money to watch a lot of cricket. To call him a fan would be inadequate so let’s just call him Paul.
A text conversation between us on Friday went along these lines…
DC: “I hate it whenever this ridiculous ’spirit of cricket’ gets used to condemn something.”
Paul: “That is sacrilege. It is all we have to remind the players of their duty to the game.”
What made me feel momentarily guilty was the fact this man, a genuine disciple of the sport, truly meant it. So what is this seemingly amorphous entity that people like Paul cling to?
Mitchell and Webb are a British comedy double act, comprising David Mitchell and Robert Webb. They are so weird and so wonderful. Here is their ‘promo’ for a heart-warming cricket movie. Lots more here…
Episode 71 – 22 June 2008 “Chocolate Muffwins” in which we celebrate a win at Bristol with homemade chocolate muff-wins, talk about switch-hitting, hear some punk rock from Leeds, analyse the stupid rain delay lunch rule, mention Merv Hughes and his moustache, emos from The RC and Susan, and the Woman Slayer misinterprets a Steve Miller classic…download the mp3…nail the cheeky RSS for your Pod catcher…or visit The BYC page on iTunes.
Episode 70 – 15 June 2008 “Losers Baby” in which we return from an explicable absence, relentlessly talk about NZ losing the cricket relentlessly, News or Ruse storms back into contention, and we start preparing our CVs following the NZ Cricket restructure, emails from around the world in the Emos segment, and a loserish effort from The BYC Orchestra…download the mp3…nail the cheeky RSS for your Pod catcher…or visit The BYC page on iTunes.
