sweet georgia brown

Saturday we saw the Harlem Globetrotters at the Target Center. My friend sent me a link for half-priced tickets so the tickets themselves were only $15. But by the time Ticketmaster tacked on all their "services" the three tickets came to $75. I even got to pay for the privilege of printing the tickets off our home printer. Thank you Ticketmaster for all of your gracious service to humanity!

We decided to forego the special event parking and take the bus downtown. On the ride there, a nice man gave Elian $2 to buy himself some popcorn (actual price: $3.50). This wasn't the first time a complete stranger gave him cash -- the kid's a money magnet!

The Globe Trotters sure have changed since I remember seeing them as a child. First of all, the advent of the cordless mike has introduced dialogue to the routine and yelling, lots and lots of yelling. But I'm happy to report the bucket-full-of-confetti schtick is still alive and well.

We ate at NBA City before the game. And if you ever have a hankering for some mediocre-quality overpriced food, run, don't walk, to your nearest NBA City! Seeing Elian compare his hand and foot size to that of an NBA star made the low-par food all worthwhile.

And in case you were wondering, the Globetrotters won! After a very close and suspense-filled game to the Washington Generals that included a traumatic injury and triumphant recovery by Special K! Hooray Globetrotters!