Posted on January 8th, 2009 at 7:22 am by Cheesesteak Hoagie
Are we already at Thursday of Giants week without a mention of soon-to-be-selling-out-his-buddy Antonio Pierce? What an unfortunate dereliction of duties here at BountyBowl! If I’m not saying unkind things about Antonio Pierce, why even both with the blog at all?
Luckily, the good folks at New York Magazine — my least favorite magazine since 1999 — and former Deadspin editor Will Leitch have done us all a solid by favoring us with a short profile on Pierce:
In the locker room, being interviewed by the media, Pierce glares at everybody, waiting for a stray word he can grab and turn back onto them. In the days after the Plaxico incident, he would stand shirtless, huge, with a look that said, “I know what you want to ask. Just go ahead and try it, motherfucker.” Pierce loves to be the center of attention, but on his own terms. He aspires for a career as a broadcaster when he retires, but he’ll never be a Tiki Barber Maker of Omelets. He’ll be more of a Cris Carter in-your-face guy, the alpha male with lapel microphone.
Got it. So Pierce is a surly jerk? You don’t say! And he aspires to a career in broadcasting? Even though he’s kind of a jerk and, um, is facing criminal charges? Yeah, don’t know about that one. I mean, they’ll take surly jerks on TV, but they typically prefer that they’re “talented” and not “liabilities in coverage.”
Ahhhh. That feels better.
(For what it’s worth, I’ve hated New York Magazine ever since I first moved to New York ten years ago. It isn’t just because it isn’t for my demographic — plenty of magazines are targeted to other audiences, and they don’t bother me. Cosmo doesn’t piss me off. Us Weekly doesn’t piss me off. Lucky doesn’t piss me off. But New York Magazine has always bothered me.
I think the reason that New York Magazine bothers me so much, I think, is the audience and values it presupposes and speaks to: vulgar consumerist wannabes who aspire to the New York of Wall Street and Sex and The City, whose only passion is status-seeking and conspicuous consumption, and whose world has very recently been turned on its head a bit. This is the New York that the rest of America doesn’t — and shouldn’t — like. The snobby, better-than-you part. So sorry that’s all over! Guess we won’t need quite so many features about bummed out I-Bankers who can’t get their kids into private school or which clubs in the Hamptons are so last summer!
Probably a little harsh, but there it is. I’m a hater. The restaurant listings are solid, though.)
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Link Here | January 8, 2009,‘I mean, they’ll take surly jerks on TV, but they typically prefer that they’re “talented” and not “liabilities in coverage.”’
Ah, great thing to read first thing I get to work in the morning. Well done, a good Antonio Pierce bashing was necessary, albeit a little late in the week. Keep it coming, you and Derek need to get me through Sunday.
In other news, is the recession hitting the NFL? i mean seriously - I’ve been trying to get tickets to the game Sunday, and it’s like everybody and their mother is selling tickets (even good ones) for prices similar to what I paid to go to the Linc earlier in the season. Sadly, none of my friends are Giants fans, and my Eagle fan friends won’t make it out to NY. Then again, I’m 1-1 on the season at Iggles games, so maybe I should sit this one out anyway.
Comment by Ajay
Link Here | January 8, 2009,I mean, few places are going to be harder hit by the global economic meltdown than NYC. When the entire (wildly overcompensated) financial services industry disappears in a matter of months, it’s got to have some effect. (I just hope real estate becomes affordable for schlubs like me.)
As for the game, OF COURSE YOU SHOULD GO. Sure, the Meadowlands is a dump, but the Birds need you there. Get someone to drive up, take the train to Secaucus, whatever. This is important.
We got into decent seats in the lower bowl for under $300. I won’t mention what I paid to sit in the upper deck at the Linc against the Skins.
Comment by Cheesesteak Hoagie |
Link Here | January 8, 2009,Oh, one more thing, and I hate to put a damper on the bashing festivities. I hate to even think this, but it’s been nagging me for a few days now.
McGlynn is now on IR, and even with Andrews practicing, he’s going to be inactive Sunday, as he well should be. We are playing with our #3 RG (and Nick, let this not be a slight to you, because you get a lot of credit for #36’s run last week, not to mention your generally fine play). God forbid something happens to any part of the line…..are we going to see Mr. Justice out there? Really? Oh, and I’m sure he’s going to be part of the ST FG blocking unit, with mcglynn out. I mean, I want him to succeed, I truly do. But past performances don’t inspire much confidence.
Comment by Ajay
Link Here | January 8, 2009,Yeah, Reid said it would be Justice at guard if someone gets hurt, and that he has confidence in him.
Um, I tend to agree with you. Winston Justice stepping on the field is an apocalypse scenario for the Eagles.
Comment by Cheesesteak Hoagie |
Link Here | January 9, 2009,Antonio Pierce, besides having a great 80s movie villian name, is a fine American and will single-handedly stop the great depression with his club going and ensuing legal fees.
Comment by Jonathan |