tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612105.post6333817525482781842..comments2024-01-11T02:23:42.118-08:00Comments on Keepin' It Real, Yo: I Flaunt My Disconnect From The Cultural Mainstreampiker62http://www.blogger.com/profile/10976799832683250524noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612105.post-61711040411244294262007-02-05T10:59:00.000-08:002007-02-05T10:59:00.000-08:00Okay, how much of this is you and your life-long i...Okay, how much of this is you and your life-long indifference to sports, or the psychic influence of the Los Angeles lifestyle, which famously has no NFL teams?<br /><br />There is certainly disdain for most sports in LA. Baseball is an exception, but there is a sunny nostalgic east-coast transplant vibe attached to it. The other sports are as star-driven as any other entertainments.<br /><br />I'd read LA couldn't hold onto NFL franchises because the strong individuality that's part of the SoCal personality doesn't translate into team loyalty. More conspiratorially, I think Film and Television don't cotton to competition and sent the franchises packing.<br /><br />--Skot<br /><br />p.s. You really should consider cultivating some sort of interest in sporting activities. I find it makes one well-rounded, more community-minded and approachable at parties. You can do this and still be a wise-ass: I recommend following English Premier League Football. Soccer is slow enough to pick up easily and it sounds cool to rattle off stuff like "Rooney was sent off with a red card at last fortnight's nil-nil match against Aston Villa." --sAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com