Retro Night; Retro Final

It was a gathering of B-Town's finest ... of B-Town's "Big 3" crews (LC, Triads and B'Hood) only 1 was missing in action last night ... (I don't include D-Pound because that was "slavery" LMFAO) ... there were quite a few (I haven't blogged about these guys before so the screennames I'm making up on the spot), among the guys making appearances last night: Anthro, Doc, "Harold", Mr. Brown, Jax, O and myself ... With the exception of Anthro, I've seen everyone else pretty sporatically over the past eight years, but really haven't hung out with any of them since high school ... so basically last night was our mini-High School reunion ... Obviously the interesting part was hearing about how far we've all come, but at the same time, how we're all pretty much of the same mindset, ie. transitioning into adulthood, dealing with adult issues ... There were never any dead points in conversation at all last night either, but at the same time, a million thoughts were goin' through my head ... tons of jokes as well, including Jax clownin' me for a comment I made, which became the punchline of the night ... I just enjoyed hearing about everyone's successes and how some have "lived the life" and have had fun over the past few years ... there was a time where I would've been envious about people: 1) having great jobs and making money, 2) livin' it up, gettin' women and partying ... but I've been there, done both, now, it's fun to me hearin' about other peoples' experiences ... It was just mad respect at that table, it really hit me that we're all grown men at this point ... at the end of the night, I went my way, while everyone went over to Jax's place for some Texas Hold'em ... I'm not really big on the whole poker thing, so I decided to call it a night ... Overall, it was a really fun night, a breath of fresh air actually, it was great seeing some familiar faces, I'm sure we'll all get together a few more times this summer, as Mr. Brown expressed interest in kickin' it with Anthro, Prophet and myself the next time we hit up a club and he also invited us out to run some pick up ball with himself, Jax and O ... With my planned vacations and spendin' time in the hometown, this summer should be one of my best in recent years ...

Speaking of "retro", how about the NBA Finals? ... don't get me wrong, I love Chauncey Billups as a player, but the chance at seeing a Boston Celtics - Los Angeles Lakers final is a treat for any NBA fan ... back to the days when basketball was great ... what more could today's fan ask for? ... The best team from the West versus the best in the East ... On top of that, this is a finals where I really don't know who's going to win ... I mean, Boston has been touted all year as the team that's destined to win ... then there's been this aura of invincibility around the Lakers since the Pau Gasol trade earlier this year, ala when Detroit dealt for Rasheed Wallace back in '04 ... something's gotta give ... Boston's strategy? I'm guessing against MVP Kobe Bryant, they'll be using a similar defensive scheme like the one they used against LeBron James ... The League's MVP and ultimate scoring weapon, up against the Defensive Player of the Year, Kevin Garnett ... Should be quite a series, I haven't been this pumped for a finals in a long time ... Lakers in 7, I'm looking for 7 close games ...

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- J -