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| Since when is my Pistons shirt a rag? |
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| By Mike Jobitz |
| Some people just don't have any respect for good things. One of those people is my wife. Last week she took my Back To Back "Hammer Time" Detroit Pistons shirt from my drawer and threw it in the rags pile. Needless to say, I was pissed. Not only does that shirt bring back some of the greatest memories of my life, but I still wore it occasional. She used to nag at me about how it had "holes" in it. Or that "it smelled like my ass." Or that "it has B.O. stains from 1992 on it." And I don't deny this. Sure it had holes in. Sure it smelled like my ass. And sure it had some sweat stains from back when I could be proud to wear it in public. But what she fails to mention is that it has heart. Yep, it has the soul that the city of Detroit has lost. Ok, sure. I live in Mina, Kansas. But that's besides the point. I heard it's not going too well over there in Detroit. Even the Red Wings can't save that city. The shirt did bring out what was good in Detroit though. Bill Lambeer, Isiah Thomas, Joey D. Those were the times. Not to mention a pre-psycho Dennis Rodman. And the shirt itself had cool caricatures of these people. All with big heads and two of the NBA Championship trophies. It was a great buy. It was one of those misprint ones with the picture on both the front and back. I got it for $10 at the county fair. They were going for like at least $25 at the time. It is needless to say my favorite shirt. Ok, so I don't wear it that often anymore. But I bring it out for special occasions. And with the Pistons being above .500 right now, it might come in handy if they make the playoffs. Think of the possibilities. I could take it to the playoff games and people will be like, "yeah, Pistons rule!" So I took the shirt out of rags and put it on. You should have seen the look on my wife's face. Boy was she pissed. She hasn't been this mad since I forgot her birthday in 1996. She'll get over it just like she did the birthday thing. Or I'll divorce her. Either way I guess it will work out. |
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