The victory parade, I can only watch on TV, but I love it! You can see from beginning to end! Of course, nothing beats
live! There's just something "sensual, sensuous and sensible" about it. It triggers all the senses of hearing, touch, sight, taste and smell, unfiltered to every cell of the body, magnified a zillion times over. It's a-l-i-v-e! Even if the parade passes by so quickly from where you are, and you've waited hours to get up close and personal, it's the whole experience of being there that's phenomenal!
It's unstoppable! The other side of the coin is, of course, after huge celebrations like that, parades, street fairs, festivals, and so on, it's sooooo draining physically, mentally, emotionally, psychologically, even financially. You're utterly open and vulnerable to everything around you, going extremes from high energy to total exhaustion! But, it's a happy tired! So who cares?!
On the other hand, on TV, internet, there's something between you and the live experience on the streets, etc. It's like a screen, as a matter of fact, it is a screen, but I say, somehow, it's like a shield, it protects you. Yes, we're not quite "experiencing" the experience, we're witnessing the experience live. Well, call it a virtual experience. Yes, although "filtered"on TV, on the internet, it's still real time so it's live! Who cares?! Everybody's happy! We're all celebrating!!
I'll be back! I'm posting this in between commercials.
I'm proud of these sportscasters, and a lot of them are women! God, sports used to be just for men. Now look at Lisa Kim, Jessica Aguirre and who is that woman, Laura, running back and forth, jumping from one cable car to another, competing with the guys, to interview the players, owners, the VIPS, all the stars, everybody!!
Commercial break...
Hey, where is Barry Bonds??
I'm back...
This is unreal! AWESOME!! AWESOME!! It doesn't end...somebody wake me up, please...
