The Good Times Tackles: SPORTS!
Taking a cue from Huey Lewis and the News’s best-selling album from 1983, the 826LA Good Times‘ staff of Echo Park tackles the issue of Sports in its latest edition. Our dutiful writers each took time to remember memories they have of playing sports—both good and bad. Here’s what they came up with:
- I used to be in a baseball team and got hit by the ball three times. First I was hit during a game, then I was hit during practice, and then in another game. I also tripped in practice once, and a person almost stepped on me.
- I remember when I was at my cousin’s house, and he kicked a ball in my face. I had a black eye for a week, and I was bleeding. But I didn’t go to the doctor.
- I remember when I was in school, and teams were being picked. One team chose all the good players, while the other team got all the lousy people. I was one of the lousy people. The game went badly for the lousy people.
- I found out that my school’s kickball and handball courts were slightly changing. The scary thing is my school, Dahlia Heights Elementary, never really changes. The only improvement I’ve ever noticed was the tetherball/handball court was under renovation last year. It turns out that the court’s wall paint was fading, and the kickball fence was bending. The more everything is used, the more it changes.
Unusual Sports
Good Times journalists Nickie and Marsden both know the conventional sports: baseball, football, et al. But what really caught their interest was the unconventional. The two did some research to dig up unusual sports played around the world.
- Man vs. Horse: In this sport, probably three-fourths of the time the horse will win the race.
- Wife Carrying: Hopefully it’s a short race. Do the guys ever drop the girls?
- Bog Snorkeling: The name says it all. Do you think the water is thick or smooth?
- Toe Wrestling: Again, the name says it all. It must be hard though. Feet don’t exactly move like hands.
- Fist Ball: It’s exactly like volleyball, except you don’t hit the ball the same way. It’s probably a good game for violent types.
Huey Lewis
And for our readers who are old enough to remember Huey Lewis, here’s a synth-filled blast-from-the-past track from the Sports album: “Walking on a Thin Line.”
Walking On A Thin Line (24-Bit Digitally Remastered 99) – Huey Lewis And The News