Doing ‘The Pacquiao’
“Let’s Get Ready to ……. “. Yes, I was completely distracted by the dude behind Michael Buffer in the ring tonight before the Marquez- Pacquiao fight in Las Vegas. And yes, he deserves his own GIF. Enjoy.
Click on this video, you will laugh and revel in the joy of a life long Los Angeles Kings fan moments after the Kings swept St. Louis Sunday… advancing to the National Hockey League’s conference finals for just the second time in the clubs history.
This man is the husband of my friend Kris, who quietly shot the joyous moment with her Iphone— unbeknownst to her hubby.
Go KINGS!!
ABOUT A BOY
Perhaps you’ve seen the headlines about the little boy who silenced the critics of 49ers Kyle Williams, the punt returner who was blamed for costing San Francisco a trip to next weekends Super Bowl.
Williams received a lot of hate over the past few days, especially via twitter. And then came the small act of kindness from Owen Shure, a 7 year old who lives in Los Angeles.
As first reported in the Huffington Post, Owen wrote a sweet letter of encouragement to Williams, telling the pro football star that he felt bad for him and he should be proud of the season he has had.
Just so happens I work with Owen’s father, Michael, who is one proud papa. Today on our show, The Young Turks on Current TV, he spoke about the attention that Owen has received over the past 24 hours— big time interviews requests from media outlets like ABC News, The Ellen Degeneres Show, and others.
I’ve only known Michael about a month, but I know these two things about him: He knows his politics and he’s a die hard 49ers fan. I mean die hard. And so is his son Owen.
Michael said after the game ended on Sunday, Owen was inconsolable and he got him to stop crying by telling him, “think about how bad he (Williams) must feel”. Simple, but effective. Owen stopped crying and picked up a pencil and wrote William’s a letter.
I admire Michael for that decision. It would have been easier to be one of the haters who piled on Williams. Instead, he used the moment to teach his child something that is far more important than winning a football game. And that split second decision has resonated with so many people across the world.
“When you are a father, it’s one of those moments that you hang on to, ” said Michael.
I also cracked up when Michael told us that he actually never mailed the letter because he wasn’t sure where to send it. Well, that is not a problem anymore. Kyle Williams’ agent reached out to Michael via twitter and told Michael that Williams was touched by Owen’s letter.
For the record, we asked Michael to bring Owen into the studio to talk about this once in a lifetime experience. Owen declined our interview request. He had a play date with a friend.
