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    has anyone read Paul Shirley's article on ESPN.com about how much he loves a band called Stellastarr*? he compares the bass player to Larry bird, ahhaaha!

    anyways, inspired by his article, i checked out the band and they are actually really really good! check em out on myspace!

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    Paul Shirley?

    Is anyone a big fan of his book? Based on his story, I figured he would be an appropriate topic for an NBA and international basketball forum.

    Talk about a witty and hilarious individual...
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      I was wondering what happened to him ever since he wrote a mocking letter addressed to Haiti after the wake of the Haiti quake:

      Dear Haitians –

      First of all, kudos on developing the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Your commitment to human rights, infrastructure, and birth control should be applauded.

      As we prepare to assist you in this difficult time, a polite request: If it's possible, could you not re-build your island home in the image of its predecessor? Could you not resort to the creation of flimsy shanty- and shack-towns? And could some of you maybe use a condom once in a while?

      Sincerely,

      The Rest of the World
      That was cynical and insensitive to say the least.

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      • #4
        We just talked about him in the other thread a couple days ago...
        Originally posted by mvblair View Post
        I used to really, really love Paul Shirley. When his book came out ("Can I Keep My Jersey?"), I read it and loved it. It was a really funny, although not very insightful, look at the pro game. After his comments about Haiti though, I've really lost a lot of respect for him.
        Originally posted by sinobball View Post
        The book is absolutely hilarious, I borrowed it from the library and read it in one setting. LOL. If only I can read other stuff like that...
        Originally posted by Czarkazem13 View Post
        Yeah, he seemed witty and interesting, but his Haiti comments really showed how ignorant he is to how things work in the real world.
        Yeah that Haiti rant is completely uncalled for, but what are you going to do? He just spoke his mind, and surprisingly a lot of his readers even supported him from what I saw from his blog... I may be generalizing, but a lot of Americans indeed have this condescending and cynical attitude toward the poorer countries, and Shirley is just one example... But I think most people do know what is right and wrong despite this culture. OK enough for my rant... His book is still funny though.
        aim low, score high

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        • #5
          Originally posted by sinobball View Post
          We just talked about him in the other thread a couple days ago...Yeah that Haiti rant is completely uncalled for, but what are you going to do? He just spoke his mind, and surprisingly a lot of his readers even supported him from what I saw from his blog... I may be generalizing, but a lot of Americans indeed have this condescending and cynical attitude toward the poorer countries, and Shirley is just one example... But I think most people do know what is right and wrong despite this culture. OK enough for my rant... His book is still funny though.
          What kills me about the whole Haiti episode is that Shirley doesn't even recognize how we, the Americans, caused so much pain in that country. I guess I'm being a typical liberal, but just a few years ago, it was the US that kicked out Jean-Bertrand Aristide, a democratically elected president. It was the US consumers who demanded cheap clothes and towels from the sweatshops. It was US companies who broke up unionists and liberation theologists study groups. And, it was US military intervention in the 1900s that got Haiti off to the wrong foot. So, if Paul Shirley considers the history of the country, he should really be criticizing the US for their poor condition.
          "I really like the attitudes of eagles. They never give up. When they grab a fish or something else, they never let it go. It doesn't matter. In a book, they write they find a skeleton of [an] eagle and there is no fish. It means that the fish beat him and killed him, but he didn't let go." -- Donatas Motiejunas

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          • #6
            I didn't know about the Haiti letter, but that is rather uncalled for. In a sort of deranged way, he may have made a few decent points but it's not like the majority of people there can control whether or not they live in shanty towns.
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