MsCassieMollie
Proud Member
Postcard from the Rose Bowl: The King of Pop and Da Bulls vs. Lob City come into focus | OregonLive.com
LOS ANGELES - One of the perks of covering a team on the road is visiting new cities and their attractions.
Over the years I've been able to tour the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame (Ohio, 2007, covering Seattle Seahawks), and on a more sobering note, the site of the Oklahoma City bombing (Oklahoma, 2004, covering Oregon).
In Los Angeles this week to cover Monday's Rose Bowl game between Oregon and Wisconsin, I again contemplated places to visit. Much to my joy I discovered that the Chicago Bulls, my hometown team, play at the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night at the Staples Center.
Watching Derrick Rose and the Bulls face Blake Griffin, Chris Paul and the newly tabbed Lob City Clippers figured to be the highlight of my week.
Then...it happened.
While visiting the media hospitality area I received complimentary tickets to the Grammy Museum where I knew existed a display of Michael Jackson stuff!
So, I dragged online sport editor Joel Odom on the one-mile trek to the museum in the L.A. Live District. Along the way, I concocted a plan to swipe something once worn by the late King of Pop.
Michael Jackson's Thriller, 1982
But, Odom, being the responsibly person that he is, refused to stand guard while I attempted to cut through the thick glass to get to the original white Hugo Boss suit (certainly worth untold billions) M.J. wore on the cover the 1982 album Thriller, the greatest, and best selling album of all-time (100 million).
In other words, he wimped out.
Probably for the best. It would have been quite embarrassing writing a postcard from the slammer. But at least I got to stand within inches of
Tune in Sunday when I recap my quest to buy a ticket to the sold out Clippers-Bulls game from a street salesman. Should be interesting.