At the Mavericks home-opener we were treated to fantastic center-court seats, four rows up from the floor - great stuff for this NBA first-timer. Directly across the court from us, right on the floor, were two couples:
- Jack Nicholson wannabe + Half-naked boot girl. Man was in his 60s, thinning hair that was died pitch-black, dark sunglasses on during the game, expensive-looking conservative clothes. His date was over 30 years his junior, long dark hair that was flipped around a lot, wearing the tiniest dress I ever imagined would appear at a basketball game, with tight leather boots that went above the knee. Legs crossed the entire game, showing inches of thigh visible even across the court, and a whole lot of boot.
- Wishing they were the first couple. This couple was sitting behind the first couple, but were with them, and were a bit younger. The man was taking trying to look younger to new heights with an inappropriately awful and youthful haircut and outfit. Weathered face topped by bleached-blond, spiked hair; tight, expensive jeans topped by an embroidered black velvet jacket that was apparently not intended to be ironic. His date was in her early 20s with an equally tiny dress, showing as much cleavage as her friend did leg.
- At half-time... the couples decided to leave. But rather than exit directly behind them, the men stood up and walked their dates, hand-in-hand, all the way around the court, exiting into the lobby behind us. Mouths agape from every seat, and the men loved it. Now that's a half-time show.
PS: I'm off to New York and Connecticut for a long weekend... pictures and anecdotes upon my return, if we're lucky.
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