Give Me a Real Man
April 27th, 2005
Today, my boss told a story about a friend of hers who got in line behind a tall guy at a small market here in Boston. She thought he looked familiar, so she kept stealing looks at him, trying to place him - cute, well built, hair poking out from under his NY Yankees cap - when it hit her. It was Tom Brady. The Patriots Quarterback! Oh my god! Oh my god! The… NEW ENGLAND Patriots QB. Essentially, the BOSTON Patriots. Why on earth did he have a Yankees hat on? She got a little fired up about this, so she tapped him on the arm and rudely asked, “Hey Tom. What’s with the hat?” To which he replied, in the same tone of voice, “I like the colors.”
I love football. Love it. Sure, I love the Packers more than anyone else, but usually, I don’t have a problem with respecting my rivals. For example, I have nothing but respect for Donovan McNabb, Peyton Manning, LaDainian Tomlinson…anyone, really, who isn’t a jackass and loves the game.
But I loathe Tom Brady. First he does a Gap ad - a freakin’ NFL QB shilling blazers instead of sneakers? Loser. And now, a professional athlete, wearing a hat because he likes the colors? Come ON! Grow a freakin’ sack, Tom, and wear the hat of the team you supposedly root for. What the HELL is wrong with him?
And he’s NOT cute.
Hmm…I’m willing to wager he was being sarcastic. Hell, I would be if a perfect stranger insulted me about my hat. Besides..you don’t wear a New York Yankees hat in Boston unless you really are a yanks fan precisely b/c that’s just the kind of stuff Boston fans do.
Em, we all know you’re a Yankee fan. And if someone insulted your hat, or your Mantle T-Shirt, you’d start a brawl.
As for Tom Brady, the biggest pussy in the NFL, if he’s a Yankees fan, he shouldn’t have been involved in all the Red Sox brouhaha that was going on here when they won the Series.
I hate him. Hate him.
You said it, Anna! The guy went to Michigan for Pete’s sake! That’s all the evidence I need, that he’s a tool.
hey, can you tell me something about marketing? something that interviewers like potential employees to say in interviews for marketing positions. I need some helpful hints. also what are some career goals for marketing people. to work in PR eventually? promoted to top exec in marketing?
I am probably not making any sense.
Yummi, I’m going to email you this weekend with some thoughts.