Yesterday I flew home from Rome to Massachusetts, where I'll be writing from for a while. In general the flight home was pretty uneventful, but one thing really struck me, and I figured I'd post it here.
Now a lot of flights now have music channels you can listen to on the flight. Continental has around 20, and a lot of them are decent. One was their hip hop channel, with solid tunes like Diva by Beyonce and Dead and Gone by T.I. with Justin Timberlake. So I listened to it a bit.
And then realized that the DJ was none other than Jalen Rose.
Now don't get me wrong. Jalen Rose was my second favorite player when he played (my first was Mitch "Rock" Richmond and my current favorite is Tyronn Lue, though not for his level of play) and so I give the man credit. But when I thinkof potential Hip Hop DJs, he's not one of the first people that comes to mind. Especially when it comes to airplanes (though the band Trapt was their music DJ, so it isn't like Continental was going with the big names anyways).
Anyways, obviously had to get some quotes. Here's my top three:
3. "That was Dead and Gone, with Justin Timberlane and T.I. lightin' up the sky."
2. "You are officially locked in to the best mix in the sky. What's goin' on? I'm Jalen Rose."
And number 1. "Now that's a smooth cat right there, Kenny "Babyface" Evans."
Much love to Jalen though, even if I think he's not the best DJ ever.
As a bonus, here's a few "couldn't really merit their own post so I'll post them here" things:
1. One of the funniest stories I have ever heard is the "generic dude, fighter pilot" story. The link goes to a story about a french dude named Pierre, but the tour guide on our Scotland trip told it with this dude Bertrand Dixon as the pilot and told it way better. Regardless, read it if you want a cheap laugh.
2. In Rome I stayed at this hostel called the Yellow and had a shot called the Chuck Norris Roundhouse Kick to the Face (1/3 each of vodka/absinthe/jager and then some tabasco sauce on top). Solid stuff, but also not really sports related.
3. More FIELD TRIP! posts to come as I sort stuff out here, as well as more of my other usual stuff. Good to be back.
FIELD TRIP! - Jalen Rose for Continental Airlines and a Story or Two
