A NIght with the Globetrotters

Last night, Cameron and I went to see the Harlem Globetrotters up at Notre Dame. This was a daddy/son night out, and the women had to stay home (much to Cameron's delight, especially not having to share the spotlight with big sis).

I used to watch the Globetrotters every year when they appeared on "Wide World of Sports" back in the 70's. This was the era of Meadowlark Lemon, Curly Neal, and Geese Ausbie. A whole new lineup now, but still very entertaining to watch.

They do much more than just play the game against the hapless Washington Generals. The action virtually stops a times and they have other performers come on. One group in particular were the "Harlem Hi-Flyers," an acrobatic group that were pretty incredible. Also, the Globetrotters always have routines where they bring a kid from the audience to shoot a basket or try to steal the ball, or just clown around. A lot of the routines they do I rememeber from 30 years ago, so they pretty much stick to the same formula. One of my favorite parts was the opening "magic circle" with the famous Globetrotter theme playing. Some pretty impressive ball handling during that time, most of which you didn't typically see in their t.v. appearances.

Cameron's favorite part was when one of the Globetrotters had their pants yanked down and exposed their yellow underwear. He just cackled and later called Grandma Dennie and told her that this was just hilarious. The night may have been just slightly long for him, but overall he really enjoyed it . . .and I enjoyed the one-on-one time with the little tyke.