On the afternoon in 1998 that Jordan announced his retirement, after leading the Chicago Bulls to six NBA championships, you couldn’t walk down the street [in Chicago] without looking into bloodshot eyes. I admit it: I, too, cried. / All of which is to say, there’s a new Michael Jordan IMAX movie and if you don’t mind embarrassing yourself by rooting for a basketball team that no longer exists playing games you’ve already seen, and you can bring yourself to ask the box office cashier for a ticket to something called “Michael Jordan to the Max,” then my lord is it fun. (excerpt) — Sarah Vowells Michaelllllll Jorrrrrdan! for Salon (2000) “I’m looking at the river, but I’m thinking of the sea” Day of Note: On this date in 1892 Dr. James Naismith first published the rules of Basketball. In Germany Before the War by Randy Newman: bit.ly/SV_NewmanGermany
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