missing an anniversary

Listening to a Derek Rose interview on Chicago sports radio, I remembered this:

Dec 5, 2009.

I was watching the Chicago Blackhawks play the Pittsburgh Penguins with increased interest. During the second period, I was asked why I am not watching the Chicago Bulls host the Toronto Raptors and this is how the conversation went (my words first and every other time):

"The Blackhawks have a good chance to win the Western Conference and are playing the defending Stanley Cup champions. This can be a finals preview."

"Why are you not watching the Bulls game during commercials?"

"I don't want to miss anything right now. The Bulls are not even a .500 ball club and right now have no interest for me."

"You are not watching them because you are racist."

"If the Bulls had a good chance to make the finals and the Blackhawks were struggling, I would be watching the Bulls."

"That's wrong. You could watch both games and could switch right now during commercial. You're just being racist."

"Fine. I'll put on the fucking basketball game "*changes channel* "THE BULLS ARE DOWN THIRTY!" *changes channel back*. "HAPPY?"

The Blackhawks won the game 2-1 in OT and that summer won their first Stanley Cup title in almost 50 years. The Bulls lost their game 110-78 falling to 7-13. They did make the playoffs as an 8 seed and lost in the first round.