April 19, 2004: An Open Letter to the Memphis Grizzlies
April 19, 2004
Memphis Grizzlies
175 Toyota Plaza, Suite 150
Memphis, TN 38103
Event Presentation and Promotions Department,
On January 23rd, 2004, while attending the much-anticipated Festival XL, members of the BMTG saw on television a brief portion of your basketball halftime show. The viewing was brief due to the disturbing images that were being broadcast during the halftime “entertainment,” and may explain why the visiting Sacramento Kings did not offer a stronger fight in the second half of the Grizzlies home win. Doug Christie and friends were probably so put off by the sick and obscene displays that they lost all focus as they tried to get images of mascot bestiality out of their heads. That would account for the technical fouls received by both Vlade Divac and Brad Miller in the third quarter.
In addition to mascots mimicking bestiality, members of the BMTG witnessed gay men in blue tights – never a good idea at a sporting event, as it is a sure way to make the fans sick to their stomach. The cheerleading ought to be left to scantily clad young ladies. As the saying goes, “less is more.”
It turns out the sick halftime display was a harbinger of things to come, as just nine days later Janet Jackson and her friends gave us their ill-advised Super Bowl performance in another example of family entertainment gone awry.
It is disturbing to find that your “fun loving” mascot, Grizz, is available to entertain children. Based on what was observed on the Friday night in question, Grizz should be kept as far away from children as possible, unless you find simulated sex acts involving grizzly bears fun for the whole family.
The BMTG is all for thinking outside the box in finding new and creative ways to entertain your faithful fan base who are willing to shell out a large portion of their paychecks to see Jason Williams fling passes into the upper decks. But this is not Canada and men on dance teams as well as demented grizzly bears do not belong.
Sincerely,
(SIGNED BY THE BMTG BIG FOUR)