At Last, Bobby Jackson Becomes a Real Superhero

by Ziller on Mar 27, 2009 6:25 AM PDT in News Comment 13 comments

If Bobby Jackson's storied Sacramento stay indeed ends this season, the final act couldn't be more fitting.

The most beloved of Kings exudes bravery in his return from injury, playing despite a fractured face that doctors would have fixed had he let them. Instead, he dons a protective purple mask and looks the part of hoops hero. "Purple Haze," as one fan suggests his comic book name should be, or perhaps "The Purple Protagonist."

That scene may unfold tonight at Arco Arena, where the veteran who broke his left cheekbone against Cleveland on March 13 is a game-time decision against Memphis.

We always knew what he had deep inside him. Vanquish the Grizzlies!

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Hero

To the tune of “Hero” by Enrique Inglesias

Let me be your hero,

Would you play,
If I asked you to play?
Would you run,
And pass behind your back?
Would you dive,
If you saw me diving?
And would you save the loose ball, tonight?

Would you tremble,
If I touched your cheek?
Would you laugh?
Or would you be weak?
Now would you die,
For the team you love?
Just beat the Grizz, tonight.

You can be my hero, Bobby.
You can mask away the pain.
I will cheer for you forever.
You can take my breath away.

Would you swear,
That you’ll always play hard?
Or would you slack?
Would you run and shoot?
With a broken cheek?
Have you lost your mind?
I don’t care…
You’re playing, tonight.

You can be your hero, Bobby.
You can mask away the pain.
I will cheer for you forever.
You can take my breath away.

Oh, you just wanted to play
You just wanted to play.
Oh yeah.
With a broken cheek?
Have you lost your mind?
Well I don’t care…
You’re playing, tonight.

You can be my hero, Bobby.
You can mask away the pain oh yeah
I will cheer for you forever.
You can take my breath away.

You can be my hero, Bobby.
You can mask away the pain.
And I will cheer for you forever.
You can take my breath away.
You can take my breath away.

You can be my hero…

Never forget: I am a complete idiot

by Exhibit G on Mar 27, 2009 9:55 AM PDT reply actions 6 recs

Rec'd

StR needs a “G-Tunes” tab.

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by section214 on Mar 27, 2009 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Thanks section

As I was writing this one, I thought it was even funnier if I imagined that it was Natt singing this to B-Jax.

Never forget: I am a complete idiot

by Exhibit G on Mar 27, 2009 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ha!

One of those stage settings where they are seated on stools, with a dim oval spot illuminating each of them. I’m gettin’ a little misty just thinking about it.

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by section214 on Mar 27, 2009 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Either that, or...

Natt, in a timeout, serenading Bobby as the rest of the team stands there, awkwardly, not knowing what to do. Ideally, Natt would be on one knee.

Yeah, this is the sort of weird stuff that runs through my mind all day long. Just cause it makes me giggle.

Never forget: I am a complete idiot

by Exhibit G on Mar 27, 2009 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Agreed

by Ziller on Mar 27, 2009 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I don't know...

Not sure I could handle the pressure. I’d end up in a downhill spiral of hard drugs, prostitutes, and animal cruelty.

Never forget: I am a complete idiot

by Exhibit G on Mar 27, 2009 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I happen to know

that you can enjoy #1 and #2 without resorting to #3, if that makes a difference.

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by section214 on Mar 27, 2009 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

You're my role model

Never forget: I am a complete idiot

by Exhibit G on Mar 27, 2009 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

See that 214?

You DO make a positive impact in your community! :P

No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....

I am the stone that builder refused..I am the visual...The inspiration..That made lady sing the blues....I'm the spark that makes your idea bright.....The same spark that lights the dark....So that you can know your left from your right...I am the ballot in your box....The bullet in your gun...The inner glow that lets you know...To call your brother son....The story that just begun...The promise of what's to come...And I'm 'a remain a soldier till the war is won....

by pookeyguru on Mar 27, 2009 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs