Gary Smith

Although I don't get it, I'm thinking the Jones reference is to Jim Jones, and the vat is to his Kool-Aid. Otherwise, my feelings -- which are admittedly fragile -- have been hurt, but not in any way that I could explain.

 

Odd, poor line by me ... vat... OTHER Mr. Jones from long, long ago.

I'll work harder.

 

Unrelated to anything: I thought his piece a few years ago on the relationship between Allen Iverson and Larry Brown was remarkable. He made an already-tiresome subject fresh by looking at it from an entirely new perspective (through their relationships with their mothers). Just amazing.

 

I love it how some people walk on water in this business.

 

Meaning?

 

Everybody can walk on water. What's rare is when you don't need sidewalk underneath it.