I was on TV but....

We were fooled

Tom Merritt

Jan 20, 2023

So what happened was…

Hi folks.

Remember last week when I explained why we were going to a Clippers game because Suga from BTS was supposed to be at that game?

tl;dr. He wasn’t.

Turns out the media report we relied on was incorrect and Suga only went to the Lakers game the night before. Mwahahahahahahahahaha. Ha.

Heh.

But here’s the thing. We had a blast! The seats were amazing. The Denver Nuggets were impressive and the game was just fun to watch. It was close most of the way into the 4th quarter. We got to walk around the outside of the court, like I was seeing the Greenville Comets play in high school or something. Steve Ballmer (former Microsoft CEO and owner of the Clippers) walked in and sat down diagonally from us. So we did see a star. There was a special area for food and they had lots of Korean stuff because it in fact was Korean Culture night.

And as I expected, we were in the shot for the ESPN broadcast. WabbitMagic from our DTNS Discord found me and sent me some awesome screen caps. One of Eileen’s co-workers was texting her “You’re in every shot!” Heh. At one point in the fourth quarter Eileen made a face heart and we had fun finding that on the DVR recording when we got home.

I have not one regret. Even if we didn’t see Suga. It’s not like we were going to go up and chat with him or anything. Best fact check failure ever.

And thanks to those of you who wrote in to say you understood what I said last week and supported us needing the break. It really did help.

NOW

I feel like I’m about to get busy. I have a meeting to plan DTNS for the year soon. I have a baptism about to be scheduled that I have to go be a godparent at. I have a couple trips coming up. So stay tuned. I may be coming into your area.

ALSO

I was a guest on not one but TWO shows this week!

Tom Merritt @acedtect

I had a lot of fun chatting with Jonathan. I think you’ll have fun listening. https://t.co/FwGE0FYp9y

Jonathan London @JonathanLondon

New Geekscape podcast episode! Tech journalist and author @acedtect joins me to talk #AIart, #TheLastOfUs, and more! Enjoy! Spotify: https://t.co/Nm34tuhcoh Apple Podcasts: https://t.co/iP37lBnPYR https://t.co/V8XAEPAjER

Charlotte Henry @charlotteahenry

Latest @TheAdditionnews podcast just dropped! @acedtect joins me to discuss the consequences of AI for journalism and media. #ChatGPT

theaddition.substack.comWhat AI Might Mean For JournalismListen now (34 min) | Did a human actually write this newsletter...

Big thanks to Charlotte who is always a pleasure to chat with. And it was great getting to know Jonathan and Geekscape! What a fun chat.

I also got a sneak listen to an upcoming series that blew me away. I started listening as a favor, thinking I’d get through at least one and a half episodes. I could. not. stop. Can’t wait for y’all to hear this. Can’t wait to tell you more. Stay tuned.

Cheers,

Tom