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So here's us, on the raggedy edge.
All the lonely houses stand like monuments / To thieves — Neko Case, Tightly |
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The now infamous South African noise maker the Vuvuzela has, quite literally, become the story of the FIFA 2010 World Cup.
It’s quite interesting to compare the Globe’s commentary on the issue with the Toronto Star’s. The Globe article is a boring, listless recitation of the facts. An example:
But here it is blown long, loud and tuneless in a packed stadium. At 127 decibels, it’s louder than an air horn (123.6 decibels) and a referee’s whistle (121.8 decibels), and doctors say that those in close proximity could suffer hearing damage. Earplugs advised.
Quite the contrast with Cathal Kelly’s article in the Toronto Star
There’s someone in our neighbourhood who kicks off with his vuvuzela at 5 or so. A demented milkman, maybe. It’s low and mournful, like a steer dying of heartbreak. Imagine Miles Davis on the vuvuzela, but without any talent. If I could find him, I would kill him with my bare hands.
Fair enough — vuvuzelas are an intrinsic part of South African soccer. Hear that, pal? Soccer. Not dawn in the suburbs.
I give points to The Toronto Star here for recognizing the inherent silliness of the topic which is, after all, about a jubilant nation’s choice of noisemaker. Annoying though the things may be, the real story should be about the game.
Posted by skooter at 3:55 PM
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