Friday, June 04, 2004

TV Saves Once Again

It's Not TV. It's HBO

And HBO now stands for Helping Brothers Out. The article in question summarizes the story of a man who was held on the murder of his wife although he claimed he had been at a Los Angeles Dodgers game with his daughter on the same night. The man had ticket stubs saying he was there, but the police said they had a witness placing him at the scene. He wanted a lie detector test, but was refused.

His clever lawyer got the tapes from Fox of the game and even tapes of the DodgerVision they broadcast at the big screen at the stadium. Yet he still couldn't find his client. Then he learned that 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' was there that very night taping an episode. He got a copy of the tape and voila, there's his client in the frame eating a hot dog. Now that's what I call justice! Can this lawyer be nominated for like lawyer of the year already?

And look at HBO. Just one more thing to add to their mantel. Critically acclaimed, award winning, life-saving (since he faced the death penalty). So what's the moral of the story? Whenever you go to a sporting event, make sure that you make extravagant gestures to make sure you end up televised in some form or fashion just in case you need to establish an alibi when you're accused of a crime. Take a crazy sign, wear a funny wig, but just make sure you're identifiable and get on that tape. Even if your team loses, you still win. See you next time children

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