October 3, 2002
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Ballers
About two months ago, Nike did their whirlwind Relive the Funk basketball tour in China. Here we've got the ghettoest of ghetto fab, straight out of Ruckers Park in NYC clockin mad benjamins. These are the guys from straight out of the Nike commercial. Shanghai was one of their stops and after two days of grassroots events (basically consisting of exhibition ball games full of ballers playing and doing some mad tricks right out of that Nike Rythm commercial), we took the ballers out to party.
Pegasus was our venue of choice, since it was Thursday and Pegasus Thursday's is the best place to get hip hop in Shanghai. It was so easy to spot these 6 foot plus black guys amongst a crowd of mostly asians and whites. The evening began well, but it soon got quite messy. These guys wrapping up their two day stint in Shanghai were looking for some shorties to bang!
The only problem is, many Chinese girls aren't very attracted to black guys, in fact some are quite terrified of them. Of the 7 or 8 ballers there, 3 were harsh trying to pick up chicks. Dancin up by each of them one by one, I watched them switch strategy first from Chinese to American to Spanish and then back to Chinese... all with little success.
So end of the night, they were still emptyhanded. I stood outside the club with my bosses, some friends and 8 black dudes and they were all trying to see what else they could do to pick up for the night. Rub and tug? Shady KTV? We ended up going back to their hotel lobby and drinking for a bit as they decided whether or not to play their trump card.
So here we are, rolling in at about 4am in the morning at one of Shanghai's finest hotels. Us and a crew of black dudes totally decked out in their baller clothes and some bling bling, welcomed by well suited Ritz Carleton staff. We sprawl out onto their couches and they finally decide that the hookers must be called in. About an hour and 3 beers later, we're up in some of their rooms waiting for the hookers to arrive (their only request was "big ass and titties" - I swear that's what they said).
I was chillin in a room with 2 of those ballers and some other friends and the 2 dudes picked up a ball they had from the ground and started to do some mad basketball tricks. It was like I was a part of the friggin commercial, watching them pass the ball from the back of their elbows, spinning it on their fingers, tossing it with the insides of their feet... it was crazy. The guy in the pic above (Mr. Handles) had a couple flyers for a club event he was going to go to after the Nike tour, it had pictures of him and a bunch of people in it, notably Jay-Z, Method Man, Chris Tucker and a bunch of other black superstars. When the hookers arrived, we filed out one by one and let them do their thing, I'm sure the chicks got a nice 'surprise' when they got to the rooms of the hotel, it's not often that blacks roll into town looking for their services. $100 US per was the cost, and it was conveniently waived as a Nike business expense.
Not all of the ballers partook in this act however, Mr. Handles was one that decided it was way too late to get his groove on and board the plane 3 hours later on a flight to Guangzhou.
Marv, I know you wish you worked for Nike so that you could turn your personal expense into a business one.
Comments (11)
I see I see, Mr. Handles didn't want the hookers so you had to service him right?
And what the fuck is he doing in that photo? Is that like a cross between a ghetto-East-side-thang and a fobby-peace sign?
Wow. So when rich people can't pick up, they just pay out to get sex. I see, I see.
That's a good question kirb. He didn't want any hookers, which leads me to ask, why is he called "Mr. Handles"?
... well, you're getting quite an education in Shanghai!
so have you thought about paying for hookers? But then again, you're a cute guy, i don't think you need to. I guess it's really popular in Asia for businessmen to hire call girls after work. It's a little weird for me though... having grown up in Canada.
Actually, he was the only successful individual at picking up at Pegasus that night, some French girl.
interesting evening...hookers and all. Ya those black guys...they are all about the big butt thing...
interesting evening...hookers and all. Ya those black guys...they are all about the big butt thing...
hmmm...i guess girls in shanghai aren't used to guys much taller than themselves...
and even tho calling hookers is pretty common...gross! and it was expensed? that doesn't add right in the books
ok first of all, do you even know me? i doubt it b/c i have no idea who you are. the reason why i called him dirty is because he was picking his nose in public. and i said someone should slap his face, so he would wake up. why do you even care about what i have to say? does my comment really affect you that much? you obviously have way too much pride and no sense of humor. maybe if you knew me, you would understand the way i act towards other races.(koreans, chinese, whites, blacks, etc.) even though i make fun of them... they(my friends, including joe-ninjaquickness) still know that i'm only joking. in fact, 1/2 of my friends are chinese. do i get offended when people put down kim dae jung or kim jong il or even korea itself? sometimes... but i don't let it get to me. why? because i know it's not meant directly towards me... just like how my comment was NOT directed towards YOU. don't take things so personally and seriously. you need to lighten up.
you mean you didn't get a hooker either? guess you couldn't find one to your liking - don't they have any that looks like what's-on-your-face-sandy? she's still thinking about you, ya know?
dang* haha sounds like a crazy night-- i can't believe they were turned down by an entire club. doh*
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