Comments on: Interview: Andy Brassell

By: Matthew Semisch

Matthew Semisch — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:12:54 +0000

JDO – When I was in England last summer, I stopped in the W.H. Smith at Euston Station in London before my train left for Manchester, and once the clerk recognized my American accent, he asked whereabouts I was from. ‘Nebraska’ didn’t particularly register with him, so his next question: “What’s the closest NBA team to where you live?”

I’m not entirely sure what that says about debunking isolationism myths – probably not much; that guy was the only person I remember asking me about the NBA in the three weeks that I was over – but I was just really taken aback when he asked me that.

By: Paul Bestall

Paul Bestall — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:06:48 +0000

Baketball is played widely in Europe, Isreal and China but is it played to the same level in South America, Africa and Australia??

By: JDO

JDO — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:59:19 +0000

It amazes me how many people from Britain I meet who claim basketball is not a global sport. It’s the second most played and watched team sport in the world. Does this misconception exist just to prop up the sterotype that Americans are cultural/sporting isolationists?

By: Paul Bestall

Paul Bestall — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:29:11 +0000

Brilliant interview, really interesting comments. I was actually at Wimbledons last ever game against Barnsley that season. It was a surreal day all round, the game was stopped by a beach ball entering the field of play, A steward was carried out drunk and the PA at the train station was so loud as to shatter buildings. When Wimbledon were awarded a penalty, as the Dons fans trned there back on the game, the Barnsley fans were singing ” We can see you peeking!”
World Football on Up all night is essential listening in my opinion, it’s a great show.

Top stuff Matthew.