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Wednesday, October 19, 2005
Sayson: The Worm’s Prince writes Homer
By Homer Sayson
Second Overtime
CHICAGO - Holding a plateful of pork chops for dinner, I opened my computer last night to check my e-mails. Such regular routine is the favorite part of my day, a time when I could unwind from the rigors of everyday life.
But when I stumbled into Darren Prince’s letter, I lost my appetite in world-record speed.
The letter was eight paragraphs long, neatly spaced, and carried the flawless grammar of an English professor. Sadly though, the letter also overflowed with contempt. Obviously, Mr. Prince has some royal unhappiness.
The column I penned last Monday (“‘The Worm’ dishonors another ex-wife” 10-17-05) was the object of Prince’s ire. Prince didn’t beat around the bush and went right to work. He insulted me in the first paragraph, lectured me in the second, before insulting me in the fourth.
STUPID STORY. He then delivered the coup d’ grace in the fifth, saying; “I bet Dennis Rodman made more money last week than you made all of last year. So who is ‘nearing complete irrelevance?’ The whole world knows who he is and you just got your name in print from writing an untrue stupid story about him.”
Oh sure, Dennis made a heck lot more money last week than I ever will in my lifetime. But an argument about Rodman’s gigantic marketing power and colossal income potential is a non-sequitor. It has absolutely nothing to do with my objections about him revealing in public, through a book “I Should Be Dead By Now”, his sexual encounters with ex-wife Carmen Electra.
Besides, not all people measure their wealth in terms of dollars and cents. I consider myself rich in the simple joys of life. I like what I do, I have a doting family and a 23-month-old son that I adore. And every morning, I wake up with the only woman that I had truly loved.
NO AMATEUR. I also take exception in Prince’s pronouncements that I am an “amateur writer.”
Sorry to be immodest, but as a sportswriter, I have more seasoning than a Thanksgiving turkey. I have been a journalist since 1993, a columnist for eight years, and I’ve covered five straight NBA Finals as an NBA-credentialed writer for the last five years.
I have a radio program four times a week in two different stations (dyAB with Leo Lastimosa and Y101 FM with June Rabin).
And I’m also an accredited boxing writer, who has covered on-site the Lewis-Tyson tiff among many others. I say this because Mr. Price is also the agent of Smokin’ Joe Frazier.
To verify if I wasn’t the sacrificial lamb of a big fat hoax, I called the phone numbers in Mr. Prince’s e-mail. That’s when I realized that Darren is indeed, The Man. In one of the cellphone Darren told me to call, it was Dennis Rodman’s voice in the answering machine.
We talked, and Mr. Prince turned out to be so nice I quickly rediscovered my appetite for dinner. In fact, as we spoke, my pork chops and rice were heating in the microwave.
Mr. Prince promised that he and Dennis Rodman will call me today for an interview with “The Worm.” I can’t wait. but just to be sure, I’m not skipping any meals.
P.S. Darren Prince also arranged for someone from the publishing company to give me a call today. So I may be able to write about the book in a more informed manner, I hope they can provide me excerpts of “I Should Be Dead By Now.”
(homsay@hotmail.com)
(October 19, 2005 issue)
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