Opportunity Lost

So for those of you that do not know, I work for an auto racing magazine, one specifically dealing with classic, historic, and vintage cars. We have a good guy who comes in and does some part-time work for us named Don, who takes a proof off the wall with an advertisement of cars for sale on it.

"I used to have one of these," he tells me, pointing to the page. "In fact, for all I know, this might actually be my old car."

The car he's referring to is this:

This is a 1938 BMW 328. A beautiful and very rare automobile. Don had bought one in Germany after WWII and had it shipped stateside.

"What ever happened to that car?" I asked Don.

"I sold it in the mid-1950s. I got $1200 for it. But obviously, I should've held onto it," he says with a shrug. "Opportunity lost, I guess."

This 1938 BMW can now be yours for $550,000.

Sonicsgate

The LOSE is keeping a close eye on the goings on surrounding the future of the wobegone Sacramento Kings. I have been restraining myself from commenting on this until it all plays out, as there are a variety of issues which pertain to this blog, and are definitely relevant to this blogger as well.

Full disclosure here: I used to be a Seattle SuperSonics season ticket holder.

That being said, I no longer live in the Pacific Northwest, have lived in Northern California for more than a decade, found the Chris Webber-era Kings teams to be a joy to watch and wish well for, thought they got royally jobbed by the officials in the playoffs vs. the Lakers, and felt as if the Kings missed a golden opportunity to dominate the psyche of Northern California basketball fans, given how pathetic the Golden St. Warriors have been.

So my position on the Seattle v. Sacramento tug-of-war over the Kings is nuanced and we'll get to that in another post.

In the meantime, the following video is required viewing for all loyal followers of IN PLAY LOSE. This is an award-winning documentary about the clusterfuck that led to the Sonics being relocated to Oklahoma City, and all of the clusterfuckers who participated in it. Not only does it prevent me from having to go through the whole sordid history myself (because I'm inherently lazy), but it's best of familiarize oneself with the how-to's of franchise relocation – a primarily North American phenomenon which is madder than hatters. So pay attention folks. Class is in session: