Signs that Bill Simmons is losing his touch in pop-culture references, from his ESPN Page 2 column:
By the way, here was my Grammy’s highlight: My friend Jake and I were trying to figure out what name we would pick if we were budding rap/hip-hop stars - along the lines of Usher or Nelly - and I went with “Tripod” while Jake chose “Zeus” or “Apollo;”
If you had to choose two so-called “hip-hop” names as a model, why on earth would you choose Nelly, which is just short for Cornell, and Usher, which is the man’s REAL name? (List of hip-hop stars’ real names.) Those aren’t really “star” names that you choose for an identity, not in the way 50 Cent or Trick Daddy are. It’s kind of like saying “Bill” is an edgy version of “William”.
By the way, I hate seeing the apostrophe in “Grammy’s”. “Grammys” refers to multiple, if somewhat worthless, awards. “Grammy’s” just means “your grandmother’s”. (Okay, so I’m picky about grammar. Join the club.)