Dwayne Schintzius is not well
When I was a kid, in junior high I think, a friend of mine’s father took his son, me and few of our friends to watch Florida— where Dwayne Schintzius played college ball — play LSU in Baton Rouge. Our seats were close to the court, right behind the Florida bench, and we heckled Schintzius mercilessly, just as you’d probably expect a half dozen puberty-stricken, Florida-hating, LSU fans to do. At one point during a second half timeout, Schintzius, all 7’1” of him, had heard enough and threatened to charge into the stands to pummel me and my friends, to the point that he had to be restrained a bit by his teammates. It remains one of the proudest moments in my personal fandom history.
With that said, I was shocked and saddened to learn today that Dwayne Schintzius is near death. For some reason it’s hard for me to fathom cancer being able to bring down that monster, but it’s apparently got him in a really tough spot.
(Pic via Alex Blagg's Tumblr)
1 comments:
That's a pretty fantastic story about your Dwayne Schintzius connection. I, like so many around our age, just have the usual experience of finding his name, hair, and accompanying basketball card extremely hilarious.
So this was a strange blast from the past. I'm just sorry it came under such unfortunate circumstances.
Get well soon, D-Schintz. And if you don't, that's cool too, because we're really only "here" for what amounts to a fraction of a second in the "big picture." And we'll all be back to the stardust from whence we came in no time.
Check out My Chemical Romance's heart-wrenching song called "Cancer." It may be one of the most poignant songs written about the scourge I have ever heard; and it often can bring tears to my eyes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DegIq21qW5U
On a side note: it's good to have you back posting here more regularly. I can't stress enough how much I LOVE your writing and overall style.
All the best to ya, Caj.
-jC
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