Music
Black Keys drummer writes op-ed about Lebron James leaving Ohio
by Ciaran Thompson
July 12, 2010
Last week news broke of basketball star Lebron James leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers for the Miami Heat. On our side of the border this news story was rivaled by the confirmation that Toronto Raptor Chris Bosh would also been heading down to Miami, crushing the hearts of sports fans across the city.
With the news of Lebron leaving his home state, fellow statesman Patrick Carney from The Black Keys wrote an editorial in the Wall Street Journal expressing his views about the move as well as his hometown of Akron. Throughout the duration of the piece, he refers to himself in the third person.
It reads:
LeBron James is from Akron, OH as are Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney of The Black Keys.
It’s a hard place to be from. There are very few jobs, the economy has been struggling for years and most of Patrick Carney’s favorite places growing up have since closed.
The difference between Patrick Carney moving and LeBron James is obvious. Patrick Carney just moved. The band will always play shows there – The Black Keys will always be an Akron band. If LeBron leaves he will never be able to be as close to his fans as he is in Ohio–he is one of the few bright things to come from a struggling town.
The full article is posted on the Wall Street Journal website.
