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The Slice: Stuff old guys think about

Over at The Slice, Paul Turner ponders: Would it be better to have been a minor rock star or to have had a modest career as a pro athlete?

Let's consider it.

In the case of the former scenario, you could imagine old girlfriends hearing one of your songs on the radio and feeling pangs of regret.

That would be nice.

But if you had been a pro athlete, you could be all quiet and self-effacing about your playing days. But every once in a while, you could say something like “Well, we had a slightly different perspective on concussions back in my day.”

What do you think? Better to have been a minor rock star or have had a modest career as a pro athlete?



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D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.