After several minutes, Sparkle finally made the okay, quite down now motion with his hands, and the audience reluctantly obeyed. Then it was show time.
“My, my, my, aren’t you a stellar crowd?” he began, and the audience went back to their hootin’ and hollerin’. “Well, ladies and gentlemen, as you well know, we’re here tonight to help send our boys off to Seattle. And I for one am always willing to do my part in helping out anything that involves playing with large, hard sticks and round, tight balls.” Sparkle licked his lips and grabbed his crotch for effect. Naturally, it worked, as the shouts and clapping erupted forth again. “Of course, as you all know, Trinidad never works alone, so let’s hear it for my partner in crime and your co-host for the evening… the lovely… the talented… the
