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When Jessie asked me a few weeks ago if I’d take her to see the Rockettes, I replied “absolutely,” and I eagerly anticipated seeing the Houston Rockettes in a surprise appearance at Verizon Center that somehow wasn’t on the Wizards schedule that I had.  Even without Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady, I figured that seeing the Houston Rockettes in this hush-hush unannounced trip to DC would be memorable.  Then I realized that the Wizards would be out of town at the time of the Rockettes visit, and without checking Houston’s schedule, I just hoped that I’d get to see the Rockettes play a halfway decent team since the Wizards wouldn’t be around…anybody but the famed Washington Generals that used to fall in defeat to the Harlem Globetrotters on a nightly basis.  As the days led up to the Rockettes game, and I got a sneak peak at their schedule, I was impressed that they would be able to play at 4:00 pm this afternoon and then again at 7:00.  Playing games on back-to-back nights in the NBA is always a tough test, so playing a double-header must be close to impossible.  ”What stamina,” I thought.  After work today Jessie and I met for dinner - a special filet treat at The Capital Grille, courtesy of the generosity of Cheryl’s former co-workers - but as 7:00 approached we hurried back to Verizon Center because I didn’t want to miss the opening tip.  We crossed through the turnstiles and showed our tickets to a nearby usher.  ”Head down this aisle to the floor,” she said.  I was so excited to sit courtside that I didn’t notice my surroundings until we got to the floor.  Then it hit me, like a SUV into a fire hydrant and a nearby tree, I crashed.  ”I’ve been hoodwinked,” I muttered to nobody in particular.  Somehow in place of the Houston Rockettes that I thought I was about to see, a troupe of high-kicking ladies in remarkable unison performed instead.  It wasn’t bad, to be honest, and the patrons around me sure seemed honored to see this historic ‘Christmas Spectacular’, so I played along as well.  I guess I’ll just be more aware from now on.

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