When I first discovered Sammy Sosa with
Miley Cyrus, I wondered if Miley Cyrus was
even old enough to know who Sammy Sosa is.
Then I wondered if Sammy Sosa was even young
enough to know who Mile Cyrus is. Then, as I
often do, I thought about Bill Clinton. When
Chelsea Clinton first had her child whose
name I don't care enough to DuckDuckGo,
there was an interview with Bill in which he
talked about how excited he was to be a
grandfather, and how weird it is that one
day that infant grandchild will learn that
their grandfather was once the President of
the United States. That's weird when you
think about it, that for some portion of
that child's life, they wouldn't know that
Bill Clinton is President Bill Clinton. He'd
just be grandpa at that point.
That's
how I like to imagine the relationship
between Sammy Sosa and Miley Cyrus, i.e.,
they have no idea about the celebrity status
of the other. For all Sammy knows, Miley
Cyrus is just some eccentric girl who twerks
on shit and changes her hair a lot. For all
Miley knows, Sammy is just some eccentric
guy who points at shit and changes his skin
color a lot. They're just friends as
friends, not celebrities sharing their
social capital. I imagine at some point
Sammy and Miley would run into Kerry Wood or
somebody, and Sammy and Kerry would
reminisce about baseball and Miley would
just be in total shock that Sammy is a
baseball legend from before her time.
Likewise, Sammy and Miley might run into
Justin Timberlake, and as Miley and Justin
discuss pop music or some shit, Sammy
forgets how to speak English.