Billy Corgan thinks he's Michael Jordan. Here's why:

[Reyngel]

-Billy is one of Chicago's most famous success stories
-Michael is one of Chicago's most famous success stories

-Billy played his second to last show at the United Center with a huge celebratory goodbye concert
-Michael's last game at the United Center had a huge celebratory goodbye standing ovation

-Billy ended his success with the Pumpkins in 2000
-Michael ended his success with the Bulls in 1999

-After the Pumpkins, Billy went on to try other things... Zwan, Blinking with Fists, poetry readings, solo album, soundtracks
-After the Bulls, Michael went on to try other things... baseball, golf, business, marketing, team owner

-Billy makes a comeback, but it is not as amazing as his first run(or so it seems so far... maybe leading to another breakup?)
-Michael makes a comeback, but it is not as amazing as his first run, and then retires again for good

-Billy shaved his head once he started going noticeably bald, and then actually said he shaved it because he preferred the look
-Michael shaved his head once he started going noticeably bald, and then actually said that he shaved it because he preferred the look

-People argue that Billy shouldn't have made a comeback in fear of him tarnishing the legacy he built
-People argue that Michael shouldn't have made a comeback in fear of him tarnishing the legacy he built

-From Spin in 2005: "In my world I was like Michael Jordan. I could go to the hoop every time if I wanted to." -Billy



As two of Chicago's biggest icons, I bet Billy has at least thought about the similarities before. It's not like he didn't like basketball or the Bulls. In fact, if I remember correctly, Tonight Reprise was written after coming home from a huge Bulls Playoff loss that he went to... screaming so much at the game that his voice was hoarse when he recorded it at home while he sat depressed thinking about the loss.

[RopeyLopey]

shouldn't be this rather ' Reyngel thinks Crogan is Michael Jordan. Here's why:

[thuway]

your looking way too deep into this. get a girlfriend.

[Reyngel]

Originally Posted by RopeyLopey

shouldn't be this rather ' Reyngel thinks Crogan is Michael Jordan. Here's why:

No, cause my point, even tough it's in gest, is that maybe Billy's tried to pattern his life around Chicago's biggest icon, Michael Jordan. Maybe that's why he decided to play the United Center at the end of their run. Maybe that's how he justifies the comeback, heh.

[DeviousJ]

Don't forget playing basketball with the Beastie Boys

Money Mark would have kicked his ass, though

[SpFission]

The Future Embrace to Billy Corgan is to what The Barons is to Michael Jordan .

[Anvil Hands]

Billy sticks his tounge out when doing a solo

Michael sticks his tounge out when dunking.

[pale_princess]

james is scottie pippen.

mega talented and underappreciated during corgan's reign
mega talented and underappreciated during jordan's reign

[SpFission]

Martha Corgan = Jordan's Dad

Both deaths had tremendous emotional impacts on each person.

[smashapumpkin]

corgan rhymes with jordan

[tensionhead]

great thread!

but lets stop before you get carried away.

too late.

[tcm]

Chicago's biggest icon is Oprah.

you fuck.

[SpFission]

They're both bald!

[starlaluna]

Originally Posted by DeviousJ

Don't forget playing basketball with the Beastie Boys

Money Mark would have kicked his ass, though

That gave me a vision of that picture of Billy playing basketball with the Beastie Boys....hilarious!

[Anvil Hands]

Billy is Molseted by a child predator.

Oprah does a show about child predators.

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER kills the predator.

[Duke]

There are some similarities between the two with one glaring difference. Billy's not playing a sport. It's not like he can be forced out of music for being too old or for his skills diminishing. Basketball is a young man's game.

[suncrashesdown]

Michael Jordan was a black basketball player with Nike endorsements.
Billy Corgan was a black basketball player with Nike endorsements.



















Coincedence?

[avian chaos]

You're really grasping at straws here, aren't you, Reyngel.

[andrewface]

theyre both over six feet tall and black

wait a minute i mean bald...yea thats right bald

[exactlythesame]

This board has sucked lately.

[Syco54645]

Originally Posted by Anvil Hands

Billy is Molseted by a child predator.

Oprah does a show about child predators.

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER kills the predator.

that is so true... SINE

[Reyngel]

Originally Posted by Duke

There are some similarities between the two with one glaring difference. Billy's not playing a sport. It's not like he can be forced out of music for being too old or for his skills diminishing. Basketball is a young man's game.

Are you kidding? There are probably 5,000 people on this board alone who feel that Billy's too old and has basically been "forced out" of the music scene. These people feel that Billy can do shows, make albums and write songs... just like Jordan can shoot baskets in his backyard. Each can still "do" it, but that doesn't mean they can succeed like the once did in the past.

[Reyngel]

Originally Posted by avian chaos

You're really grasping at straws here, aren't you, Reyngel.

Yeah. But that's why I was kind of joking, heh.

[Boseph]

I really can't tell if Reyngel is joking with all of this or if he's dead serious.

And that scares me a little bit.

[Boseph]

Originally Posted by Reyngel

Yeah. But that's why I was kind of joking, heh.

Define "kind of".

[Reyngel]

Originally Posted by tcm

Chicago's biggest icon is Oprah.

you fuck.

I bet if you asked 50 people on the street who they thought was more impactful from Chicago, Oprah or Jordan, most would say Jordan.

[Reyngel]

Originally Posted by Boseph

Define "kind of".

Kind of... meaning, I really had nothing else to do, so I decided to make a bullshit thread about something OTHER than fuckin Zeitgeist, cause it's Zeitgeist overload right now. I'm sick of reading every single thread only to find that it says the exact same shit as the one above and below it. Das all.

[avian chaos]

I appreciate the efforts, Reyngel, even if the thread bombed. Which it did.

[Reyngel]

Heh. No worries.

But really. BC = MJ. AM I RIGHT?

[Boseph]

Originally Posted by Reyngel

I bet if you asked 50 people on the street who they thought was more impactful from Chicago, Oprah or Jordan, most would say Jordan.

I think they'd say Mr T.