I love the Boston Pops. And I love that they're able to carry on just fine with a hotshot celebrity guest conductor who clearly had no idea what he was doing, but faked it pretty well. Hahaha, I didn't know whether to cringe or applaud.
They were conducted by Shaquille Freaking O'Neal!! Who came up with this idea?? Hahahaha. I imagine the conversation went something like this:
Man, did you see that Celtics game?
Yeah, Shaq is awesome!
Hey, we should have Shaq come in and conduct a piece for our holiday concert.
Why??
Why not? Besides, it's Christmas.
Because, at Christmas, anything is possible.
Though, I gotta admit that I'm kinda missing all the winter wonderland-y Chicago goodness today, as blasphemous as that statement may be.
