(Some this stuff was taken from the almighty at Deadspin.com)
Local Fox station in Memphis, TN set up a live webcam for the past two days on the door of the Memphis Athletic Department office. These past two days have been most riveting...presenting us with captivating characters such as the unidentified cameraman who once in a while would acknowledge the audience (sometimes upward of 5,000 watching at one time on the web), Les--the grizzled vet on-site reporter, Lauren--the adorable fresh-faced doll investigator, and of course the star of the show, the door.
At one point, the door recieved competition from "the gate", where a second livestream was set up on the gate to Calipari's house. The gate did feature about 12 men with signs, as well as lavish floura and fauna envelping the gate. It did not nearly have the presence as the door.
Just how did the door rise to its popularity, or infamy so quickly? Well, it was a portal to what was hope to be a sighting of now former Memphis head coach John Calipari, trotting out the door to announce his departure to UK, which never happened. Yet, the door outshined the protagonist in this story, becoming an entity, or an inamiate personification of how one can come out of nowhere and steal the show... sorta like Russel Brand in Forgetting Sarah Marshall. No word on if the door has been asked to host the VMA's.
The door has become so popular, its spawned its own facebook group and now you can share with your friends that you have $15 to spend on an I <3 Door t-shirt.
With all the back-and forth reports about where Coach Cal was going to end up, there was one constant throughout the past two days. The entrance between us and the unknown. The door will one day crumble once Memphis desicrates its athletic department as its basketball program falls to the basement. But memories of the door, Les, Lauren, the cameramen, squirrels, two birds, various people walking in and out of the building, and people commenting on the videochat asking to see Lauren's boobs....well, these memories will always remain.
Exclusive Interview with The Star
Retrospective on the door, featuring Les, the gate, and a life-size Grizzlies cutout that made it through the door.
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