Tom ,I knew the details were were not accurate , but close o n the reason for the a,e,. I have experience similar feelings in sport watching, and i many other situations, even perhaps elections that hang on to the last count. ab On Dec 11, 2013, at 11:48 AM, [email protected] wrote:
> In a message dated 12/10/13 5:00:30 PM, [email protected] writes: > > >> Tom, you ,once referred to an aesthetic experience as when at the >> final second of a football game your team caches the long pass in >> the end zone, winning the game. as an aesthetic experience as ( pleasure) >> > No -- happily for my sensibility, it involved more than that. And less: San > Francisco was not even my team: > > It was the final game of the season, the NFL championship game. Awful > weather. Cincinnati had just scored to take the lead. San Francisco was on their > own 8-yard line -- 92 yards from a score. Less than three minutes left. > > The rookies on the Cincinnati were on their feet congratulating each other. > However, the veteran Cincinnati receiver Chris Collingsworth said, in > effect, "Better hold off on that celebrating for a minute, fellas: I do believe > that's number sixteen out there at quarterback for the Niners." > > Number sixteen was Joe Montana, a wizard in the clutch, known for last > minute heroics. Collingsworth later reported watching the last minutes was like > watching a classic tragedy: Nemesis was on the field. And indeed Montana > captained his team all the way downfield, and, with seconds left, threw the > final, winning, touchdown. > > I was watching the game, and those last couple of minutes unfolded for me > as they did for Collingsworth: like a Greek classic. My "aesthetic > experience" lasted throughout the Niners possession, not just during the final pass. > It had drama, shape, and a seeming inevitability. When it climaxed I realized > what I'd just experienced was truly an a.e..
