The catchy tune of Sweet Georgia Brown goes through my head every time I think of the Harlem Globetrotters – the most famous basketball team in the world. In the past few years we’ve taken our boys to their games and to say they love the experience is an understatement! They seem to be in awe with every move and what’s great is that this outing is way more affordable than taking a family of 4 to an NBA game. Their moves delight all ages and just the mere mention of this team has created such great conversation in multi-generations and cultures. Even Grandpa recalls great stars who have been part of the team in years past including Fred “Curly” Neal, George “Meadowlark” Lemon, and Wilt Chamberlain.
About 85 years ago a savvy business man Abe Saperstein formed a small basketball team in Chicago called the Savoy Big Five. They travelled across the U.S. with the purpose of promoting a new nightclub called the Savoy Ballroom. They soon became the Globetrotters as their popularity grew. Just before World War II, the Globetrotters signed on a great player named Reece “Goose” Tatum who changed the direction of this team with his amazing foot work and antics on the basketball court. Since then the team has travelled around the world delighting kids and adults combining skill and entertainment.
What’s new this year? The Harlem Globetrotters will bring their 2012 World Tour to Canada and will introduce newcomers including the remarkable 7 ft 8 rookie Paul “Tiny” Sturgess, the tallest pro basketball player, Jonte “Too Tall” Hall the shortest Globetrotter ever at 5 ft 2, and Fatima “TNT” Maddox the team’s first female player in 19 years.
The new Globetrotters also feature the top three finishers from the 2011 College Slam Dunk Contest. They will be joining the current roster stars Special K Daley, Big Easy Lofton, Flight Time Lang, Dizzy Grant, Scooter Christensen and many others. The North American part of the World Tour will bring the Globetrotter magic to over 230 cities in 46 U.S. states and five Canadian Provinces.
For Canadian schedule and ticket information please visit their official website at www.harlemglobetrotters.com
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It would be a very entertaining family evening.
I loved watching the Globetrotters as a kid it would be great to see them as an adult.
I use to love watching them on TV as a kid…would love to take my kids to see them in person !!
I loved watching the globetrotters as a kid on tv …I have not watched them in years..and would love to take my kids to watch them they have never seen them even on tv
I want to go see the Harlem Globetrotters because I never seen them in real life. I think the kids would love it.
Anyone remember the harlem Globetrotter’s cartoons on Saturday mornings? We’d love to see them in 3-D 😉
I love the way that the Harlem Globetrotters mix performance and sport together. I think that it would be a really fun outing for my family.
My family would love to go because we have never seen the Globetrotters Live…We have watched endless youtube footage but believe it would be amazing to take in LIVE.
I have one son who is hooked on all things athletics and another who is hooked on all things goof ballery (no pun intended) and I do believe this would be the perfect combo of and for them both…;)
Not to mention my husband would be on Cloud Nine at the opportunity to take in the festivities…
Happy New Year!
My sons 6th birthday is on the 21st – what a great way to celebrate. Some old fashioned clean fun for the family.
My kids first heard of the Harlem Globetrotters on an episode of Scooby-Doo! they were so interested in finding out more about the Globetrotters and the kinds of tricks they do. My husband saw the Globetrotters when he was young. We would love to take our kids to see the Globetrotters live!
My family would love to see the Harlem Globetrotters live! We need family time to relax and enjoy Harlem Globetrotters live…
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I saw the Harlem Globetrotters when I was a kid and loved the show. I would love to take my grandkids to see them. My grandson, especially, would love them.
I’m a mom of three boys and we are all naturally pranksters by nature. I’d love to take my kiddies as they’d be so delighted in the hijinks of the Globetrotters! And us parents are HUGE fans of The Amazing Race and I’d love a chance to see Flight Time and Big Easy live and in-person!
I would love to take my son and a couple of his friends, all of whom have lost their dads in the last year or so. They could use a fun night out.
I have always wanted to take my family as we are all basketball fans. When I was a little girl my dad used to take me to Copps Collisiem to see them every year with his co workers. It was a fun experience. I have 3 boys now and with the cost of one in University, one in High school and a my grade one son. I think it would be a great start to the new year. Also my hubby who has never gone to a basketball game.
Oh my goodness, it would be my dream to take my kids to this! My neice plays basketball so my 6 year old’s dream is to play like her big cousin – this would be a GREAT way to introduce her to basketball!
I grew up watching the Globetrotters on TV and laughed until my sides hurt. I would love for my daughters to experience this kind of clean, unique fun. The girls and I thought 2012 would be so much better than 2011, which involved huge problems with my ex-husband and many visits to court. So far, this has been ongoing. I would love for them to have this to look forward to.
My 12 year old loves the Harlem Globetrotters and would love to see them. She’s been begging to buy tickets to go see them. It will be great if the whole family can go.
would love to take my son and my nieces
My family would love to go because it would be exciting.
Curly was my also my favourite, but where did the time go….?
I last saw the Harlem Globetrotters somewhere around thirtysomeoddyearsago, back in my high school days.
Glad to see new faces, entertaining new fans!
My husband was just saying that he would LOVE to see them! He is from Jamaica & has never seen anything like this live. It would be a great Valentine’s gift!
I have only seen the Harlem Globetrotters on tv, never LIVE… this would be an amazing family outting! They are so entertaining, funny & extremely talented!
I need some excitement to liven up the dreary January days. 🙂
I think it would be a great experience going to the Globetrotters. A Great start to 2012!
My family would love to see the Harlem Globetrotters live! They are incredibly talented and it looks like a lot of fun.
I remember going to a Globetrotter game as a child and was in complete wonder at all of the amazing things that they could do. Now that I am a wife and mother, I would love to share that with my own family.
It would make my daughters day perfect she loves basketball and I am a huge fan of the globe trotters such amazing skills I saw them many many years ago. Now this would make up for Christmas not being that great this year
Good Luck everyone
I have grown up watching and following the Harlem Globetrotters and my daughter has never seen them or heard their name before. It would be a great family night out and I know we would have tons of laughs together!
I always wanted to see them live when I was a kid. I watched their games and even their cartoon. I would love to take the kids to show them what I loved when I was their age.
I never saw them live when I was a kid but always marveled at their amazing skill. It must be magical to see them live.
My family loves seeing sports live and would love to go!
My husband is an absolutely hugh fan of The Harlem Globetrotters and I’m a close second behind and truly enjoy them. Seeing the new members perform would be an absolute delight!!!
My 2 boys love ALL sports& LOVE seeing them live. The Harlem Globe Trotters would be an amazing experience!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Harlem Globetrotters have been around for so long. What a treat this would be for my son, we would love this.
My husband and I have watched the Harlem Globetrotters our whole lives and think it would be a wonderful experience to see as a family.
We would love to go to a game. The Globetrotters are a wonderful family experience.
My kids have never been to a game and they would love to go.
My family wants to go to this because we have never seen the globetrotters live
My husband and daughter would LOVE to go to this!!
I want to show my family that you can love what you do as a job, and have fun doing it! Practice hard enough at anything and you will become proficient at it.
I’s love to go because I remember watching them on tv when I was a kid. It would be awesome to see them live!
My Dad took my brother and I to see them when I was 6. I have never seen him laugh so hard and that event remains one of my favourite memories from my childhood. I’d love to experience this with my kids; relive that special time.
I think my boys would have a lot of fun watching the Globetrotters! They are an amazing bunch of guys that are very talented!
curly was always my favourite! i’m not even sure i realized i was watching sports when i used to see them many moons ago. i think many teams (basketball or otherwise) could learn a thing or two about enjoying what they do like these guys.
i’d love for my girls to see that you can be successful and have fun, too!