To celebrate the release of his book 50 Years, 50 Moments: The Most Unforgettable Plays in Super Bowl History, Hall-of-Famer Jerry Rice had a little Q&A session with Barnes & Noble’s Twitter account. On paper, it seems like a neat idea; in execution, it’s much more awkward than you’d expect. Here are some highlights:
Jerry Rice does Twitter Q&A about books, barely remembers any books
Okay, @JerryRice! Let's get started with #BNGiftRec. First question: What's the best book you've ever received as a gift?
— Barnes & Noble (@BNBuzz) December 18, 2015 Don't hav a specific 1, I hav enjoyed all the books I hav read https://t.co/L0YMzs1mT8
— Jerry Rice (@JerryRice) December 18, 2015 ... okay. You could’ve picked any random book you’ve read, and no one would’ve batted an eye. Moving on ...
I had a few guys I followed and loved to b honest https://t.co/q9akbL7DDa
— Jerry Rice (@JerryRice) December 18, 2015 You also could’ve picked any random player, and again, no one would’ve batted an eye.
My playbook!! Always! #BNGiftRec https://t.co/19wgPKAkLZ
— Jerry Rice (@JerryRice) December 18, 2015 Jerry Rice didn’t have to give us a dad joke, but alas, he did.
Hmm that is a good question.....I wud hav to think more about that haha #BNGiftRec https://t.co/NEQERUzPym
— Jerry Rice (@JerryRice) December 18, 2015 A couple ideas: Eat, Pray, Love; Beloved; A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius; and let’s throw in Fifty Shades of Grey for the hell of it. You couldn’t even give a shout-out to your own book? Come on, Jerry, throw us a bone here.
Catcher in the Rye! Where the wild things are, Grapes of Wrath https://t.co/HHj0QbhEVs
— Jerry Rice (@JerryRice) December 18, 2015 There we go! Those are excellent answers. All of those books are great.
Wat about a gift certificate to @BNBuzz or my book! It really is 4 everyone. https://t.co/X813ezfb8R
— Jerry Rice (@JerryRice) December 18, 2015 This is the Twitter version of Jerry Rice winking at the camera during a late night infomercial.
Deion Sanders, and I wud get him my book so he cud enjoy the stories too RT @BNBuzz: Who was your (cont) https://t.co/hyJhxBY53v
— Jerry Rice (@JerryRice) December 18, 2015 Okay, this Q&A wasn’t all awkward. This was kind of adorable to see that he’d get Deion Sanders a copy of his book.
You can read the rest of the Q&A on Jerry Rice’s Twitter account, where he declares “Jingle Bells” to be his favorite Christmas song. No disrespect to James Lord Pierpont, but “All I Want For Christmas Is You” is way better.
