The opening line of Charles Dicken’s classic novel, A Tale of Two Cities, begins with, “It was the worst of times, it was the best of times…..”. The book itself would go on to describe for the reader that Dickens’ opener was referring to London and Paris during the turmoil of the infamous French Revolution. But, in my mind, Dickens was a visionary and he specifically had the events that would take place on Saturday, January 23rd in the KFC Yum Center top of mind when putting his thoughts onto paper.
It truly was for all intents and purposes the best of times on Saturday as the legendary Russ Smith had his number two retired.