CHICAGO _ Can we all agree not just that Sunday's NBA All-Star Game was a lot of fun to watch, but the video scene-setter that celebrated Chicago and Chicagoans was wonderful?
It made you feel good about being a Chicago-area resident, which isn't always easy to do.
Former players such as Michael Jordan, Candace Parker, Dwyane Wade and Isaiah Thomas spoke lovingly of the city, standing before a detailed scale model.
So did performers such as Chance the Rapper, Keke Palmer and Buddy Guy, artist Hebru Brantley and others.
"Chicago was the place where I became a man," former President Barack Obama added, later reflecting on the central role that sports plays in the city.
Jordan, who was not from Chicago and has not stayed, nevertheless said being a Chicagoan is "like a tattoo, it's not removable."
Even as the tone grew somber, acknowledging the loss of Kobe Bryant which cast a shadow on the entire All-Star Weekend, the affectionate focus never completely left Chicago.
You know you've been seduced when falling snow is made to seem romantic.
It was beautiful.
But there were other winners and losers to be found watching All-Star coverage.
