I’ve just come (several days ago, actually!) from an enlightening conversation with fabled Jazz big man Kyrylo Fesenko, and boy was he ever a treat! During our 6-hour marathon chat sesh, Fes dished about the Nuggets series, the upcoming matchup with the Lakers, some of his favorite indie fro-yo joints in Salt Lake County, and his personal picks for the top-50 best ABBA songs of the decade!

Unfortunately, since I’ve only been alloted about 1000 words by my hard-nosed editor, roughly 98% of our exchange had to be totally scrapped—and my exhaustive and colorful notes ceremonially soiled and burned—per established journalistic bylaws. (Those bureaucrat rascals!) I also regret that our talk was not caught on film, as much of Fesenko’s energy can really only be captured through visual means. But all of you Fes-heads can rest assured that the big fella was on his "game" throughout: within the first 35 minutes of speaking to me, Kyrylo had already managed to impregnate 8 passing females telekinetically, perform 4 legitimate David Blaine-style magic tricks without provocation, and repeatedly shapeshift into a variety of mythical creatures, including (but not limited to) a dragon pixie.

Let’s take a look at a small snippet of what transpired.

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