Well a lot has happened since my last post. I don't know where to begin. I think I'll try to sum up how I feel about certain events in a couple sentences. That's something new. Now I just need to think of the topics. Here we go.
DMB show Omaha
Highlight: Aside from the show itself (which was fantastic), seeing the chick next to us pass out right before our very eyes, falling absolutely face first on to the concrete floor harder than I've ever seen. Too mean? How about this, on the drive home Meow and I stopped at a gas station for some refreshments. For some reason, he purchased milk and was drinking it with the window down. A car that pulled up next to us said something funny about milk, but I can't remember what it was. Now I bet you wish I would've have just stopped with the girl falling on her face. Too late.
Lowlight: As I was standing on the corner waiting to cross the street on the way to the Qwest Center, a bird shat on my right shoulder. True story.
DMB show St. Paul
Highlight: Aside for the show itself (which was fantastic), it had to be the antics of Dr. P A) telling Joe Nathan (whom we saw at the bar after the show) that he would never come back from surgery and be good again, B) getting kicked out of bar 1 for slamming a fake window at a booth, C) nearly getting kicked out of bar 2 for breaking a pint glass at the table and knocking a neon sign off the window, and D) asking for a ride from Addy and I only to disappear and take what had to be a $50 cab ride home. Bravo Dr. P!
Lowlight: Wait, maybe the highlight was actually the lowlight. So here's the actual highlight - taking my sister, brother, and his girlfriend to their first shows! (awwwwwwww how sweet am I?)
Twins @ White Sox, US Cellular Field, Chicago, IL, USA, Earth, Milky Way, The Universe
Greatest Mauer jersey ever?Highlight: Aside from the game itself (which was fantasic), I'd say it would have to be us trying to bring brooms in as the Twins were looking to complete a 3 game sweep, the security gaurds telling us we couldn't bring in the full brooms, us breaking them off right near the sweeper part so we could get in with the brooms, me busting out my broom in the 1st inning after the Twins were up 1-0, my friends quickly grabing it from me telling me it was too early for that, the Twins scoring 2 more runs that inning making my friends look silly for stopping me, all of the shit we took from the Sox fans around us as the Twins held on for the sweep, and all of the random Twins fans that wanted to take pictures with us because of our sweet broom handles. Oh yeah, not getting shot after all those shenanigans while on the south side of Chi-town was pretty cool too.
Tailgating with brooms a-ready.
Lowlight: Addy making a fool of himself, leaning over the bullpen, screaming at Matt Thornton and asking him which milestone he was going to give up next (referring to Jim Thome's moonshot in extra innings at Target Field on 8/17), before nearly getting escorted out by security. Don't mess with karma dude.
DMB Wrigley Day 1
Highlight: Aside from the show itself (which was fantastic), keeping up Chicago traditions by going for a slurpee at 7-Eleven. There's one on every corner. Kind of like Dunkin Donuts on the east coast. Don't think that the day sucked just because a slurpee is my highlight either. You don't know how much I love slurpees and as a bonus, we got some taquitos. Also we managed to get a free beer tower after the show and I of course showcased my best dance moves.
Lowlight: Dr. P bought a metal slurpee straw. Yes, he paid money for a straw that had the words 'Slurpee' printed on it. Also, my old reliable Moto Q died on me. Good night, sweet Prince.
It's funny if you read it as one sentence.
Highlight: Aside from the show itself (which was fantastic), watching the Big Red throttle Washington at a local Husker bar. The place was almost as full of Husker fans as the sea of red at Memorial Stadium. Pretty nifty atmosphere considering we were 525 miles removed from Lincoln. Playing on my new phone provided some entertainment as well.
Look at the bun on that! Kirkwood Bar, Chicago.Lowlight: Bom Bom and I falling asleep, beers in hand, at the bar near home base. Both teams played hard. In our defense we were sitting on an extremely comfortable couch.
P & L District, KC, MO
Highlight: Aside from the cab ride through Taco Bell drive thru (which was fantastic), I'd say the piano bar was a good time but not for any particular reason (probably because I don't remember any particular moments), but the real good time was back at the hotel when the DeanYo told me he'd buy my KC Chiefs ticket if I went over and knocked on the door of the previously discovered bachelorette party room, in nothing but my boxers. Of course I did and it was caught on video.... For mature audiences only. (plays with quick time)
Lowlight: I can’t really think of one, so we must have been flying high all night. That almost makes me wish we had a Dr. P type there to make a good story. Almost. (Just kidding Dr. P! Or am I?)
Team Digits @ Chiefs, Arrowhead Stadium
Highlight: Aside from the game itself (which was fantastic), definitely had to be all of the supremely clever Chiefs fans that told me I was in the wrong place since I was wearing a Vikings jersey. Can’t a person just go to a game and be a football fan supporting his team? I countered by telling them I was part of an NFL sponsored program called Fans Across America, of which the goal is to have at least one fan from every NFL team at every game for the entire season.
Post game highlight: I met Jum and some friends at the casino in KC and watched football at the bar. We nearly saw two Chiefs fans square off because one was rooting for the Chargers instead of the Seahawks. Fortunately, only the wife was knocked on the ground when the guy went over to scream at the other guy, ‘I was born!’ That must be out of context because it doesn’t make sense. Does it?
Probably the only time Team Digits was in the red zone all day. Lowlight: Due to the previous night’s activities in the P & L District, it was a slow moving day and there wasn’t much motivation to get crazy. Plus it may have taken an IV of moonshine to get me feeling anywhere near sloppy faced. Probably a good thing since it was Sunday, I still had a 3 hour drive home, and work was at 7:30 AM and I was still planning on going to the casino with Jum until 10 PM.
Special thanks to all of you wonderful people out there that made these events possible, especially to our lovely lady Chi-town hosts, even if one of you is a White Sox fan.
You can only be a Sox fan if you are from south Chicago. Lucky for Tags, she is.
Bom and I enjoying a Twins sweep.I am kind of in a shell shock after the recent happenings involving my favorite baseball and football teams, especially after two great seasons and the high expectations going in to this baseball post-season and this early football season. The sweep of the Twins feels different this year. I can’t put my finger on it, but this one is going to be tougher to get over. Trying to write about it isn’t helping so I’ll move on to the debacle that is the 1-3 Minnesota Vikings.
It is hard to imagine that Sidney Rice was such a big piece of our offense that we can’t even function without him. Clearly other factors are in play here i.e., horrible play calling, poor efforts in picking up blitzes, and an overall lack of enthusiasm. It is also weird that I posted a picture of Randy Moss in my NFL preview post and now he has returned to Minny. Encouraging, even in the loss to the Jets, were the flashes I saw of the ’09 offense possibly waking up and coming to life. Discouraging, however, was the late pick the newly crowned all-time fumbles leader threw to end the game. Despite the disappointments, I’ll continue to lay it all out there for my teams. In winning or losing seasons, through good press and junk picture texting scandals, through sweeps of the White Sox and division series sweeps by the Yanks, I’ll be there. Like my friend Ben Wrightman said, ‘It’s good for your soul to invest in something you can’t control.’
