It seems that as we get older there are fewer places we can be alone with our thoughts to contemplate our own awesomeness and plan for future awesomeness. Besides the beach, the one place that I can always hit to get a quick vacation is the driving range.
I am not a big golfer, for Dumb's wedding tourny I put my handicap was a 45. I play 18 about once every 3 years. I really just like sitting in the cart, drinking beer, dipping, smoking cigars, and laughing.
But i love the driving range. The driving range i go to is the HP Golf Learning Center right off the highway about 7 minutes from my place. It is not attached to a golf course. There is a crappy minigolf course, a putting green, and about 65 "launching pads."
My driving range uniform includes.....
1) Fresh tin of skoal straight
2) Water bottle to spit in
3) ipod-which is currently loaded with real old Kenny, No Shirts..., Shooter and Waylon Jennings, Zac Brown, Ryan Adams, Kings of Leon, The Offspring, some Johnny Cougar and TP and the Heartbreakers
4) Chicago Bears' wristband pushed up to the forearm
5) golf glove ripped in the palm
So I basically dip my face off, listen to tunes, hit the driver, the todd hamilton, the 3 iron, the cup, and the niner for about a buck fifteen while letting my thoughts ramble.
Things that went through my head last night.......
1) Before I go to Atlanta on 10/17, i need to get a Cutler authentic.
2) I am pretty disgusted that QBs have been turned into robots, they should be calling most of the plays. If your QB is too stupid to recognize where the yards/points are, give his dumbass a clipboard.
3) Reading Buckley is probably one of the 7 to 10 greatest loves of my life. Only definately behind football, America, tailgating, my brothers, Chesney concerts, college football's coaching hot stove season and sex.
4) What the hell happened to E!'s Wild On? Jules Asner and Brooke Burke were phenomenal. Going to all these beach/vacation hot spot parties was a phenomenal idea for a tv. But the search for the next wild on host was some of the most captivating tv ever. I watched every second of that with Dumb in his apartment. The Winner Cindi Taylor, http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,417686,00.html, was a complete smoke show. Why don't they bring that show back?
5) I need to get a light purple polo shirt (not accomplished as of today)
6) I need to get a new pair of blublockers (snapped up during lunch) http://www.blublocker.com/prodinfo.asp?number=2701K
7) Why are Spike Lee's best movies, 25th hour (totally) and Inside Man (mostly), centered around white people? Also those two movies kick ass.
8) I suck at golf
9) I really suck at golf
10) Molly in Tin Cup was really hot in those golf pants
11) I love dipping
Monday, June 29, 2009
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Road Games
Before I get into today's entry.......I just got back from seeing Transformers at the IMAX. Megan Fox is the hottest thing on two wheels, non-Erin Andrews division. Complete smokeshow. Updated list...1.EA 2. Fox 3. Lyla Garrity 4. Blair Waldorf
Now down to business.........
The Road Games I am referring to are not of the athletic variety. I am writing about those special moments at the end of nights out when you are skilled (or lucky) enough to force the decision "her place or mine." I understand it is easier in the morning at your place and that you can control the environment. But I think operating on home soil, while good for football and warfare, makes you a little bit lazy and less likely to take risks. I am going to try and make the case for always picking "hers."
1. Allowing her the home field advantage makes you the "guest." Any person that is worth a crap treats a guest with hospitaility and welcomes them with open arms (legs).
2. You have already hooked up in your house/apt/basement, variety is the spice of life. It keeps your senses fresh on keeps you on edge.
3. Larry Wayne Jones. Chipper named his son after Shea Stadium. You should be constantly searching for that perfect situation (girl/place/time/level of drunk) that enables greatest. For Chipper hitting in Shea was a perfect storm of hitting background, comfort with box, crappy pitching, etc., you need to be constantly searching for greatness until you find it.
4. Practice. Never underestimate the importance of having an offense that works on all surfaces. Air Coryell could never win the big one, because you can't sling it deep in bitter cold, snow, and rain. Their might be some manuevers that work on your turf, but throw in an extra cover or a down mattress pad and it could throw leverage or rythm off severely. Having Agassi all-surface game is a tremendous club to have in your bag.
5. New friends. If you end up liking this girl and things work out, this is a crucial point. Either late night dance party, chatting up the roommates while playing flip cup or the morning recap in the common room, is great way to get her friends on your side. Unless your personality sucks and you are only fun with 10 drinks, then just eat a bullet and stop wasting everyone's time. First impressions count. It makes thing easier to get back in good graces when you get inevitably get blackout and scream at her for not understanding that Roy McAvoy hits the 7 like Daly hits the 3 or that CAFE standards actually cause more pollution and contribute to 2000 deaths a year.
6. If it only lasts one night. You still get the satisfaction of "marking your territory." Holding in the laughter or supressing the smile walking by her front door on the way to work, heading out, or another date is one of the most underappreciated pleasures of life.
7. Leaving. I get the same feeling after sneaking out the backdoor or heading out the front, as I did after turning in my last blue book and racing to grab that first finals are over beer.
Send me some other reasons you may have, and I will update the list.
Now down to business.........
The Road Games I am referring to are not of the athletic variety. I am writing about those special moments at the end of nights out when you are skilled (or lucky) enough to force the decision "her place or mine." I understand it is easier in the morning at your place and that you can control the environment. But I think operating on home soil, while good for football and warfare, makes you a little bit lazy and less likely to take risks. I am going to try and make the case for always picking "hers."
1. Allowing her the home field advantage makes you the "guest." Any person that is worth a crap treats a guest with hospitaility and welcomes them with open arms (legs).
2. You have already hooked up in your house/apt/basement, variety is the spice of life. It keeps your senses fresh on keeps you on edge.
3. Larry Wayne Jones. Chipper named his son after Shea Stadium. You should be constantly searching for that perfect situation (girl/place/time/level of drunk) that enables greatest. For Chipper hitting in Shea was a perfect storm of hitting background, comfort with box, crappy pitching, etc., you need to be constantly searching for greatness until you find it.
4. Practice. Never underestimate the importance of having an offense that works on all surfaces. Air Coryell could never win the big one, because you can't sling it deep in bitter cold, snow, and rain. Their might be some manuevers that work on your turf, but throw in an extra cover or a down mattress pad and it could throw leverage or rythm off severely. Having Agassi all-surface game is a tremendous club to have in your bag.
5. New friends. If you end up liking this girl and things work out, this is a crucial point. Either late night dance party, chatting up the roommates while playing flip cup or the morning recap in the common room, is great way to get her friends on your side. Unless your personality sucks and you are only fun with 10 drinks, then just eat a bullet and stop wasting everyone's time. First impressions count. It makes thing easier to get back in good graces when you get inevitably get blackout and scream at her for not understanding that Roy McAvoy hits the 7 like Daly hits the 3 or that CAFE standards actually cause more pollution and contribute to 2000 deaths a year.
6. If it only lasts one night. You still get the satisfaction of "marking your territory." Holding in the laughter or supressing the smile walking by her front door on the way to work, heading out, or another date is one of the most underappreciated pleasures of life.
7. Leaving. I get the same feeling after sneaking out the backdoor or heading out the front, as I did after turning in my last blue book and racing to grab that first finals are over beer.
Send me some other reasons you may have, and I will update the list.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems
Last week Entertainment Weekly came out with the 25 greatest country albums of all time. And of course they omitted the greatest country album of all time.......Kenny Chesney's 2002 release No Shoes, No Shirt, and No Problems. http://www.richardsandsouthern.com/store/kenny-chesney-shoes-shirt-problems-p-1121.html?sort=products_sort_order&page=3
Every single song on the cd is tremendous in its own way. But my favorite is the bonus track, I Can't Go There. Written by Kenny and Skip Ewing, it is the best break up song ever. Timmy McGraw (I forgot he used to sing country songs) jumps in at the end and it is tremendous.
1. Young
2. I Remember
3. A Lot of Things Different
4. The Good Stuff
5. Big Star
6. On the Coast of Somewhere Beautiful
7. Never Gonna Feel that Way Again
8. Dreams
9. No Shoes.....
10. Live those Songs
11. One Step Up
Bonus Track: I can't go there
It is always nice when your favorite songs on a cd are the ones that didn't get radio play or have videos made. Put the CD back in your car or if you don't have it, correct this great injustice.
Every single song on the cd is tremendous in its own way. But my favorite is the bonus track, I Can't Go There. Written by Kenny and Skip Ewing, it is the best break up song ever. Timmy McGraw (I forgot he used to sing country songs) jumps in at the end and it is tremendous.
1. Young
2. I Remember
3. A Lot of Things Different
4. The Good Stuff
5. Big Star
6. On the Coast of Somewhere Beautiful
7. Never Gonna Feel that Way Again
8. Dreams
9. No Shoes.....
10. Live those Songs
11. One Step Up
Bonus Track: I can't go there
It is always nice when your favorite songs on a cd are the ones that didn't get radio play or have videos made. Put the CD back in your car or if you don't have it, correct this great injustice.
Monday, June 22, 2009
John Bolton
This is the second feature entry in the series , Profiles of Awesome. The first one was on Billy Riggins. This one is on John Bolton, my favorite individual involved in politics. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_R._Bolton
He was the Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security during W's first term. When the second term began, he was W's nominee for Ambassador to the U.N. It was the political backlash of his nomination that brought John to the public eye. As with all excellent conservative minds who are great communicators, especially ones that are up for positions that liberals believe are their exclusive domain (federal courts and the state department, but really all government agencies with the exception of the defense department, where even self important gas bag lib prezs appoint republicans. See William Cohen, Robert Gates), the democrats snapped and put up a hissy fit. Look at what happened to Robert Bork and Miguel Estrada. (Estrada also had the double whammy of being a conservative of minority descent). Bolton was not confirmed by the Senate, so W. used a recess appointment to put Bolton in the spot for one year, 2005.
After that year was completed, John wrote the greatest non-fiction book in history, Surrender is Not an Option. The list is a follows........
1. Bolton http://www.amazon.com/Surrender-Not-Option-Defending-America/dp/B001C2FSGQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1245726722&sr=8-1
2. Ted Williams, Science of Hittinghttp://www.amazon.com/Science-Hitting-Ted-Williams/dp/0671621033/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1245727455&sr=8-1
3. Richard Ben Cramer http://www.amazon.com/What-Takes-Way-White-House/dp/0679746498/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1245727653&sr=1-1
He gives the best inside look into the business of politics and diplomacy I have ever read. He absolutely rips the career foggy bottomers and everyone at the UN. The book is power packed with stories about the bork confirmation, state dept. nonsense, his nomination fight, and the UN. It is unbelievably well written and he is a complete warrior. His insights confirms our worse nightmares about the people in charge of foreign policy and the ridiculous motives that some of these member nations have. The country would be a lot better if he was sitting in the big chair, the world would be alot better if he was confirmed and could have spent 4 years at the UN instead of 1.
Read this book and get a lot better.
He was the Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security during W's first term. When the second term began, he was W's nominee for Ambassador to the U.N. It was the political backlash of his nomination that brought John to the public eye. As with all excellent conservative minds who are great communicators, especially ones that are up for positions that liberals believe are their exclusive domain (federal courts and the state department, but really all government agencies with the exception of the defense department, where even self important gas bag lib prezs appoint republicans. See William Cohen, Robert Gates), the democrats snapped and put up a hissy fit. Look at what happened to Robert Bork and Miguel Estrada. (Estrada also had the double whammy of being a conservative of minority descent). Bolton was not confirmed by the Senate, so W. used a recess appointment to put Bolton in the spot for one year, 2005.
After that year was completed, John wrote the greatest non-fiction book in history, Surrender is Not an Option. The list is a follows........
1. Bolton http://www.amazon.com/Surrender-Not-Option-Defending-America/dp/B001C2FSGQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1245726722&sr=8-1
2. Ted Williams, Science of Hittinghttp://www.amazon.com/Science-Hitting-Ted-Williams/dp/0671621033/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1245727455&sr=8-1
3. Richard Ben Cramer http://www.amazon.com/What-Takes-Way-White-House/dp/0679746498/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1245727653&sr=1-1
He gives the best inside look into the business of politics and diplomacy I have ever read. He absolutely rips the career foggy bottomers and everyone at the UN. The book is power packed with stories about the bork confirmation, state dept. nonsense, his nomination fight, and the UN. It is unbelievably well written and he is a complete warrior. His insights confirms our worse nightmares about the people in charge of foreign policy and the ridiculous motives that some of these member nations have. The country would be a lot better if he was sitting in the big chair, the world would be alot better if he was confirmed and could have spent 4 years at the UN instead of 1.
Read this book and get a lot better.
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Cubs/Chesney double header
Alright, it has been a week so I think I can attempt a massive recap of the cubs/twins Chesney concert double header. I am going to start from Saturday morning about four hours after I finished the post about Friday night (Riggins Shirts, Butch McGuire's). But before i get into it a few pieces of information to settle......
1) I just saw the hangover for the second time. I am going to have to see it a third time it so tremendous. I recommend it very highly. (see the title of the blog)
2) The Riggins Rigs shirts are coming by the end of the this week. I have two XLs, 6 Ls, and 3 Mediums left. Just let me know. Also if you want to see what they look like let me know, but if i were you i would wait and be suprised.
3) I am starting to come around on the cubs. They fired their hitting coach, and the bats are alive. Like my crotch after watching Erin Andrews in the dugout in Omaha.
4) I never caught up with Stupid after Friday night. I am pretty sure I alienated him after drinking myself to the point of delusion and was convinced that he was trying to hook up with this chick I thought i liked. Eventhough this chick makes me miserable.
5) I fell in love for about the tenth time in my life. Fun Guy's sister is an absolute smokeshow, complete aviation gas. Traded some decent big game style "I am pretty sure we are in love" text messages. Refuse to capitalize b/c i am a complete loser.d
6) While writing this i am watching one fine day with clooney and pheiffer. Besided three kings, out of sight, and peacemaker it is clooney's best movie.
Saturday.......
1015am-- Wake up with my polo shirt from last night, check my phone and start to flip out b/c first pitch is at noon. Make calls and set up a ride to wrigley. Completely still hammered.
1030am-- Jump in the shower and cover myself head to toe in Axe recovery shower gel (http://www.drugstore.com/qxp151246_333181_sespider/axe/shower_gel_recovery_invigorating_electrolytes.htm). I can not recommend this stuff highly enough. It completely pieces together your life. Give yourself and neck massage with this stuff, it feels like you just slept in Ritz Carlton bed for 8 hours after having sex 5 times.
1050am-- grab my stuff to jump in the car and head to wrigley. realize my blueblocker viper edition http://www.blublocker.com/prodinfo.asp?number=2703K were busted. Vow to get new sunglasses before the day ends
1145am--Jump to will call to grab the four tix i arranged for and head to murphy's http://www.murphysbleachers.com/ . Try to stuff down a bloody, realize it ain't happening, switch to guns (ice cold king cans). Game postponed 1/2 hour until 1230.
1215pm-- head to Vines to meet Game and Andy. http://www.cubbybear.com/vinesonclark/. a shot and a beer, before heading into the game.
1230pm-- Sit down in the seats, 18 rows up from home. surrounded by twins fans.
100pm-- It is obvious that the cubs are hitting with wet spagetti noodles, so i give up and make friends with everyone sitting around me.
115pm-- Spend time talking to DJ and Meg, a couple from St. Paul in their 30s. They came in for the weekend and both have monster lip piercings. I immediately asked them about lip piercing and why they think it is a good idea. nod my head at their ridiculous explanations. Find out they are bartenders, that don't drink. Laugh at them and lose interest.
200pm-- Try to watch the game, but realize that some slap dick twins rookie is shutting us out.
215pm-- The four dudes behind us are in for a guys weekend and are from Nashville. Talk titans, Vanderbilt, Jay Cutler with them. Pretty strong effort out of them. One of them mentions that he went to Auburn. Spent the next few minutes tapping people on the shoulder and pointing to the Tiger/War Eagle, while comically explaining that he went to "AllBarn".
245pm-- drink beer and complain about the cubs.
315-- we get two runners on in the ninth against nathan, fail to do anything. Lose 2-0
320-- Buy a Midway Jay tshirt outside the stadium (navy blue, orange lettering, a siloutte with him in a drop back)
330--Head back to vines. It is finally sunny out. hit the porch and make friends with a bachelorette party. pretty sure they were 60% lesbians. hang out and buy a shot for me and the bachelorette. Lose interest head back inside and run into about 30 people from high school.
415-- head to strange cargo (http://www.strangecargo.com/) hipster central, to pick up some gear. Grab some sunglasses with orange rims to go with my new cutler shirt. Also grab a bears belt buckle (the bears head). Switch out my Cocky belt buckle http://www.ohsaidrose.com/catalog/item/4065350/4199038.htm for the new bears version.
445-- head to trader todd's. http://www.tradertodd.com/. hang out on the porch and slug beers. demand to do a shot of the ski. (The ski is this old water ski with four holes drilled into it. The bartender places the shot glasses in the ski and four people line up and put their mouths on the glasses. the bartender then tips the ski up into your mouth. it is tremendous) Take pictures in the sailboat on the porch of trader todds.
530--Get dip, head to wells on wells http://wellsonwells.com/ . For a few more beers before the concert.
745-- After dealing with some parking nonsense, get into the solider field. Realize that sugarland is still on. I have seen them about 4 times already and Jennifer Nettles did not look at hot as usual. Head out solo to storm around solider field and dip like a maniac. get a text from my old girlfriends cousin, meet her outside one of the gates. drink beer and reminsct about the good times from last year.
830-- Go to my seat and meet up with my crew. make friends with the groups of girls behind and in front of us. piss off the one female in our crew, who was a last minute replacement.
900-- Kenny comes out from the middle of the crowd, suspended on a seat, belting out "live those songs again". He is about 20 feet from me and the place is going ballastic.
915-- Lose Game for the night. He was too hammered to find his way back to the seats, but did end up running into Cutler on the floor.
940--lose Field for most of the night. She went to get beer/bathroom but didn't have her wristband to get back on the field.
940--1120-- epically raged with Andy and the girls in front and back of us. Sang all the songs, pounded beers, danced and somewhat molested about 5-6 girls. Ryan Dempster came out to sing "back where i come from"
1120- Field comes back and tards big time b/c the security guards yelled at her. She pouts, we ignore her.
1140-- Kenny comes out for the encore, but instead of doing the typical two to three covers, he busted out in a monster keg in the closet show. Songs included...."the joker" (steve miller) "mary janes last dance" (tp and the heartbreakers) "the fireman" (strait) "hurts so good" (mellencamp) and one bob marley song that i don't know the title of. great recap of the concert on his site under news section http://www.kennychesney.com/home.php
1200-- In the parking lot with the girls in front of us, making out, lots of yelling, typical fight between me and field. by this time i am completely cashed out and can only say "kenny powers, you're fucking out."
1230-- run out in the middle of Lake Shore Drive to stop a cab and head to innjoy http://www.innjoychicago.com/
1230-2am-- try to drink beer. only able to get two down. dip outside and dance while wearing my sunglasses in a dark bar.
230am-- pile in a cab and head to taco burrito palace #2 http://www.yelp.com/biz/taco-and-burrito-palace-chicago-2. Snap up a chorizo quesidella.
300am-- head to this apartment, smoke, overlook the lake on this incredible porch
330am--pass out on a pull out couch.
This took forever, hope you enjoyed, I laughed about forty time remembering all that i did.
1) I just saw the hangover for the second time. I am going to have to see it a third time it so tremendous. I recommend it very highly. (see the title of the blog)
2) The Riggins Rigs shirts are coming by the end of the this week. I have two XLs, 6 Ls, and 3 Mediums left. Just let me know. Also if you want to see what they look like let me know, but if i were you i would wait and be suprised.
3) I am starting to come around on the cubs. They fired their hitting coach, and the bats are alive. Like my crotch after watching Erin Andrews in the dugout in Omaha.
4) I never caught up with Stupid after Friday night. I am pretty sure I alienated him after drinking myself to the point of delusion and was convinced that he was trying to hook up with this chick I thought i liked. Eventhough this chick makes me miserable.
5) I fell in love for about the tenth time in my life. Fun Guy's sister is an absolute smokeshow, complete aviation gas. Traded some decent big game style "I am pretty sure we are in love" text messages. Refuse to capitalize b/c i am a complete loser.d
6) While writing this i am watching one fine day with clooney and pheiffer. Besided three kings, out of sight, and peacemaker it is clooney's best movie.
Saturday.......
1015am-- Wake up with my polo shirt from last night, check my phone and start to flip out b/c first pitch is at noon. Make calls and set up a ride to wrigley. Completely still hammered.
1030am-- Jump in the shower and cover myself head to toe in Axe recovery shower gel (http://www.drugstore.com/qxp151246_333181_sespider/axe/shower_gel_recovery_invigorating_electrolytes.htm). I can not recommend this stuff highly enough. It completely pieces together your life. Give yourself and neck massage with this stuff, it feels like you just slept in Ritz Carlton bed for 8 hours after having sex 5 times.
1050am-- grab my stuff to jump in the car and head to wrigley. realize my blueblocker viper edition http://www.blublocker.com/prodinfo.asp?number=2703K were busted. Vow to get new sunglasses before the day ends
1145am--Jump to will call to grab the four tix i arranged for and head to murphy's http://www.murphysbleachers.com/ . Try to stuff down a bloody, realize it ain't happening, switch to guns (ice cold king cans). Game postponed 1/2 hour until 1230.
1215pm-- head to Vines to meet Game and Andy. http://www.cubbybear.com/vinesonclark/. a shot and a beer, before heading into the game.
1230pm-- Sit down in the seats, 18 rows up from home. surrounded by twins fans.
100pm-- It is obvious that the cubs are hitting with wet spagetti noodles, so i give up and make friends with everyone sitting around me.
115pm-- Spend time talking to DJ and Meg, a couple from St. Paul in their 30s. They came in for the weekend and both have monster lip piercings. I immediately asked them about lip piercing and why they think it is a good idea. nod my head at their ridiculous explanations. Find out they are bartenders, that don't drink. Laugh at them and lose interest.
200pm-- Try to watch the game, but realize that some slap dick twins rookie is shutting us out.
215pm-- The four dudes behind us are in for a guys weekend and are from Nashville. Talk titans, Vanderbilt, Jay Cutler with them. Pretty strong effort out of them. One of them mentions that he went to Auburn. Spent the next few minutes tapping people on the shoulder and pointing to the Tiger/War Eagle, while comically explaining that he went to "AllBarn".
245pm-- drink beer and complain about the cubs.
315-- we get two runners on in the ninth against nathan, fail to do anything. Lose 2-0
320-- Buy a Midway Jay tshirt outside the stadium (navy blue, orange lettering, a siloutte with him in a drop back)
330--Head back to vines. It is finally sunny out. hit the porch and make friends with a bachelorette party. pretty sure they were 60% lesbians. hang out and buy a shot for me and the bachelorette. Lose interest head back inside and run into about 30 people from high school.
415-- head to strange cargo (http://www.strangecargo.com/) hipster central, to pick up some gear. Grab some sunglasses with orange rims to go with my new cutler shirt. Also grab a bears belt buckle (the bears head). Switch out my Cocky belt buckle http://www.ohsaidrose.com/catalog/item/4065350/4199038.htm for the new bears version.
445-- head to trader todd's. http://www.tradertodd.com/. hang out on the porch and slug beers. demand to do a shot of the ski. (The ski is this old water ski with four holes drilled into it. The bartender places the shot glasses in the ski and four people line up and put their mouths on the glasses. the bartender then tips the ski up into your mouth. it is tremendous) Take pictures in the sailboat on the porch of trader todds.
530--Get dip, head to wells on wells http://wellsonwells.com/ . For a few more beers before the concert.
745-- After dealing with some parking nonsense, get into the solider field. Realize that sugarland is still on. I have seen them about 4 times already and Jennifer Nettles did not look at hot as usual. Head out solo to storm around solider field and dip like a maniac. get a text from my old girlfriends cousin, meet her outside one of the gates. drink beer and reminsct about the good times from last year.
830-- Go to my seat and meet up with my crew. make friends with the groups of girls behind and in front of us. piss off the one female in our crew, who was a last minute replacement.
900-- Kenny comes out from the middle of the crowd, suspended on a seat, belting out "live those songs again". He is about 20 feet from me and the place is going ballastic.
915-- Lose Game for the night. He was too hammered to find his way back to the seats, but did end up running into Cutler on the floor.
940--lose Field for most of the night. She went to get beer/bathroom but didn't have her wristband to get back on the field.
940--1120-- epically raged with Andy and the girls in front and back of us. Sang all the songs, pounded beers, danced and somewhat molested about 5-6 girls. Ryan Dempster came out to sing "back where i come from"
1120- Field comes back and tards big time b/c the security guards yelled at her. She pouts, we ignore her.
1140-- Kenny comes out for the encore, but instead of doing the typical two to three covers, he busted out in a monster keg in the closet show. Songs included...."the joker" (steve miller) "mary janes last dance" (tp and the heartbreakers) "the fireman" (strait) "hurts so good" (mellencamp) and one bob marley song that i don't know the title of. great recap of the concert on his site under news section http://www.kennychesney.com/home.php
1200-- In the parking lot with the girls in front of us, making out, lots of yelling, typical fight between me and field. by this time i am completely cashed out and can only say "kenny powers, you're fucking out."
1230-- run out in the middle of Lake Shore Drive to stop a cab and head to innjoy http://www.innjoychicago.com/
1230-2am-- try to drink beer. only able to get two down. dip outside and dance while wearing my sunglasses in a dark bar.
230am-- pile in a cab and head to taco burrito palace #2 http://www.yelp.com/biz/taco-and-burrito-palace-chicago-2. Snap up a chorizo quesidella.
300am-- head to this apartment, smoke, overlook the lake on this incredible porch
330am--pass out on a pull out couch.
This took forever, hope you enjoyed, I laughed about forty time remembering all that i did.
Monday, June 15, 2009
If you hate your baseball team.....
Now that hockey and basketball have finished up, baseball is the only game in town. But I have a problem, I hate the Cubs this year. Watching them play makes me want to throw up, they are hitting .171 with runners in scoring position.
So unless I just grill and get drunk while listening to Chesney every night, my summer looks like shit. Also it is still sort of cold here, which is seriously sucks.
So I am on a quest to do three new things this summer.....
1) Join a softball team full of strangers
2) Go to young republican parties (1st on is on Monday, June 29)
3) Find something completely random do on a weekly/biweekly basis. So this is where I am up for suggestions, thinking about something along the lines of piano lessons or joining a Spanish class. Please throw some things out.
Most of these new things are to kill my crippling boredom, which in the past has led to self-destructive behavior. Also I need to meet new single girls, hopefully we can have some fun.
So unless I just grill and get drunk while listening to Chesney every night, my summer looks like shit. Also it is still sort of cold here, which is seriously sucks.
So I am on a quest to do three new things this summer.....
1) Join a softball team full of strangers
2) Go to young republican parties (1st on is on Monday, June 29)
3) Find something completely random do on a weekly/biweekly basis. So this is where I am up for suggestions, thinking about something along the lines of piano lessons or joining a Spanish class. Please throw some things out.
Most of these new things are to kill my crippling boredom, which in the past has led to self-destructive behavior. Also I need to meet new single girls, hopefully we can have some fun.
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Riggins Rigs tshirts
Okay.......
Its is 5 in the mother fing morning and i am still drunk as shit. I was hanging out with Stupid at Butch McGuires http://www.butchmcguires.com/ until 4 when it closed. I of course got stupid and his friends tshirts so they could dominate. And demanded a cab to drive me home.
But i also spent a good deal of time earlier this evening design riggins rigs tshirts. In a week or so i have 20 burnt orange riggins rigs tshirts coming to the house so if you want one, tell me your size and your address so i can send one to you. They look great.
I am still so hammered that i wish tomorrow would never come. But seriously if you want a riggins rigs tshirt, let me know 8478046855 and i will send it to you
Its is 5 in the mother fing morning and i am still drunk as shit. I was hanging out with Stupid at Butch McGuires http://www.butchmcguires.com/ until 4 when it closed. I of course got stupid and his friends tshirts so they could dominate. And demanded a cab to drive me home.
But i also spent a good deal of time earlier this evening design riggins rigs tshirts. In a week or so i have 20 burnt orange riggins rigs tshirts coming to the house so if you want one, tell me your size and your address so i can send one to you. They look great.
I am still so hammered that i wish tomorrow would never come. But seriously if you want a riggins rigs tshirt, let me know 8478046855 and i will send it to you
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Billy Riggins
This is the first feature in what I hope is a long running series........
Profiles in Awesome: Billy Riggins
Billy Riggins is the ultimate grinder. If you are not familar with Friday Night Lights, get a ton better and fix your life.
During season 1 we realize that Billy was a promising golfer that gave up his dreams to raise Timmy after their mom and dad left to go be drunks and dominate. Billy has trouble holding down a job, but he is able to keep a roof over Timmy's head. One of the best early episodes is when Billy and Tyra throw the party to generate straight cash. Billy is basically comic relief during the first two seasons.....but by season 3 Dexter Rutecki http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106315/ and crew realize that they have a gem on there hands.
Billy steals copper wire, which helps him pay for Timmy and his share in Buddy Garrity's house flip. This flip cause Street to leave the show (thank god) and billy to get engaged to a stripper http://boards.nbc.com/nbc/index.php?showtopic=815487 .
The best hour in the history of tv (third season finale) http://rigginsrigs.com/ shows us Billy setting up his own business and give us some of the greatest dialogue ever.
I am too stupid to portray Billy Riggins greatestness words but I will pay for DVDs for anyone who doesn't believe me. I have also set up an etrade account in case I can buy stock in Riggins Rigs.
Billy's greatness is lost on all losers that don't watch the show
Profiles in Awesome: Billy Riggins
Billy Riggins is the ultimate grinder. If you are not familar with Friday Night Lights, get a ton better and fix your life.
During season 1 we realize that Billy was a promising golfer that gave up his dreams to raise Timmy after their mom and dad left to go be drunks and dominate. Billy has trouble holding down a job, but he is able to keep a roof over Timmy's head. One of the best early episodes is when Billy and Tyra throw the party to generate straight cash. Billy is basically comic relief during the first two seasons.....but by season 3 Dexter Rutecki http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106315/ and crew realize that they have a gem on there hands.
Billy steals copper wire, which helps him pay for Timmy and his share in Buddy Garrity's house flip. This flip cause Street to leave the show (thank god) and billy to get engaged to a stripper http://boards.nbc.com/nbc/index.php?showtopic=815487 .
The best hour in the history of tv (third season finale) http://rigginsrigs.com/ shows us Billy setting up his own business and give us some of the greatest dialogue ever.
I am too stupid to portray Billy Riggins greatestness words but I will pay for DVDs for anyone who doesn't believe me. I have also set up an etrade account in case I can buy stock in Riggins Rigs.
Billy's greatness is lost on all losers that don't watch the show
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Tuesday Night
So after work tonight I had plans to meet two of my friends (kwrede and Oneill) for dinner and drinks
4pm--Oneill switches dinner from a mexican place http://www.elnuevomexicano.net/ to a sports bar in lincoln park that has trivia and specials on a tuesday night http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/2/16712/restaurant/Lincoln-Park/State-Restaurant-Cafe-Chicago
530pm-- leave work, realize that i have 2.5 hours to kill before dinner/trivia starts. Hit the L, get off at belmont. Head to Wrigley to Strange Cargo http://www.strangecargo.com/b/c I am convince I will be the coolest kid in the contintenal 48 if i have a Riggin Rigs tshirt http://rigginsrigs.com/. Try to get all these rocker chicks to help me find a steer image and cursive font
615pm-- Give up on strange cargo. Head to the used book store next to strange cargo http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/10447/the_top_five_used_book_stores_in_chicago.html #5. The reason I head there is I used to date a girl who had Dave Eggers "What is the What" on her hip for about 8 months. Her birthday is coming up, so I thought I could grab her a perfect book and write something completely personal ( like the scene in underrated comedy Definately, Maybe http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0832266/) that makes her think that i am not a complete fuck up. Operation Fail
700pm-- Slam Specatulars at Kirkwoods http://www.kirkwoodbar.com/ during ladies night. Glass of wine are on special and I am violently swearing at Soriano and The Riot for their pitch select
745pm-- Head to the L to go to State to meet Erin, stop and get a tin of skoal straight dip http://www.samsclub.com/shopping/navigate.do?dest=5&item=258507 . Show up at State and toss my dip so these Biz school kids (one of which is a dead ringer for Clinton on what not to wear on TLC). Suck big time at the music and celeb questions, go 6 for 7 during the sports part ( who knew that the splendid splinter holds the record for the most RBIs for a rookie)
1045pm--See that there is a chicago young republicans meeting at cubby bear at wrigleyville http://www.cubbybear.com/ on June 29th hosted by up and comer Aaron Schock http://aaronschock.com/stand.html. Leave and head to Streeters
1115pm--http://www.rushanddivision.com/streeters.html . Drink Makers over crushed ice x5. Talk to idiots that Kwrede knows . Call Billy Roy and Heller, call them tools and inform that chicago is the majors and that Charlotte and ATL are for extended spring training.
1am-- take cab home. listen to replacementshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Replacements on the ipod and write a profile in awesome about billy riggins
4pm--Oneill switches dinner from a mexican place http://www.elnuevomexicano.net/ to a sports bar in lincoln park that has trivia and specials on a tuesday night http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/2/16712/restaurant/Lincoln-Park/State-Restaurant-Cafe-Chicago
530pm-- leave work, realize that i have 2.5 hours to kill before dinner/trivia starts. Hit the L, get off at belmont. Head to Wrigley to Strange Cargo http://www.strangecargo.com/b/c I am convince I will be the coolest kid in the contintenal 48 if i have a Riggin Rigs tshirt http://rigginsrigs.com/. Try to get all these rocker chicks to help me find a steer image and cursive font
615pm-- Give up on strange cargo. Head to the used book store next to strange cargo http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/10447/the_top_five_used_book_stores_in_chicago.html #5. The reason I head there is I used to date a girl who had Dave Eggers "What is the What" on her hip for about 8 months. Her birthday is coming up, so I thought I could grab her a perfect book and write something completely personal ( like the scene in underrated comedy Definately, Maybe http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0832266/) that makes her think that i am not a complete fuck up. Operation Fail
700pm-- Slam Specatulars at Kirkwoods http://www.kirkwoodbar.com/ during ladies night. Glass of wine are on special and I am violently swearing at Soriano and The Riot for their pitch select
745pm-- Head to the L to go to State to meet Erin, stop and get a tin of skoal straight dip http://www.samsclub.com/shopping/navigate.do?dest=5&item=258507 . Show up at State and toss my dip so these Biz school kids (one of which is a dead ringer for Clinton on what not to wear on TLC). Suck big time at the music and celeb questions, go 6 for 7 during the sports part ( who knew that the splendid splinter holds the record for the most RBIs for a rookie)
1045pm--See that there is a chicago young republicans meeting at cubby bear at wrigleyville http://www.cubbybear.com/ on June 29th hosted by up and comer Aaron Schock http://aaronschock.com/stand.html. Leave and head to Streeters
1115pm--http://www.rushanddivision.com/streeters.html . Drink Makers over crushed ice x5. Talk to idiots that Kwrede knows . Call Billy Roy and Heller, call them tools and inform that chicago is the majors and that Charlotte and ATL are for extended spring training.
1am-- take cab home. listen to replacementshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Replacements on the ipod and write a profile in awesome about billy riggins
Monday, June 8, 2009
Welcome
Just decided to start this blog. The hope is that I will be updating it daily with thoughts and observation of the world at large.
During the football season there will be extensive posts on the key games of the week, college and NFL.
There will also be a running segement called Profiles in Awesome. These features will focus on top shelf American, known and unknown, who deserve our respect and admiration.
I hope to get all the kinks ironed out by labor day and get a set schedule. Another reason for starting this blog is to refine my writing and become a more efficient story teller and communicator.
Until next time............True Story.......I'm pulling for you.
During the football season there will be extensive posts on the key games of the week, college and NFL.
There will also be a running segement called Profiles in Awesome. These features will focus on top shelf American, known and unknown, who deserve our respect and admiration.
I hope to get all the kinks ironed out by labor day and get a set schedule. Another reason for starting this blog is to refine my writing and become a more efficient story teller and communicator.
Until next time............True Story.......I'm pulling for you.
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