Greetings from a Starbucks loft in downtown Cleveland OH.
So Thursday re-cap i suppose.......ok, lets see.....
Woke up, went for breaky in the hotel, loaded the van, paid my 5$ to park for the day, and off i go to the Rock and roll hall of fame. So I'm wondering around downtown......i get a little....miss placed....there was this gal near me so i asked her if she could point me in the right direction.....she replied in a German accent....'No, I'm sorry, I'm not from here either.' Neither am i....so we chatted about our travels abit and where we each needed to go. She needed to go to the train station, me to the HOF. Figured we would help each other out....I saw the lakefront thru some buildings and was able to accertain where i was...perfect...we found a guy who pointed in the right direction for the train station.....its right next to the HOF! She also wanted to go the the HOF as well...So she did her stuff @ the train station, and we went to the HOF together!
Now.....i cant remember her name cus it was a crazy German name....B........something! She is a guitar maker back home....so i was pumped.....I'm going to the HOF with a guitar junkie! Good deal! She was in town on a violin making conference.
On the way there we chatted bout music, travel, guitars and such....super chill person. Got to the hall and wondered around for a while......lots of cool stuff there...no pics allowed tho....almost got shot i think! Michael Jackson's diamond glove was there as well as the jacket from the thriller video....lots of original lyrics sheets, outfits from various people, tonnes of guitars, write ups, history lessons, a large amount of Hendrix stuff, Stones, Beatles....really a cool place.
Near the end of our trip to the hall.....she runs into some other people that were at the same conference....so bs with them for a bit and then we all left.....they had to go to another seminar. So we all shook hands and went our separate ways......A fun start to the day.
So off the the Body's exhibit....sweet.....have not seen this in a long time....At the beginning of the exhibit, they have a recorded thing plays that says 'over the next hour'.............i was in there for 5hrs! Amazing stuff....and this time i had a better understanding of the body......still incredibly limited but more than the first time i went so it was even more impressive. If you have never sen it........you have to. It really shows you how complex and amazing this machine...your body really is....truly cool. I wish i was smarter so i could study it and understand it more.....but i think that's above my pay grade! Another cool thing was they had med students wondering around so you could ask them questions....very helpful!
Left there.....dinner time.....looked around...and of course all the places looked like i couldn't afford them, so off i go to Flannigans again. Sit down at the bar, Guinness...and i orded nachos.......Jesus! They're huge! Anyways.....sitting, drinkin, trying to shred thru the giant freakin pile of nachos in front of me....and this couple sits down. Kennith and Keri................wow.........super nice down to earth people!
Kennith stared up the chatting....and we all bs for the rest of the night...was a great time! I learnt how American collage football works and how silly it is! We talked NFL......unfortunately Kennith was a Dallas fan...so we had a good chuckle and a chat about that lol! We talked life, music....from country to 90's rap. Airplanes, kids, travel.....and laughed at the European gal with the big rock on her finger pretty much throwing herself at 2 married guys behind us! It was quite the display lol! Another continent does not count if i remember the rules correctly!!
It was a great experience with some great insight and a fresh perspective. I gave them my number and email...and they hit the road for their hotel. I got 2 phone calls....my call id does not work down here...so i couldn't who ever it was back......Just got another call this morning....and its Kennith....it was them calling me last night to see if i wanted to stay with them....they were worried about me sleeping in the van cus it was cold and they wanted to make sure i was ok! Wow....the world needs more people this. Kennith and Keri, you guys rule!
So i made the cold walk back to the van....i had no jacket...i left it in the van....i was not expecting to be walking home at 1:15am....fired up the van to get the chill out of the air....and crashed out. A good night for sure!
So here i am in the Sbucks loft.....this is a mega busy place! There is a Food tv thing going on @ the Cleveland airport that Ken and Keri told me about that they are going to so i might go check that out...then i might make my way to Columbus for a hockey game tonight...we shall see....gatta watch the $$
Oh and to all the folks in Roseburg....lol....that was a funny phone call....lol.....I hope tonight is drunker than last night! Hoist one for me! I truly wish i could be there to party and celebrate with all of you. Its going to be an amazing time. Please don't think that I'm not there because i think that my life is more important......i guess its just the way it worked out.......but on the bright side I'm starting to feel better, happier....this is a good thing. So everyone....I says hi......and have an outstanding time...wish i was there having a few beverages with yall. Miss everyone.
Ok....time to bust out and make some moves.
Cheers!
Friday, November 12, 2010
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Thurs morning
Good morning.
Well, not much happened last night....went out, found a nice Irish pub, had a great burger and pint of Guinness! Not too shabby! Then went and wondered around downtown, took some pics and did some people watching.....and there are some weird people down there! From a big black rambling on preacher, to a super cool dude playing a sax.....lots of homeless and people you just want to avoid.
Side note.....the homeless.....a terrible situation. People are so rude sometimes. There is no need to be. I did not have any change on me...and i have helped out before......i would rather give food tho...and on this trip i have....there was a kid at a truck stop....didn't ask me for anything...but i gave him some stuff...that's all...nice kid. Last night i saw a girl give a guy a granola bar.....not everyone is bad. Just don't be rude.
Anyway....found a cool little street......4th street.....all cool bars....that i cant afford to go into lol.....and trendy tap bars as well. Wondered around some more and came back to the hotel....finished my laundry and went to bed.
Today is Body Works (CS wish you were) and the HOF. Im going to find a place to park down town and sleep tonight and then tomorrow.....well i don't know. Might go south to Columbus OH to catch a hockey game, then over to Pittsburgh...for a hockey game.....then to DC for a Monday night football game...and a hockey game...lol.....i can prob scalp tix for 20$ to the hockey games....the Monday night game....well we shall see.
Ok....well gonna go look at some stuff....ill up load some new pics tonight i think.
Oh....if you look on the right upper chunk of the blog...I've posted links for my pics....just copy and paste i think and it should work.
Gday!
Well, not much happened last night....went out, found a nice Irish pub, had a great burger and pint of Guinness! Not too shabby! Then went and wondered around downtown, took some pics and did some people watching.....and there are some weird people down there! From a big black rambling on preacher, to a super cool dude playing a sax.....lots of homeless and people you just want to avoid.
Side note.....the homeless.....a terrible situation. People are so rude sometimes. There is no need to be. I did not have any change on me...and i have helped out before......i would rather give food tho...and on this trip i have....there was a kid at a truck stop....didn't ask me for anything...but i gave him some stuff...that's all...nice kid. Last night i saw a girl give a guy a granola bar.....not everyone is bad. Just don't be rude.
Anyway....found a cool little street......4th street.....all cool bars....that i cant afford to go into lol.....and trendy tap bars as well. Wondered around some more and came back to the hotel....finished my laundry and went to bed.
Today is Body Works (CS wish you were) and the HOF. Im going to find a place to park down town and sleep tonight and then tomorrow.....well i don't know. Might go south to Columbus OH to catch a hockey game, then over to Pittsburgh...for a hockey game.....then to DC for a Monday night football game...and a hockey game...lol.....i can prob scalp tix for 20$ to the hockey games....the Monday night game....well we shall see.
Ok....well gonna go look at some stuff....ill up load some new pics tonight i think.
Oh....if you look on the right upper chunk of the blog...I've posted links for my pics....just copy and paste i think and it should work.
Gday!
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
ok......
Alright....so i left off in Milwaukee.....So i wondered around there for a while....nice place nice downtown core, a cool art building with a moving wing thingy on it...very cool.
Hopped in the van and made tracks for Chicago. Sounds simple enough.....the odyssey begins.....
So, I'm coming into the north end of Chicago....by north...i mean not even close to downtown....anyways.....traffic was a freakin mess.....you think traffic is bad in Vancouver or Calgary....try Chicago rush hour....so...north of town....hey...I'm passing O'hare airport...ill go watch some airplanes...simple enough...go to the terminal and talk to guy there and he points me in the direction of where to go. Cool. On my way...kinda.....not entirely sure where to go but i found a good spot off the end of the runway on the side of the road....amazing airport...2 dep runways 2 arrival's....unreal busy! So, I'm sitting there.....cop pulls up behind me, lights on....'please step out of the vehicle'....shit....here we go. Give him my passport and DL....he goes back to his car i get back in the van....another car shows up....then another....now all the cops are all out having a chat.......'im going to jail' i thought. Fantastic. They come back up, i get out....one more car on the other side of the road...so 4 now.....lol...shit!
So...the questions start...have you ever had any trouble with the law? have you ever been in jail? Why are you here....and so on. No to all of the above...I'm kinda nervous now...one dude pats me down and hops in the van and starts rooting thru it...the others asking questions still.
Apparently there was another Greg Reed with the same date of birth and name who uses aliases such as Glenn (my middle name) and he was a violent offender. Oh my......I said, I'm just on a road trip, watching some airplanes waiting for traffic to die down.....well you cant do that here he said. Ok....so i diffused the situation with some talk of the trip and where to get a good chunk of pizza in Chicago and was on my way...
So back into rush hour, trying to find this exit the cop told me to take...getting more frustrated by the minute with idiot drivers and traffic. So i just get off the interstate and start making my way east towards the water....traffic still fucked and ppl are still idiots......one way streets, flashing lights every where....getting super mad and hungry....ok...ill find a place and get some chow. Go into the gps to find me something....and i go to this one place....that does not exist...great....i passed a lounge, ill go there. Go in......waft.....smoke...i guess you can smoke inside here....I'm out. Off to Subway i go. Get my sub and smash down the whole thing. Cooling off abit. There was a Food and Liquor store right there....so i got a couple 40's for a friend of mine...booze is so cheap here...and smokes.....Its weird...just not used to seeing smokes right out there...its like 5$ a pack...they want you to smoke and drink down here....anyways..
I'm done with Chicago. Making tracks east to Cleveland....getting the hell out of this place. Hit the interstate again, GPS doing its thing i thought. The roads and the off ramps happen so quick...and once the Delica is up to speed....quick lane changes are not really a possibility....fuck.....missed my off ramp. Follow the GPS directions........thru south Chicago.....where i went straight thru a sweet getto....nice....doors locked now.
Boarded up run down buildings all taged up, shitty beat down cars with giant stupid chrome rims, roads that are just shit kicked....i thought the Deli was going to come apart. One Jeep Cherokee passed me with bullet holes in it....i need to get out of here....So i fuming now....but I finally get back on track...i didn't get shot, the deli is in one maybe Two pieces....im on the interstate east bound and down.
The relief was profound. Found a truck stop in Elkhart Indiana...called er a night.
Cleveland bound now. Got here.....easy. Found the rock and roll hall of fame....found a cheap hotel...get set up. Went for a nice 9k run thru downtown 38:42, pace was a 4:15...not bad...a few stops here and there. Was down by the lake....there was a bunch of birds standing on the ground...fun time! So i sprint towards them and they all start flying above me....sooooooo cool! But.....they also started dropping bombs on me! Bastards! So i had to do some dodging, but i made it out ok!
So here i sit in my hotel room, all showered up ready to go out....just waiting for the laundry to finish.
Tomorrow will be the HOF and on my run.....i saw Bodyworks is in town!!!! So ill be doing that as well! should chew up most of the day. If i can find a place to crash tomorrow night ill prob stay in town one more night.....Very nice place here....i like it.
So that's it for now. Ill try to update before i leave the hotel tomorrow.
Cheers everyone
Hopped in the van and made tracks for Chicago. Sounds simple enough.....the odyssey begins.....
So, I'm coming into the north end of Chicago....by north...i mean not even close to downtown....anyways.....traffic was a freakin mess.....you think traffic is bad in Vancouver or Calgary....try Chicago rush hour....so...north of town....hey...I'm passing O'hare airport...ill go watch some airplanes...simple enough...go to the terminal and talk to guy there and he points me in the direction of where to go. Cool. On my way...kinda.....not entirely sure where to go but i found a good spot off the end of the runway on the side of the road....amazing airport...2 dep runways 2 arrival's....unreal busy! So, I'm sitting there.....cop pulls up behind me, lights on....'please step out of the vehicle'....shit....here we go. Give him my passport and DL....he goes back to his car i get back in the van....another car shows up....then another....now all the cops are all out having a chat.......'im going to jail' i thought. Fantastic. They come back up, i get out....one more car on the other side of the road...so 4 now.....lol...shit!
So...the questions start...have you ever had any trouble with the law? have you ever been in jail? Why are you here....and so on. No to all of the above...I'm kinda nervous now...one dude pats me down and hops in the van and starts rooting thru it...the others asking questions still.
Apparently there was another Greg Reed with the same date of birth and name who uses aliases such as Glenn (my middle name) and he was a violent offender. Oh my......I said, I'm just on a road trip, watching some airplanes waiting for traffic to die down.....well you cant do that here he said. Ok....so i diffused the situation with some talk of the trip and where to get a good chunk of pizza in Chicago and was on my way...
So back into rush hour, trying to find this exit the cop told me to take...getting more frustrated by the minute with idiot drivers and traffic. So i just get off the interstate and start making my way east towards the water....traffic still fucked and ppl are still idiots......one way streets, flashing lights every where....getting super mad and hungry....ok...ill find a place and get some chow. Go into the gps to find me something....and i go to this one place....that does not exist...great....i passed a lounge, ill go there. Go in......waft.....smoke...i guess you can smoke inside here....I'm out. Off to Subway i go. Get my sub and smash down the whole thing. Cooling off abit. There was a Food and Liquor store right there....so i got a couple 40's for a friend of mine...booze is so cheap here...and smokes.....Its weird...just not used to seeing smokes right out there...its like 5$ a pack...they want you to smoke and drink down here....anyways..
I'm done with Chicago. Making tracks east to Cleveland....getting the hell out of this place. Hit the interstate again, GPS doing its thing i thought. The roads and the off ramps happen so quick...and once the Delica is up to speed....quick lane changes are not really a possibility....fuck.....missed my off ramp. Follow the GPS directions........thru south Chicago.....where i went straight thru a sweet getto....nice....doors locked now.
Boarded up run down buildings all taged up, shitty beat down cars with giant stupid chrome rims, roads that are just shit kicked....i thought the Deli was going to come apart. One Jeep Cherokee passed me with bullet holes in it....i need to get out of here....So i fuming now....but I finally get back on track...i didn't get shot, the deli is in one maybe Two pieces....im on the interstate east bound and down.
The relief was profound. Found a truck stop in Elkhart Indiana...called er a night.
Cleveland bound now. Got here.....easy. Found the rock and roll hall of fame....found a cheap hotel...get set up. Went for a nice 9k run thru downtown 38:42, pace was a 4:15...not bad...a few stops here and there. Was down by the lake....there was a bunch of birds standing on the ground...fun time! So i sprint towards them and they all start flying above me....sooooooo cool! But.....they also started dropping bombs on me! Bastards! So i had to do some dodging, but i made it out ok!
So here i sit in my hotel room, all showered up ready to go out....just waiting for the laundry to finish.
Tomorrow will be the HOF and on my run.....i saw Bodyworks is in town!!!! So ill be doing that as well! should chew up most of the day. If i can find a place to crash tomorrow night ill prob stay in town one more night.....Very nice place here....i like it.
So that's it for now. Ill try to update before i leave the hotel tomorrow.
Cheers everyone
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Quick post
Howdy....don't have much time to update right now...a friend who was just here said I have to go to the art gallery at noon....the roof moves around apparently!
got here late lastnight....I stayed in Manituwoc for a not long than I thought I was going to...on my way to leave, I found a YMCA...perfect, ran 5k, worked out, got a shower and a shave in..feel good....
Drove to Milwaukee...ended up driving thru the getto...that was fun lol...it's a nice city at night, buildings are all lit up with different colours...looks cool. Drove around some more, found a spot and calld er a night. Good sleep and good walk this am on the lake.
It's funny, Green Bay is nothing compared to Milwaukee! And gb has the football team.
So I'm off to go see the art gallery roof move, then Se if I can find the miller brewery and see about a tour then off to Chicago I think.
Cheers everyone
got here late lastnight....I stayed in Manituwoc for a not long than I thought I was going to...on my way to leave, I found a YMCA...perfect, ran 5k, worked out, got a shower and a shave in..feel good....
Drove to Milwaukee...ended up driving thru the getto...that was fun lol...it's a nice city at night, buildings are all lit up with different colours...looks cool. Drove around some more, found a spot and calld er a night. Good sleep and good walk this am on the lake.
It's funny, Green Bay is nothing compared to Milwaukee! And gb has the football team.
So I'm off to go see the art gallery roof move, then Se if I can find the miller brewery and see about a tour then off to Chicago I think.
Cheers everyone
Monday, November 8, 2010
Day 14 Thoughts
Ok...got that one done.....now....plans and thoughts.
Thoughts first........People....like everyone seems to be totally surprised that I'm doing this trip alone. And i guess at the beginning i was surprised i was doing it by myself as well. But now that I'm here...its no big deal....i guess.....I mean i miss everyone, i miss going to my gym, running on my routes, sleeping in my bed, having a shower everyday!.....and stuff like that. But its a good thing....its an experience. The guy that i was talking to last night said some great things.....he said....what your doing is amazing, and you'll look back and go wow.....and i said, ya i know....but right now......it doesn't feel like such a big deal...the experiences and things I've done......doesn't seem that grand. But its because I'm here, right now in it. When i look back it will be even better....more memorable.....if that makes sense......he said....yep...so have fun and enjoy the ride! (it would be easier to enjoy the ride in a 500,000$ motor home!)
So now that the first 2 weeks are done, 6000 or so km behind me......i think the real trip starts.....and to honest.....I'm a bit scared. The first two weeks, there was a loose plan.....i like plans....now its all open, random.....I've got an idea where i wasn't to go...Milwaukee, Chicago, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, DC, Boston, and back up into Canada.....but i find myself hesitant. But ill hit the road and make it work. That's the only way to do it i guess.
So.....having one of those days. I don't feel all that great, prob cus i haven't had a shower or worked out in a week or so...and I've been drinking for the last 2 days......not making excuses or complaining....i made my bed ill sleep in it.
Choices need to be made.....choices are being made....weather they are good or bad....i made the choice to booze it up and have fun...and that's ok....i have to be ok with that. But i feel guilty for doing it. I don't want to go back to 235lb Greg. Never again.
Being on the road....its hard on your body for sure.....once again...no excuses....just talking.....id love to go run every day, and work out and sweat.....but personal hygiene becomes a problem as well as laundry.....i can barley stand myself right now! Its stuff you don't think about at home. I have been looking for gyms....they are harder to find than you might think down here....drop in would prob be 10$...same as a shower at a truck stop....so its a better option, i can work out, have a shower and move on....maybe once i hit some bigger cities ill run into some.....So anyway....when i get the chance i do......but i just have to watch what i eat.....mostly cliff bars, chicken and G2.......and know that when i get home its going to be an up hill battle to get back what i have lost. Ive never really been to comfortable in my skin....even after losing 20 lbs..even knowing I'm a good runner....i still think i look like I'm 230lbs. I have to learn to be ok with me......and this is a battle that will rage on forever.
.........You may wonder why I'm spilling my guts on here and getting into my issues and putting them out there...my answer is......well...i don't know. I said to myself that anything i type can not be deleted...it must be posted........There is a great line from a Sara McLachlan song.....'we are screaming inside, but cant be heard' That's kinda how i feel right now. I guess this is my way of being heard......I want to scream and lash out....but i cant......there is so much uncertainty right now, work, relationships, life paths......will my van make it home (lol).
I love my freedom....i love that i can do what i want when i want to.....and everyone that has a job, family, house, kids, mortgage, car payment, responsibilities......wants to be where i am right now, stinky, hungover, feeling very gross sitting in a Starbucks in Green Bad WI......I'm happy I'm here....but i look fwd to getting my life back on track and moving fwd and having some responsibilities. Stability is nice. Everyone's life is different...and everyone wants different things in life.......everyone needs to be happy with where they are, what they are doing...don't be jealous of anyone....enjoy you and your situation and the ppl around you. At the end of the day....friends,family and your own happiness are all you have....don't take them for granted. I hope that friends and family reading this know how i feel bout all of them.
Ok..........im done for now........time to hit the road to Milwaukee and see whats down there.
Cheers
Thoughts first........People....like everyone seems to be totally surprised that I'm doing this trip alone. And i guess at the beginning i was surprised i was doing it by myself as well. But now that I'm here...its no big deal....i guess.....I mean i miss everyone, i miss going to my gym, running on my routes, sleeping in my bed, having a shower everyday!.....and stuff like that. But its a good thing....its an experience. The guy that i was talking to last night said some great things.....he said....what your doing is amazing, and you'll look back and go wow.....and i said, ya i know....but right now......it doesn't feel like such a big deal...the experiences and things I've done......doesn't seem that grand. But its because I'm here, right now in it. When i look back it will be even better....more memorable.....if that makes sense......he said....yep...so have fun and enjoy the ride! (it would be easier to enjoy the ride in a 500,000$ motor home!)
So now that the first 2 weeks are done, 6000 or so km behind me......i think the real trip starts.....and to honest.....I'm a bit scared. The first two weeks, there was a loose plan.....i like plans....now its all open, random.....I've got an idea where i wasn't to go...Milwaukee, Chicago, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, DC, Boston, and back up into Canada.....but i find myself hesitant. But ill hit the road and make it work. That's the only way to do it i guess.
So.....having one of those days. I don't feel all that great, prob cus i haven't had a shower or worked out in a week or so...and I've been drinking for the last 2 days......not making excuses or complaining....i made my bed ill sleep in it.
Choices need to be made.....choices are being made....weather they are good or bad....i made the choice to booze it up and have fun...and that's ok....i have to be ok with that. But i feel guilty for doing it. I don't want to go back to 235lb Greg. Never again.
Being on the road....its hard on your body for sure.....once again...no excuses....just talking.....id love to go run every day, and work out and sweat.....but personal hygiene becomes a problem as well as laundry.....i can barley stand myself right now! Its stuff you don't think about at home. I have been looking for gyms....they are harder to find than you might think down here....drop in would prob be 10$...same as a shower at a truck stop....so its a better option, i can work out, have a shower and move on....maybe once i hit some bigger cities ill run into some.....So anyway....when i get the chance i do......but i just have to watch what i eat.....mostly cliff bars, chicken and G2.......and know that when i get home its going to be an up hill battle to get back what i have lost. Ive never really been to comfortable in my skin....even after losing 20 lbs..even knowing I'm a good runner....i still think i look like I'm 230lbs. I have to learn to be ok with me......and this is a battle that will rage on forever.
.........You may wonder why I'm spilling my guts on here and getting into my issues and putting them out there...my answer is......well...i don't know. I said to myself that anything i type can not be deleted...it must be posted........There is a great line from a Sara McLachlan song.....'we are screaming inside, but cant be heard' That's kinda how i feel right now. I guess this is my way of being heard......I want to scream and lash out....but i cant......there is so much uncertainty right now, work, relationships, life paths......will my van make it home (lol).
I love my freedom....i love that i can do what i want when i want to.....and everyone that has a job, family, house, kids, mortgage, car payment, responsibilities......wants to be where i am right now, stinky, hungover, feeling very gross sitting in a Starbucks in Green Bad WI......I'm happy I'm here....but i look fwd to getting my life back on track and moving fwd and having some responsibilities. Stability is nice. Everyone's life is different...and everyone wants different things in life.......everyone needs to be happy with where they are, what they are doing...don't be jealous of anyone....enjoy you and your situation and the ppl around you. At the end of the day....friends,family and your own happiness are all you have....don't take them for granted. I hope that friends and family reading this know how i feel bout all of them.
Ok..........im done for now........time to hit the road to Milwaukee and see whats down there.
Cheers
Weekend update....day 14
Well hey there. Thanks for stopping by!
I wanna start this one off by saying....I'm done polluting my body for a while......it costs too much money and i feel and look like shit.....that might also be due to the fact i haven't had a shower since.........Idaho?....ya, Idaho.
Ok.....so....driving to Green Bay.....you think....big football team = big town.....not so much.....think of Green Bay like.....i don't know.....its a farming community, there is nothing in town, all old buildings, no high rises, lots of churches....very very rural. And then boom......Lambeau Field.....and a mega football team. 100,000 people in town....73,000 at the game......un real experience. The team is owned by the people.....there are 112,000 share holders in the team, its the only team in the NFL like that.
So I'm on the outskirts of town....looking for....something...anything...and there is this shitty yellow sign nailed to a tree that says Lambeau field.....so i bust a right and follow it down this nice treed road with these old houses....i come to an intersection.....and boom....there it is. This huge stadium in the middle of nothingness! Park and start to walk around. Green and Gold every where....brought a smile to my face! Made my wy up to the stadium from the parking lot.....so busy....there was a women's show going on, a wedding, and something to do with girls football. Went tinto the pro shop.....Packer heaven.....so much shit to spend money on! Anything and everything with a G on it was there. So wonder around for a while...go back to the main area and get my self a ticket for a tour of Lambeau....11$....fair deal....had to kill some time...back to the pro shop, got a hat and a few things for a friend then tour time.
Got a Packer history lesson, got to go up yo a luxury box, got to go out the tunnel the Packers do...really a cool experience......now before the tour, i was wondering around and i herd ' those guys are from Canada' so i ask and this lady pointed to this group of dudes....i ask...are yall from Canada?....yep....Winnipeg....I'm from Van! They are there on a batch party and were actually at the Wild game the night before as well! So they do their tour, i do mine...and we happen to bump into each other after the tours.....time to have a beverage....Up to Curlys....its on the second floor in Lambeau.....and sitting and bs'ing slamming down Captain and cokes! Fun dudes! Got outta there before i had to many so i could still move my van to the Kmart parking lot! Moved my van.....and wondered around the party for abit.....then went to meet up with those dudes again for some wings.....went out to a club after that...then they bailed to the titty bar...guess they forgot about me! oh well. So i met some people, a big black dude, a Marine....did some dancing, and stumbled back to the parking lot for some more tailgating and sleep.
Woke up.....went to the gas station, grabbed some beers....let the tail gating begin! Wondered around to some people i had met the night before, and to this one group..they had a old school bus all in green and gold, had a beer there and a chat...they had a mega intense game of beer pong going!....everyone is super nice! "hey you need a beer?....you need a burger?" So cool! Had some pudding shooters, apple pie shooter......strong...watch out! Brats.....people were bbqing up a storm! Open booze everywhere....Cops did not care...as long as everyone was good...no worries. So wondering and drinking, throwing the football around....met some more cool dudes down for the game....ended up hanging with them for the rest of the day. We did a few laps around the parking lot...then i want back to the van to get some more beer....and the people parked in front of me said HEY!....i was like HEY! "you wanna slap the bag?!".......Yes, yes i do. Not knowing what 'slapping the bag is! So out comes a bag of rosey wine....some one holds it up, you take a good pull and after.....with great style of course....you slap the bag! Good times! One of the guys brother in laws.....something...i don't really remember......was from White Rock! Small world eh!
So went and met up with those other guys and we made our way around again.....slapped the bag one more time, and then down to the Lambeau parking lot for some tailgating down there. Mega.....lots of ppl! So much fun....in the parking lot of Lambeau, playing football with random people! There was this one gal and her boyfriend chucking it around.....so i start playing....it ended being like.....what was that game called.....like..."300!!!" and you have to catch the ball....anyways...played for a while....she could play! She was not afraid to mix it up! We were playing this among lots of ppl wondering around! So much fun!
Time to head inside for the game.......Wow......unreal. Ill never forget it. It brought a tear to my eye....amazing. It was awesome, every one in the joint was into it...the atmosphere was electric...if a big play happened, the place exploded! and there were alot of big plays that night!
The game was great...Dallas got stomped! The people who's seat it was that i bought were sitting in the 2 seats beside me....real nice people and they said if i ever want tickets of play off tickets to give them a call! So nice!
So after the game...i hung out for a while and soaked it in a bit more....and made my way back to the Kmart parking lot.....there was not a heck of alot going on....alot of ppl had packed up and gone home....there was a few ppl givin er tho. Met up with the tailgating group of guys again....they were surprised i was still going...i witch i replied.....'im Canadian!.......it how we roll!' Threw the ball around abit more and i went back to the van, fired it up to get some heat in there before bed....saw a lone dude stand by a 500,000$ or so diesel pusher...went and said hi, chatted for a bit.....and called er a night.
I wanna start this one off by saying....I'm done polluting my body for a while......it costs too much money and i feel and look like shit.....that might also be due to the fact i haven't had a shower since.........Idaho?....ya, Idaho.
Ok.....so....driving to Green Bay.....you think....big football team = big town.....not so much.....think of Green Bay like.....i don't know.....its a farming community, there is nothing in town, all old buildings, no high rises, lots of churches....very very rural. And then boom......Lambeau Field.....and a mega football team. 100,000 people in town....73,000 at the game......un real experience. The team is owned by the people.....there are 112,000 share holders in the team, its the only team in the NFL like that.
So I'm on the outskirts of town....looking for....something...anything...and there is this shitty yellow sign nailed to a tree that says Lambeau field.....so i bust a right and follow it down this nice treed road with these old houses....i come to an intersection.....and boom....there it is. This huge stadium in the middle of nothingness! Park and start to walk around. Green and Gold every where....brought a smile to my face! Made my wy up to the stadium from the parking lot.....so busy....there was a women's show going on, a wedding, and something to do with girls football. Went tinto the pro shop.....Packer heaven.....so much shit to spend money on! Anything and everything with a G on it was there. So wonder around for a while...go back to the main area and get my self a ticket for a tour of Lambeau....11$....fair deal....had to kill some time...back to the pro shop, got a hat and a few things for a friend then tour time.
Got a Packer history lesson, got to go up yo a luxury box, got to go out the tunnel the Packers do...really a cool experience......now before the tour, i was wondering around and i herd ' those guys are from Canada' so i ask and this lady pointed to this group of dudes....i ask...are yall from Canada?....yep....Winnipeg....I'm from Van! They are there on a batch party and were actually at the Wild game the night before as well! So they do their tour, i do mine...and we happen to bump into each other after the tours.....time to have a beverage....Up to Curlys....its on the second floor in Lambeau.....and sitting and bs'ing slamming down Captain and cokes! Fun dudes! Got outta there before i had to many so i could still move my van to the Kmart parking lot! Moved my van.....and wondered around the party for abit.....then went to meet up with those dudes again for some wings.....went out to a club after that...then they bailed to the titty bar...guess they forgot about me! oh well. So i met some people, a big black dude, a Marine....did some dancing, and stumbled back to the parking lot for some more tailgating and sleep.
Woke up.....went to the gas station, grabbed some beers....let the tail gating begin! Wondered around to some people i had met the night before, and to this one group..they had a old school bus all in green and gold, had a beer there and a chat...they had a mega intense game of beer pong going!....everyone is super nice! "hey you need a beer?....you need a burger?" So cool! Had some pudding shooters, apple pie shooter......strong...watch out! Brats.....people were bbqing up a storm! Open booze everywhere....Cops did not care...as long as everyone was good...no worries. So wondering and drinking, throwing the football around....met some more cool dudes down for the game....ended up hanging with them for the rest of the day. We did a few laps around the parking lot...then i want back to the van to get some more beer....and the people parked in front of me said HEY!....i was like HEY! "you wanna slap the bag?!".......Yes, yes i do. Not knowing what 'slapping the bag is! So out comes a bag of rosey wine....some one holds it up, you take a good pull and after.....with great style of course....you slap the bag! Good times! One of the guys brother in laws.....something...i don't really remember......was from White Rock! Small world eh!
So went and met up with those other guys and we made our way around again.....slapped the bag one more time, and then down to the Lambeau parking lot for some tailgating down there. Mega.....lots of ppl! So much fun....in the parking lot of Lambeau, playing football with random people! There was this one gal and her boyfriend chucking it around.....so i start playing....it ended being like.....what was that game called.....like..."300!!!" and you have to catch the ball....anyways...played for a while....she could play! She was not afraid to mix it up! We were playing this among lots of ppl wondering around! So much fun!
Time to head inside for the game.......Wow......unreal. Ill never forget it. It brought a tear to my eye....amazing. It was awesome, every one in the joint was into it...the atmosphere was electric...if a big play happened, the place exploded! and there were alot of big plays that night!
The game was great...Dallas got stomped! The people who's seat it was that i bought were sitting in the 2 seats beside me....real nice people and they said if i ever want tickets of play off tickets to give them a call! So nice!
So after the game...i hung out for a while and soaked it in a bit more....and made my way back to the Kmart parking lot.....there was not a heck of alot going on....alot of ppl had packed up and gone home....there was a few ppl givin er tho. Met up with the tailgating group of guys again....they were surprised i was still going...i witch i replied.....'im Canadian!.......it how we roll!' Threw the ball around abit more and i went back to the van, fired it up to get some heat in there before bed....saw a lone dude stand by a 500,000$ or so diesel pusher...went and said hi, chatted for a bit.....and called er a night.
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Good morning...day 13
Had a good day yesterday.....lots of driving again...glad i did a bunch at night the day before.....its a long, flat, straight drive across SD.....So yesterday was across the last bit of SD and into MN....flat and boring. So i came to a junction in southern MN with a fork going north to St Paul / Minneapolis....and i thought...hey, why not, got some day light left.....so i MADE A DECISION and north bound i went. Driving, driving, driving....and i thought...hey...the Wild play in St. Paul......out comes the Blackberry.....and of course...they are playing the Calgary Flames....ding dong.....find the address for the rink...into the gps...and away we go. Found cheap parking, scalped a ticket ( 1/2 price) and watched a game!
I had to cheer for the Flames....it hurt to do it...but there was no way in hell i was going to cheer for the Wild...Go Canada! There was a bunch of Flames fans there...like alot...i don't know if they were with the team or on a road trip or what....lots of Jets jerseys as well and some team Canada too!
Super nice rink.....like real nice.....very cozy and comfortable. 17,000+ people there....i was sitting behind the real house wives of St. Paul!!! just hilarious!.....ok.....i was spying a bit....One was on her iPhone like the whole night with fb posts like...'Im at the hockey right noooooooooowwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!' and uploading videos and pics! Ok.....one or two pics is ok......but to constantly be doing it the whole night...come on...people don't care that much! I actually surprised that she could even lift her hand the rock on her finger was so big.......only to be equaled by her equally fake pretentious friend who showed up in the third steve (inside joke)...lol....period. They were like those rich people who go to Canucks games who go cus its a status thing....they don't give 2 shits about hockey....they just go to be seen and to say they went.
It was also funny people watching. There was a couple gals walking down the stairs to their seat....nothing to out of the ordinary there right.....lol....until i actually looked at them....Same hair cut.....like Jennifer Anniston i think......same shitty faded hair colouring and roots showing......unless that a look...i don't know.....but they were like exactly the same! Alot of the gals all looked the same....it was so funny!
It was funny....there was a couple beside me....and the gal said.....'I should pour beer on them and start a fight!!' I laughed and said I'm in!!.....The guy figured i was a Canuck and thought id be all over it! They were super nice actually. Oh..........Best pulled pork sandwich I've ever had......so good!!!
Flames did not play too well....they had a couple good pushes, a good pp and a couple good pk's....but over all sloppy.....Kipper let in a shitty goal that turned out to be the game winner. Calgary was out hit and out played the whole night.The Wild didn't look much better, but better enough to win the game.
So then i bailed and hit the road....drove till about 1230 central time, found a truck stop, not a great one...but a place to stop. Called her a night.
So today, I've got 1.5 hrs to Green Bay where i need to find out where to go for tailgating, i NEED to have a shower lol...do some laundry and if i can find a gym or go fro a run...then tomorrow, football football football! Should be a great day!
So cheers....hope this update put a smile on your face!
I had to cheer for the Flames....it hurt to do it...but there was no way in hell i was going to cheer for the Wild...Go Canada! There was a bunch of Flames fans there...like alot...i don't know if they were with the team or on a road trip or what....lots of Jets jerseys as well and some team Canada too!
Super nice rink.....like real nice.....very cozy and comfortable. 17,000+ people there....i was sitting behind the real house wives of St. Paul!!! just hilarious!.....ok.....i was spying a bit....One was on her iPhone like the whole night with fb posts like...'Im at the hockey right noooooooooowwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!' and uploading videos and pics! Ok.....one or two pics is ok......but to constantly be doing it the whole night...come on...people don't care that much! I actually surprised that she could even lift her hand the rock on her finger was so big.......only to be equaled by her equally fake pretentious friend who showed up in the third steve (inside joke)...lol....period. They were like those rich people who go to Canucks games who go cus its a status thing....they don't give 2 shits about hockey....they just go to be seen and to say they went.
It was also funny people watching. There was a couple gals walking down the stairs to their seat....nothing to out of the ordinary there right.....lol....until i actually looked at them....Same hair cut.....like Jennifer Anniston i think......same shitty faded hair colouring and roots showing......unless that a look...i don't know.....but they were like exactly the same! Alot of the gals all looked the same....it was so funny!
It was funny....there was a couple beside me....and the gal said.....'I should pour beer on them and start a fight!!' I laughed and said I'm in!!.....The guy figured i was a Canuck and thought id be all over it! They were super nice actually. Oh..........Best pulled pork sandwich I've ever had......so good!!!
Flames did not play too well....they had a couple good pushes, a good pp and a couple good pk's....but over all sloppy.....Kipper let in a shitty goal that turned out to be the game winner. Calgary was out hit and out played the whole night.The Wild didn't look much better, but better enough to win the game.
So then i bailed and hit the road....drove till about 1230 central time, found a truck stop, not a great one...but a place to stop. Called her a night.
So today, I've got 1.5 hrs to Green Bay where i need to find out where to go for tailgating, i NEED to have a shower lol...do some laundry and if i can find a gym or go fro a run...then tomorrow, football football football! Should be a great day!
So cheers....hope this update put a smile on your face!
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