Good morning.....well afternoon i guess now where i am......Jesus..its 1230 already....dam....
Well yesterday re-cap after i left the rainy Starbucks.....
So i had may parking taken care of...time to find a ticket.....cross the bridge and start to run into some scalpers....first guy was like....'yo man...what need'...I replied....ya a single.....'yo man...i gots a club seat here for ya....600$'.......hahaha!....ya man not so much!....Hes like, how much you wanna spend....so we go back and fourth and i get a ruff idea of how much its going to cost me to get a ticket...at this point I'm thinking I'm not going cus he said bout the cheapest I'm gonna find a ticket for is 200-250$...that was a bit too much for me...but i thought...ill find something...so i continue to mosey around...run into more scalpers....find this one guy....and he was good dude....i told him what i wanted, we dealed back and fourth...finally, he made a call...and his ticket pimp pulled up in a silver range rover....guy was a fat Latino....hes like yo, what you need.....ya ya.....i got ya covered...i just needed to hit a bank machine....so i hopped in and away we went.....done and done got one for a decent price in my range.......To hell with aviation....i want to be a ticket pimp....this is one hell of a racket. This guy had dudes all over the place buying and selling for him....i paid 40$ over the face value for my ticket...prob more of a markup on nicer seats. I did learn a good lesson in scalping tho....wait till the first quarter is over....a guy sat down next to me paid 40$ under face value....at that point the scalpers want to cover cost....depending on what time i get to DC tonight i might put this into use for the Monday night football game.
So....got my ticket....decide to go for a walk...got lots of time to kill...go down to the river and there is this old post WW2 sub.....go and check it out...you can go in it for 5$...a fair deal indeed. It was initially built as an attack sub, 6 fwd shooting torpedoes, 4 aft shooting, but later on they turned it into a picket or recon sub. Very tight inside....would not be much fun for long periods of time. The sub...is more like a ship that can submerge when needed. Because of the diesel engines...4 of them, inline 10's....1100 hp each turning 1500KW jennys....when submerged...you can only use battery power to turn the props and power the boat...so the most you could only be down for a couple days and then you would need to surface, fire up the engines, charge the batteries and change the air......where as today with all the technology and nuclear power...they can stay down for months at a time......very neat look into what it was like back then.
Keep rambling, run into a group of people...of course i find some Canadians from Hamilton and Sioux St. Marie Ont......have a BS with them for a bit, a beer and continue down the road. Different tailgating in Pitts vs GB....Pitts was more of a party atmosphere...so was GB, but in GB it was abit more laid back i think...not as rowdy...still a wicked good time tho.
I see a big pile of people over at Jarome Bettis's grill.....go check it out...they had an outside bbq going on. so i get in line for a burger and a beer and start chatting with a guy named Eric....super cool dude....i ended up hanging out with him, his gf, and another couple for the rest of the night till we got inside the stadium. We played beer pong, chucked the football around and did shots of Southern Comfort.....not so good! There were some NE fans beside us hanging out as well....they were fun, but the rivalry was undeniable!
Started making our way to the stadium...meeting random ppl along the way...good times. Get in...and they head off to their seats and i head to go check out this band that was playing....they were kick ass! They were just a cover band....but they put a nice spin on the tunes they played....the drummer was real good! he was shredding it up....mega double kicks, wicked fills, and cool rhythm's with some neat off beat stuff!
There was a lot of freakin ppl in there....make my way to my seat.....and start to watch the game....not a great start for the Steelers....good start for the Pats.....2 drives, 2 scores....the mood was not great in the stadium. Well....it did not get much better...the Pats defence was stifling big Ben and the Steelers offence, Heinz Ward went out with a concussion i think....good coverage and a solid pass rush kept the Steelers from doing much. The Pitts Defence was getting thrashed....Wes Welker was open all night....Brady was able to go to work.....and that's the story of the game for the most part. Ben threw a pick 6 with about 8 min left in the game...and everyone headed for the exits...Pitts tried to make a game out of it near the end but to no avail...
The rain had stopped by the time we started walking to the field, so my walk back to the van was dry....plunked into the GPS a place east of Pitts and away i go.
So here i am in Somerset PA and I'm sitting here updating...and this guy sits down beside me....hes getting his laptop out as well...and we start chatting....nice guy. He gave me some good ideas on whats to see near here....so I'm going to go check them out.
Other than that...not much else going on. I'm feeling a little run down at the moment....getting a cold....witch is not too surprising considering I've been around in the last week....prob, well, 73,000 in GB, 14,000 in Columbus and 65,000 people last night.....That combined with my stellar diet of cliff bars, Gatorade G2, late nights, beer and what not....is not helping my immune system. This next few days should be good tho....going to spend a good amount of time in the Smithsonian geeking it up....not drinking and partying....not that that's what I'm doing....I've been pretty good....but this next couple days will be a good recharge. I need to find a YMCA, gym, of at least a truck stop....shower time...been....5 days i think....well the night i got to Cleveland....so whenever that was.
I want to upload some pics, but the wifi here is to dam slow...so they will have to wait for another time...got some good ones to put up.
Well time to get gone i suppose.....im prob going to run right smack dab into rush hour in DC.....but then again...depending on how long it takes to do the stuff around here....i might be ok...we shall see i guess.
Still feeling abit lonely...but ill live....I'm having fun so its all good.
Cheers yall.
Monday, November 15, 2010
Sunday, November 14, 2010
So I might as well go....I'll have a job soon enough...I hope...and I can kick into ultra Jew mode.
So here I sit outside a packed Starbucks in downtown Pittsburgh on a rainy, gloomy day. Guess it's time to make my was down to the field...I'm seeing all of ppl heading that way now.
Feelin kinda lonely today
Next report tonight or tomorrow I suppose.
So here I sit outside a packed Starbucks in downtown Pittsburgh on a rainy, gloomy day. Guess it's time to make my was down to the field...I'm seeing all of ppl heading that way now.
Feelin kinda lonely today
Next report tonight or tomorrow I suppose.
The rain finally found me
Good morning all.
Well let's see....so thought I was going to go to a hockey game yesterday...find the rink...drive thru another getto that reeked of weed....it had a sweet run down barber shop, old shitty buildings, and some dude in a sweet lime green suit! So I parked and started to wonder around...still lots of time before puck drop...oh...I covered this already didn't I....ya I did...ok...well after that it's now like 1.5 hrs to game time, no ppl, no anything...check the secd again...I read it wrong...pens are playing...just in ATL...shit...my bad.
So off to Hienz field I go to find some tailgate action as I did in Green Bay...ya not so much. Nothing....in GB the party started a full 2 days before the game. So I park and find Jarome Bettis's grill.....nice place and not too expensive. Packed tho...so I talked to one of the gals up front and she said just find a spot at the bar....she also liked my hoodie! Got me an ok burger....not as good as at Flannigans in Cleveland but still good...watched the pens game then grabbed the tripod and went down to the river and took some pics. Got back to the van round 11...watched some Xfiles and called er a night.
Woke up this morning....found a place to park for 5$ as opposed to 35$ near the stadium...it's prob a 30 min walk to the field from where I parked. So now all I have to do is find a cheap ticket...not going to be easy I think. But I'm here...
Well let's see....so thought I was going to go to a hockey game yesterday...find the rink...drive thru another getto that reeked of weed....it had a sweet run down barber shop, old shitty buildings, and some dude in a sweet lime green suit! So I parked and started to wonder around...still lots of time before puck drop...oh...I covered this already didn't I....ya I did...ok...well after that it's now like 1.5 hrs to game time, no ppl, no anything...check the secd again...I read it wrong...pens are playing...just in ATL...shit...my bad.
So off to Hienz field I go to find some tailgate action as I did in Green Bay...ya not so much. Nothing....in GB the party started a full 2 days before the game. So I park and find Jarome Bettis's grill.....nice place and not too expensive. Packed tho...so I talked to one of the gals up front and she said just find a spot at the bar....she also liked my hoodie! Got me an ok burger....not as good as at Flannigans in Cleveland but still good...watched the pens game then grabbed the tripod and went down to the river and took some pics. Got back to the van round 11...watched some Xfiles and called er a night.
Woke up this morning....found a place to park for 5$ as opposed to 35$ near the stadium...it's prob a 30 min walk to the field from where I parked. So now all I have to do is find a cheap ticket...not going to be easy I think. But I'm here...
Saturday, November 13, 2010
1606 EST
Ok, so I wrote the previous post this morning in Zanesville or what everit was called lol!
I'm now sitting in the Marriott hotel across the street from the rink...I just walked in and am sitting in a comfortable chair stealing wifi! I might even use their nice bathrooms!
I'm a little worried about the van. The rink is right on the edge of the getto....I drove thru it trying to find some parking and...once again...lock the doors...I had the windows down and all I could smell was weed lol! So I turend around, found some meters near the rink...the one I found had like 7 hrs on it. So I hid everything as best as I could and left her there....I'm going to go see if I can find some more secure parking. Then I have to find tickets without spending a shit pile of money on em.
Pittsburg is a nice city sofar....busy with alot of roads going everywhere. Very industrial city. Around the rink there is not much...some churches, houses....nothing like in Columbus.
So I think I'm going to go and see about ticked and parking....still 2+hrs to puck drop...so should be able to do some rambling in there.
Also..the Steelers play tomorrow....not sure if it's here or away...if it's here...might have to look into some tailgating and maybe see the game....cheaply of course.
Ok....I'm off.....To all the Oregon people....have an outstanding night....I do wish I was there...so have a frosty beverage for me and I ll prob call later.
Cheers!
I'm now sitting in the Marriott hotel across the street from the rink...I just walked in and am sitting in a comfortable chair stealing wifi! I might even use their nice bathrooms!
I'm a little worried about the van. The rink is right on the edge of the getto....I drove thru it trying to find some parking and...once again...lock the doors...I had the windows down and all I could smell was weed lol! So I turend around, found some meters near the rink...the one I found had like 7 hrs on it. So I hid everything as best as I could and left her there....I'm going to go see if I can find some more secure parking. Then I have to find tickets without spending a shit pile of money on em.
Pittsburg is a nice city sofar....busy with alot of roads going everywhere. Very industrial city. Around the rink there is not much...some churches, houses....nothing like in Columbus.
So I think I'm going to go and see about ticked and parking....still 2+hrs to puck drop...so should be able to do some rambling in there.
Also..the Steelers play tomorrow....not sure if it's here or away...if it's here...might have to look into some tailgating and maybe see the game....cheaply of course.
Ok....I'm off.....To all the Oregon people....have an outstanding night....I do wish I was there...so have a frosty beverage for me and I ll prob call later.
Cheers!
Hello from Pittsburg
G'day
Well not too much exciting happened yesterday....woke up in the parking lot of the hotel I stayed at in Cleveland....made tracks for the airport to see about the food thing Kennith and Keri were talking about....drove around the airport abit....and did not get hassled by the cops!! Found the convention centre....then I remembered the the Blue Jackets were playing.....so I made tracks to Columbus....bout a 2.5hr drive.....I got a text from K and K about 1.5hrs later wondering where I was! Dam it!.....
Pull into Columbus, nice town...find the rink, park and begin to ramble around.
The arena is in the 'arena district' It's the rink of course, apartments, shops, and a shot pile of bars. So still rambling along....I ask some guy where to get tickets....he mentions that there are 10$ seats......ding dong! Line up, 10$ ticket in my hand! You can't get a beer in some rinks back home for 10$! Rambling continues, still 2 hrs before the game....I found a nice brew pub! Sit down at the bar....happy hour! 3$ beer.....and really really good beer too! They had a really nice IPA and a super super good......I have no idea how to spell it...heyfervitsen.....sound it out! Really tasty.....had a pizza...equally delicious, had a good chat with the bar tender and off to the game I go.
Get into the rink...not a bad place, not as nice as the Wilds rink but not bad....head up to my seat, got a nose bees on the way there....2 rows from the top lol! Started scoping out better seats and in the middle of the first...made the move to some.....better seats! My recon was good but foiled by a jacket...the seats I was scoping were right on the ice, row one, but buddy had his jacket on them...so I aborted and settled for row 10 on the blue line....I'm ok with that for 10$
So of course the seat I'm in...someone comes back....I just pull the 'I'm in the wrong section' line and move...same thing happens one more time and then I found some for sure empty ones! Sweet. Watched the Jackets get smashed by the Avalanche....and left the rink.
Some of The people that were there cared about the team...but there were alot of ppl there that had no idea....I kept hearing ' fight him!!! Smash him!!' the organization was trying really hard to get the fans into the game...with giveaways, draws...like they do in all rinks...but more so...alot of empty seats....yet the Ohio State Buckeyes....a college football team will draw 80,000 or more. But that's a whole different ball of wax as Kennith explained to me the other night.
Anyways, left the rink to go find a place to have a drink....and the bartender from earlier was outside having a smoke, saw me walking by and said hey! So I got a beer and joined him and some of his friends...nice people....James was his name...nice guy...we had some stuff in common and we both had a couple good stories to tell....he had a crack head smash up his car...while he was trying to get away from him! Smashed out the back window, a couple side windows and did a bunch of other damage....we were talking about insurance for some reason....so I told him my motorcycle story....we both had a good chuckle, raised our glasses and drank some good beer.
I wanted to peel off and go make sure the van was still ok, then meet up with James later at Rbar...just wanted to make sure the van was not torched, stolen, smashed...and check out the parking situation. When I pulled in, it was 8$ event parking....guy said take the ticket and you pay on the way out. Ok.....so I go talk to the gal in the ticket booth....shes like....well I don't know what that guy was doing...not his job apparently....she said....well it's 5$ for the night....I said deal! That's all taken care of, back to the bar.
Get to Rbar....it's just fun to say....say it like a pirate....say it with me.....RRRRRRRRRRRbaRRRRRRR lol! See that was fun!
Sorry lol! So James is no where to be found. Get my self a 3$ tall boy of shit beer....wonder around, watch some hockey, some skanks, and some jabronies. Very entertaining. Finish my shitty tall boy...and out to the street......packed....unreal!
It was a meat market the likes of witch I have never seen. Skinny jeans, short....and I mean short skirts....wow.....and shoes the gals could barely walk in! So the slut factor was extreme but sure was fun to watch! Lol! Greasy! But conversely....the douche bag slime ball jabronie factor was equally as Impressive. I can't comment on most of what the dudes were wearing.....cuz well....I was not checking out the dudes! Lol! But there were a couple beauties!! Shiny shirt wearing, pointy shoes, super lame hair...and some of them trying to work on gals that are just wrecked! It was very entertaining!
Also amongst all of this.....somewhere I made a call to the other party going on in Roseburg! And said hi to every one there!
Hopped in the ban and headed east just to get out of town....found a truck stop and good night. Woke up today....sun was shining....hot.....it's freakin warm....tshirt weather for sure! It's middle november and the weather since I was in reno has been nothing but sun! I hope it continues...but I have my suspicions that once I hit the east coast it's gonna shit....and if it does....depending on how bad it gets or is....the trip might get modified or shortened. Halifax, Montreal, and Toronto are the only for sure stops I want to make. I can always fly or drive out to the rock another time. I'll see how it goes.
So....I should hit the road.....I think the pens are playing tonight...see if I can get a cheap ticket!
Lol! I'm in a Tim Hortons in Zanesville OH! so I've written this on the iPhone.....thank you again Neil.....your 40's of shitty 2.49$ 9% malt liquor have been acquired!....so I just need to find some wifi and put it up.
Cheers every one!
Well not too much exciting happened yesterday....woke up in the parking lot of the hotel I stayed at in Cleveland....made tracks for the airport to see about the food thing Kennith and Keri were talking about....drove around the airport abit....and did not get hassled by the cops!! Found the convention centre....then I remembered the the Blue Jackets were playing.....so I made tracks to Columbus....bout a 2.5hr drive.....I got a text from K and K about 1.5hrs later wondering where I was! Dam it!.....
Pull into Columbus, nice town...find the rink, park and begin to ramble around.
The arena is in the 'arena district' It's the rink of course, apartments, shops, and a shot pile of bars. So still rambling along....I ask some guy where to get tickets....he mentions that there are 10$ seats......ding dong! Line up, 10$ ticket in my hand! You can't get a beer in some rinks back home for 10$! Rambling continues, still 2 hrs before the game....I found a nice brew pub! Sit down at the bar....happy hour! 3$ beer.....and really really good beer too! They had a really nice IPA and a super super good......I have no idea how to spell it...heyfervitsen.....sound it out! Really tasty.....had a pizza...equally delicious, had a good chat with the bar tender and off to the game I go.
Get into the rink...not a bad place, not as nice as the Wilds rink but not bad....head up to my seat, got a nose bees on the way there....2 rows from the top lol! Started scoping out better seats and in the middle of the first...made the move to some.....better seats! My recon was good but foiled by a jacket...the seats I was scoping were right on the ice, row one, but buddy had his jacket on them...so I aborted and settled for row 10 on the blue line....I'm ok with that for 10$
So of course the seat I'm in...someone comes back....I just pull the 'I'm in the wrong section' line and move...same thing happens one more time and then I found some for sure empty ones! Sweet. Watched the Jackets get smashed by the Avalanche....and left the rink.
Some of The people that were there cared about the team...but there were alot of ppl there that had no idea....I kept hearing ' fight him!!! Smash him!!' the organization was trying really hard to get the fans into the game...with giveaways, draws...like they do in all rinks...but more so...alot of empty seats....yet the Ohio State Buckeyes....a college football team will draw 80,000 or more. But that's a whole different ball of wax as Kennith explained to me the other night.
Anyways, left the rink to go find a place to have a drink....and the bartender from earlier was outside having a smoke, saw me walking by and said hey! So I got a beer and joined him and some of his friends...nice people....James was his name...nice guy...we had some stuff in common and we both had a couple good stories to tell....he had a crack head smash up his car...while he was trying to get away from him! Smashed out the back window, a couple side windows and did a bunch of other damage....we were talking about insurance for some reason....so I told him my motorcycle story....we both had a good chuckle, raised our glasses and drank some good beer.
I wanted to peel off and go make sure the van was still ok, then meet up with James later at Rbar...just wanted to make sure the van was not torched, stolen, smashed...and check out the parking situation. When I pulled in, it was 8$ event parking....guy said take the ticket and you pay on the way out. Ok.....so I go talk to the gal in the ticket booth....shes like....well I don't know what that guy was doing...not his job apparently....she said....well it's 5$ for the night....I said deal! That's all taken care of, back to the bar.
Get to Rbar....it's just fun to say....say it like a pirate....say it with me.....RRRRRRRRRRRbaRRRRRRR lol! See that was fun!
Sorry lol! So James is no where to be found. Get my self a 3$ tall boy of shit beer....wonder around, watch some hockey, some skanks, and some jabronies. Very entertaining. Finish my shitty tall boy...and out to the street......packed....unreal!
It was a meat market the likes of witch I have never seen. Skinny jeans, short....and I mean short skirts....wow.....and shoes the gals could barely walk in! So the slut factor was extreme but sure was fun to watch! Lol! Greasy! But conversely....the douche bag slime ball jabronie factor was equally as Impressive. I can't comment on most of what the dudes were wearing.....cuz well....I was not checking out the dudes! Lol! But there were a couple beauties!! Shiny shirt wearing, pointy shoes, super lame hair...and some of them trying to work on gals that are just wrecked! It was very entertaining!
Also amongst all of this.....somewhere I made a call to the other party going on in Roseburg! And said hi to every one there!
Hopped in the ban and headed east just to get out of town....found a truck stop and good night. Woke up today....sun was shining....hot.....it's freakin warm....tshirt weather for sure! It's middle november and the weather since I was in reno has been nothing but sun! I hope it continues...but I have my suspicions that once I hit the east coast it's gonna shit....and if it does....depending on how bad it gets or is....the trip might get modified or shortened. Halifax, Montreal, and Toronto are the only for sure stops I want to make. I can always fly or drive out to the rock another time. I'll see how it goes.
So....I should hit the road.....I think the pens are playing tonight...see if I can get a cheap ticket!
Lol! I'm in a Tim Hortons in Zanesville OH! so I've written this on the iPhone.....thank you again Neil.....your 40's of shitty 2.49$ 9% malt liquor have been acquired!....so I just need to find some wifi and put it up.
Cheers every one!
Friday, November 12, 2010
Good Friday morning
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!
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!
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!
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