Morning Centennial State randos.....
- LSU fans are completely demoralized. Saturday night they weren't even mad. Worse, they were indifferent. Given up hope. They absolutely LOVE Coach O, but realize he's not a good coach, and know they're going nowhere with him.
- It was strange being out at a bar watching them get beat down in my UK gear and nobody really gave a damn.
- Will Levis has such a unique skill set. He can drop bombs but isn't accurate. He's a big, strong runner who gets the most out of his talent but he's not a combine superstar athlete. In that regard he's the opposite of Turnover Terry. I absolutely love seeing him run, and just hit Wan'dale when he can. That's when he plays his best.
- All-time college highlight was the day a group of us tried to hit 21 bars and have 1 beer at each. To think about how far Lexington has come since then, we struggled to even map the thing out. As best I can recall....
Tolly Ho
The Library
Lynagh's
Fish Tank
Mia's
Rosebud
Cheapside
Two Keys
Ramsey's (High St)
O'Shea's
Rincon
Charlie Brown's
I know I'm misremembering like a mf'er. Bellydancer? WS? BBdK? Little help? I think the finally tally was about 20 bars.
- Move into our new establishment in LoDo (don't look at me like that, I didn't give it that wackass monicker) this AM.
- Hosted the 3rd annual New Orleans Ultramarathon this weekend. Kind of a strange year, as registration took a hit after Hurricane Ida, and we had more no-shows than normal, but it was a blast.
Probably put some pics up this week. The final 50-mile finisher was a guy we've become friends with who races under the name "Phuck Cancer." He's beaten it twice, including his last Stage 4/terminal diagnosis. His whole family was there. We pushed back the cutoff times to ensure he and others finished. He was hurting big time but determined, and crossed the finish line slowly but surely to a huge celebration, including a raucous applause from the folks at the brewery who otherwise had no interest in our event. The owner (a cancer nurse) was even there to personally congratulate him. These stories just write themselves, man.
- 24 points, lol. WTF?
I've got so much more confidence in this game than I probably should, but damn. I truly don't think UGA will score 24 points. If we're going to win, I want to see a Mark Stoops special. Just run the ball all damn day. Control the clock. Make it a slugfest. Wear them down and take big shots when they're tired in the second half.
- Y'all can have all the 5-star hotels you want. What I'm looking for is a free continental breakfast with huge industrial coffee machines and tons of heavily processed creamer, Frosted Flakes, and maybe a self serve belgian waffle maker.
- Patience is wearing way TF thin with COVID stuff. Went to dinner Sunday night and had the hostess remind me twice that there was a 1 hour, 30 minute limit to table dining. It was just after 8pm. Me, twice = "you close at 9, right?" Fairly certain she didn't "get it." On Monday, some 400-pounder at AutoZone barked at me "you have to wear a mask," and this mf'er was behind his little clear screen with his gaiter wrapped completely around his neck, evidently blind to the irony. Me = "does that apply to both of us?" He fumbled thru some words and pulled his up. By the time I got in line his nose was exposed. By the time he checked me out it was all the way down around one of his necks again with his mouth/nose totally 100% exposed. GFY.
- My last ski trip was with CoolCat and mmharmon to Steamboat for the Texas country weeklong concert. Random. Ready to hit the slopes again, and I'm not talking about in the "snorting cocaine" way. Although that’s cool, too.
- Dave Chapelle's Netflix special was amazing. Glad to hear his high pitched voice come back out. That's when you know he's saying something funny.
- 5 good songs you need to listen to....
Last Pale Light in the West (Ben Nichols/Lucero)
One in the Saddle, One on the Ground (Sturgill Simpson)
Drunken Poets Dream (Ray Wylie Hubbard)
The Funeral (Turnpike Troubadours)
American Flags in Black and White (John Moreland)
- It's very understated just how terrible of a job Miami football has become. Howard Schnellenberger used to roll thru the hood in his Cadillac and snakeskin boots picking up every derelict he could find, which launched that program. But ever since Donna Shalalah (sp?) insisted on cleaning it up, it’s truly one of the worst jobs in the country. No commitment from the higher ups. Awful facilities. Unrealistic expectations. We ain’t losing Stoops to them.
- Old boy didn’t mince words when discussing the track at the indoor practice facility, where multiple Olympians/world record holders have honed their craft.
“We need to get that thing out of here.”
lol
- Weed. Shrooms = legal.