I think the stadium experience at Kroger is pretty damn good. I think resizing was a good play. And it was 98% full on Saturday. I will say who does a guy have to screw to get a reply of every play in stadium? I didn't see a replay of the Rodriguez fumble until yesterday.
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-Bike to beat Cancer was a huge success. over 700k raised for cancer research, all going to actual research. We did the 65 like last time. I've done 100 like 10x's and it hurts, 65 is much more manageable with plans later in the day. Thanks to all that donated.
-Family Friendly WCTGE was awesome. Has a much different vibe these days but it's not a bad thing at all. Thinking LSU might be a good throw back option for that. Regardless, I had a blast. Kiddos had a blast. Think it finally fizzled out around midnight.
-This weather has been amazing.
-I like kicking the field goal in theory, didn't expect him to kick it into the line, it would've been my call as well. He's been pretty solid. Fair argument that CRod is going to get .5 yard on 80% of his plays. Either ends the game. I guess more could go wrong with a blocked FG as we almost saw.
-Smoke finally showing a little life. He has me worried, I was expecting a big year, and so far it's been pretty meh. Rodriguez needs a break every once in a while so he needs someone to get like 25% of the carries.
-So first game we threw for 420 yards and rushed for 145. 2nd we threw for 179 and rushed for 350. Lol. Good luck prepping for that.
-Italian Drip beef. Shew.
-Smart Football guy, why were we not getting pressure on the QB? Was that by design or their blocking? I'm assuming they wanted to run more and were dink and dumping us to death to avoid pressure.
-JJ Weaver though. Good lord.
-Celebrated with a little KoK after the game. Reaffirmed my opinion it's firmly in the top spot. I could just smell it and be happy.
-Not to give UL any excuses but all big events are having issues with long waits and staffing. Temp staffing experiencing the same issues as everyone else. No shows the day of are like 40-50% for some of these things. Was talking to some folks at UK and they were stressed to the max last week. But hey, let's give them more reasons to avoid work.
-Family Friendly WCTGE was awesome. Has a much different vibe these days but it's not a bad thing at all. Thinking LSU might be a good throw back option for that. Regardless, I had a blast. Kiddos had a blast. Think it finally fizzled out around midnight.
-This weather has been amazing.
-I like kicking the field goal in theory, didn't expect him to kick it into the line, it would've been my call as well. He's been pretty solid. Fair argument that CRod is going to get .5 yard on 80% of his plays. Either ends the game. I guess more could go wrong with a blocked FG as we almost saw.
-Smoke finally showing a little life. He has me worried, I was expecting a big year, and so far it's been pretty meh. Rodriguez needs a break every once in a while so he needs someone to get like 25% of the carries.
-So first game we threw for 420 yards and rushed for 145. 2nd we threw for 179 and rushed for 350. Lol. Good luck prepping for that.
-Italian Drip beef. Shew.
-Smart Football guy, why were we not getting pressure on the QB? Was that by design or their blocking? I'm assuming they wanted to run more and were dink and dumping us to death to avoid pressure.
-JJ Weaver though. Good lord.
-Celebrated with a little KoK after the game. Reaffirmed my opinion it's firmly in the top spot. I could just smell it and be happy.
-Not to give UL any excuses but all big events are having issues with long waits and staffing. Temp staffing experiencing the same issues as everyone else. No shows the day of are like 40-50% for some of these things. Was talking to some folks at UK and they were stressed to the max last week. But hey, let's give them more reasons to avoid work.
Note: if you sneak in your own booze, it’s “free,” AND there’s no wait.
Not a smart football guy, but upon watching the replay, we got more pressure than I remembered, especially in the first half. I think there are a handful of reasons we didn't get more, though. First is scheme. Stoops/White like to play conservative D with a lead. Second is Bazelak. Dude is excellent at making a quick decision. A few of their biggest plays were when we did get pressure. Maybe I'm misremembering, but I thought he sucked at throwing downfield as well. Third is ****** tackling by our secondary. If the guys up front get beat by playing overly aggressive, the result could be a homerun. And finally, I noticed a lot of pre-snap motion by Mizzou that resulted in Weaver having to drop into coverage.
- How old is Papa John's Stadium? Less than 20 years in and signage is falling off and there is legitimate mold in the pink, faded seats? That relic is a perfect symbol for that new money, commuter school. Enjoy!
- I was going to go all ANTI-SAE and magically show up with my family and maybe my best buddy's family at the tailgate just to say hi. Then my son popped that positive test last Sunday and that was that. Good to hear it was family friendly. I'm proud of you guys.
In related news, I'm out with the kids until Wednesday. Don't want to be. My sick days are dwindling down now to 195. Wife and I are fully vaxxed (although it's none of your business) so she can work. She does not have near as many days saved up so it's been me.
- Said it before and I'll say it again. UK Football is a superhero just learning its new power. We'll be flying around, crashing into buildings for a few more weeks. Hopefully we'll hone our skills in the middle of October. Talent and depth is as good as it has ever been. That's obvious.
Quick shot NFL observations:
- Aaron Rodgers is loathsome. Most overrated/overhyped player in NFL history?
- Baker Mayfield is the best athlete-actor in all of professional sports.
- Love the annual Bengals hype-hope-disappointment-rage-relief. All in one game!
- Titans are counterfeit. Always are. If they could live up to local media hype, they'd be Super Bowl winners every year.
- Bills will come crashing back down to earth this year.
- The NFL is great. Anyone pretending it's not is just fooling themselves.
- I was going to go all ANTI-SAE and magically show up with my family and maybe my best buddy's family at the tailgate just to say hi. Then my son popped that positive test last Sunday and that was that. Good to hear it was family friendly. I'm proud of you guys.
In related news, I'm out with the kids until Wednesday. Don't want to be. My sick days are dwindling down now to 195. Wife and I are fully vaxxed (although it's none of your business) so she can work. She does not have near as many days saved up so it's been me.
- Said it before and I'll say it again. UK Football is a superhero just learning its new power. We'll be flying around, crashing into buildings for a few more weeks. Hopefully we'll hone our skills in the middle of October. Talent and depth is as good as it has ever been. That's obvious.
Quick shot NFL observations:
- Aaron Rodgers is loathsome. Most overrated/overhyped player in NFL history?
- Baker Mayfield is the best athlete-actor in all of professional sports.
- Love the annual Bengals hype-hope-disappointment-rage-relief. All in one game!
- Titans are counterfeit. Always are. If they could live up to local media hype, they'd be Super Bowl winners every year.
- Bills will come crashing back down to earth this year.
- The NFL is great. Anyone pretending it's not is just fooling themselves.
Stadium experience, when full, is great, which means team is good and expectations high
Mild complaints are;
Replays
Lack of updates on scores of other games on continuous loop on ribbons or scoreboard, not hard stuff
Especially when Wifi horrible- can't get scores off phone until maybe second half
Food options while better, the generic food booth was overrun, need a few more, felt bad for kids working it for their booster club
The 30 second image of Wandale laying on the ground after getting hit in the head was nice though.
Has there ever been an explanation as to why sound only comes out of one end of the stadium?
Oh, for you muckety mucks in the Mitchapalooza Suites, can you tell us if the band is any good? Should I care? We can barely here them, not sure if that's good or bad.
If UL Athletics is having money problems, I'm all for it!
Creative accounting had them $12M in the red in 2019 and that includes a $6M subsidy from the university so they really spend $18M more than they take in (even with the sweetheart arena deal). Of course that was pre-Covid so no I'm sure it is much worse now.
-sooo...we're all gathered together to watch our state's flagship University in *real life* communion with our fellow human beings...then HEY FANS GEN OUT YOUR PHONES TO PLAY COCA COLA SPONSORED VIDYA GAME ON THE BIG SCREEN!!!! or text something to somewhere for a chance at a free pizza. It's gross. Do better, UK.
Chris Livingston announcing (for Kentucky) on Wednesday.
PTI's girl is band knowledgeable, and said we're not good at all, but have nice instruments.
When I hear "band" and "UK," I'm mostly concerned with Potsy and Friends, or the upcoming JD Shelburne rager.
Maybe it’s because I’m always drunk but I have no complaints about our game atmosphere - especially since we’re contenders now.
That place was awesome Saturday night. Not sure if it sounded like it on TV but it was a great atmosphere.
It was loud as hell on TV, and the broadcast team wouldn't stop talking about it. You couldn't even hear Alyssa most of the time. Also looked as jam-packed as any game I've seen this year across the country.
Missed the 2Q and a little of the 1st, so re-watched it in full yesterday. Was nervous as hell down the stretch even though I knew the outcome. It's been said plenty, but damn, we lose those types of game at about an 85% clip in my fan career.
-Mash nailed it with the SECN slander, been saying that for years...especially basketball. But, I actually think Stinchcomb is pretty damn good.
-This was fantastic:
Missed the 2Q and a little of the 1st, so re-watched it in full yesterday. Was nervous as hell down the stretch even though I knew the outcome. It's been said plenty, but damn, we lose those types of game at about an 85% clip in my fan career.
-Mash nailed it with the SECN slander, been saying that for years...especially basketball. But, I actually think Stinchcomb is pretty damn good.
-This was fantastic:
First drunk game watching since Missouri last season I think. I cut grass, shower beer, bourbons, and ate a costco sized bag of pizza rolls before sleeping on the couch.
Good win.
Good win.
Yeah you could tell it was electric on TV and the commentators continually mentioned the crowd as well.
Managed to ride the wave about as well as I could ask for after a 5a wake up call for a 65 mile bike ride. Pounded 'mestos all day, ended with a high proof burb night cap, and woke up feeling pretty decent.
- Levis has such poise in the pocket. Doesn't get flustered and knows when to throw it away or run it (less head first dives please). The dime he dropped to Wandale on 3rd and long in our territory was a pro -caliber pass. That's what sets him apart from what we've had in the recently - not the statistical yardage. Kid is athletic, heady and has the accuracy needed to get you out of a jam.
- A huge 'smd' to all my buckeye coworkers in Columbus. Good to have those ******** neutered early in the season.
- Between the weather, crew and indoor/outdoor setup, that was a top notch tailgate. Kudos to the hosts for the hospitality and props to all of us for not coming out of our shoes with a parade of shots sprinkled about like in years past. Think we may have finally turned the corner to adulthood.
- That cat 'cliffhanger' video is cool and all, but gotta admit I would have been tempted to see if that whole "cats always land on their feet" theory proved out from a 50ft. drop.
- This capital gains proposal will suck personally and be a boon professionally. I guess if you're going to get effed, marcus make it worthwhile
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- Key to shaking off the football hangover is forcing yourself to get in a good sweat. 45-60 minutes of cardio, steam and hot shower. Right as the mail after that.
- A huge 'smd' to all my buckeye coworkers in Columbus. Good to have those ******** neutered early in the season.
- Between the weather, crew and indoor/outdoor setup, that was a top notch tailgate. Kudos to the hosts for the hospitality and props to all of us for not coming out of our shoes with a parade of shots sprinkled about like in years past. Think we may have finally turned the corner to adulthood.
- That cat 'cliffhanger' video is cool and all, but gotta admit I would have been tempted to see if that whole "cats always land on their feet" theory proved out from a 50ft. drop.
- This capital gains proposal will suck personally and be a boon professionally. I guess if you're going to get effed, marcus make it worthwhile
.- Key to shaking off the football hangover is forcing yourself to get in a good sweat. 45-60 minutes of cardio, steam and hot shower. Right as the mail after that.
Sat at the UK 25 in Section 28. 5 rows back which is little bit low for my liking but it was interesting to see what is happening on the sidelines. Geese with a "Bossman" yell and received deuces back. There may or may not been many pictures of Alyssa taken. Brad White getting into the Defense.s ***. Kelly Craft walking with security.
Why would you complain about the game you come to every 5 years or so?
Had to work this weekend but made it to the extrav for a little bit. Good seeing everyone, enjoyed remeeting Sae’s oldest brother. Had forgot we’d had some drinks in Destin many moons ago.
Fun taking the little man to his first tailgate. Great pic with Sloot amd Luke. Drip beef sambos were unreal, per usual.
Game wasn’t pretty but no question who was the better team. Stadium was rocking. Hold onto that football C-Rod.
Fun taking the little man to his first tailgate. Great pic with Sloot amd Luke. Drip beef sambos were unreal, per usual.
Game wasn’t pretty but no question who was the better team. Stadium was rocking. Hold onto that football C-Rod.
- Alyssa Lang has put in the work -- and it shows.
She went from 'pretty cute' in 2019 to 'smoke show' in 2021. Her IG tells the story.
- Just couldn't beat the weather. Amazing game experience. I yelled hello to Dick Gabriel while he was roaming the sidelines, too. I'd take him more seriously if he grew back the beard.
- I mean, it's over and done with but I was really disappointed with the FG call and yelled as much to half my section. If you can't get 18 inches with C-Rod back on your opponents 25 yard line, what are we doing here? It's your program's calling card and your RB is known for not losing yards. Put that **** away.
- Absolutely thrilled with Liam, but would still like to see us target the TE more going forward. With a devasting running game and Wan'Dale back there to stretch the field, you're gonna have some gaps in the middle of the field.
- KoK was fantastic -- worthy of the hype. A great effing pour. Wow. That Old Fo' barrel strength rye is a keeper, too. Afraid that won't last long this fall if UK Football keeps this up. #ryeguy
She went from 'pretty cute' in 2019 to 'smoke show' in 2021. Her IG tells the story.
- Just couldn't beat the weather. Amazing game experience. I yelled hello to Dick Gabriel while he was roaming the sidelines, too. I'd take him more seriously if he grew back the beard.
- I mean, it's over and done with but I was really disappointed with the FG call and yelled as much to half my section. If you can't get 18 inches with C-Rod back on your opponents 25 yard line, what are we doing here? It's your program's calling card and your RB is known for not losing yards. Put that **** away.
- Absolutely thrilled with Liam, but would still like to see us target the TE more going forward. With a devasting running game and Wan'Dale back there to stretch the field, you're gonna have some gaps in the middle of the field.
- KoK was fantastic -- worthy of the hype. A great effing pour. Wow. That Old Fo' barrel strength rye is a keeper, too. Afraid that won't last long this fall if UK Football keeps this up. #ryeguy
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Also, saw this tweet sneak by on my TL this weekend....
I'll need to see Levis on the cover of a Catpaw mag dressed as Harry Potter to confirm.
Spent the weekend in Boulder. CU almost knocked off A&M. More importantly, you can't throw a dead cat without hitting an extremely fit and attractive woman. Holy smokes. A Boulder 5 is a rest of the country 8. Maybe there's something to spending a lot of time outdoors and staying in tiptop shape.
Pretty sweet tidbit from the new tax bill:
"Local newspapers would get a new payroll tax credit for employing journalists."
"Local newspapers would get a new payroll tax credit for employing journalists."
<— never been more confident in my life about a flat tax.
NYC RUNDOWN RANDOPALOOZA
- Day one, we get up at 3 am Thursday and didn't go to sleep til 1:30 am Friday. I should have napped on the flight but I was too excited. Walked 14 miles, most of it in the rain, and it was awesome. My ankles and lower back were exploding by the end of the day and I'd do it again in a heartbeat. We had our cabbie take us to the Battery Park area and told him we'd just start walking wherever he dropped us, which happened to be right next to the Ghostbusters fire station. Started there and walked toward the WTC. As we approached, we looked up and saw One World Trade disappearing into the rain and fog. Beautiful, haunting sight.
First stop was the Memorial pools. By pure happenstance, we walked to the South pool first, and I found the name I have a connection to on the sixth or seventh panel I read. I never got to meet Todd Beamer in life, but I knew his family, since his mom and dad were heavily involved in the church I grew up in. His dad and mine were elders together for years. His sister lost her fiancé and a good friend in the Pentagon; years after 9/11 she and her now-husband started coming to our church, too. The rain felt entirely appropriate.
- From there, we hoofed it through the financial district (which is the only part of town that doesn't smell like weed), to Wall Street, NYSE, back down to the Battery, Union Station, Times Square, Radio City, 30 Rock, St. Pat's Cathedral (other than One World, my favorite building in the whole city), all the way down Fifth Ave (where I think I went bankrupt just looking in the windows), the Plaza Hotel, Central Park, to Strawberry Fields and all the way to the Natural History Museum, and then by then we were dead *** tired. Went back to hotel and got cleaned up and then went to Yankee Stadium, which is absolutely incredible. By then the rain had cleared, and it turned into a beautiful night for baseball. Our seats were right next to the Yankee bullpen about six rows up, so right behind Aaron Judge. Good lord, that MF is huge.
Finished the night wandering Times Square and meeting up with friends of ours who were in town. The sight of Weed Delivery trucks right next to the NYPD office below the countdown clock was hilarious. Dudes nonstop yelled "ay who smoking weed?" trying to peddle it, which was bizarre. I know it's recreational there so cops don't care, but still odd coming from Kentucky. I also enjoyed that the dudes selling knock off designer on the sidewalks have bags that look EVEN FAKER than I had imagined after watching 93474 episodes of Law and Order.
- Friday...Friday wins as maybe my favorite day of my entire life. Weather was pristine. 10 miles of visibility, mid 70s, bright sunshine, so perfect day to go to the One World Observatory. I knew it was in the works, we had talked general wedding ideas previously and thought maybe he'll do it while we're in the city...but I was still surprised when he pulled me aside and gave me a ring. It was perfect, ring was perfect, we are over the moon, our families are elated, and I don't think it gets any better than that.
I have no idea how I didn't notice he was clutching his pocket in the subway and nervous as hell getting through security when he had to take it out and stick it on the belt to get scanned. Onions. and ROFL at the Florida State kid.
The Observatory was amazing, and would have been even if there wasn't a shiny thing at the top for me. The elevator up is shockingly fast, and since the sides are covered you only know you're rocketing up 102 floors because your ears pop. At the top, they have a screen that shows the evolution of the city that rolls up to reveal the cityscape...it's worth the price of admission and then some. If you're in the city, that's a must-do.
- That afternoon we went to the 9/11 Museum. It looks pretty small from the entrance, but it stretches the full space underneath and between the two pools. It was massive. We realized we had been in there 3 hours when we suddenly felt hungry, and there was another 2 hours worth of museum we probably could have done. I was okay until we got to the section of the exhibit where they play the PASS alarms and then I was a teary mess til we got out. I appreciated it doesn't shy away from anything, particularly the jumpers. After 20 years of that part of the day being excised from the media (the Esquire article about The Falling Man is incredible, btw), I was glad the Museum showed it--but with absolute dignity.
- Finished the day checking out Penn Station and MSG. @Kooky Kats, I got your message about staying away from 8th Ave right about the time we got there. HAHAHA. Coming out of the subway, immediately see some girl resisting arrest by a van full of undercovers. 10/10. WWE Smackdown was also in town. Dudes decked out in full head-to-toe gear, carrying belts, the works. Winner was obviously the guy with a custom airbrushed Heartbreak Kid sweat suit. We did check tickets, but they were obscene so we kept walking and checked out the Empire State Building and FAO Schwarz instead.
- Saturday we trekked clear out to Long Island for a 9/11 Memorial powerlifting meet benefitting an organization supporting first responders with 9/11 related cancers and such. The meet was opened by a retired NYPD officer who responded to Ground Zero (and whose son was the first NYPD officer killed in Iraq) benching a token 95 lbs. He wanted to compete, but he was just diagnosed with stage 4 cancer and couldn't powerlift during chemo. Not one single dry eye in the house and he got the biggest applause of the day. 3 NYPD officers competed and cops from 3 other jurisdictions lifted or reffed. Really cool event.
Our friends we went to help set a couple world records. Our friend Leah Reichman, who back in April became the all-time world record holder for a squat by a woman with 880 lbs, became the first woman in history to squat 900. And she did it twice, ending with a 925 squat, and a 2000 lbs total (second woman all time to hit that mark).
- Missed watching the game since we were at the meet and then in transit. I'm trying not to let myself believe that Stoops is killing the Kentucky football demons...but
- I was absolutely exhausted yesterday but I could have stayed another week. NYC deserves all the hype. New Jersey, though, deserves the reputation for being disgusting. Long Island Railroad was actually pretty nice, but NJ Transit was FOUL.
Also based on what I saw, the Air Force Ones are back bigger than they were in the Nelly era. And everyone has a connection to get Jordan 1s. Kinda jealous.
- Happy Monday, GYERO.
- Day one, we get up at 3 am Thursday and didn't go to sleep til 1:30 am Friday. I should have napped on the flight but I was too excited. Walked 14 miles, most of it in the rain, and it was awesome. My ankles and lower back were exploding by the end of the day and I'd do it again in a heartbeat. We had our cabbie take us to the Battery Park area and told him we'd just start walking wherever he dropped us, which happened to be right next to the Ghostbusters fire station. Started there and walked toward the WTC. As we approached, we looked up and saw One World Trade disappearing into the rain and fog. Beautiful, haunting sight.
First stop was the Memorial pools. By pure happenstance, we walked to the South pool first, and I found the name I have a connection to on the sixth or seventh panel I read. I never got to meet Todd Beamer in life, but I knew his family, since his mom and dad were heavily involved in the church I grew up in. His dad and mine were elders together for years. His sister lost her fiancé and a good friend in the Pentagon; years after 9/11 she and her now-husband started coming to our church, too. The rain felt entirely appropriate.
- From there, we hoofed it through the financial district (which is the only part of town that doesn't smell like weed), to Wall Street, NYSE, back down to the Battery, Union Station, Times Square, Radio City, 30 Rock, St. Pat's Cathedral (other than One World, my favorite building in the whole city), all the way down Fifth Ave (where I think I went bankrupt just looking in the windows), the Plaza Hotel, Central Park, to Strawberry Fields and all the way to the Natural History Museum, and then by then we were dead *** tired. Went back to hotel and got cleaned up and then went to Yankee Stadium, which is absolutely incredible. By then the rain had cleared, and it turned into a beautiful night for baseball. Our seats were right next to the Yankee bullpen about six rows up, so right behind Aaron Judge. Good lord, that MF is huge.
Finished the night wandering Times Square and meeting up with friends of ours who were in town. The sight of Weed Delivery trucks right next to the NYPD office below the countdown clock was hilarious. Dudes nonstop yelled "ay who smoking weed?" trying to peddle it, which was bizarre. I know it's recreational there so cops don't care, but still odd coming from Kentucky. I also enjoyed that the dudes selling knock off designer on the sidewalks have bags that look EVEN FAKER than I had imagined after watching 93474 episodes of Law and Order.
- Friday...Friday wins as maybe my favorite day of my entire life. Weather was pristine. 10 miles of visibility, mid 70s, bright sunshine, so perfect day to go to the One World Observatory. I knew it was in the works, we had talked general wedding ideas previously and thought maybe he'll do it while we're in the city...but I was still surprised when he pulled me aside and gave me a ring. It was perfect, ring was perfect, we are over the moon, our families are elated, and I don't think it gets any better than that.
I have no idea how I didn't notice he was clutching his pocket in the subway and nervous as hell getting through security when he had to take it out and stick it on the belt to get scanned. Onions. and ROFL at the Florida State kid.
The Observatory was amazing, and would have been even if there wasn't a shiny thing at the top for me. The elevator up is shockingly fast, and since the sides are covered you only know you're rocketing up 102 floors because your ears pop. At the top, they have a screen that shows the evolution of the city that rolls up to reveal the cityscape...it's worth the price of admission and then some. If you're in the city, that's a must-do.
- That afternoon we went to the 9/11 Museum. It looks pretty small from the entrance, but it stretches the full space underneath and between the two pools. It was massive. We realized we had been in there 3 hours when we suddenly felt hungry, and there was another 2 hours worth of museum we probably could have done. I was okay until we got to the section of the exhibit where they play the PASS alarms and then I was a teary mess til we got out. I appreciated it doesn't shy away from anything, particularly the jumpers. After 20 years of that part of the day being excised from the media (the Esquire article about The Falling Man is incredible, btw), I was glad the Museum showed it--but with absolute dignity.
- Finished the day checking out Penn Station and MSG. @Kooky Kats, I got your message about staying away from 8th Ave right about the time we got there. HAHAHA. Coming out of the subway, immediately see some girl resisting arrest by a van full of undercovers. 10/10. WWE Smackdown was also in town. Dudes decked out in full head-to-toe gear, carrying belts, the works. Winner was obviously the guy with a custom airbrushed Heartbreak Kid sweat suit. We did check tickets, but they were obscene so we kept walking and checked out the Empire State Building and FAO Schwarz instead.
- Saturday we trekked clear out to Long Island for a 9/11 Memorial powerlifting meet benefitting an organization supporting first responders with 9/11 related cancers and such. The meet was opened by a retired NYPD officer who responded to Ground Zero (and whose son was the first NYPD officer killed in Iraq) benching a token 95 lbs. He wanted to compete, but he was just diagnosed with stage 4 cancer and couldn't powerlift during chemo. Not one single dry eye in the house and he got the biggest applause of the day. 3 NYPD officers competed and cops from 3 other jurisdictions lifted or reffed. Really cool event.
Our friends we went to help set a couple world records. Our friend Leah Reichman, who back in April became the all-time world record holder for a squat by a woman with 880 lbs, became the first woman in history to squat 900. And she did it twice, ending with a 925 squat, and a 2000 lbs total (second woman all time to hit that mark).
- Missed watching the game since we were at the meet and then in transit. I'm trying not to let myself believe that Stoops is killing the Kentucky football demons...but
- I was absolutely exhausted yesterday but I could have stayed another week. NYC deserves all the hype. New Jersey, though, deserves the reputation for being disgusting. Long Island Railroad was actually pretty nice, but NJ Transit was FOUL.
Also based on what I saw, the Air Force Ones are back bigger than they were in the Nelly era. And everyone has a connection to get Jordan 1s. Kinda jealous.
- Happy Monday, GYERO.
I am - in theory - supportive of using funds to ensure we have local journalists. I think it's important. But that money in Louisville would go to "journalists" who make Chris Kolb look like Sean Hannity.
I think we know why that little tidbit is in there, wayne.
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