Saturday. What the heck is going on. I have a free day from the wife
and kids...I can actually think clearly for once...well as much as a free
day involving football and alcohol can provide...and noone is talking.
Maybe I need to make a controversial post like John said...but I can't
do that....so maybe another story from my life.
When I went to the NY Open in 98 I got to see alot of things. The
Plane ride was great...well...except for the transfer flight from Detroit
into La Guardia airport...I sat beside a Vietnam Vet (which I have 4 in
my family and love all vets from that war) who had a plate in his head
and was a slight bit unbalanced. (Small side note...Dave is well
balanced...I have a chip on both shoulders...hehehe)
Ok..so needless to say as the flight was progressing I was trying to
get involved with some lines in the Dutch Defense I could not get this
guy to take a hint...he just kept talking...so I said screw it and bought
us both a beer and tried to decipher his unintelligable reasoning on
why Wal Mart is the sin of America. That was great for about 15
minutes.
Okay so I land in NY...and lord knows I had no clue how big it is...first
thing I drag my bags and hail a cab ( where i am from you have to
call one on the damn phone...they don't just travel around) and I get
this guy that asks me where to..I say The New Yorker Hotel (right
across the street from Madison Square Garden)...he asks me.."You
want take tunnel or bridge?" I...being stupid respond, "Which ever is
quicker" (with my oh so noticeable southern accent)...to this he just
takes off...grabs his cb and talks in some form of arabic
language...and then I hear through the speaker this very funny
laugh...followed by about three more just as weird. Cost me $45 to
get to the hotel where the tourney was (side note...cost me $13 to get
back cause I said take the tunnel) So good lesson in NY...they know
someone who doesn't have a clue right off the bat.
Ok...besides the fun at the tourney I got to see a stabbing...a woman
at McDonalds at 3am pouring salt and pepper on the table and then
licking it off as well as being propositioned by more prostitutes than
you can shake a stick at.
I have one other VERY interesting part to this NY trip but will only tell
that one through private email...if ya wanna know!!
Lazy Saturday...and boy am I bored.
Dave
I'm going to find the lowest ranked player and hick butt. LOL. Maybe
I'll get lucky and not get myself kickeed back down to the 1100 Club
again.
Dave,
Just find someone 1300 or less and do the same just for the
fun. Forget sportsmanship for one day.
John
PS: Just an idea. Hard for me to find someone I can be sure of
kicking butt with.