August 19, 2004
there are guys behind me "fragging" things
jamie, dan and i are at an internet cafe in rockport, illinois. we saw a baseball game at us cellular field this evening. we narrowly avoided the rain. oh, and i'm a little bit drunk. we were at the bar next door...well, three doors down. we had a drink or two and then took a right at the stripmall and popped into what i'm calling an internet cafe, but what is really a place filled with black lights and people playing first person shooter games.
hmm, let see. so far the trip has involved a lot of driving. and i meant to dance at the bar next door, but neither dan nor i had our cameras, so that made the dancing totally unnecessary. although jamie claimed he'd be able to record it with the camera in his mind. no dice. boo yah!!!!!
okay, here's the thing. internet, I NEED YOUR HELP. bat-girl was kind enough to post jamie's request asking for things to do in minneapolis. unfortunately, the printer here doesn't work. would someone mind printing the comments and faxing them to us at the red roof inn in rockFORD (turn out rockport is a shoe company!!! - who knew???)???? red roof inn. rockford, il. we'll try to leave by 9am (right!) CENTRAL TIME. so that gives you some time...but, please, someone help us out. those suggestions sound good. sorry i don't have the fax number, there, but i'm sure you can find it. unfortunately, i don't know when i'll have internet access again. it's like i've been kidnapped on some kind of crazy baseball trip!!!! but i decided i wanted to do it. and i'm wholeheartedly embracing it, including checking my fantasy stats at this internet cafe. jamie just called the comments """ALLL GOLD"""". don't know why there are extra quotes...but that just means YOU MUST COME THROUGH FOR US. I WILL BAKE YOU COOKIES. thanks a millions, dawgs!!!!
UPDATE _____ MOST IMPORTANT _______
***** i am not that lazy, i found the fax number for the motel Fax: (815) 398-9761*****
attention marc balgavy - room 246.
now, it's time for steak n shake!!!!!
who are we kidding - we're not going to be out by 10 am eastern time, we're probably not leaving til 11 am. dan hates 'til. it only saves one character.
Posted by marc@balgavy.com at August 19, 2004 04:05 AMi can do it.
Posted by: kfan at August 19, 2004 10:01 AMi just spoke to the bad news bears and they sincerely thank you kevin for coming through. yay kevin! marc's cookie's are good. and he called us "dawgs"
Posted by: shr at August 19, 2004 02:31 PMget marc out of new york and he becomes mr. exclamation point!!!!!
Posted by: shmoo at August 19, 2004 10:16 PMoh cool i'm glad it made it there in time. thanks for the update sujan!
marc is a hilarious drunk. it's too bad he never drank in college.
Posted by: kfan at August 20, 2004 11:18 AMdid that balgavy discover bourbon and pizza at the same time?
p.s. in case anyone was keeping tabs, they indeed made it to a chik-fil-a!
Posted by: shr at August 20, 2004 12:00 PMI dunno if I am more bummed that you guys were in Rockford (2 hours away), or that you didn't ask ME about MPLS since i used to live there. That Batgirl list was OK, but way too much fratty stuff, and they left out the CC Club (where the Replacements used to hang out), although Nyes is a pretty good call. Cheapo (did I see that on there?) is bar none the biggest and probably best used record store in the world....oh well....
Posted by: Donovan Finn at August 20, 2004 09:38 PMI dunno if I am more bummed that you guys were in Rockford (2 hours away), or that you didn't ask ME about MPLS since i used to live there. That Batgirl list was OK, but way too much fratty stuff, and they left out the CC Club (where the Replacements used to hang out), although Nyes is a pretty good call. Cheapo (did I see that on there?) is bar none the biggest and probably best used record store in the world....oh well....
Posted by: Donovan Finn at August 20, 2004 09:39 PM
my fotolog