Super Bowl Bus Trip: Roasting Chris Long & Bball With Coach Buzz
As I type this we’re in a bit of a crisis. The bus is almost out of coolant in the middle of nowhere & after two attempts to stop & get some, no one’s been able to help us. We’ve just come to a sudden halt as *Larry’s spotted a third option & is reversing us back a ramp to get there. Fingers crossed.
*It’s now a common belief among us that our bus driver Larry is the reincarnate of PMT’s gambling goldfish, Larry II (RIP). Larry enjoys the casinos & gave us picks for the college games last night.
While we wait, here’s an update on what we’ve been up to since yesterday morning.
After a late start figuring out how to get the interior bus lights to work, the crew (Big Cat, PFT, Hank, Rone & I) cruised to the Philadelphia Navy Yard, down the street from Lincoln Financial where the (current SUPER BOWL CHAMPION) Eagles play. Defensive LB/DE Chris Long hopped on for Pardon My Take & I had the chance to talk to him.. As a Birds fan it was pretty exciting & I think we’re going to be lifelong friends now. Highlight of the day and you can listen to that episode here:
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Then it was a long stretch to Blacksburg, VA. Several hours in we started to get stir crazy so we played chess & took turns reading excerpts from our favorite books. Or something like that.
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We didn’t get there until almost 2am & all went straight to sleep because there was a big day (today) ahead of us.. we’d be hitting the court with one of the coolest coaches around.
This morning at 7am we rolled onto Virginia Tech’s campus & into the training facility for the Hokies basketball teams. Coach Buzz Williams was already getting a workout in & put us right to work learning drills. Not trying to say he was too hard on us, but by the time it was over, PFT & Big Cat were on their backs on the ground and Rone had “three raspberries” on his limbs & Buzz had to put a bandaid on his arm. (Video of that to come.)
Once we’d recovered it was back on the highway and despite our best laid plans, we seem to be making a lot of unexpected stops. Thankfully, there’s been a good selection of gas station souvenirs, of which I’m a connoisseur.
It should also be noted that I sat on the remote control making all TVs onboard fuzzy & no one has been able to fix it.
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So ok… no TV and no coolant, Hank just smashed his head off the bus’s rear view mirror, Rone’s all banged up, PMT’s suit is sweaty & gross from the workout & he can’t change because of a bet… but it’s no problem. We’re fine – We’ve got a freezer full of DEVOUR, a tank full of gas & intermittent internet (so it’s just like being back at HQ and we feel right at home).
My travel slippers are on & I’m tossing in my headphones & cueing up the latest ZeroBlog30 episode. Next stop, NASHVILLE!!!!!
In the words of Larry,
“Let’s get on with the game & stop the horse-shit he-yah.”