follow the moustaches of Brennan and Jason as they cycle through the Rocky Mountains. Ryan's 'stache will be blogging from a variety of altitude-controlled locations along the way.
It's taken quite a while to recover from this year's ride. That may have something to do with the 3 nights we spent celebrating the ride's end point, New Orleans. It may also have something to do with the 4 friends who met us there. And it may have to do with the multiple "victory laps" we did throughout the French quarter, enjoying the food and spirits that have made it famous (and by famous, I mean infamous). Here's the path we took, to the best of my memory:
THURSDAY
Brennan giggles at a horse. It was probably pissing or pooping in the street.
apparently the oldest building to currently house a bar
the site of Brennan's first modeling gig
Brennan Basford = the next Zoolander
- Old Absinthe House
walls covered in business cards...
...which Aaron would randomly choose, call, leave a message asking for whatever service they provide, and ask them to call him back at 867-5309
the first of many places we annoying took over the jukebox (hence Aaron's callback number)
Business cards on the wall? Now I've seen everything!
- some random bar
can't recall the name, and we were only here for 1 round.....1 round of punching bag video game....which I dominated.....no big deal (it's actually a really big deal)
- Jimani's
I really wish this place had a website, because it surely would have shown the bar's logo, and old woman flipping off the camera. The original photo is in the bar, which pans out to show the full context...the woman is on her deathbed.
everyone seemed to have an unspoken agreement to only choose hip hop on the jukebox
**It's important to note that Jason ended his night by playing chess with street bums. He was unable to find Bobby Fischer, but is confident that they were able to solve world hunger, oppression, and the debt ceiling problem.
went here when Brennan's recommendation (an Irish pub across the street) was closed
proceeded to hang here so long we had 2 meals (6 hour-long visit)
the 2nd meal included 4 pitchers of freshly boiled crawfish (one of which bit Brennan's finger before it was boiled to its death...and if you'd heard Brennan complain about the pain, the crawfish went through less pain being boiled alive)
inspired by a certain viral video, we karaoked the sax solo to "Careless Whisper"....twice in 10 minutes....we were not well-liked
what would be a suitable third song choice? You guessed it: "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"
Buzz questions Ryan's fist-pumping technique.
After that, Jason and I headed back to the hotel, as we had a long drive back to the Midwest the next morning.
Needless to say, the trip was once again a rousing success on all accounts. The guys tore up the open road on their bikes. We met kind and unique people at every stop. And we were able to celebrate all of the idiocy with great friends.
Contemplating what to ask our Romanian waitress next.
Where will the ride take us next year? Stay tuned....
To clarify: I wasn't questioning your fist-pumping technique. I was longingly staring at the jukebox, wondering why we stopped at just three George Michael jams (two repeats).
Beautiful post. I cried, I laughed, then I cried again. If you have any questions or comments regarding this comment, you can contact me at 867-5309.
ReplyDeleteWell done!
ReplyDeleteTo clarify: I wasn't questioning your fist-pumping technique. I was longingly staring at the jukebox, wondering why we stopped at just three George Michael jams (two repeats).
Reds TV announcer Tim Kelch (sp?) just told Chris Welsh that he could call him at 867-5309.
ReplyDeleteJim Kelch, not Tim. I don't know who Tim Kelch is.
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