The Skipper Too… Was Wasted

Friday after work I went to state fair to do the whole eating thing. J picked me up and we parked outside of the grounds so we didn't have to pay for parking. We got in to the fairgrounds for free too because you could use a Cubs v. Brewers ticket stub to get into the fair for free. Since we went to every Chub game we had a stockpile of free tickets so we got a couple for Deli and Steph and we met them at the fair. It was really crowded and we really didn't do anything but eat. I had my pork chop sandwich (best food at the fair), a Swiss n' rye, a big pickle, a couple glasses of flavored milk, and a couple ears of corn. We went into the main expo hall but I really didn't feel like listening to all the Brits pitch their wonder mops. We also signed up for the dream home again so I have my fingers crossed on that one. We spent a majority of the night in the micro brew tent. They have different beers from the micro breweries in WI. If you kill a keg there you get a "keg killer" t-shirt with Paul Bunyan on it. J and I tried for about four hours to kill one last year but we didn't get one. This year was different and she killed a keg on her second beer and received the coveted t-shirt. We hung out there until elevenish. My brother was there so it was a good time hand by all. Saturday we took the Milwaukee microbrewery boat tour with Chad and Emily. For $18 you go to Rock Bottom, Lakefront, and the Milwaukee Ale House on a pontoon boat. The boat tour started at one at Rock Bottom. We had a good time sampling the brews and being stupid. A word of advice if you take the tour, don't have the Ale House as your last stop. You only get one beer there and after having an unlimited source of brew up to this point it is tough to scale back to one beer an hour. Once we were done with the boat tour we headed back to my apt for a bit. After relaxing briefly we went over to Chappy's apt and joined them for a cook out. I, being the manliest of all the men, took over the grill and cooked up the brats and chicken. We chowed down and played some darts. Chappy and his crew were going to hit up some of the bars but I didn't feel like going out yet. So Chad, the girls and I headed back to my apt. We had some brews and watched Aqua Teen Hunger Force on DVD, funny stuff. Then Chad got a call from his brother Paul and he was at a house party just up the street from us. So we headed up there and spent the rest of the night…

It’s Where the Water Animals Play

I had a full week these past couple days. It started out on Tuesday with the buckethead game, Crew v. Cubs. I had gotten these tickets about a month ago and was looking forward to my first buckethead game of the year, boy was I disappointed. When we got to our seats I thought we would be in the only Chub free section in Miller Park, we were so wrong! Somehow the damn Cubs fans were even in the buckethead section so we still had to put up with the stuck up, no baseball intellect, snobs. The game was awful too. Ben Sheets was pitching and got shelled the first couple innings. We were down 6-0 in the sixth and I was sick of hearing cheers for Chicago so I did the unthinkable and actually left the game early. This is unlike me but when you're essentially in an away stadium it is no fun watching the other fans gloat. Cubs fans are by far the biggest gloaters and biggest whiners in the majors so I was out. No fun, even worse game. Something has to be done about these Cubs games to get the Cubs fans out of OUR home park. Thursday was Jazz in the Park. J and I hadn't been there in a while so we decided we really needed to make an appearance. We went a little later than usual so we weren't able to get our regular spot at stage left. We managed to find a spot stage right and we plunked our chairs down and got one of our four bottles of Jazz in the Park wine. Later on L and his girlie showed up so we had someone friends to hang out with and take in some good tunes. Friday was quite the day. Jocelyn had planned this getaway weekend for my birthday (not to late for you to send presents). She had me pack a back the night before and said that we were going somewhere a half hour away. I kept telling her to just tell me where we're going because there is no place a half hour from Milwaukee that I want to spend the night. No matter how much I begged she wouldn't tell me so I had to wait until after work. She picked me up after work and we were on our way. This whole surprise thing really put me in a bad mood and I was straight pissed for the entire ride. Finally we got to my bud Delahunt's house and the secret was finally revealed, we were going to the Dells with D and Steph to celebrate the men's birthdays. The reason Jocelyn said a half hour away was because I actually guessed where we were going the week before. So we packed up the Montero and we were off to WI-Dells. A couple hours later we arrived and checked into our motel just off the downtown strip. We had a couple adult beverages in…

It’s My Rheumatoid Arthritis

This weekend was very much a carbon copy of last weekend. I had the relaxing Friday followed up by the Saturday that more than made up for me staying in the night before. On Friday I was going to go out but after lounging around and getting comfy on the couch I decided that I was going to stay in and get some sleep. Saturday I got together with a boat load of my friends and we played that wonderful childhood game, kickball. J was at Angie Sampson's bridal shower in Madison so I was flying solo. Kickball was a good time except that instead of playing normal three outs rules we played the "everyone wins" rules. With these rules everyone in the line-up gets to kick once an inning and the first out after the last batter ends the inning. I hate these new fangled "Johnny needs as much time on field as Timmy" rules but the gym teacher we had on hand insisted playing by these rules. These bunk rules didn't prevent any of us from having a good time. I was pitcher and my wicked spinner and medium bouncer were unkickable. Surprisingly nobody injured anything. I did injure a couple feelings with my unbelievable pitching. I did also hit one of the girls square in the face with a rocket that I threw trying to throw someone out. She really wasn't playing attention and after the guy swerved out of the way the only thing that was there to stop it was her face, sorry Lauren! After kickball we headed over to the volleyball court where my team got their asses handed to them by the ringer team. They were in league and I was drunk so it wasn't even close to fair. I headed home about 6:30 to catch COPS for the second consecutive week. I washed up and caught a quick nap. The only thing I shouldn't have done during this time was woke up but my lunatic friends kept calling me and finally drug me out for an unnecessary night on the town. After a couple games of pres-ass at Lauren's we went to Flannery's and then to the Lodge. We did the normal bar stuff, the stand and drink, nothing out of the ordinary happened. Sunday was vicious on the legs and groin. All those muscles that have atrophied throughout the years got used to the extreme and the only way they could fight back was hurt. I still can't walk normally but hopefully by next week's post I'll be back in my normal atrophied state.

No Strings Attached

This weekend I actually got to stay in Milwaukee and do whatever I wished. There was no Summerfest, baseball games, birthdays, concerts or anything else that I had to bind to. Friday I stayed in and built a computer for my parents. J and I kind of watched a movie while I drank a couple gin and tonics and built the computer. Nothing exciting but I got to sit at home for a change. Saturday J and I went to the Milwaukee Ale House to see KB from WLKH play and watch the Brewer game. We sat and had some beers and watched the Crew get trounced by the Cincinnati. Then Luedke and Wians showed up and things took a turn for the worse, we started drinking at more of a rapid pace. I brought some cards along so we played some euchre and ordered some apps. We stayed there until about 6:30. At that time I had to run home and watch COPS which I haven't seen in about two months. Once back at my place L, A and I played some cribbage, drank some stiffies, and watched the white trash get tasered. Everyone was having a good time until J threw me her phone and I missed it. The thing bounced off my hand into a glass of water. We tried to get it to work but the thing wouldn't turn on so she was a little pissy for a couple hours, I can't blame her but it really wasn't my fault. Luedke tried to smooth over the situation with his anecdote on how he washed his phone and the thing finally turned on after couple days. When we finished up our final cribbage game we headed to Flannery's for a couple drinks. We decided after a bit we needed a change of atmosphere and cheaper drinks so we went to My Office. We played a round of Golden Tee and hung out with our people, the downtrodden, outcasts who like cheap drinks. At oneish we headed to Mykano's to top off the night with some gyros. Nothing beats the Sunday gyro mouth, that wonderful taste of cucumber sauce and onions that no matter how much you brush or gargle seems to stay with you. Another weekend over. For those of you wondering, Jocelyn's phone started working again on Sunday a la Luedke's experience and prediction, he truly is a guru.

Wastin’ Away Again In East Troy

I thought now that 'fest was over I was going to get some much needed rest but no such luck. Since almost everyone had Monday off we did some pre-planning and bought some tickets to the Brewers v. Cubs on the day after the 4th. The game was fun and went as expected. We got drunk and watched the Brew crew beat the Cubs with a first inning Counsell homerun. What I didn't expect was buying tickets to the next two games on drunken whim. So I ended up going to the next two games as well. The games were not the drunken debauchery that one is used to but they were still too much fun to explain. Why can I not explain the games you may ask? Because there is no better feeling than sweeping the Cubs right out of Miller Park and back across the southern border of Wisconsin. [INSERT FAVORITE EXPLATIVE] THE CUBS!. Thursday was finally a well deserved day of rest. Friday we headed back to Miller Park to see Brewers v. Reds. The main reason we went was because of the Beer Pen tickets. $10 for a t-shirt and a ticket is a great deal. It's my second such shirt but can anyone really have too many t-shirts. J and I went to the game with Delahunt and Steph so we had our drinking buddies. We hung out and drank up a couple of Wisconsin's largest jager bombs. The game was awful and I have to say one of the worst games I saw of the year. We ended up staying at TGIF until one drinking yards. That was way too long because I was able to snatch up a couple Jimmy Buffett tickets on eBay so we had to be prepared to be waste away again tomorrow. Saturday was a perfect day. It was the first summer day I think we had all year. Mid to high 80s with plenty of sun. We left for the show about one. We met Jocelyn's boss from the Sports Dock in a Wal-Mart parking lot outside of East Troy so we could park together at Alpine. Once at Alpine we set up camp and did tons of people watching. People watching is always half of the experience and this concert was no exception. To our right there was a passed out fifteen year old who had too many margaritas with his mom and now she was taking care of him. To our back there were some guys that had a weed whacker blender with a sombrero and hula skirt on the blender. Once we scoped out the lot we settled in and got to the eating and drinking. Jocelyn's boss and her husband were all kinds of fun. Besides those two there were two other guys who were friends of theirs. Gina's (Jocelyn's boss) husband is a cop and one of the other guys was a detective. They had some great stories. Gina's husband was also a…