Time to catch up. It appears that I actually do have 1 reader out there, but that's still unconfirmed. They might have come in from Tim From Little Rock's Blog. If you don't know who that is you should check it out.
Last weekend we went to Chicago. I've been to Chicago probably 3 times now so this was not my first time. It was also my 4th Cubs game. I think this makes 3 in Wrigley and one at Cynergy Stadium however you spell it in Cincinnati, but I had never seen the Cubs win. It was 9 guys who made the pilgrimage for my buddy's bachelor party. We met a local at the Green Door who was a Cubs fan. He asked if we all had tickets so we said that 4 of us still hadn't. He went out to his car and came back with 4 tickets that he gave us for free. (face value $100 apiece) Then he tried to pay for our $100 tab at the bar! Q.E.D.: Cubs fans are the greatest fans there are.
I thought I would have pictures by now that I could post, but they have yet to surface. We had a crazy time in Chicago. The Cubs spanked the Phillies. We saw 5 home runs (3 by the Cubs) and they guy behind us made Cubs hats out of animal balloon balloons for us so we were in heaven.
One thing that was odd was the Cubby Bear was out of Leinenkugels. They didn't even have PBR or Old Style! How does a Cubs bar not have Old Style? It just doesn't seem right.
I wish I had more time, but I'm tired and have to go. I'll try and post some more pictures tomorrow.
Showing posts with label Cubs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cubs. Show all posts
Monday, July 26, 2010
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Goat Roast
This weekend I roasted a goat. Apparently people look at you funny when you tell them that. I don't fully understand what the difference goat meat is from any other meat, but apparently not a lot of people eat goat. It was surprisingly good as we had no real idea what we were doing. I wanted to roast it with a spit all day. This is not something that I have ever done with any type of animal so it was a totally new experience.
Materials: 1 Goat, lemons, rosemary, onions, garlic, potatoes, and mushrooms.
After we cleaned the goat, we rubbed him down with lemon juice and rosemary and garlic and fixed him to the spit. Then we stuffed him with the vegetables and sewed him back up with wire and placed him over the coals. Drink beer and rotate every 20 minutes (or 40 on accident) and take off when the inside temperature of the meat reaches 150 degrees which worked out to be about 5 hours. We started cleaning the goat at 10 AM, put him over the coals at noon and pulled him off around 5:15 PM.
The potatoes didn't seem to cook though, so we pulled all of the vegetables out when we were cutting the meat off the bone and we threw them into a pot with some chunks of meat and made goat stew. In my opinion that was the best part.
The Cubs actually won the day of the roast. This is obviously proof that we reversed the Curse of the Billy Goat so everybody get ready the Cubs will win the World Series this year. Speaking of baseball, Jose Conseco boxed Gary Hogan this weekend at the Arkansas Travelers game. It was awesome. Hogan fought like a champ. It was great to see Jose Conseco. He is still huge. I did my part and boo-birded him. I'm pretty sure that if he wanted to he could snap somebody's back in half. That guy is solid.
Well next weekend I'm headed to Chicago. We're going to a Cub's game as a bachelor party for my friend. It's gonna be great hopefully, I'll fill you in with the details. This will be bachelor party #2 for this summer, and like the 4th wedding and I still have more to go...
Materials: 1 Goat, lemons, rosemary, onions, garlic, potatoes, and mushrooms.
After we cleaned the goat, we rubbed him down with lemon juice and rosemary and garlic and fixed him to the spit. Then we stuffed him with the vegetables and sewed him back up with wire and placed him over the coals. Drink beer and rotate every 20 minutes (or 40 on accident) and take off when the inside temperature of the meat reaches 150 degrees which worked out to be about 5 hours. We started cleaning the goat at 10 AM, put him over the coals at noon and pulled him off around 5:15 PM.
The potatoes didn't seem to cook though, so we pulled all of the vegetables out when we were cutting the meat off the bone and we threw them into a pot with some chunks of meat and made goat stew. In my opinion that was the best part.
The Cubs actually won the day of the roast. This is obviously proof that we reversed the Curse of the Billy Goat so everybody get ready the Cubs will win the World Series this year. Speaking of baseball, Jose Conseco boxed Gary Hogan this weekend at the Arkansas Travelers game. It was awesome. Hogan fought like a champ. It was great to see Jose Conseco. He is still huge. I did my part and boo-birded him. I'm pretty sure that if he wanted to he could snap somebody's back in half. That guy is solid.
Well next weekend I'm headed to Chicago. We're going to a Cub's game as a bachelor party for my friend. It's gonna be great hopefully, I'll fill you in with the details. This will be bachelor party #2 for this summer, and like the 4th wedding and I still have more to go...
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Open Season
Quick post. I should have been in bed an hour ago, but I have been so busy since the last post that I haven't gotten a chance to sit down and write another.
Spring officially started a week or two ago. I don't care what the weatherman or the groundhog says. Spring starts with one thing: Opening Day. And no I don't mean Opening Day Boston vs. Yankees. That doesn't count, although it was a very entertaining game. Opening Day was the next day when all of the other teams got a chance to play. It's also when my beloved team, the Chicago Cubs could start disappointing me all over again for another year. Don't get me wrong, I am not a self-hating fan. I will be the first to say that we are going to the World Series this year and WE ARE going to win it. I already have my plans lined up for where I am going to be in Chicago that weekend, but on the off chance that it doesn't happen, I have plenty of practice waiting for next year.
Another opening day was last Thursday. It was the first home game for our local team, the Arkansas Travelers. I didn't make it to the first game, but I made it to the game Friday. It was great. I had a great time, and so did everyone else who was there. Unfortunately, we had to pay the full price ($6) for admission. Can't wait for all of those $3 off promotions from Exxon, Ready Ice, and the Ark DemGaz. That extra $3 really helps on the old pocketbook. Luckily the Travs won that day so all was well in the world.
I didn't make the first home game, because of another Opening Day. The Opening Day of Bullfrog Season here in Arkansas. This is probably the most anticipated day of the year. At least it is for me. There's nothing better than scuddling across the water with your grandpa and cousin gigging some frogs. We only got 7 frogs last Thursday. I would have taken a picture if we had gotten more, but we didn't so you'll just have to wait for next time. At least we didn't get skunked. I think it was just a little too cold for them still. The nights need to get a little warmer before they come out and get real active. Friday night there was supposed to be a meteor shower, but we stared up at the heavens for a long time, and I only saw 1 meteor.
Saturday, you guessed it, was another Opening Day, at least it was for me. It was opening for Wedding Season. I went to my first wedding of the year. My cousin got married. Get this she got married at Hot Springs, and her reception was at Petit Jean (over 2 hours away). It was amazing. Definitely the most unique wedding receptions that I have ever been to. We spent the night camped outside their cabin up on top of Petit Jean. One word: awesome. It was a simple and pure wedding and reception, just how they should be. Just how they were intended to be. It wasn't ruined by commercialism and high society. It was just all about the two people getting married like it should be.
Ok gotta go. See you in Tunica tomorrow night!
Spring officially started a week or two ago. I don't care what the weatherman or the groundhog says. Spring starts with one thing: Opening Day. And no I don't mean Opening Day Boston vs. Yankees. That doesn't count, although it was a very entertaining game. Opening Day was the next day when all of the other teams got a chance to play. It's also when my beloved team, the Chicago Cubs could start disappointing me all over again for another year. Don't get me wrong, I am not a self-hating fan. I will be the first to say that we are going to the World Series this year and WE ARE going to win it. I already have my plans lined up for where I am going to be in Chicago that weekend, but on the off chance that it doesn't happen, I have plenty of practice waiting for next year.
Another opening day was last Thursday. It was the first home game for our local team, the Arkansas Travelers. I didn't make it to the first game, but I made it to the game Friday. It was great. I had a great time, and so did everyone else who was there. Unfortunately, we had to pay the full price ($6) for admission. Can't wait for all of those $3 off promotions from Exxon, Ready Ice, and the Ark DemGaz. That extra $3 really helps on the old pocketbook. Luckily the Travs won that day so all was well in the world.
I didn't make the first home game, because of another Opening Day. The Opening Day of Bullfrog Season here in Arkansas. This is probably the most anticipated day of the year. At least it is for me. There's nothing better than scuddling across the water with your grandpa and cousin gigging some frogs. We only got 7 frogs last Thursday. I would have taken a picture if we had gotten more, but we didn't so you'll just have to wait for next time. At least we didn't get skunked. I think it was just a little too cold for them still. The nights need to get a little warmer before they come out and get real active. Friday night there was supposed to be a meteor shower, but we stared up at the heavens for a long time, and I only saw 1 meteor.
Saturday, you guessed it, was another Opening Day, at least it was for me. It was opening for Wedding Season. I went to my first wedding of the year. My cousin got married. Get this she got married at Hot Springs, and her reception was at Petit Jean (over 2 hours away). It was amazing. Definitely the most unique wedding receptions that I have ever been to. We spent the night camped outside their cabin up on top of Petit Jean. One word: awesome. It was a simple and pure wedding and reception, just how they should be. Just how they were intended to be. It wasn't ruined by commercialism and high society. It was just all about the two people getting married like it should be.
Ok gotta go. See you in Tunica tomorrow night!
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