don't piss off a turkey

Who knew that Labor Day weekend could be so eventful? Not only was I one nervous Trojan fan for the first time in 4 years, but I managed to stay sober and still got pulled over by a Virginia State Trooper.

Somehow, Jesse and I managed to stay alive during our drive down to B-burg on Friday. It rained the whole way. The driving conditions were horrible, especially with the huge cargo trucks that blinded us with the water they splashed us with from their wheels. Jesse and I saw two vehicles that had gone over the highway embankments—one was a cargo truck that had not only flipped over, but it had also split open and its cargo was everywhere. Also, Jesse had seen a truck spin out of control and almost hit the SUV in front of it.

Six hours later, Jesse and I finally made it to Blacksburg in one piece. We checked in with Bill and Beth who were nice enough to let us stay with them in their beautiful home. After that, we had a late dinner at Boudreaux’s. Love those gator bites and mojitos!



On game day, Jesse, Beth, Donna, and I made it to Bill’s tailgate shortly before 10 a.m. It was quite the operation. There was plenty of food and booze so it was perfect. I stayed away from the $1-a-pound hamburgers though. The usual suspects were there, including Kevin and Velvet who are always fun to be around. A couple of hours later, Jesse and I headed over to the stadium to watch the game. It was a blowout (poor Northeastern).

Following the game, we headed over to Rusten’s tailgate. There we hung out with Doc and Star (not their real names, apparently Star has dropped the “Super” that preceded his name). Also, I got a call from my favorite Trojan, Josh (more on him later). We discussed Trojan football for quite a while as we were both very excited about the season starting.

Before we knew it, it was time to head out to the sports bar to catch the USC game. Beth, Donna, Donna’s boo Zack, John, Jesse and me decided to have dinner at Poor Billy’s (which is below the previously mentioned Big Al’s). All the TV screens in our corner were showing the GA Tech/Notre Dame game (which is understandable considering GA tech is in the ACC). I asked them to switch one of the screens to the USC game which they did…eventually. Happily, I watched as USC obliterated Arkansas (or as Jesse likes to call ‘em R-Kansas) for a second straight year.

The next day, we had brunch at Boudreaux’s. It was the cheapest brunch ever (so much so that Jesse and I will definitely have to do it again). Jesse and I had a Bloody Mary and a Screwdriver (respectively) with our breakfast and the meal came out to less than $20 including tip. I love how cheap B-burg is.

to be continued...