Finally, a Dansbury entry…The past few days have been eventful to say the least. First off I need to give props to a Mr. Alejandro “I don’t like to commit to anything” Rivera. Anyone who knows Alex can agree on his indecisiveness. This kid won’t give a firm commitment to anything until he’s danced around the issue at least 5 or 6 times. He’s worse than Brett Favre, I kid you not! It took him 10 minutes this morning to decide whether or not he wanted to eat breakfast. But he manned up and is joining me on my schlep to Berkeley, CA(I am moving to Cali to get my MBA at UC Berkeley for those who may not know).
But anyways, back to the trip. As you may have read from the earlier posts, Cleveland w
as uneventful (Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the Cleveland Browns..Blah..Blah). And then there’s that King James guy Alex dunked on twice in a pickup game. Quicken Loans Arena for a name? Come on Cleveland, you can do better than that!(or maybe not cause it is Cleveland). But enough with the Cleveland bashing, we were actually on the brink of joining a mini marathon while we were there. A group (300+ participants) called “Shot in the Dark” organized a DrinkFest/Short Distance run. They were pre-gaming in the bar we grabbed drinks at. Needless to say we both were good, and said lets make our way to Chi-Town.
Chicago showed us madd love. I checked it briefly on a school visit but really haven’t been to the city since the Bulls Three-Peat in the early 90s (I was a youngin). Cubs game early on, partying after the win at the bars, hitting “A Taste of Lincoln Park” w/ several live bands on multiple stages(which I did listen too, I did not just stick to the hip-hop spot as Alex mentioned. I just
decided not to be a Marc McGrath groupie as Mr. Rivera was. And still is.., his eyes have been lighting up every time a Sugar Ray song is on the radio). And how could I forget Ms. Nafesa(the bi-polar half Egyptian and half Mexican girl that somehow wound up with us at the end of the night, thanks Alex)..See picture, this girl is train wreck…Needless to say the party didn’t stop as we hitup a spot called Spoon in Old Town (which blessed us with good beats, a nice ambiance, and served 40’s at the bar), and then we grabbed some late night eats in Wicker Park.
St. Louis is definitely through. That Arch is crazy high, we took some pretty good shots. The Cards game was dope, St. Louie peeps are def sports die-hards but are too nice. At Wrigley Field vendors dawned shirts such as “Pujols mows my lawn”, at Busch Stadium Cards fans just seemed too happy go lucky. Then that skinny bird of a mascot tried to step to me because I had my Phils gear on. He’s got nothing on the Phillie Fanatic, no mascots do. And the statue mounting of Stan “The Man” Musial, ..no comment(you had to be there for the story to do any justice). Cards fans leaving the stadium gawked as if those girls just committed sacrilege. We had our choice of partying in “The Landing” after the Cardinal’s win but hit this young hip area called The Loop with some friends instead. The Anheuser-Busch Tour & visit to Saint Louis University (my Madrid study
aboard “Alma Mater”) were cool. All and all good, Thanks again Rheagan is you ever read this..
But anyways, back to the trip. As you may have read from the earlier posts, Cleveland w
as uneventful (Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the Cleveland Browns..Blah..Blah). And then there’s that King James guy Alex dunked on twice in a pickup game. Quicken Loans Arena for a name? Come on Cleveland, you can do better than that!(or maybe not cause it is Cleveland). But enough with the Cleveland bashing, we were actually on the brink of joining a mini marathon while we were there. A group (300+ participants) called “Shot in the Dark” organized a DrinkFest/Short Distance run. They were pre-gaming in the bar we grabbed drinks at. Needless to say we both were good, and said lets make our way to Chi-Town.Chicago showed us madd love. I checked it briefly on a school visit but really haven’t been to the city since the Bulls Three-Peat in the early 90s (I was a youngin). Cubs game early on, partying after the win at the bars, hitting “A Taste of Lincoln Park” w/ several live bands on multiple stages(which I did listen too, I did not just stick to the hip-hop spot as Alex mentioned. I just
decided not to be a Marc McGrath groupie as Mr. Rivera was. And still is.., his eyes have been lighting up every time a Sugar Ray song is on the radio). And how could I forget Ms. Nafesa(the bi-polar half Egyptian and half Mexican girl that somehow wound up with us at the end of the night, thanks Alex)..See picture, this girl is train wreck…Needless to say the party didn’t stop as we hitup a spot called Spoon in Old Town (which blessed us with good beats, a nice ambiance, and served 40’s at the bar), and then we grabbed some late night eats in Wicker Park.
St. Louis is definitely through. That Arch is crazy high, we took some pretty good shots. The Cards game was dope, St. Louie peeps are def sports die-hards but are too nice. At Wrigley Field vendors dawned shirts such as “Pujols mows my lawn”, at Busch Stadium Cards fans just seemed too happy go lucky. Then that skinny bird of a mascot tried to step to me because I had my Phils gear on. He’s got nothing on the Phillie Fanatic, no mascots do. And the statue mounting of Stan “The Man” Musial, ..no comment(you had to be there for the story to do any justice). Cards fans leaving the stadium gawked as if those girls just committed sacrilege. We had our choice of partying in “The Landing” after the Cardinal’s win but hit this young hip area called The Loop with some friends instead. The Anheuser-Busch Tour & visit to Saint Louis University (my Madrid study
aboard “Alma Mater”) were cool. All and all good, Thanks again Rheagan is you ever read this..
The trek to Kansas City sucked. Bad weather mixed with unpaved/half finished roads does not make for smooth travels. Kansas City has a lot to do before it catches up to St. Louis in terms of appeal. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Kansas City Sculpture Park was a decent spot for a few pics, then we shot by the Jazz and waterfront district(both a little shut/run down). BBQ was a must. Alex has been on a mission for some good rub, and although his review of Arthur Bryant’s wasn’t the best, the kid was well pleased as was I. There are two hoppin areas we were ale to hit up before we left, The Power & Light District and The 
Plaza. Both have potential but a Tuesday night in Kansas City isn’t exactly party central. The crowd at the Rod Stewart concert at the neighboring Sprint Center wasn’t exactly “Tearin tha 
club up”, but we made due. Right down the block from The Power & Light District sat these fine establishments (Thai Paradise, BArely Legal, Totally Nude) but we opted for “The Plaza” restaurant/bar scene instead and eventually turned it in early(1am) for the 600 mile drive to Denver the next day. Stay posted, its my turn to take tha wheel!
Random Quotes:
“Look, I can't even reach the petals dude” – Alex refereeing to him taking over driving
“Prohibition, yea that was a good idea” – Dans on the Anheuser-Busch visit
“Abortion kills what GOD created” – Random signs on 70 West
“Guns protect people” - Random signs on 70 West
Plaza. Both have potential but a Tuesday night in Kansas City isn’t exactly party central. The crowd at the Rod Stewart concert at the neighboring Sprint Center wasn’t exactly “Tearin tha 
club up”, but we made due. Right down the block from The Power & Light District sat these fine establishments (Thai Paradise, BArely Legal, Totally Nude) but we opted for “The Plaza” restaurant/bar scene instead and eventually turned it in early(1am) for the 600 mile drive to Denver the next day. Stay posted, its my turn to take tha wheel!Random Quotes:
“Look, I can't even reach the petals dude” – Alex refereeing to him taking over driving
“Prohibition, yea that was a good idea” – Dans on the Anheuser-Busch visit
“Abortion kills what GOD created” – Random signs on 70 West
“Guns protect people” - Random signs on 70 West
Most MidWest Drivers...
danz - you rocked this blog shit - seriously
ReplyDeletehow did alex not know that the arch was for western expansion? (im assuming you did)
and why did no one say shuttle cock?