Congrats to Caleb and Alison

More on these two later! And no Caleb is not sleeping.  Actually I interrupted their score keeping.  Sorry guys.  

Went to the Brewer game last night with Mike, The Postman-2 and Elwood.  We had those free BP tickets so our seats were not the best.  Except for the fact we could not see center or right field they were GREAT!!  Actually they were the worst seats I have ever had a Miller Park.

So after Elwood and I when Hot Dog hunting we moved.

One thing is that everybody get's a $10 coupon for free stuff (no change given) but GETTING anything is a pain in the ass. 

You have everybody in line because there are no vendors so all the lines are long.  PLUS you still have only seniors working the concessions.  Seriously, what a FUBR operation.  I am all for seniors but there was no coordination.  One line had 3 people working and 3 people talking.  One old guy was making hot dogs, ONE AT A TIME.  I put my order in for 3 hot dogs I literally, it took 5 minutes because three dogs at once overwhelmed him.

BUT WAIT - We found a craft beer vendor and I was in line to get a couple Sierra Nevada Torpedoes (only $7.75). It was taking forever so I timed it. On average it was taking 1:10 minutes PER BEER.  So we had 10 people in front of us and 14 beers to pour before I got my turn.

Then when I get up to the front the guy says I need to wait. 

You remember the Carol Burnett Show whit Tim Conway as the old shuffling guy.   IT WAS HIM!!!   Seriously, the dude shuffles to the other side to pick up more cups and the line I'm in is trying REAL hard not to laugh.  He brings over 15 cups and shuffles back for another bunch.

I'm not cutting down seniors but this was just a funny situation. He really did shuffle. He got back and we joked around and ALL the seniors were apologizing for taking so long.  People were all smiles but now I know why Mark Attanasio was giving away free money. If you stand in line you won't see the horrible team on the field.

So we get back and change seats to THIS view.  Slightly better. 

OH - there is Caleb and Alison down there in the front row.

Here is the story.  Caleb is taking a photo of Alison and me being a camera dude I offer to take a shot of both of them.  So I take a shot and ask where they are from and I find out they are from Iowa, Muscatine Iowa to be exact . . well Caleb is, Alison is from Ames Iowa.  (Did you know there are no other towns in America named Muscatine)?  Very unusual.

In fact Muscatine's very first name was actually "Casey's Woodpile" before 1833 when it was just a trading post. 

ANYWAY - I find out that  Caleb and Alison are doing something The Postman-2 and I did a large number of years ago and they are on a ball park mission.  They are seeing 5 parks in 5 days(??).  Wrigly today. 

But here is the kicker, and I hope I got this right or someone will be surprised.  They got engaged 2 days ago!!  WHOO HOO!!!   Their goal is to see all 30 ball parks so they are getting 5 out of the say.
I would LOVE to hear your experience guys, email me if you have any stories (grinder12000@yahoo.com).  I'll post it here.

The Brewers won so I'm now 2-1 doing MUCH better then they are. 

Here is an iphone shot of the full moon and Miller Park.  I turned around and saw the full moon and got my iPhone out.  As I did this others turned around and by the time I was down there were 10 people taking photos!  

The ride home was uneventful except for me getting car sick.  WOW - I always drive but in the darkness in the back seat for some reason I felt like crap.  That's never happened before.

I finally got home to Columbus about midnight and still felt horrible and laid on the couch.  Crawled to bed about 1:30 and at 5:30 there is some sort of tracked vehicle outside our window on the golf course beeping and going back and forth - COME ON MAN!!!  5:30?

So I'm a little . . . tired as I write this.   

That's my story - I gotta get some food in me!  Cheers!
Rod