Comments on: Back From Bristol

by: Gonzo

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 22:19:01 +0000

Now when Cliffy and I dreamed up a blog for our crew, THIS is the kind of post I had in mind. I nearly spit water on my monitor 4 or 5 times. Especially loved the Ted McGinley reference.

Gold, Jerry, Gold!!!

Oh, and count me as very interested in a trip. And no, Cliffy, you would not be alone in that group…

by: Cliffy

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:13:32 +0000

That could work. And for the record, I may be in the group (perhaps the minority group) that gleans more entertainment from watching the NASCAR fans around me than from watching the actual race. Is that so wrong?

by: Tank

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:36:24 +0000

I think the obvious choice is Vegas, since it affords plenty of other things to do for those not captivated by colorful machines moving in circles. The infield camper crowd is interesting from a clinical perspective but otherwise should only be taken in low doses.

by: Cliffy

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:07:18 +0000

I don’t know if it’ll be an annual pilgrimmage a la Mecca, but we really need to get together on the infield at one of these things some day… preferably before retirement (although once we all retire, that would seem to afford *more* time for things like this, I suppose). I have no particular interest in NASCAR, but I guess my attitude can best be summed up by Bill Murray and Harold Ramis in “Stripes”:

Recruiter: Now, are either of you homosexuals?
John Winger: You mean like flaming?
Recruiter: Well, it’s a standard question we have to ask.
Russell Ziskey: No, we’re not homosexual, but we are willing to learn.
John Winger: Yeah . . . Would they send us someplace special?

I guess that’s where I am. I’m not a NASCAR fan… but I’m willing to learn (ideally some place special i.e. with a case of Old Milwaukee in the infield of some race track, atop a Winnebago… but I think that’s just common sense).