The two of us were part of a group of eleven who decided to make the trip from various parts of Wisconsin and Illinois down to Nashville. The idea of this annual Packer road trip started last year, when we decided to hit up a Decemeber Packers/Rams game in St. Louis because of how bad the Rams were. This year was a different scenario, with the Titans coming into the game with an undefeated 7-0 record.
One of the bars we were at, Buffalo Billiards, also provided us with the entertainment of an 80's band, named "The 80's Team". They were a good cover band, but didn't really know any of the insanely obscure selections we suggested to them. Can't really blame them for that though.
They still had plenty of good music to dance to, and as you could tell by the picture above, I was able to really get in a groove. However, I did have a massive fail when it came to the band's trivia contest. I was a contestant, but all the trivia questions were about the Karate Kid, which I have never seen. Just another reason why I'm not like Bill Simmons, even if this column will end up being similar in tone to his Super Bowl trip review columns.
So the party life is fun, but the main reason we take these trips is to go to the game. We spent a couple more hours at Coyote Ugly, as they were serving their "Kegs and Eggs" breakfast buffet. Not bad. This is a view from the back entrance of the bar, which sits right on the Cumberland river. There she is folks, LP Field.
After the game, I was mildly surprised as to how little the Titans fans cocked off after the victory. There were a few scant chants of "8-0!" and "Smells like bad cheese!", but that was pretty much get. That's really the only thing that they made fun of Packers fans for, was that we love cheese.
How can that even be offensive? I love cheese so much. I got a hot dog and passed up condiments so that I could dip it in cheese. When I went home, I had five pieces of string cheese before I went to bed. I can't remember the last day that went by where I haven't eaten any cheese whatsoever. Unless I'm just blind here, I'm not offended one bit. After the game, it was back to Coyote Ugly. This bartender is in the process of giving a body shot, and this is the portion where she teases you with a lime. I'm pretty sure this bartender was the main reason I couldn't handle this bar for more than 30 minutes. She would only talk to you if you referred to her as "Disney" or "Princess", because apparently she works part-time as a Disney Princess. Sweet.
But she has a great body, so I'll share that with you.
And another one for you.
But after a tough Packers loss I wasn't in the mood to be taken advantage by chicks whose main goal was to squeeze huge tips out of you. Which reminds me, we sat down next to a guy who spent $256 in about 1/2 hour. I'd first like to take this opportunity to thank him for the 2 rounds of shots and Miller Lites. I'd secondly like to take this opportunity to berate him for tipping 100 bucks to Princess.
Now after that, I needed to regroup at the hotel and get some food in me. That's where things really started getting interesting. First, me and my buddy Udes inexplicably watched the SNL Digital Short "Space Olympics" for like an hour. Not really sure how that came about.We were then ready to head back out and hit the downtown, which features statue upon statue of Elvis. I wanted to get a picture with one of these statues, but was rudely interrupted by this guy on the left. As you can tell, I am not very pleased about this.
We then went to a bar named the "The Stage", which was apparently the stage where Johnny Cash perfected his craft. One thing I will say about Nashville on a Sunday night is that it rocks just as hard as Nashville on a Saturday night. You couldn't tell the work week was about to begin, because once again there were people everywhere.
You can't beat the Southern Hospitality either, as made evident by the random girl I made out with for a good hour or so. We made out like it was 9th grade, but unfortunately I never got more than her name. Liz, if you are out there, will you call me?
My buddy, however, topped me by getting to know a girl really well in the stairwell of our hotel. This begs the question, because we plan on doing this trip for a long time, and are currently at the ages of 24 and 25 right now. How long until hooking up with randoms no longer becomes cool and hilarious? 28? 30? Never? Please chime in on this, I'm interesting to know.The Packers lost the game, 19-16. They are 4-4, and really need to get it together if they are going to make the playoffs. But I'm so proud to be a fan of a team that travels so well. I'm also so gracious to another city letting us in and tear up their town. And I'm thankful to Liz, my Southern Belle who I may never see again.
See you next year, Phoenix (?)
8 comments:
Awesome recap Bart...great photos, I think I was too imbibed to snap that many shots! Too bad we couldn't meet up, but maybe our supergroups were best served dominating independently
What does getting to know a girl really well all include? And was Reggie White the buddy in the stairwell...because she would be one lucky gal.
I thought you busted your slump a few weeks back with a lucky lady who shares a nickname with an Ohio State player. Which buddy was in the stairwell? Randoms are still good times and good laughs for a few more years.
Haha, this last post is classic!
For the second poster, unfortunately I was not the stairwell spluger, but if I was that chick would have been one lucky lady.
Too bad that in your drunken haze you've completely overlooked another stellar coaching performance by Bret Beilima or however his last name is spelled.
Bart, great trip and i like dipping hot dogs in cheese too. You should go to a gas station, buy a bag of nacho cheese doritos then run nacho cheese on top of them, disguistingly awesome (purely for drunken consumption). Go pack, I love Wisconsin.
i already miss you Bart
xoxo
I love you guys.
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