The night was looking like a beacon of light in an otherwise yukky day. My boss from soccer/wrestling had called me and asked if I'd like tickets to Tues. night's Wolves game. I'm like - heck ya! I ended up taking Paul with me - I mean come on - Wolfies and Vikes - they're kinda our thing. (ok - were - but it was still fun).
Anyway - so we get there - our tix are up in Timbuktoo - like row P in some corner section - but hey! We were at the game - and it was free! I had paid $9 to park - but hey - the tickets were free - and I had visions of a Dome Dog (or whatever they call those huge slabs of hot dog at the Target Center) dancing in my head. Except for new seats and scoreboard - it was kinda like we remembered it. I spent the pre-game watching the cheerleaders and Crunch more than anything else. I actually enjoy the non-basketball entertainment that goes on at the T-Wolf games - and I was telling Paul about how Crunch comes to our school's "Pride Rally" and kinda takes over - and acts like the "emcee" - yadda yadda yadda - and how he was great at the Wolves scrimmage that was at CPHS a few weeks ago. (ok - I Heart Crunch)
Not too long after that - Here Comes My Man walking up the steps to our nosebleed section! Paul nudges me and says here's my chance to "high five" my hero. Well - Crunch didn't high five me - but he pointed at the two of us and held up 2 fingers. We're like "yeah - two of us" - and he holds up two tickets and motions for us to follow him. We grabbed our stuff - and ran down the steps after him. When we got to the landing - his human escort told us that Crunch wants to upgrade our seats and we should follow him! We had to practically run to keep up with him as he went down stair after stair - and in the end - Crunch showed us to our NEW seats - on the lower level!
It was so cool! That's NEVER happened to me before! I was giddy! (But trying to act cool - cuz we were obviously underdressed for our new section - and I didn't want all the "richies" to know we didn't belong there - but yeah - I was giddy!) Being so close to the court - I had to whip out my camera - and with the zoom - I got a few good shots of KG up close and personal!
We stayed for the whole game. Here's a shot of me standing in the aisle of our NEW seats. - to get an idea of how close we got.
Well - I never ended up getting the Dome Dog - yes - I'm cheap. I thought it better to get a McRib (yes! they're back!) on the way home for like $4 - instead of an $8 hot dog! :) Just as we were crossing the river into Nordeast - Annie calls. (She had been at a cooking class.) She was quite upset - maybe even crying - and quickly blurted out her deal. She had broken down on her way home (luckily before she hit the freeway - but UNluckily on the corner of Washington and Broadway). We changed course - and headed straight for her. I actually stayed on the phone with her while we drove there - she had already encountered some strays knocking on her window - people telling her to move her car (duh!) - and even a blind guy who had to feel his way around her to get by!
The tow truck arrived about 20 minutes after we got there - and both Ann and I were truly glad Paul was there. There is a reason why you wouldn't want your car to break down in North Minneapolis after dark - and I'm glad Ann didn't have to be there by herself for very long - and I'm glad I wasn't the only one there to "protect" her! Anyway - Aaron from Gopher Towing - was AWESOME by the way - got her up and towed (ok - it took like 45 minutes - but I'm sure the crackhead trying to tell Aaron how to do his job - wasn't helping anything!) :) Even though I found a few times to giggle - here's how Ann felt about the situation:
SO - Annie got her car towed to Bobby and Steve's in Columbia Heights (I love this place - but am glad I haven't had to see them since I got rid of my old car!) Paul headed home - and I brought Ann home to Osseo. It was after 11pm when I finally got back to my house. Didn't get my Dome Dog. Didn't even get the McRib. I settled for a bowl of cereal - and went to bed!
A crazy night. I was tired all day today. But it was fun! And hopefully a fun story to read!
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Mom didn't tell you about our night. It's the Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas this week so we stayed down on the Strip last night, Caesar's Palace to be exact, Comped room thanks to Mom and then went to the IGT Party at PURE Night Club curtesey of IGT. Pure is way over rated in my book, it's for young people, not for old people like us, too loud, etc etc.
We did get a glimps of the Pussy Cat Dolls, young good looking girls in bras, thongs and garder belts, oh well, they are someone's daughters and grand-daughters. But kind of interesting.
We ended the night at Wynn and didn't loose very much and played for over 2 hours so had a great time. But spending time with Mom is always great.
Dad
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