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6.07.2009

Things I learned in California

Hey everyone.

My friend Jason Caldwell (of ITAT) postulates that every Auburn event, regardless of location, will draw at least one angry Alabama fan. Said Alabama fan will curse Auburn throughout said athletic contest.

My daughter was booed in the Memphis airport yesterday for wearing her HABOTN shirt. How about that? She got a "ROLL TIDE" and had no idea why the man said it.

Not an athletic event, sure, but I'm more sure than ever that Jason is right.

Other interesting things:
  • We did get a "WAR EAGLE" at California Adventure (Disney's second theme park) from some Georgia folks. State of Georgia, I mean. They hadn't heard of the blog. I hope they visit now.

  • I watched the local news every night. College athletics was discussed only once ... and that was when San Diego State ace pitcher Stephen Strasburg, soon to be the top MLB draft pick, pitched against Virginia in the NCAA regionals.

  • Alabama is hot. California is not. The temperature never rose above 75.

  • Stalker alert: Jenna Fischer's house is not very big.

  • Stalker alert: Georges Marciano (creator of Guess clothing) had seven Ferraris, three Bentleys and two covered exotics in his driveway.

  • I want my daughter to attend UCLA so we can visit her in Westwood.

  • I'm glad to be home.

PHOTO NOTE: That's from the neighborhood adjacent to the Rose Bowl. I liked how the trees were all bent toward the right ... though there was no wind.

*******OFF-TOPIC ZONE********


Here is some premiere footage from The Beatles Rock Band, which excites me. The game releases in September. Should be awesome.

I can guarantee that several Auburn beat hacks will be playing.

42 Comments:

Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

WARRRR EAGLE and HALLELUJAH!!!

12:11 PM  
Blogger Dear Leader said...

May you be free THT

12:11 PM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

Thanks DL! And a good Sunday afternoon to you.

12:12 PM  
Blogger Dear Leader said...

we are glad you are back JGT

12:12 PM  
Blogger Jay G. Tate said...

Funnest thing we did: Disneyland.

Exorbitant ($250 for the three of us) but worth it.

12:13 PM  
Blogger Aeronaut said...

THT.. congrats.

Glad to have you back, JayG.

WDE.

12:14 PM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

Very glad you are home safely. I have no desire to return to Disney World, but I suspect I would be very tempted by Disneyland.

12:14 PM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

what on earth does anyone need with 7 ferraris?

12:15 PM  
Blogger Jay G. Tate said...

I like big cities.

I intermittently struggle with Montgomery's relatively slow pace. It makes me feel lonely for some reason. Los Angeles cures that problem.

12:16 PM  
Blogger Jay G. Tate said...

THT, I have no idea.

We were going to take a picture, but Marciano has a guard CREW (more than one dude) and they were approaching. So we left.

12:16 PM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

anything in California bent to the right? I'm going to have to zoom in on that photo and make sure you didn't accidentally flip it! ;-)

12:17 PM  
Blogger Jay G. Tate said...

I took a photo of a car that had this sticker: WATER POLO MOM

I bet there isn't one of those in Alabama.

12:17 PM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

I like visiting big cities.

12:18 PM  
Blogger Jay G. Tate said...

Nice one, THT.

12:18 PM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

that's funny. probably about as uncommon in AL as a slanted 3 sticker in California

12:19 PM  
Blogger Unknown said...

I am going to have to get out to California again some day. I went to San Francisco years ago, but didn't do the tourist thing. It was just a business thang.

12:22 PM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

when I see all those folks in NYC taking their dogs for dumps on the sidewalk, it makes me appreciate that we have a yard. I love dogs and I don't think I would have one in a big city.

12:31 PM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

discussing dog dumps in relation to pluses/minuses of big city life ...possibly a first on HABOTN?

12:33 PM  
Blogger Jay G. Tate said...

A first!

12:36 PM  
Blogger Jim Rome said...

Never understand when adults give kids a hard time for the gear they wear. Had a drunk 50 year yell "Go Dawgs" to my 7 year old at a football game. 7 Year old was like "whats up with that guy".

12:36 PM  
Blogger wartiger said...

One........dangit!!

12:37 PM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

when I was 8 (or 10), a drunk 50ish year old Georgia fan took the AU cap off my head and stomped on it... that was on the field in Athens after AU had whupped the dogs.

12:39 PM  
Blogger Unknown said...

Some people just take football way to serious. Heck, the education of these young people are more important than the results of the games. It is one of the things I look for in a coach. I have seen coaches in the past that seemed to give star players a pass when it comes to discipline. I prefer a coach that lays down the law and enforces it uniformly. Winning is a priority, just not the top priority.

12:45 PM  
Blogger Aeronaut said...

If education is the only goal, just hire a couple of teachers at $60K a year. For 3 million a year, I want the coach to educate AND win games.

Not too much to ask considering the amount of money he's getting paid.

12:52 PM  
Blogger Aeronaut said...

Besides honestly Tubs wasn't doing too good a job at the 'classes' part. He was doing a great job at discipline, and I'll always respect him for that.

but classes etc, not really.

12:54 PM  
Blogger Unknown said...

Aeronaut, where did you hear that teaching was the only goal? Strange.

1:05 PM  
Blogger Unknown said...

Why are we back on Tuberville? Check out the number of academic all americans under Tuberville if you like. I believe he had more per year than any other coach I can remember, but there is more to teaching than just that. But Tuberville is no longer our coach.

1:06 PM  
Blogger Bellefay1 said...

Jay, were you covering Auburn in 02 for the USC game?

1:06 PM  
Blogger Jay G. Tate said...

I was there.

1:11 PM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

Beatles Rock Band - I wish I had even a miniscule bit of musical ability

1:12 PM  
Blogger Jay G. Tate said...

I don't have any legit musical talent.

I'm very good at Rock Band.

Mutually exclusive skills.

1:13 PM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

so you're good at video games?

I maxed out at space invaders.

1:15 PM  
Blogger Jay G. Tate said...

I'm very good at Rock Band, pretty good at other stuff.

1:16 PM  
Blogger Jay G. Tate said...

I play Call of Duty with a few HOTTIES ...

1:17 PM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

THTjr used to play Call of Duty. He was 84th in world rankings.

1:18 PM  
Blogger Aeronaut said...

Steve. Sorry, misfired that one. It was like calling QB draw on 3rd and long, and praying that it works. It didn't work. I blame the Buddhists.
------------------

Does anyone here (looking at Jet) knows what happened between Fob James and Bobby Lowder back in 1995? I've heard something about getting in a physical altercation.

1:21 PM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

speaking of THTjr, he and I are headed out for a very late lunch to Rudinos. TTYL and WARRRRRRRRRR EAGLE!!!

1:22 PM  
Blogger Jet said...

Aero ...

It is worthy of a couple chapters of a book on Alabama politics begging to be written.

1:26 PM  
Blogger Jet said...

Off Topic --

I see where a guy ran on the court and tried to put a hat on Roger Federer during the French Open final.

I propose a federal law that if a person runs on the surface during a sporting event that they be presumed armed and dangerous, and it's perfectly fine to shoot them.

1:44 PM  
Blogger Jay G. Tate said...

New thread up.

Lane Kiffin takes another major slap in the face.

1:49 PM  
Blogger Miller said...

Some adult fans are threatened by children.
When I was 8 and attending my first Iron Bowl... I cheered when AU scored and a big fat drunk bammer (at lest in his 40's) sitting behind me dumped his 32 oz. beer down my back and told me to sit down and shut up.
I was leaning towards being an Auburn fan before (despite my families best attempts otherwise), but that cemented it.

1:51 PM  
Blogger Unknown said...

Was Jenna Fisher's house the same as it is in your dreams?

9:29 PM  

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