May 28, 2008
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What a busy last few days....
Friday: This was Carb Day at the speedway. It was cold, nasty and rainy. The practice and race was canceled but thankfully the Stone Temple Pilot concert was still on. STP was pretty good but the ravages of drugs have definitely clouded some minds. The one thing that made me extremely happy was that they didn't try playing a bunch of new songs but stuck with the songs that made them famous....Lady Picture Show, Wicked Garden, Interstate Love Song, Vasoline, etc. The crowd was kind of rowdy but what can you expect for a general admission concert that was only $10?
Saturday: Golf with friends. What a fun day on the course. It was absolutely stunning outside. I even managed to hit some good balls. After gold I went to get supplies for the 500. My brother and his girlfriend came down in the evening for the race. We all went out and ate dinner together.
Sunday: Early early early morning. We woke up about 4:15-30 for the race. We got around and was on the road around 5:20am. We got into the racetrack and started the party! What a day! The 500 is truly one of the best days that you can have. If you have never been to the Indy 500 you should make every attempt to come to Indy and join the party. Words just can't describe the day.
First off, the 500 is the single largest sporting event in the world. 400,000+ fans converge in one area for one race. The infield is no longer the infamous 'Snake Pit' of yesteryear but it is still crazy. It's basically one solid party. Our group this year was 7 cars strong and had about 20 or so people.
We had a grill going almost all day long. I made breakfast, lunch, lunch2, and lunch3. After the race it takes about an hour or two for traffic to work out of the infield, but once you get out it's pretty smooth sailing out of the speedway area.
I'll have to post some pictures later.
Monday: Nothing special. Watched Indiana Jones which just happened to kick major ass! Also my brand new $1,000+ veneer broke in two biting into a burrito, WTF.
Tuesday: Dentist appointment. Played some GTA4. Went shooting. Pictures later...but Trace and I had a good time.
That's the last few days, it's nice to have a catch up post.
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