by el Scoot
A while ago, Zack started a thread here with the top five events he’d like to attend during his lifetime. I thought I’d follow up with my list of the top five events I wouldn’t attend under any circumstances. In descending order:
#5: The Major League Baseball All-Star Game. There was a time when I would have KILLED to go to the All-Star Game. I still love the GAME of baseball, but I haven’t spent a dime on a major league game since the strike in 1994 wiped out the World Series, and the tenth birthday outing I’d planned for Zack and some of his friends. I can hold a grudge, dammit!
#4: Mardi Gras. There also was a time when I would have jumped at the chance to be in New Orleans on Fat Tuesday. This has nothing to do with the current state of affairs in New Orleans; I’ve only been there once, but I had a ton of fun and ate some great meals. I’d love to go back…just not during Mardi Gras. I’ve gotten to an age where there’s no appeal in fighting that drunken throng.
#3: Running with the bulls in Pamplona. This always gave me one impression: really, really stupid. Dangerous. I don’t get it.
#2: The Republican National Convention. Would I COVER a GOP National Convention as a reporter? Sure I would. But, man…it would be tough.
And, #1: The Daytona 500. Tens of thousands of NASCAR fans, all still deeply mourning the death of Dale Earnhart while swilling their beer, sweating, dancing to country music, and cheering for Earnhart wanna-bes. (Does the “500″ mean the total number of teeth at the race?). I wouldn’t go there with a wheelbarrow full of free tickets.
There you have it. Other suggestions?
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