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Rambler Roundup: Monster Jam Edition

Saturday night's monster truck rally was, I'm afraid to admit, a bit disappointing.  Let's just say I paid for my whole seat, and I needed much more than just the edge.  Firstness, they explicitly showed Grave Digger in the advertisements, but alas, there was no Grave Digger.  WTF, dude, WTF?1?  Half of the trucks that were there appeared to be broken.  There was dirt, but no mud.  They only jumped three cars, and not a single school bus was destroyed.  There was no fire.  And frankly, I wouldn't consider any of the feats death defying.  Part of me thinks that I'm just remembering the monster truck rallies of my youth as more fun than they were.  That may be part of it, but even still this one was definitely very lame.

The only real excitement of the night was when, during an ATV race, one of the guys rolled his quad, and was promptly run over by another quad.  And no one cared.  They did not bother to stop the race, and even interviewed the winner while conveniently ignoring the guy laying in the middle of the track, probably with a broken spine.  Eventually he limped of the track with the help of two people.  I guess it's not like football.

The monster truck rally was followed with a trip to bluestate, natch.  Luckily I avoided most pictures, but you know I never turn down a chance to schmooze with the bloggerati.  It was hipsterific. 

Sunday night was a train wreck.  Bourbon, you are my muse, you are my dominatrix.  That's all I'm going to say about it. 

Anywho, I found out yesterday that I have to go to San Francisco for a week for work.  I'll be leaving on Friday, making this week extremely difficult since I have to get 5 days worth of work done in three.  What that means for you, children, is very few posts this week.  If any.  Sorry.  But I do promise to blog from and about San Fran.  I've never been.

Posted on Tuesday, January 17, 2006 by Registered CommenterRCR | Comments12 Comments

Reader Comments (12)

If you can, eat at Town Hall in SF. It's divine, especially as a travel expense.
Jan 17, 2006 at 11:12AM | Unregistered CommenterKathryn
thanks for coming out to bluestate saturday night. sorry we didn't actually get to meet. you're probably the only one of the DC bloggerati I haven't met yet...
Jan 17, 2006 at 11:36AM | Unregistered Commenterseeking irony
Single tear for the poor monster truck showing. What you need to check out next time is a little demolition derby action. Just a thought.

Redneckedly,
M
Jan 17, 2006 at 12:12PM | Unregistered CommenterMegarita
"Let's just say I paid for my whole seat, and I needed much more than just the edge." That's a good one. I think that you are just as clever when you are a little tipsy as well. (And you are kind of bourbon's bitch. But many people are, aren't they?) Have fun in SF.
Jan 17, 2006 at 12:27PM | Unregistered CommenterM.A.
Let me know if you want me to hook you up with my friend Dave in SF.
Jan 17, 2006 at 12:45PM | Unregistered CommenterJB
Jan 17, 2006 at 12:46PM | Unregistered CommenterPhil
I was f'ing pissed that Gravedigger was a no-show. Not only was he prominently featured in ads, he was also prominently featured in Jumbotron clips during the intermissions. LIVID.

They lost some t-shirt sales, I tell you what.

Superman and Madusa [sic] were no substitute.
Jan 17, 2006 at 01:11PM | Unregistered CommenterKathryn
I said similarly cruel and unforgiving things about bourbon when I was wiping its sticky remains off my kitchen floor on Monday. Y'all are a sloppy bunch of drunks.

While in SF, check out the North Beach--best Italian seafood in America.
Jan 17, 2006 at 01:53PM | Unregistered CommenterJordanBaker
Might we recommend the Red Lobster in SF?
Jan 17, 2006 at 02:38PM | Unregistered CommenterPhil
We might Phil. That is if he wants authentic seafood, otherwise we would recommend an authentic Italian meal at Olive Garden. I hear the one in S.F. is to die for!
Jan 17, 2006 at 02:48PM | Unregistered CommenterBon
I should clarify that North Beach is the Italian neighborhood, not a restaurant, and that I don't think you'll find either a hush puppy or unlimited salad and bread sticks anywhere in the area.
Jan 17, 2006 at 04:15PM | Unregistered CommenterJordanBaker
I saw GraveDigger a few years ago at the Old US Air Arena. He rolled out, revved the engine and popped the clutch to go into wheelie...and completely flipped over backwards and rolled onto his side. This shattered the fiberglass body they must just ductape onto the truck's frame because it just fell off except for one green-black shard on the headlight that refused to go anywhere. I guess they don't bring a spare body for those things because GraveDigger was naked for the rest of the night. But that didn't stop him from making with the smashy smashy. No sir. Except for that time later on when he rolled over onto his side and the front end loader had to come out and roll him back onto his wheels. Other than those two instances, it was awesome.
Jan 17, 2006 at 04:30PM | Unregistered CommenterDaniel

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