RIP Brady's Yacht Club

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After being in business for 70+ years, my favorite divebar is closing it's doors. Because of this bar I have made some awesome friends, perfected the art of multi-tasking by doing laundry while drinking, closed business deals, missed early morning meetings, and quite possibly did some permanent damaged my liver. I will miss everything about this place, but ultimately the friendships I've made will carry on.

Lauren Berry characterized it best, "This is the only place I know that smells better with more people in it. "

It's one of those things in life that you don't appreciate until it's gone. I'm happy I was able to be there in the end. It was truly something special, and it can never be duplicated ...

Here's a link to the article in the Santa Cruz Sentinel:

http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/ci_19351684?IADID=Search-www.santacruzsentinel.com-www.santacruzsentinel.com

The difference between a Raiders game and a 49ers game ...

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Having been a 49er fan for years it was quite a turn of events to find myself buying season tickets to the Raiders this year (I was definitely coersed, but I'll take full responsibility for my actions). I was told that "Raiders games are totally different than those pansy wine swilling, cheese eating 49er games" I, of course, was a little aprehensive going to my first game.

Here's what I learned:

  1. Raider fans are less civilized. There is no line to get into the stadium, just a giant pile of people cramming to get into the stadium. People, if we form a line we'll get in a helluva lot faster. Just sayin' ...
  2. Raiders fans dress up a lot more - and I appreciate their showmanship!
  3. I have WAY BETTER SEATS than I did at the niners. Hell yeah! Love being that close to the action!
  4. Parking lot A is a million times better than parking lot B. Now I know.
  5. You can get a ride back to your car in parking lot B from some guys you just met by telling the cops you need a jumpstart. And as fate would have it, at the end of the night when you're waiting for traffic to die down, some helpless man has a dead battery and no one has any jumper cables ... except for the girl with the truck. (I have my dad to thank for that one. "Always be self-sufficent", he says.)
  6. It's WAY MORE FUN to take a girlfirend than some stupid guy because:
  • Guys like to buy girls drinks in the hopes of getting them drunk.
  • There's no cock-blocking. Two fun, hot blonde chicks roaming around together in a sea of men will always attract a lot of attention and the opportunites are endless ...

Am I Raiders fan? Who's to tell, the season is still young ... But one thing I do know, I am a football fan and I love going to the games!