Tubby Time is Central Standard!

Its all happening....  Direct TV is in my house right now as I wordplay! For realsies! I am really excited, even though there is nothing really to watch on TV now.  This is something TV related that is actually NEW happening in my life, which makes me happy.  I ditched the Comcast monopoly for DTV because I wanted to watch my beloved rodents play some roundball this year on Big Ten Network.  I also secretly wanted to hep the Hubbard guy CEO build his dream house on the St Croix river, ruining the beautiful view from across the river in Wisconsin (see Star Trib article)  

Gopher Hoops is going to be great this season. Last night, Tony B, Jim, Chris and I went to the big ten tilt v Northwestern at the Barn.  It was pretty sweet even though the goph's looked a little sluggish in the second half they still pulled out a 20 point victory.  The barnyard (student section) was the fullest it's been since 1997 and they were excited.  I have always felt that the Barnacles was a better nickname for them than the barnyard, but I guess I don't get to make up student section nicknames in Minneapolis.   Here are some examples of them if I did have the honor:

Hamline - "The Rowdy Roddy Pipers"

Macalaster- "The Unshaved Pit"

St. Thomas- "Altar Boyz"

Normandale CC - "The 13th Grade"

The four of us received "Tubby Towels" upon entrance to the game, these are in the line of "Homer Hankies".  After we got these towels, we immediately started to do handkerchief magic tricks with them the entire game and it never got old, in fact it still isn't old.  Nothing feels cooler than stuffing a handkerchief into a tight fist to make it disappear.

Gopher basketball being good is also great for Sterbs.  The place was packed tighter than Chris' upper lip was with chew back in the Sally's days.  I am still surprised he didn't swallow more snoose when he was leading some lecherous Phi Sig out the door in his patented Sally's strangler.  It is fun to see the place full, even though I felt like I was in the way the entire time I was their last night.  

Heading out to the Minnewaska area for a couple meetings Friday and then to catch some monster Northerns this weekend and gather some more info for Josh and my upcoming Mockumentary about Ice Fishing Derbies, called "Derby Days."  I am hoping it has enough buzz to land Richard Dreyfuss in the crazy old codger role.  "I'm Richard Dreyfuss, I told you I didn't want wear the damn mask!  I was in Jaws!!"  

That is all for now..  Everybody give JB "knucks" for me.

JZ

Hedberg-

I don't like Pepperidge Farm bread, because that shit is wrapped twice.  I don't need another step between me and toast.