East meets West
Neil coming from NYC, Aaron from Seattle, and me staying put in the Lou and having it all come to me. Who could ask for more? The guys stayed from Saturday night until Wednesday, and it was definitely a good time. We hadn't all hung out together in a couple of years, and they both got to spend more time with Kia.
One of the first orders of business was to get our hands on some sort of video game system. Blockbuster was a bust, so we went to the local Family Video, which came through. We took home a Playstation 2 and two games -- Soul Calibur 2 & NHL 2005. We thought it would have been appropriate if they hockey players in NHL 2005 had refused to play when you turned on the game, sort of a "lockout"version. But alas, they did play. There was even a mode where you could play one-on-one against another player, and both of your heads were GIGANTIC. This was a feature -- big heads. And it could be on or off. We always had it on. I mean, come on -- BIG HEADS.
Aaron visited his relatives in Eureka, MO, site of my most recent adventures. Fortunately, he returned to us unscathed and having seen zero (0) bobcats.
We attempted to get some culture and go to the Art Museum in Forest Park. Unfortunately, we couldn't find a place to park, so we'll have to save culture for another day.
Some advice: never EVER purchase coffee beer. Yes, coffee beer. It exists. Don't get it. It will make you sad. It's too bad, too, because it's made by a local St. Louis microbrewery, but they just missed the boat on this one. Two good things that just don't go well together.
There was also the requisite bowling, which turned out to be much harder than bowling ever should be. The first night we tried to go, we went to 2 or 3 different places, all of which had waits of 20 minutes or more. To bowl. So instead we played some games in the game room of one of the places. Aaron spent a good deal of time playing a Japanese fishing video game, complete with fishing rod controller, which periodically would scream "FISH!" at him to encourage him. Neil rode a motorbike and shot stuff. I played a soccer game, complete with real soccer ball. But the next time we tried to bowl, it was much more successful, except for the sarcastic dude behind the counter. We played 3 or 4 games, I think we all won once. Then a fight almost broke out between the guy behind the counter and a customer, so we left.
After the Budweiser Brewery tour, Neil was able to score an extra free sample. Here's to Neil for sticking it to The Man.
The guys also had their favorite dogs. Aaron liked Teak, probably owing to how spastic he is (Teak, not Aaron). Neil liked Moose, since he thought they were both relatively comatose.
Maybe we'll hang out again before I get married. Reunion, anyone?
4 Comments:
dude...you just get everyone coming to visit you...is it because of the location smack in the middle of the country? is it the fact that you are ABJ? or better yet, is it simply everyone's hope of catching a quick glimpse of Nelly's house? My vote is on the fantastic view of East St. Louis from the top of the Arch.
You are one lucky man Aaron Bonner-Jackson...now, the real question is, how many times have you been on the Budweiser Tour?
-D$
Damn... sounds like a great time.
If I had been there, I would have used "the move" in NHL and made you all cry. Except Leavy, he could always hold his own. But Beej, my friend, no matter how much you prosper and I fail to do so, please know that I will always own your ass at video hockey.
Oh, and I'm totally in for the reunion this year. Dude, we'll be in Barrows, how could you miss it?
-DK
There was copious use of "the move." Though everyone won their fair share. I did own the day when it came to Soul Caliber. My use of the potentially gay french fencer was very succesful. Though Neil had this blonde haired behemoth with whom he did some real damage.
D$, in response to your question, I've probably been to the Brewery Tour about 4-5 times. And it just keeps getting better and better!
Dave, your use of "the move" was lame and juvenile. You found the one thing that always worked and kept doing it, rather than going for variety and, you know, other interesting things. But it worked, dammit. We didn't really find much in this game that was "move-like" in terms of working every time, although Leavy did have a "move" in Soul Calibur, with the aforementioned fencer whose sexuality we questioned.
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