Classic ramblings
Short takes on the Hyatt, Starbucks and blogs
By Kevin ShortBiggest distraction for me at the Classic will be moving out of the Lance and into the Hyatt for the week. There's a reason that I like to live in my own dirt (not that I really live in dirt). What can I say? I like life in the campground.
Checked out the Hyatt the other day and didn't see anywhere to drop and plug in the Lance, so I don't think that plan will work out real well. Don't think it will fit well on the sidewalk out in front, either.
I'm sure the Hyatt is a wonderful place to stay, but my Lance camper is better. (Hey, if Mark Jeffreys can be a pink-o-phobe, I can be a hotel-o-phobe.) My man, Barone, says there's a Starbucks just around the corner from the Hyatt. That's great. Just great. It'll cost me 4 bucks every time I walk past it.
I hate Starbucks. (Hi, my name is Kevin and I have an addiction to Starbucks.)
I'm like a Starbuck's freakin' magnet. Every time I see one of those green and white signs, I get sucked right in the door. Hate the place. Should have bought stock in it the first time I ever walked in one. Glad they haven't thought about putting them on the lakes. Yet. Have you noticed that everyone's a blogger now? Lots of fun stuff to read. Just four years ago, I was the lone hack on the Fishfactory.com site. (Don't bother — it's all gone now. Oh, Fishfactory.com is still there as the info page for JM Associates, but all the fun stuff is gone to never-ever-land.)
The lone hack some of the other pros made fun of, that's me. Now I see that a few of them have learned how to hunt and peck out a few words.
Funny how ideas change. On the subject of blogs, have you read Charley Hartley's Classic blog? No, Charley's not one of the guys who made fun of me. He is one of the guys whose stuff I read. Hartley's a funny little guy.
Have you seen the Arby's commercial with the guy watching TV? Wife calls him upstairs where she's standing in her nice little lingerie outfit. Dude asks her if those stockings are fishnet. She wants to know if he knows what she's thinking. Sure he knows: two fish sandwiches, where are my keys, here they are (taps front pocket), get dressed, let's go, and he's off.
That has Charley written all over it. One track mind — and the track is stuck on fish — going at 90 miles an hour. Dude needs some Ritalin.
Ten rods and 12 reels. That's all I can have in the boat next week. Doesn't sound like that big of a deal. Not until you sit down and decide which 10 to roll with. Makes it worse that this derby probably won't be won with just one or two different sticks.
Then again, it could be won by a guy who throws one bait on one stick for three days. He's the guy who isn't worried about which 10 to pack. You want him on your fantasy team. I see Mike and Mike [ESPN's popular morning hosts] will be at the Classic on Friday morning. Mike, at least. But not Mike because Mike has the day off. I'm confused. Who are Mike and Mike? Sorry, not much of a mainstream sports guy here; I know fishing. I'm pretty rusty when it comes to other sports. I do know Rome. OK, I don't know know Jim Rome, but I know who he is and what he does. Haven't heard about Rome burning at the Classic. Mike and Mike? I'm lost. Maybe I'll bump into Mike this week. Wonder which Mike it will be?
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