It is the day between the games, or as Kev-O refers to it, "My Favorite Day of the Weekend!" We know we have brunch reservations, and we know we are going to see Papa Si and Anne. I wonder if there will be any interesting basketball news today. [Ed. Note - There will be.]
07:00 - Pepster awakens.
07:22 - Big Wigg, already showered comes outside to the patio. Our first vacation cigar of the day.
08:20 - Sinickal comes out of his room to join the crowd.
08:35 - Sinickal is talking to Big Wigg and Pepster about golf, and more specifically about this prediction Sinickal made back in 2011 about TIGER WOODS. He begins telling a story about a bet he made with a friend of his that Tiger would not catch Jack Nicklaus (Sinickal taking the side that he wouldn't). That bet was made so long ago with Tiger not winning enough majors that the person he bet has died.
08:36 - Pepster opines that it is an easier bet that Tiger Woods catches syphilis before he catches Nicklaus.
8:38 - Tony, who has been up for awhile, enters the fray.
08:39 - Followed by Kev-O.
09:31 - Planning on which sports bar to go to prior to brunch so we can see as much of the women's championship as possible, and settle on Zipps. Pepster immediately perks up because he thinks that is where Sir Mix-a-Lot and his crew went in the song My Posse's on Broadway. Turns out, it isn't. The line is "But Taco Bell was closed, the girls was on my tip. They said go back the other way we;ll stop and eat at Dick's." The entire crew is so disappointed that Pepster messed up this lyric. But nobody more disappointed than Pepster. Well, at least we have an excuse to post some Mix-a-Lot.
09:56 - Strolling through social media looking for tidbits on the women's game and Pepster comes across this post from one high school basketball teammate to another. "G - let's bet. I got South Carolina. You can have Iowa and the refs!"
09:57 - Pop into Tacos Jalisco for some breakfast tacos and/or burritos. We picked it partly because it was close. And, it really was. We could have walked.
09:59 - Turns out we can order the breakfast burrito with asada AND chorizo!
10:03 - This is REALLY good. Nice little dive with a walk-up counter, and it is open late night. This could be an important thing to remember.
10:19 - Strange guy with unmatching workout clothes walks into and out of the bathroom with a strange bag. As he walks out, he goes and stands in the parking lot just looking around, and gets into a car that randomly pulls up. Tony thinks this is strange. Sinickal notes, "The Italian sitting with his back to the wall and facing the front door is pointing out shady behavior!"
10:26 - Sinickal telling a story about a scientific study his friend insists he read about magical phermones possessed by redheads.
10:28 - Sinickal and Kev-O remember that they forgot to tell us about how an accordion player was playing live in the Minneapolis airport on Friday - at 7:45 in the morning!!!
10:30 - Mexican music videos playing on the television in Tacos Jalisco. One comes on in which the lead singer in tactical gear with a V/R headest kills someone, and then dances over him dressed as a furry.
10:31 - As we exit Tacos Jalisco, Kev-O states that he had never before seen a Nissan Rogue tac'd out. Tony notices the K-9 on duty sticker on the back door window.
10:37 - Dunkin' Donuts for some coffee for Sinickal and Kev-O. The woman working the drive thru had a lot going on with her look and fit.
10:41 - At a stoplight next to the "Champagne Train", a pink-painted school bus designed for parties. Women are dancing, screaming and twerking. Tony opens his window. Kev-O does not.
11:24 - Discussing games from last night and Sinickal points out a tweet that notes the most notable thing about Forrest Gump is that he graduated from Alabama.
We also pick up on a discussion we had last night about the best woman basketball player ever. Pepster and Sinickal start off the conversation with there could only be two answers. Then he says that someone in his club brought up Anne Myers. That person is wrong. It is Cheryl Miller or Diana Taurasi. Nobody else. This translates into a discussion of Dawn Staley's cumulative playing and coaching careers. Just outstanding!
11:58 - Enter Zipps. Told we can't stand at the bar because it is a "walkway".
11:58:30 - Exit Zipps.
11:59 - Enter Clancy's. Pretty full, but not packed. We are able to get a table.
12:05 - A man standing at the corner of the bar during the national anthem on television. Since people are still talking and ordering food and drinks and workers generally doing their jobs, he yells out, "Be quiet, I am trying to listen to the song!"
12:06 - Kev-O looks back at him, and he is not wearing shoes, and his belt is in his hand.
12:07 - We decide he must be an Iowa fan.
12:08 - He leaves the bar after the anthem and never returns to Clancy's. He just popped in for the anthem!
12:10 - Dawn Staley looks like she took her jacket from a Missy Elliott video. Twitter finds out the jacket costs $5,370.
12:15 - A Great Value Brand Freddie Mercury exits Clancy's.
12:16 - Tip-off.
12:16 - First Iowa basket, this is an obviously Iowa-heavy crowd.
12:32 - One guy at the corner of the bar cheers for South Carolina. He must be our reinforcement.
13:01 - Good game in the first half. If they didn't show the score we would never have thought South Carolina was up.
13:31 - Leave for our brunch reservations at SumoMaya.
13:45 - Enter SumoMaya. This brunch is AMAZING. Seriously, check out THIS MENU. You pay for an entree, and they bring unlimited tapas-style appetizers to the table. Just first-rate food with a great atmosphere. Danielle and Trey join us for brunch.
15:15 - Remarking to Trey that his people - Purdue fans - are here in droves. He says he is pretty proud. Tony says it is because they are looking for an excuse to leave Purdue. Kev-O notes that they call it West Lafayette, not Best Lafayette.
15:16 - Kev-O telling a story about the first time he brought his wife Susan home to Kentucky, and that when they arrived in Lexington, Tony interrupts with, "you put her on a horse!"
15:47 - Leave SumoMaya.
16:07 - Cold Beers and Cheeseburgers. Different one than before.
16:15 - Sinickal's long-time family friend Don shows up.
16:24 - Don, who is originally from St. Louis, starts talking about his grandfather who graduated college in St. Louis in 1904. Asks us if we know what happened in St. Louis in 1904. Pepster knows this one - it was the Summer Olympics!
16:30 - Don says that "One of my kids loves Amsterdam." He is asked which kid. He names his son, then says, "My other kids have problems traveling outside of Scottsdale!
16:34 - Waitress asks if we need another round, looks at Kev-O's drink and says, "Your drink looks sad." Pepster adds, "Drinks tend to look like their owner." Kev-O responds, "I may be sad, but I am also not deaf!"
16:35 - Papa Si and Anne, Sinickal's parents arrive.
16:36 - Sinickal introduces Kev-O to his parents as "Hopps' replacement".
16:39 - Papa Si, seeing our shirts - asks how we are connected to Southwestern Central. Answer, "We created it!"
17:34 - Long discussion about the Dali/Key Bridge accident.
17:53 - Papa Si regaling us about the restaurant at the Fairmont Princess at which he had a very expensive lunch while looking at a potential condominium in the same complex. Sinickal says, "If you can't afford the burger, you can't afford the condo."
17:55 - Don says to Kev-o about buying a house in the 5s - you can't even sit in Scottsdale for $500,000.00!
18:32 - Sinickal to Anne, his Mom, "You didn't have a problem beating me and trash talking." Her response, "That's 'cause you couldn't play!"
19:03 - Long discussion, continued from the day before and earlier today, who is the second best basketball player from Duke?
19:20 - Long Barbershop talk. Papa Si exclaiming that he still goes to the barbershop. "I have hair on the side!"
19:22 - If Ice Cube and Queen Latifah don't say it happened, then it doesn't happen! Sinickal's comments on barbershops.
19:28 - After a long argument made by Anne, Papa Si responds, "My point was ..."
19:48 - Leave Cold Beer and Cheeseburgers.
19:50 - As we pass a store alongside the road, Tony asks if it is open. When told yes, he says, "Oh, I thought it was midnight!"
19:54 - A DOG IS DRIVING A CYBER TRUCK!!!
19:57 - We find out that John Calipari is discussing the head coaching position at Arkansas. Remember, Kev-O is a Kentucky alumnus and Pepster is a long time Kentucky basketball fan. They are crestfallen.
19:59 - The group discusses Calipari replacements, and Jay Wright is first on our list. Danny Hurley comes up and Sinickal, forever twisting the dagger, says, "Why don't you throw money at Danny Hurley? Except, for him, that would be taking a step down!"
20:15 - Back at home.
21:11 - Start watching #BlackAF
21:15 - Confirmed Calipari is going to Arkansas.
21:16 - Kev-O needs a minute. Steps outside.
21:16:18 - Tony to Kev, "Just put the cig out before you fall into the pool!"
21:19 - Kev-O realizes, "There is not enough whiskey in the world for me right now!"
21:45 - Kev-O decides to hit the hot tub. Pepster joins later.
22:51 - Kev-O and Pepster leave the hot tub to go to bed. Kev-O ends the evening with, "Arkansas, huh?"
Arkansas, huh, indeed!!!
The list of possible replacements is long. The problem is that Mitch Barnhart is now tasked with hiring someone. He's a moron. RJ Corman and Joe Craft hired our last coach, and RJ is no longer with us. Let's pray Mitch listens to Joe. Mitch didn't want to hire Cal. Mitch hired Gillespie. Remember him?
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