07:30 - Pepster comes downstairs.
07:52 - Sinickal awakens.
08:14 - Tony rises.
09:45 - The Distinguished Gentlemen in on television. We always seem to find an Eddie Murphy movie on television, year-after-year.
09:57 - "Zeke, you sunbitch. I'm runnin' around here crazier than a dog in a hubcap factory."
10:10 - "Except for this one. That woman got her shoes back!"
10:27 - Enter Nola for brunch. On time for our 10:30 reservations.
10:32 - Remember that our last Uber driver from the night before had her car just riddled with hail damage. And driver discussing how her 18-yr old daughter bought a motorcycle before she even had a license. And she made the daughter change the breaks, and re-paint it before she could ride it. Which happened BEFORE she got her license.
10:40 - As we order our first course at brunch, Sinickal tells the waitress that Tony is going to need another fork.
10:44 - So, for our first round of drinks, Sinickal had a bloody Mary and Pepster, Tony and Kev-O had various types of mimosas. Kev-O decided he needed a change and asked for a screwdriver. It was then - and only then - that we learned Nola does not have a liquor license, only a beer and wine license. Since the Bloody Mary obviously confused us, waitress explains that it isn't technically made with vodka, but with a wine-based alcohol, at 11 ABV. Kev-O asks if he could have that "vodka" with OJ. Waitress says she will ask "our very superficial bartender."
11:12 - Tony drops fork.
11:14 - We ask waitress for another fork.
11:16 - We ask waitress for another fork. She says, "Oh, you were serious?!" Believes we somehow manifested Tony dropping it.
11:34 - Leave Nola. It was great. Gumbo, Boudin Balls, Catfish Po'Boys, Fried Chicken and Collard Greens Po' Boy. Almost as if we were in New Orleans.
11:39 - Enter River North Icehouse. Turns out this is the sports bar in town where Barstool Sports hosted shows Friday and Saturday night. Glad we weren't there then. This place is HUGE. It must have been a zoo!
11:40 - Tony orders a Topo Chico, and they are out. Seems like everywhere is out of Topo Chico. The stadium on Saturday ran out. What is up with this town and Topo Chico? Anyway, because of the Barstool parties, apparently this place was out of a lot, but not necessarily anything we wanted.
12:00 - We have the Chicago Bulls game on; the Valero Open on, the Washington Capitals game is on, and most of the bar to ourselves (for now). This is the start to a good day. We might be here for awhile.
12:20-12:45 - We have a way too long discussion on brothers in sports, and which brothers have the largest disparity between their talents and/or impacts on the game. Conversation starts as Sinickal brings up Seth Curry, and just that no matter how good Seth really is, he can't live up to the talent/impact of Steph. Kev-O points out that in Charlotte, Seth isn't even the second-most admired basketballing Curry, because of his dad, Dell. As we are thinking of brother combos, most are pretty similar - the Barbers, the Lopezes, the Mannings. Then we discover two of Rob Grokowski's brothers made the NFL.
12:53 - OVI BREAKS GRETZKY'S RECORD!!! Alexander Ovechkin scored his 895th goal against the New York Islanders.
13:02 - Sinickal asks about Ovechkin's wife, "Is she capable of tears?"
13:03-13:09 - We come up with scenarios that would make the celebration more interesting: (1) Ovechkin takes the microphone and praises Putin; (2) A Ukranian sniper somewhere in the arena looking for his shot; (3) Ovechkin just takes off his skates and pads and retires right then; and (4) Gretzky sucker-punching Ovechkin starting a brawl in which all the Capitals come onto the ice and all of Gretzky's old teammates come out of nowhere. Spoiler alert: None of those happened.
13:32 - The Houston Astros are on television now, Tony looks up and sees Ronel Blanco pitching. "Funny, he doesn't look like a blanco!"
13:41 - We all have a discussion about Racecar!
13:57 - Lady comes up to the bar and orders three beers. Bartender asks if she needs help taking them to her table. She puts both hands around all three beers and says, "This isn't that big!"
14:16 - Tipoff of the Women's NCAA Championship game.
14:18 - Leader in the Clubhouse!
14:21 - Dude has been sitting next to Tony since we got here. He hasn't looked up from his phone except to order drinks the entire time. We feel his attitude is such that he was rooting for Duke last night!
15:16 - See a "Fudd Around and Find Out" t-shirt in the stands of the women's game.
15:18 - Azzi Fudd's mother's pheromones are coming through the television!
16:10 - The UConn |Huskies are your 2025 Women's National Champions - although this game has been over for a long time.
16:12 - We ask each other if there is a One Shining Moment for the Women's Tournament.
16:25 - We don't know if it is One Shining Moment, as we don't have sound - but it is a montage of highlights.
16:29 - This bar must have like a Royal Rumble type of schedule for its workers, as another bartender just seems to show up out of nowhere every 45 minutes.
17:35 - Leave for downtown/Riverwalk. As we make our way to the parking lot, Kev-O receives an e-mail that our parking is about to expire. Perfect timing.
17:52 - Enter Yardhouse.
17:53 - Our bartender is Jaime Jacquez, Jr.
17:55 - As Prince's Raspberry Beret comes on through the Music system. Sinickal tells a story that starts, "One of the first stalkers I ever had ..."
17:55:30 - Kev-O states, "One of?"
18:43 - 3 Stalkers. The total was 3 stalkers.
18:49 - Enabler! Us to Jacquez.
19:10 - Young dude sitting at the bar next to Pepster didn't just outkick his coverage, he outkicked the coverage of everyone he knows!
19:12 - To Fogo de Chao!
19:14 - Enter Fogo.
19:23 - While waiting for our table, we notice that there is a button to press to activate the hood by the front door in case of fire. Tony states, "Who knew that Fogo de Chao was uncircumsized?"
19:26 - Kev-O remarks, "I couldn't tell you the number of times I have made reservations under the name 'Kevin Parker'".
20:54 - Waitress asks if we might want some more food or look at the dessert menu. Sinickal tells them yes, if they have a wheelbarrow to take us home. Pepster immediately starts the company, "UBarrow."
21:41 - Head home from Fogo de Chao. Yes, an early evening, but we ate A LOT!
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