June 30, 2003

Chattanooga, TN

Just drove into Chattanooga, and there is a nothing to do for 72 hours……crack no two throne prince

See we don’t have a game until Wednesday, and it being Monday and all, we are just out of luck until then. The cool part is I’m not going through withdrawals, because I got paid. I now have enough money to loan to people and pay other people back. You know, just a side note. There is one person that I owe 8 bucks too that I can’t find. I really wish I could pay back Jason Lee. When we were in junior high, I used to always borrow money from this guy for lunch. Don’t ask me what I spent it on, I can’t tell you what I paid for in the last two days. But anyway, I used to get lunch money from him, and I used to pay him back, but for some reason I didn’t pay him 8 bucks, and I always wanted to give it back to hi. And just before we graduated I was going to give it to him but I forgot. Now I know if I tried to find him I couldn’t. He’s probably very successful now, he was always a brain in school. A great artist too. He was a good guy. I miss the people in high school. It was a weird place, and I’m sure a lot of people didn’t like it, but I thought it was a great step toward college. Not the education mind you, but the way my school was. It was a mix of cultures, and everyone had bullies and everyone had heroes. I also liked the fact that everyone liked me, but then again, how could you not like me. So I know that was a little off topic but I hate leaving things unfinished. So anyway, now we are on the bus watching Friday. The best damn movie on the planet.
Now I’m just kind of tired. There’s nothing to do now, except sit here and wait till tomorrow. I think I’m going to workout later today. They have a weight room and I heard its pretty good. So I think that’s what I’m going to do. Joe is running around screaming and being drunk as usual. We only had 2 drinks or so. I guess he had another one before me and Tony left. Anyway, finally, he decided to pass out, I mean fall asleep. I love him, but he can be a little much.
Katie and me are cool. I wish I could talk to her more. Actually I wish I could explain my feelings better. I wish we could talk for longer than we do. Tonight we are supposed to talk, I’m supposed to talk to her at 8:30 my time. But I think this is what’s going to happen. Since I don’t do anything in the day, I’m not going to have anything to talk about. So I’m going to get on the phone and not be able to talk about much, and then she is going to say, I’m not talking. Then say I’m gonna go. Then she will say call me later and then she’s going to be tired from working out and not want to talk. So that’s going to suck. I really want to talk to her. I do. I want to talk to her for a while. I want to talk about nothing. I would even want to just sit on the phone with her. We don’t have to say anything just I want to be close to her. She’s my only connection to the outside world. Nobody else really calls me, except the family. But it’s different. I love my family and am really happy when they call me, but I want my girlfriend to call me. It makes me sad when I can’t talk to her. I look forward to her calling me. I really want to talk to her for a long time. She is my only break from the chaos. I hope when I call her tonight it is going to be at a time when she is going to be able to talk to me for at least an hour. Possibly more. I’d rather talk to her when I was going to bed. Anyway, I’m going to go now, I’ll definitely come back to this journal later. I want to document what happened when we talked today. I was upset last night. She talked to me for 5 minutes and then said she was tired. I remember when she was in France and she called me. I talked to her for an hour long distance. And I loved every minute of it. I told her all about what was going on at home, and she loved it. It makes you keep in touch with what’s going on in the real world. Anyway, I’ll talk to her tonight and hopefully I won’t be upset after we get off the phone. crack no two throne prince

Chattanooga, TN July 1, 2003crack no two throne prince

Well it’s the next month and I am already to start…..crack no two throne prince

It is now 1:15am and we went out again, of course and we started off right. Tony’s lady Shea drove miles to see him and you know they are off having fun. Maybe it makes me sad when I see them together being all kissy, because I don’t think Katie and me were like that. I think we were more refined. I wish we were more kissy, especially now. I am going to make it a goal to be more snuggly and huggly when I get back home. I am going to be with her a lot. Now that I have said that I have to apologize to all f y friends who are reading this. You know that I’m not that kind of guy. I am a true man, even though I am a cheerleader, which believe me, none of these guys have forgotten that. But you also know how much I love Katie, and you all know how much I care for her, and how I do what ever to make her happy. I may sound like a punk, but its how I feel. It really takes a big action to realize a lot in life. Being away from someone makes you really miss them. Its like when I went away for the first time in college. I missed my girlfriend and my family a lot. But I knew as soon as the week was over I could drive home and be with them, and every weekend after that. Its hard when you have a job to do and you know that you cannot leave and visit when you feel is necessary. I wish I had that chance, but I have an obligation to fulfill. It is difficult trust me.
Well, I talked to Katie tonight. It wasn’t what I thought it was going to be but it was nice. I would like to talk to her in a calm environment, but I always seem to get a call from her when I am at dinner or in a bar. Tomorrow I am going to try to not go out and sit on the bus and wait for her call. I am going to talk to her for minutes upon minutes. I have nothing to do tomorrow and I hung out with the boys tonight. I am free to do what I want tomorrow night. I see Tony is out with his woman, even if he doesn’t want to call her that, I should have the chance to spend some time with my woman. SO anyway, I’ll tell you what happened with my woman. She called me before we left for the bar and we chatted a little. The conversation was nice. There were no harshful tones. Then she called me when I was in the bar. We talked for a little bit more, and once again I heard the quiet angelic type I had been wanting to hear when we got off the phone. Instead of the tired, annoyed, hurtful, okay I’m going to go voice, which hurts to hear especially since I can’t do anything. I actually felt today that even though we didn’t talk fr that long, everybody said what they needed to say and nobody was cut off with a hey I’ll call you back and then not get a call back. Everyone said what they had to say and then when they were finished they said there goodbyes until the next day. It was very relaxing. I like when you get off the phone satisfied. I was very happy to get off the phone tonight. I was totally fine with it. It was a lot better than last night. But anyway, yeah, I’m happier. I could talk to her again, if I knew she wasn’t sleeping. Let me never say that my lady can’t wake me up in a sound sleep because she can’t sleep and needs to talk to someone because I want her know that I will be up for her. When ever she feels the need to call me.
So yeah, I just need to get that off my chest. I can’t wait to see her. I hope I don’t spout about the next two weeks about her, but I think I will. I am becoming the master typist here. I am at least writing about 50 words a minute. I’m getting pretty good. Its because this is all I do all day. But anyway, let me talk about Joe.
One of my favorite topics. The last words out of Dave’s mouth was, please while I’m sleeping, don’t let Joe, excuse the language, fuck with me. Now knowing Joe, that is exactly what he would do. But knowing me, if I was drunk, that’s exactly what I would do too. But I will make sure that Joe leaves him alone. We pick on Turd entirely too much, but I don’t pick on him. I am a master at giving nicknames so when a nickname is given I stick with it, and Turd Ferguson, is the best one so far. They gave me the nickname Turbo Chef, because I accidentally told them that I had bought one on the info-tainment channels. SO turbo is sticking pretty well, but not as well, as Turd has.
Take a little break and think about what to write next. I’m pretty much drawing a blank. I made a budget list to keep track of how much money I am spending. I hope it works. I need to get a total of how much money I have in all my accounts and make sure I am making good decision on what I am spending my money on. I am already down to half the money in my per diem and t hasn’t even been pas the pay period yet. But just figure how much I would have owned people if I didn’t have any money. At least I am taking people out. I think all of us need to calm down and not drink as much. Actually not go out as much anymore. Its getting quite expensive. So I think I’m going to lay low for a while. Joe might think I have a bu up my ass for not going out, but I’ll tell him straight out. I don’t wan to spend any money. I really don’t. I would rather save most of it and take Katie out to a really nice dinner somewhere better than Outback. But I will some day. Just not anytime soon. But I am saving for something like that. Something real nice. Kind of ruins the surprise since she’s going to read this anyway, but she has no idea exactly what I’m going to do for her, so she won’t know anything. But it will be nice. Real nice! Anyway, I’m getting a little tired here and am tired of waiting up for Joe to come back. I’ll talk to everyone tomorrow on the web when I actually get a chance to post this up online. I hope everyone will be happy with the lastest additions. There are a lot so enjoy the reading and I hope my Real World Survivor Road Rules reality journal keeps everyone reading and looking for more. I’d like to give a shout out to the Kiwanisland crew of 1995-1999. Hope everyone is doing well, and lets throw another party when I get home! I miss you all! And with that, we’ll chill….till the next episode!
crack no two throne prince

Posted by Mike at 02:45 PM | Comments (0)

Durham, NC

We’re on our way and we all smell like poop…….crack no two throne prince

So I the game went well last night and then I think we stumbled into a lesbians birthday party at this bar. The bar we went to was called Jo and Joe’s. It was really cool. The drinks were strong but the funny part is so were the women. The lady who owned it, Jo, was really cool. She said she would rink with us if she wasn’t working. But anyway, we drank and then we stumbled back to the hotel. We had a good time. Then me Turd, and Joe kept tackling each other and then I had to walk Turd to his room and tuck him in for the night. It was an interesting day. So this morning after having a horrible hangover I decided to get something to eat. It wasn’t a great breakfast for paying 18 bucks. Damn hotel brunch. So after that we all went to the game. The Durham Bulls vs. the Louisville Bats. We didn’t stay for that long but we just wanted to catch part of the game. Its cool when you are on one side of the game and then when you watch from the other side how much is different. I don’t even watch the game hardly when I’m working, and I am even part and sometimes in the game. But oh well. When I get back I am definitely going to check out a Padres game. Ted is even in bargaining with the Padres to do a farewell to the Q. Well, the Q isn’t going anywhere, but the Padres are. So that would be cool. I could actually do a major league game. But we will keep our fingers crossed. We were supposed to Howard Stern when we were in New York but that fell through. Oh well. So anyway, now I’m on the bus, and we are on our way to Chattanooga. We are taking our time considering that we are not having a game until Wednesday.
I’d better call Katie at some point. She is getting sad. I talked to her for a couple minutes in the ballpark and she was just needing to talk to me. Its true I hadn’t talked to her in a while, but I like to talk to her when I have nothing to do. When I can sit down and talk to her and focus all my attention on her. I hate it when someone calls me and then they are talking to three other people at the same time. I want to call her later tonight and talk to her before she or I go to bed, so we are the last things on each others minds before we go to bed. And for me, having her on my mind before I go to bed at night is so nice. It’s better than thinking about a chicken chasing me. If you couldn’t tell from the first journal in Durham, that was after we had been drinking. Yeah, some of it makes so sense. But hey, I decided to write so that’s going on the web. I can’t let my fans down. Hey, if anyone reads this and you know someone who knows me, they can always read it too. It is an open website for all. Have fun with it. Okay, I’m getting hungry; I think Joe is looking around for an Olive Garden. Ooooh, chicken alfredo sounds sooo good right now. Then get a bottle of Kendall Jackson chardonnay. That’s a meal. I’m thinking about it right now. I’m stoked. Hopefully we find one. Well, I have just been informed that it is pretty late and the search has been called of for tonight. We will try to find one tomorrow. So we’re going to eat at either a Golden Corral or Applebees. Either one is fine for me. I just want to eat. I wanted to eat at the game, but why pay 5 bucks for a hotdog? So I’m going to go for now. I will either get back to the journal tonight after I talk to Katie or I will get back to it tomorrow. Hopefully by then I will have eaten my chicken alfredo. Peace!
crack no two throne prince

Posted by Mike at 02:43 PM | Comments (0)

June 29, 2003

Durham, NC

So I got hit with a baseball………crack no two throne prince

Sorry to say I got hit with a baseball a while ago. It was during a skit. And don’t worry I’m okay. I just had to put something cool to make the intro a little bit more interesting so you would read this journal entry. Anyway, so I got hit in the leg it was no big deal. I never even got a bruise. It was nothing. But I had to say something to get you reading this journal. So we had are game today. It was pretty good. We almost had a drop out from a kid who got scared before we went out for baby chicks. I always wonder about a kid who chickens out, no pun intended. So, I don’t know. Tony is talking to his woman right now and I have to listen to it, and type really slowly. Wow, this is amazing. I wish I could talk to my girlfriend. But I have to wait till my girlfriend decides to call me. This is going to be real short considering I want to go to bed. This will probably not be in the journal entry. Good night!!crack no two throne prince

Posted by Mike at 02:42 PM | Comments (0)

June 27, 2003

Richmond, VA

So I wake up to my brother calling me on my cell phone…..crack no two throne prince

Don’t worry, it was a good call. He called to apologize. He told me it wasn’t me, and I was wondering how he knew I was upset? I guess I had written it in the journals. Maybe he was still reading them; at least I hope he is still reading them. But we talked for a while and he even said he would hook up the flight home for me. That’s cool. Now I’m set. I have a flight coming in at 8:45am in San Diego. That means I have plenty of time to see a couple of friends. I am mostly really excited to see Katie. She will be happy to see me. Its coming up soon too. The only problem is I need to meet the team somewhere. Now I can either meet them back in San Diego, or I can meet them in Sacramento and have more time with the family. See Katie, would need to go back to work, and the wedding is on Saturday. So I would come home Saturday and then I would have Sunday with her too, but then Monday she would go back to San Diego to go to work. So I could go back with her, and see some more people in San Diego and then take the bus back or I could take a flight from San Diego to Sacramento, or I could just stay after Sunday in Orange County and wait till the bus comes up this way. I don’t know, I have so many people I need to hang out with and see. But the family is so important. But I would really like to come back on Monday and see the cheer squad at least one time. I would like to hang in OC for 2 days and SD for 2 days. That would be nice. I still need to buy Mike a gift. That’s bad. I think I will have Katie doing that. I’ll take care of that soon. So anyway, I hope everybody isn’t going to be mad at me for not seeing them. It so hard to come home when you don’t have that much time. But definitely the family is first. I’ll have to call Robyn and tell her that I’m coming up to Washington after that. I hope she can come visit. I know it’s a journey but I would still want her to come to a game, and let Josh and Cheyenne see me. I would go and see them if they happened to come down to California. Except if it was up North. But then again, I don’t know how far I am away from them. If it’s more than 3 hours I wouldn’t worry about it. But if it was 2 hours or less I hope they would come. We shall see. crack no two throne prince

So now that I have a way home soon, I can talk about the great state of Virginia. It is scary. When you walk out in the parking lot, there is this eerie feeling like someone is watching you. The downtown scene is okay, but cramped. Also, we went into a bar and found out that it was 18 and up. Not my idea of a good time. I haven’t been to one of those in a while. I was really quite fond of not seeing big black X’s on the hands of girls. Oh well, maybe I’m just being snobby. But it was a change of pace. Also I was broke again, so I owe the guys a night out on the town. But money should be in tomorrow and I will be very happy. Very happy. It will be Saturday and I will be able to go out and hang. Actually tonight we are not going to be able to go out because after the game we are getting up and driving to Durham, NC and do another game. But after that, we are going to have 3 days off. That means nothing but spending money, which is always bad news for me. Since I can never hold on to enough. Which reminds me, I have to call the car insurance place and explain my situation. I hope they understand why I haven’t paid them anything. Oh well, they will soon know. Then I’m going to have my mom pay it. So everything will get paid for. Then I will be n the clear for at least till I get back in town. Then once again, all my money will mysteriously disappear. Which I hate. But this time at least it will be in the hands of someone who doesn’t go crazy getting rid of money. That is Katie; she’s really good at money. So at least when I get back I will have a chunk of change for emergency and for some for vacation this summer. Italy should be very nice. Anyway, I’m gonna go get ready. I have to fill up water balloons and I have to get dressed. I hope that the game goes well today and tomorrow. I hope that this break is well deserved. I am so tired. Its getting repetitive, but I’m taking what Tony told me. He made me remember when we worked the picnics and how in the beginning of the season we were always going when will this end, because there are times when we had good times and bad times, but we always went through the same process. Well, this is the same thing. Eventually we are going to fly past the second month and already be in the third month. Then Turd leaves us in the third week of the third month and then it’s all over a week later. What a shame. I will be on the plane on the 31st and that’s it. So hopefully it comes faster, but you know what, I will probably miss it when its gone. Anyway, time to get ready for the day. I hope everyone has a good day today. I’ll try to post these as soon as I can. I have to get money first which should be in the hotel tomorrow. So I will have plenty of time to post them. I have three or four to post so everyone should have something to read for a day. Knowing Katie she has something to read for at least an hour, and then she can read them from San Diego to now. See everyone later!! J
crack no two throne prince

Posted by Mike at 02:40 PM | Comments (141)

June 26, 2003

Richmond, VA 4:00pm

Nothing else to do….crack no two throne prince

I was bored so since I’m sitting up in the front seat, I decided not to bother Joe, but to keep him company. I’m listening to music, and just relaxing. I am in a writing mood today. I don’t have much to write about though. I got a call from Katie a little while ago telling me that we got a $900 check. So I’m relieved. I can have money and pay Joe back this weekend. That is always good to have money. And when my mom deposits the check for 600 in the bank, I will have 800 in that account o pay of bills. Which is awesome. Then the per diem will be used for what it was meant for, instead of paying off bills and such. Its to be used to get food and supplies on this trip. So both mothers can stop worrying about me. Joe is making fun of me for typing. I’ll make sure to kick him later. He’s a good guy. I like everybody on the bus. They’re really nice. Now I know that fluxuates every once in a while, but that’s true about anyone. But the chemistry with the people on the bus is something else. I would like to see what would happen if someone else came on the bus. And Ted was talking about bringing someone else on the trip. That would be kind of cool. But I wonder what would happen. Would it be a girl, would it be a guy, I just wonder. It would be cool, to get someone else. Just so everything would be a lot easier. Tony wouldn’t have to run himself ragged every time we do a show, I wouldn’t have to worry about making sure that everything is in place. And Dave wouldn’t have to worry about getting all his merchandise sold because he would have an extra hand. Basically we would all have an extra hand. That would be nice. I wonder if I spelled fluxuate right? Oh well, if I spelled it wrong you understand, sound it out. crack no two throne prince

The guys are back there watching Black Hawk Down. I don’t like war movies, that’s why I’m up here. There is so much violence. And its real, and that’s the worst part. I just like senseless violence. At least you know that its going to happen randomly. I just don’t like war at all. I know it must happen but I just don’t like to see any of it. If I was a soldier I would be the worst one. Actually I would be the one who would go crazy. I’d rush first and kill everything. I’d go crazy cuz if I‘m going to die, I’m going to die. But I hate war movies. I like to watch them, but I feel sick when the main characters die, or a friend des, and I know that’s what a drama does but I just think about all the people who have been in wars and have lost friends and I think about my friends who are in the military and I think about family who are in the military and I get scared and worried. Yeah, it’s a cool thing to say and it shows a lot of pride, but when there is war, you don’t want to be at war. Even though you are defending the country, you don’t want to die. You die for your country and that’s fine, and patriotic, but you die just the same. You get a flag, that’s cool. But you are still dead. I’m being a little closed minded I know, but I just think about the whole death part. But I realize that someone has to do it. And I’m glad that people are out there dong it for our country. crack no two throne prince

We just passed Washington DC. Were at a distance but I was able to see the top of the Capitol building and the Washington Monument. Very cool. That’s another place I want to go to. Just to see everything. Very cool. But I wouldn’t want to hangout in DC, I heard its not a cool pace to hangout at. Its just a thug paradise. Anyway, I’m done with writing again for now. I might get back to it later tonight. Once again, just getting some things off my mind. I am back with some cash so everyone can have a good time reading the material knowing that I am well fed! (And still using Joe’s money to do it, J) Oh that’s cool, I’m going to have to do that more often!J
crack no two throne prince

Posted by Mike at 02:39 PM | Comments (158)

Richmond, VA 12:00pm

Off to Virginia and both of my mothers are worried about me….crack no two throne prince

Well, first of all my real mother is worried about my health as always. She believes if I’m not fed by her hands, I am not having nutritional meals. Which is probably true, there is nothing like Mom’s food to keep you happy and healthy. I just heard Joe say he was going to stop at the Flying J. I think I’m going to get off the bus and get Mom another spoon. It’s a cool collectors item. But I’m not into them. I collect them for my mommy. I haven’t talked to her in a while and I hope that she is okay. Its not like I haven’t been away from her, but I’m never been so mobile before. Usually just moved to one location and stayed for a long duration, but I’m in another state every single day. That’s a little rough for her baby boy. But hey, I got to grow up sometime. So she’s worried about that. I wonder how her trip to Atlanta was. She loves to visit Linn Linn, my aunt. I miss the family. I wish I could see them more often. When I go to Georgia, if I do, I want to see Cousin Stephanie. That would be cool. The last time I saw her, she wasn’t doing to well, mixed up with a bad boyfriend. I told her to get out of it, and come to California, and meet someone nice. I hope she took some of my advice, but I haven’t talked to her since. I remember when we were little kids. We used to always play when I went to Rhode Island. That used to be the best times of my youth. So I hope my Mom had a good time.crack no two throne prince

Now to my other mother, on my girlfriends side. She’s reading the journals and hoping I have enough money to eat. Hi Joan. I know you’re worried about me, but I’m getting paid, in a couple of days, so its okay. I know you are going to still be worried about me, that’s all you know how to do. But thank you very much, for worrying about me. If I was in dire straits you know I would let someone know. But I’m a survivor. I have a check at home right now, and I have 900 coming to Katie. If I need to the money right away, I would have Katie put some money in my account and then I would have something. But I still have money in the bank I am keeping here, so I’m cool. Plus if I run out, I have Bank of Joe. He lends me money, interest free. He’s a good guy. So, nobody here wants me to starve, I’ll be fine. But thank you for caring. I know before I left you said if anything was needed call you. So when I fall over and break my back, you will be the first one I call. I’m not going to call my mom, she’ll probably break my neck too. Just kidding. crack no two throne prince

So last nights game was good. We did well, everyone was really impressed in how our group goes through a game with such precision. The really funny part to me was how the visiting team, everyone asked Ted for an autograph. Its really weird. I was shocked because people were lining up to put there name on his list of signatures. I was laughing. Also this guy Jeff, who was our contact. Great guy, personality plus. He’s going to have a bright future. He told us that after the game, and how we did our job, if we ever needed some help finding a career to give him a call. Now maybe he was just blowing smoke, but if he was, he’s really good at it. We exchanged e-mails, and I am definitely going to keep in contact. If I don’t, then Tony and Dave will, because they are the ones trying to get sports management jobs. I’m just a lonely Math teacher, who probably won’t get into any credential program. But I’m going to work my ass of this semester. I know I say that every semester, but I see the light, I see the tunnel. I just asked my counselor how many more classes I have to take and she said 4. That’s it. 4 classes. I knock them out, I’m done. I have to take 534 which I knew, 524 and do a course forgiveness, and 414 for he credential, and I have to do a health class which counts for the credential too. Then I have to transfer the history class I took in summer school. I’m set, and I can finally say I am a college graduate after this. Forget getting into the credential program, I can do that at anytime. But I’m going to try my but off to get there. And I know I say that every year, I know, but I really don’t want to stay at state anymore. I know its been fun, but 6 years. Jeez, I’ve got to stop. Everyone I know is graduating but me. That’s bad. Plus I know Katie, is waiting for me, so I’m not doing it just for myself. I’ve got my family and my friends cheering me on, and I’m not going to et them down. I am going to study my butt off and I’m going to get B’s and pass. I really want to get A’s, but we shall see. I know I can do it, but I don’t want to over shoot. I just want to graduate, so whatever it takes to graduate. I’m so excited. The hard part is I’m going to have to register on the road. I don’t even know what classes are available, because I don’t have a schedule book. I’m going to have to have Katie, pick my classes. I’m going to talk to her, and she’ll do my schedule. That will be cool. She’ll tell me the class and I’ll pick the numbers. She’s the best. What would I do without her? crack no two throne prince

Sorry to say, I didn’t get any pictures of New York City, because we were going past it in the bus. We never stopped in it. Oh well, I saw the skyline, and I saw where the twins towers should have been. I really want to go to ground zero at some point. I do. Just to see it. I heard you come back just quiet as a mouse. I really do want to see it. But sometime else. Right now I work to do, being the Chickens bitch.crack no two throne prince

So now we are off the Virginia, and we are going to the hometown of the Richmond Braves. They really hate us. Whenever we are there, they lose. It’s a curse we have I guess. But they only lose when they are the visiting team. Since they are the hometown team, hopefully there luck will change. Hopefully. So, I’m going to go, I’ve got a lot of journals for Katie to read she should be happy. I miss everyone, and I hope that everyone is doing fine, because I am. I’m having a great time.crack no two throne prince

I called Beagle and he was doing well, both his friends got married and he was the best man in both of them. That’s my Beagle. I am going to get a dog, and I’ll probably name him Beagle, either that or Patrick. I don’t know. Its up in the air. So anyway, I hope that my journal is making people happy reading it. It’s kind of like an outlet for me. Something I can go to and explain what’s going on inside and outside of me. Its good to have. I think if everyone on the bus wrote some journals they wouldn’t be so uptight all the time. And I mean everyone. If you are mad you are mad, if you are sad you are sad, but at least get it out in some way. Write, run, workout, something to release stress. This is my release, and I’m glad my girlfriend made this for me. She asked me if it would be a pain in the ass to fill this up. Well, I thought about it. I told her, if I didn’t have this, I think I would go crazy. There would so many times sitting doing nothing on a bus ride that’s 6 hours long and no more new movies to watch. This makes me type faster and gets me to work on my feelings. But its only a pain when someone tells me to make sure that there is a new journal everyday so SHE can read it. I’m not naming any names, but I think she knows who she is. crack no two throne prince

The cool part is that I have a lot of viewers now. I have Nick in Ohio, Theresa in Des Moines, and newly joined Jeff in New Jersey. And of course the two or three people I have back at home. Which reminds me. If anyone needs tickets to up coming games in California, I can call and get them. We’re going to be in California on July 18th in Sacramento, and San Bernardino on August 2. Possibly Lancaster on August 1. So please come visit, I can’t promise you good seats but I can promise you a baseball game and a good show from the San Diego Chicken. I would love to see you guys. You can e-mail or reply to the journals or the pictures and I’ll see them and get back to you. I rather you reply to my e-mail account and I’ll make sure to check it. Okay everyone, take care and try not to worry about me until I really really really start to worry about me. Since there isn’t much to do today, I’ll probably be writing again, later tonight. So until then, later!
crack no two throne prince

Posted by Mike at 02:38 PM | Comments (152)

June 24, 2003

Bridgewater, NJ

You know, sometimes there are nothing but little children on this bus…..crack no two throne prince

So once again today my check for work didn’t come again. But hey no worries. All the people on the bus are very good at covering everyone for food and stuff when they ask. That’s not a problem at all. So Ted tells me to tell him when the check has come so he knows. So when I tell him that the check that was sent on Thursday hasn’t arrived yet, he throws a temper tantrum. He picks up the baseball bible and proceeds to throw it on the table knocking over the pens and scattering paper on the floor. Now in my opinion, if anyone were to get pissed and throw anything around it would be me. I have been borrowing peoples money for the past 2 weeks because I haven’t had any. Maybe because I can’t keep it for long or because I spend it. But I find it impossible to spend 500 in 2 weeks. Especially when I don’t pay for anything. And I barely eat as it is. And we don’t get to go out that much because everything is mostly closed when we get into town. But anyway, its kind of weird, I thought for him to go crazy like that. I don’t know if he was mad because I was broke or if he was just mad. Couldn’t tell. Then he said something like, well, I we can do is mail it you know. Its not like I’m blaming him. I know Jane sent it. I’m not saying she didn’t. I am for sure. And I’m sure since she sent it, I’m sure it will be there today. And if it isn’t I’m sure its still in the mail, and if it didn’t get delivered today it should be returned to her and then Katie can come and pick it up. I already told the guys on the bus that I might need to borrow some money from them, and Joe is more than happy to shell out as much money as I need as long as I pay him back. He is a really good guy, but so are the rest of the people on the bus. Excuse me, on the coach. Joe hates when we call it a bus. Anyway, I’m fine, I just don’t think that he should have acted like that. I think he should have been a little bit concerned with what I was going to d for money, since I didn’t get paid. I mean, I’m not broke, but I am. I’m down to my last couple of dollars. But we get paid on the 1st and that is in a week. So that’s always good. But he just acted like such a child. I guess we are supposed to take our cues from him but he acts like this and it’s a little hard to respect a man who goes berserk when something goes wrong.
I do give him credit though, he is resourceful. We forgot a sign in CT, and I found out where it was. And we were supposed to do the skit in Portland that day. So when I told Ted, he said we have another sign so we can still do it, and then he said that I would have to pay for the sign and get a new one made if it wasn’t recovered and stuff, and I understand that. I don’t know, it doesn’t sound like that’s a bad thing, but it’s the way it comes out of his mouth. We are going to be on this trip fr the next two months and it just a matter of stay out of Ted’s way for me. I’m here to do a job, and get t done. I would like to get Ted’s friendship but its really hard when all he does is wake up in the morning and is grumpy and then when something goes wrong, he shows no remorse, and when something goes well, he shows very little to no gratitude. Actually I take that back. When we got to CT and did that quick show he was very impressed how we put it together. Until I forgot the sign, and then that went down the drain. The good show went into the crapper, because in the next city we didn’t have a prop. Its like, nothing we do is good unless it is flawless. We have only had a couple shows that are flawless. And I’ll tell you something. Its hard to have a flawless live show. Its like being on a basketball team and every shot you take has to go in. If you miss a shot your coach yells and yells at you even though you kicked the crap out of the other teams. That’s a perfect analogy. You get MVP of the league and everyone else says that you are great, but your coach sits you on the bench and makes you practice harder because you missed one shot. I would understand if we didn’t have any more props but we have other things we could do. No big deal, but since I’m not in charge it doesn’t really matter.
So, that’s all for now, supposedly we are going thru New York City, so I am going to make sure my camera is charged and I am going to fill my camera with a bunch of pictures! I hope I get to see a lot of cool pictures! I’m sure Katie will love this! I’ll catch you later!

crack no two throne prince

Posted by Mike at 02:36 PM | Comments (150)

June 23, 2003

Portland, ME

I saw the Hulk last night and I agree with the critics…..crack no two throne prince

I thought it was a great movie. The basis was a little different from what it was in the comic book I think, I’m not sure, but I still liked the way it was put together. Also I saw it with Dave and he said it went too slow. There were many scenes where the mood was set by the time spent looking at the picture. I was deep into it. Like there was a scene where the Hulk had jumped into a desert and was rolling around in the sand. It was really quiet on screen, but it was also really quiet in the movie theater. Nobody said a peep, and it was quiet for a while and it was right after a big action scene. The action in the movie was cool too. It wasn’t blockbuster crazy, but it was still cool. crack no two throne prince

I’m sorry, I’m not a fool, I’m not a comic book dork, but I do enjoy a good movie, especially if I know part of the story. They are also making a Peter Pan story, the real Peter Pan as a kid. It looks weird. Its an action movie too. Didn’t say if it was going to be a G, PG, or PG-13. Don’t know. But I’ll probably end up seeing it anyway. I’m a fool. I really liked it, and I think if I saw it with Katie she would like it too. It had action for the guys, but it had a bit of drama for the girls too.crack no two throne prince

So I talked to my brother yesterday and he was very rude to me. I called him asking him to help me with the computer because I know he knows all things about computers, and he says to me, “Is that all you called for is for your computer?” I didn’t just call for that. I was trying to call him for weeks. I have left several messages on his cell phone and his home phone and I have not gotten one phone call back from him. I’m not going to argue this, but I felt bad. The first time I did get to him and he acts rude and mean. I would have talked to him about life and stuff when I was finished I wouldn’t have hung up. I’m not stupid, he’s my brother. I have tried to call a lot of people. I don’t know it bothered me. Then he told me he wouldn’t be reading my website anymore because I am a little raw for him. Then he said, but that’s just me. What does that mean? Is that a bad thing? I am just so confused after talking to him. It kind of pissed me off. But what can I do. I miss him and I miss my Mom, and my sister. And I even miss my Dad, even though he pisses me off the most. But I can’t be mad at them. Especially when I can’t see them. If I am mad while I am away at anyone, I am afraid that I will hold that anger inside of me until I come home and then I don’t know what I will act like when I get home. As long as everyone just acts nice and polite, I mean I write nothing in this journal that should make anyone upset, when I get home, I should have a very nice welcome home party. I mean, I said goodbye to a lot of people before I left. I still have to write e-mails to a bunch of people telling them about my site. I have 20 minutes to to this so I think I am going to continue this later. Plus my computer is still acting up again. I can get on the internet thru dialup really easy now, but the problem is that it kicks me off in 5 minute intervals. It kind of sucks. I can’t figure it out, but I’m calling the HP tech support line and they are doing wonders. They even got my computer to boot and shut down faster. Its great. Anyway, I’ll get another journal written tonight explaining how the show went and what we did after. I hope that check came today because I really need the money. Also Katie needs it too. Take care all, and for my brothers sake, I will stop cussing. Maybe he will start reading the journals again.
crack no two throne prince

Posted by Mike at 11:53 PM | Comments (151)

June 22, 2003

New Britain, CT

I am now watching the sunrise and I am also down 10 bucks…crack no two throne prince

Tonight after putting together a show that would be the ultimate of shows, under the least amount of time given, we all, that is the staff, decided to celebrate. By celebration, I mean a night of booze, and gambling. We even invited a new friend. John Priety, I hope I spelled his name right, from the home team. We had a great time. I lost 10 dollars, which I shouldn’t have been gambling with, but tonight bonded us together. We cheered each others accomplishments, and reeled at the fact that Ted had been handing out gratitude like it was on sale. It was a very nice feeling to actually have the boss tell you that you did a good job, even when doing your job, is your job. The only problem is that he kept saying that I did a good job. But honestly I couldn’t have done it without my staff, not even my staff; I couldn’t have done it alone. Joe, Tony, and Dave are not my staff. I’m supposed to be in charge, second in command, this and that. Well, Joe has been here a lot longer than I have, and Tony and Dave are on the same boat as I am. They are my allies if anything else. I couldn’t run the vending, go behind the scenes and help Ted out, all the while directing 10 baseball players during a game to help us all out in a skit, and then after all that drive a 2 ton bus around. Not in my wildest dream. So I would like to thank Joe, Tony, and Dave for the outstanding work they do. I honestly would be lost without them. I tried it once, and I feel it was a complete disaster. crack no two throne prince

Well, it’s a short letter tonight. Actually this morning. It is 5:15am. I think I’m going to try to get on the Internet and if I log on, I will upload the pictures I took and this journal. If not, I’m going to bed. Thank you, and good night!
crack no two throne prince

Posted by Mike at 02:53 AM | Comments (146)

June 21, 2003

New Britain, CT

So we left a city that stunk, for a city that stinks!crack no two throne prince

No joke, I mean, Buffalo, NY had the worst stink at night. It was horrible. Just smelled like crap 24/7. But hey, I’m glad I’m not going back there. The only thing is I wish we could have hit up their nightlife. We were right down the street from the bars, but we had to be on the bus at 2am and ready to go. Well, when we walked on the bus we started to hear what we thought were gun blasts but it was actually some one setting of M-1000’s. Not the smartest people in Buffalo, don’t you think? So anyway, I didn’t get that many pictures of Buffalo, but the stadium there was amazing. It held 20,000 people, and last night 17,000 showed up. It was the biggest venue I’ve ever done. It’s more than a San Diego State game. It was really cool.
But now we are in New Britain. Where there is nothing but a Super 8, which we are staying in, and a McDonalds across the street. Wow, this place is awesome. I so want to come back here. Supposedly, a rich Jewish family owns this stadium. And I guess the guy that owns it, is just the biggest prick. This comes from the man who thinks everyone is out to get him. I’ll get back to that. So anyway, he haggles with prices, never calls anyone back to save the phone charge of long distance and I guess just is an asshole. But we shall see. I’d better get what I want or I’m just going to take it.
So to get back to Ted. This guy amazes me. He always tells me and th guys, that we need to watch out for the jaded players and some of these guys don’t want to help out, or just are assholes. Well, I haven’t met one guy who was like that. Well, I’ve met one guy, but I never talked to him. He went off and everyone else had my back. I mean the whole team told this guy to shut the fuck up. It was awesome. I don’t know if I told the story, but I’ll tell it again. So I’m in the dugout, for some team, can’t remember, and I was in the dugout about to do either the flip skit or the water balloon skit. Well, the catcher comes in and sits down on the bench and looks at me. Usually I get a look, the guy sits back and then gives me another look, and then asks the guy next to him, who’s the new guy. Like I was a player that just joined the team or came down from the bigs. Bigs as in Major Leagues. So, the catcher takes a look at me and goes, “Who the fuck is this guy.” The team laughs and so do I, thinking he’s just confused. Then he looks me straight in the eye and goes, who the fuck is this guy. I was like, didn’t you get the memo? The team kind of got quiet and one guy said, he’s the new catcher! The team started laughing again, but I wasn’t cuz he was still looking at me. Then some guy says that I’m with the chicken. The catcher sat down and was like, fuck that guy, what the hell is he doing here. Everybody on the team was like, hey man, shut up, you’re such an idiot. Then the catcher said, he’s a distraction man. Everybody just told him to get a life, and he said there like a little kid pouting. It was really awkward for me. But then one of the guys on the team, told me to not worry about him, that he was just a grump. That was the only time I ever had someone go nuts over the chicken. The best line I heard in that dugout was some guy said, “Hey man, its entertainment. What the hell do you think you’re doing? You’re not saving the world. That’s what shut him up. He got real quiet. I mean, the thing that Ted told me was that if this guy thinks that the chicken is a distraction in th minor leagues, than he better never go up to the big leagues. He probably was laying with a crowd of 4,000. Try a crowd of 40,000. He’ll crack for sure.
I can’t believe this. There is a survivor on the Kids Discovery channel. I didn’t get a chance to see the challenges but I am watching the last part, the voting off part. Only they vote of teams of two, and they get voted off by playing a game of rock, paper, scissors. But they use, fire, water, and wood. Water puts out fire; fire burns wood, and wood floats on water. Pretty cool. Not bad. It looked pretty lame. Uh-oh, now Katie has another reality show to watch. And it is even for her age group, 10-18 year-olds. Its right up her alley. Anyway, I’m done writing I’m going to post the two pictures I have and then call it quits. I’ll write tomorrow, but I don’t think it will be posted. The Internet kind of sucks here. Take care all. Actually I might write tonight since we are actually going to be able to stay in the hotel tonight. But we shall see! Peace!
crack no two throne prince

Posted by Mike at 09:05 AM | Comments (144)

June 19, 2003

Grand Rapids, MI

I really need some drugs…..crack no two throne prince

Well, we are in Michigan. I haven’t seen anything worth taking pictures of. Probably the only thing I will take any pictures of is the ball park. As soon as we get there. It is about 1:30pm. We have about an hour before we take off to the park. After a while, when we get faster and faster at getting things done before the game we will be able to go to the game later and later. So we arrived here at 10:30 and we got our hotel rooms. I am never going to reserve the rooms again. I can’t afford to even out down a deposit on the rooms because both my credit cards are in the shitter again. Jesus, why can’t I ever hold onto money. I always try to save some thing. I just spent 6 bucks this morning out of the chicken bank I have. Why, because my credit card told me to suck it. I tried to leave a deposit for the rooms in Rochester and the guy told me that both credit cards told him to suck it. I’m so bad at credit. I think after I get back, I’m going to forget having a credit card and just have them not to use them. Use them one time and then just forget about it. Pay the card and then get rid of it. Hopefully my credit will get better.
Back to the drugs, I need them for my knee, for some reason yesterday I tweeked my knee. Of course I tweeked the bad one. And we still have today’s game and two more to go without a break. We are supposed to be on the bus for the next couple of days. Because we have a game in 4 different cities. So we are traveling a lot. I couldn’t drive this much. The stress would kill me. I don’t know how Joe does it. But anyway, I know I always say this but I miss Katie.
She asked me when I think I should move in with her. This coming from the girl who always told me that I couldn’t move in with her, until we were married. Not engaged, but married after the ceremony, back from the honeymoon, then I can pack my stuff and move in with her. I told her what I think. If we decide to get married, changed I to we just in case she got upset, I am going to marry her. I have been with her too long to call it quits. We only agreed on one thing to break us up. And there is no way I am doing that. I have already done that one time, and I can never forgive myself. Maybe she has, but I won’t. It was horrible and not even worth it. So, I will keep my side of the promise on this trip, and I hope she keeps her side of the promise, and if she doesn’t, I hope she respects me enough to tell the truth, and not live a lie, because I would tell her right away. One thing I know that keeps relationships together is not keeping any secrets from each other. You keep one little secret and then tiny lies come in. And then another secret and another lie. And then big secrets and big lies. Its sad. Why not just be honest from the beginning, and I’m sure she will respect you for the honesty. Also, be true to who ever you are with. Don’t tell the person you love them, unless you are true about what your intentions are with them. I love a lot of people, but I love Katie more than any other girl I see. She taught me that I could look at other girls, and think they are attractive, but deep inside it is just a look. When I am with Katie, I see beauty on the inside outside, and a connection. I know what she’s about to say even before she says it. Ask her, I have completed sentences with answers for her. She just looks at me and laugh because she says, you are always reading my mind. When you have been with someone for 3-5 years you really become a part of them. She is my best friend. I hold her above all my friends. Even though I may want to be away from her sometimes, its not because I don’t want to be with her all the time. Its because I believe in the phrase, absence makes the heart grow fonder. I am a firm believer. She already misses me, and I already miss her. When I visit her in the days to come, which reminds me, I have to order a plane ticket home. Well, when I do see her, we will be filled with so much joy and happiness that, well, we’ll just be happy. Just for the fact that we can hold one another in each others arms and feel each others touch. And nothing makes it better, than knowing that each other have been waiting for days faithfully. Just waiting for that person and only that person. I’m sure we have a lot of questions to ask eac other and I’m sure a lot of people miss the other too, but all that’s important at that time is the connection. And I know, as soon as I touch her, all cares and worries will go away. Its going to be so exciting. Also, then we get to go to a wedding.
I can’t wait. I’m going to see a great friend get married. I’m very excited. Mike Dalton has been a god friend for 8 long years. I wish he didn’t have to move to Washington, but since he is there, I know, that no matter what we will always keep in contact. And if not, I’m sure we can fin each other very easily. But enough of the wedding. So today is June 19th. That means 11 more days until we get paid again, and since the first check hasn’t even gotten to Katie’s house, which I hope it does soon, or I’m screwed, I’m going to have more money. I wonder if I even got that check from the apartment deposit yet. My mom called me yesterday and when I called her back I got an answering machine which totally was a new one. I need to call her again. Well, enough chatting, we are leaving in an hour so I’d better get thing ready to go. I’ll catch ya’ll later!
crack no two throne prince

Posted by Mike at 08:20 AM | Comments (242)

June 18, 2003

Rochester, NY

So we just got done with the show and it was tits. crack no two throne prince

If you didn’t know tits means great. It was a great show and everything went well. Even if something went wrong, Ted didn’t go off as much as he would have. I think that he is starting to trust the team. We are actually a really good team. We think ahead and everything that one person does we ask and back up everything, not to go over someone’s head, but just to make sure to watch each others back. Like I’ll ask Tony to get something and put it somewhere and I’ll check it later, and he’ll ask me, and then ask me again if I did it. This is a team event. I’ll tell you why.
Yesterday, me and Dave were in my room. We had just ordered Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, and it had just started. Dave gets a phone call because I was online and the phone in the hotel room was tied up, and it was Joe on the phone. He tells Dave to have him and me meet him downstairs at the bus in 5 minutes. We both looked at each other because we were like, “Damn, the movie just started.” So we go downstairs and the whole time we’re like, I wonder if its about the money that he owes the guys or if its about something we did wrong. The weird thing is, this was our day off. So I was like, what are we doing meeting at the bus for? So it was me and Turd, just because Tony, was drunk as shit in Julian’s, a bar down the way. So we meet Joe downstairs and he opens up the side of the bus and goes, take all the props out of the bag, and put them back on the bus and then take the extra bags and put them in the corner creating less room. So anyway, I was like why. Joe told me that Ted had just called and chewed him out and then told him that the day before when we bought beer before and basically sat around doing nothing, that we never cleaned the bus and had never put everything away. Which is bullshit. That’s all we did when we woke up. So anyway, me and Dave didn’t argue, we did the deed. After we were done we just sat there and looked at each other. Joe was really pissed because he got chewed out and we all had a day off and Ted just flipped and yelled at him. Well, he had had enough. After we finished we knew we were missing great parts of the movie, so we were just like, fuck it! What else do we have to get frustrated about today, lets just get it over with. So, then Joe was pissed so he goes, I’m calling Ted, and he did. He came down and he was fine. He wasn’t pissed or anything, nothing how like Joe described him. That messed with me and Dave’s mind. We kind of looked at each other, and we were just like, what’s going on? So Ted was just like, this is good what do you think about, “MORE WORK!!!” He didn’t say that, but everything he was saying was like lets make Mike and Dave miss their movie. But Joe was in our corner, he was like Ted, they had just ordered a movie, let them go. So, Ted was like, I’m sorry, go ahead and go. Dave, the nice one, who likes to do his job well, was like should we stay? Joe was like nope, I’m going to have a few words with him. That’s when I knew, Joe was kick ass guy. I was all wrong about him. Way wrong! He is great. He sticks up for us, more than I know. He talks to Ted and totally gives us credit when credit is due. When we mess up he is there too, but he has stopped doing the boss thing. He tells us we messed up, but he doesn’t go off. But anyway, I guess after that talk on the bus, I haven’t seen Ted go off since. He has been very calm and relaxed. Its been good. Its been fun to work with him again. So anyway, things are good.
Everything is going well. I need to get more money. I’m glad that I am getting paid though. I am glad that Katie is getting her money. I am sure that she will be getting her money soon. I really appreciated the money she let me borrow during the year. So I hope she gets paid back soon. So let me tell you more about the guys. Dave/Turd/Fergie/Slim/Dan/Spyder/Kent Dorfman is the same person. Dave Barac is great. At some times he is a little quiet. But once you get him started, out comes the animal. Holla, is favorite word. And there are different variations of Holla. Bu he loves them. He’s a great guy. He works really hard. Which makes me feel bad. Tony too. Tony works really hard too. I still get paid a lot of money and they do it for school so they don’t get paid at all. I just found that out. It makes me feel bad about working. But it is my summer job. But then again I’m supposed to be Ted’s assistant and I do act in most of the skits, and so do they, but I do it every night. Not making any excuses but I feel real bad. But they do it for school and get college credits and I am doing it for the money. I only took the job because I was getting paid. I wish I could get college credits from this, but I can’t. But this is going to make my connections, hopefully go through the roof. I am going to get to know more people and have one great letter of recommendation. So, anyway, today wasn’t that bad. The show went well, and now its over. Its almost 2am so I’m going to call it quits. Its been a strange couple of days. But hey, its only making me stronger.
The one thing that I keep thinking about was the whole fight and yell thing. I keep thinking of initiation week. Basically all the guys that have been through it before are telling you what to do, and then if you mess up, you get yelled at, if you don’t learn, you get yelled at. If you think about something and it turns out to be not right, you get yelled at, and if you do something right, you never get any praise. You just don’t get yelled at. Really no motivation to do something right. Just enough motivation to do the job right, just to be left alone. Not to have anyone on your back for the rest of the day. Its just like I-week. And the whole thing is, it is done to make the team closer. Even though we have been together for weeks, just to fine tune the system and draw us closer together. But we have been great together. The first couple f games made us good. The last couple are about fixing and making the routine stronger. Now we have come into a groove, and now we are thinking about new ideas of how to make things more efficient. It’s a challenge, but after a while we get into the groove. Its working well. The team is great. And I don’t consider myself a higher position person. Because I have no idea what is going on in sales. I have no idea how many buttons we have. So, I don’t believe that I know everything about the job, so I should be in the same level as everyone else. I see it like this. I am the co-star to the show. I am a sleeper. I am always in the show, but I am hidden. I play different shows. Tony Szymczak is a producer. He is behind the scenes making things happen. He makes sure he runs with Ted, and makes sure that I am taken care of. But his main concern is the star of the show. Dave is advertising, but he has a role in the show too. Basically we all have routines in the show, which is really good. Even our bus driver Joe has been in the show. He dresses up like Spider-man. But Ted is the star, and we respect that. But sometimes he acts like a spoiled actor. He demands too much sometimes, and not just from me, but from a lot of people. Joe pretty much explains it for me. I talk to him a lot. He says I need to be more assertive. I need to step up for myself and I need to tell it like it is. That made me think. The team has taken a lot of guff. Well, I’m tired of it, and I know that the guys are tired of it. Next time Ted goes off, I am going to say something. I am going to sit him down and have a talk with him. Not Joe, me. He has already told us that he goes off and its not our fault its his frustration, but all he does is take out his frustrations on us. That’s not fair. And all I heard from Ted before we got on this trip is be professional. Well, I have had a couple of jobs. I have been in a leadership position. I have never had a superior yell at me in front of another person that works under me, or someone who doesn’t even work with the company. Both of those situations have happened, in the last two weeks. So, who’s not being professional? And that really makes me think.
I may have said this before, but I have no qualms about leaving. I love the guys, but I will not be put down and yelled at with no reason, and given no confidence or praise when something is done right for 3 months. I’m not big into compliments or praise, but the work force always needs to have a big up once or twice. I am happy to be working with the guys and I know if I left, the show would go on but it would be real hard for the team to go on with the show. They would have to start all over with the trust and Ted would have to get another person to play Barney. I’m not saying it would be hard, and I’m not saying that I would leave. But why have a tormenting 3 months when I can have a great summer working construction and working with being a better cheerleader, even though that sounds really bad. But I am having a really good time doing it, and I would hate to have this turn sour from someone who doesn’t realize that the team he has out together is trying their hardest to make a good show. I don’t mean to sound like I want to leave this is just how I’m feeling. Well, anyway its now 3 am, and I am going to have to put on another show at 3pm, so I’d better get to bed. This has been a pretty good letter so I think that Katie will like this one. I still have two or three that I haven’t put on the web so I think this will make Katie happy for the time being. I am still serious about saying I love you every time I talk to her. I’ve done it ever since. Aight ya’ll, Peace!
crack no two throne prince

Posted by Mike at 08:18 AM | Comments (159)

June 14, 2003

Dayton, OH

Wow, a show that actually went well!!crack no two throne prince

So today we went to another baseball game, what a surprise, and the game actually went well. Everything is working well, and I am actually starting to get the hang of talking to players. I never thought there was a time I wasn't ready to do it. I think that I should have been talking to players and coaches a long time ago. We started this new thing were we go to the game early before Ted gets there and then after an hour he shows up. I like that better. I'm not stressed out with him behind us worrying about how we need to get this done and stuff like that. Its a lot more relaxing. At the game I even had a chance to eat before the game started. I was happy about that. So, since I had the time to eat, I tried those Dip-N-Dots ice cream. It was pretty good. I had never even heard of them before. I thought it was an East coast thing. But I guess I was blind because I asked Katie about it, and she said that she had had them before. SO I think I'm going to try them again tomorrow. We also get paid tomorrow and that is awesome. I can't wait! I really need to get money. My bank account is totally out. I have like 50 bucks left, and I probably can't even touch it because it belongs in the cash reserve. Yeah, I'm bad with money. But I promise it wasn't my fault. The stupid people at Sprint took my money and then just credited my account instead of giving the money back. Anyway, I'm going to get 500 and then 750. Thats what I need. I also should be getting a 500 check for my apartment deposit. I should be fine after a while. Anyway, I'm going to watch the rest of Not Another Teen Movie, and I hope that Jenn Robison is watching it too. I wonder how the people on the squad are doing. I know Kreg is probably kicking ass on the squad now. I really need to buy a workout set or something I need to get big and stay in shape. Looking like it is right now, I can do a backhandspring anywhere, but I really need to start stunting. I'm about to put Tony into hands and do extensions with him. But I guess I will just do push ups, sit-ups and handstands against a wall and push myself up. Thats the only thing I can do.
I talked to Katie tonight. She really wants me to write every night. Its really hard. I wish I could write every day, but sometimes I just can't. Sometimes theres just jack shit to write about. We are on the bus watching movies most of the time. Doing nothing, or getting ready for the next game. Anyway, we are going to be on a bus for the next two days and so I will have time to write. But after that I don't know whats going to happen. Hopefully I can, so my girlfriend can listen to my incoherent babbling and she can't cut me off!! Just kidding babe, you don't cut me off all the time. I love you honey. Alright everyone, I'm going to bed, so far the trip is fun and I'm having a good time. So I hope I wake up tomorrow and feel the same. Laters!!crack no two throne prince

Posted by Mike at 12:09 AM | Comments (155)

June 13, 2003

Indianapolis, IN

A Friday the 13th, how fitting a day. crack no two throne prince

Yeah the show went well, Ted almost lost a rib. Its okay he fell on my back, and it knocked the wind out of him. So anyway, I’m starting to worry about Katie again. I feel she is getting sad because she doesn’t get to talk to me that much. Trust me, I am not. I get out of games at 1am and that’s like 11 at home and she is usually sleeping by then. What kind of conversation can I have with a half asleep girl? I just let her fall asleep. But I feel bad because when I’m supposed to call her the next day, I have something else to do or I have to go to work or something. It makes me think that she thinks I don’t care about her. I just want to say that is nowhere near the truth. I talk about her everyday. I tell everyone about her. I show her raggedy old pictures that are decomposing in my wallet, and I still get the, ohhh, she’s a cutie! I adore her. Okay this is going to be another sappy love story. I think about Katie and I feel alive. Even though it may seem when I hangout with her, I don’t care, its not that. She has this relaxing quality about her that makes me mellow when I’m around her. When I’m not around her, I’m really energetic. I feel I need to replace a void. And that’s her. But when I’m with her, or even around her, my body just relaxes, and I feel like a free spirit. Whenever she touches me she gives me goose bumps. It could be just to hold my hand or rubbing my back, but its true. One touch and I get them all over. She’s the only girl to ever make me do that. That’s a very special girl. And I can tell you; she is a very special girl.
Sorry, I know that was a little weird, but I’m getting a little weird. The days are dragging along and it seems like everyday is just blending with the next. I’m in one stadium and then another, but I think it’s the same city and even the same ballplayers. I think that I’m back in San Diego sometimes and then I think I’m waking up at my mom’s house or Katie’s house, but it’s just a Holiday Inn. It’s just all coming together on me. But the funny part is, it just started. I’m still having a great time; I just wish I had some close friends to share it with. I guess this website makes things like that happen.
We did a new routine. Since today was Friday the 13th, we did the Twilight Zone skit. Basically the chicken walks up to the catcher of the visiting team and tries to mess with him. The catcher rips off his mask to show a skull face(mask), the chicken runs to the ump for help, but the ump rips off his mask revealing another skull face. So the chicken runs over to the opposing dugout and begs the team for help. But out of the visitors dugout comes 4 Jason Voorhees, you know, Friday the 13th movies, Jason. So we all walk in a zombie like style and the chicken runs into the home dugout and grabs two bats. He walks toward us and puts them together to form a crucifix. We all run away like a vampire being hit with sunlight and run back into the dugout. It was a pretty good act. It was a crowd pleaser. So that’s about it. I’m going to watch TV till Dave comes back with my burger, which I’ve had 3 times in the last 24 hours. Oh well. At least the Steak and Shake shakes are good! Catch you later! And the quote of the day is:
“Five dolla, boom boom!”
crack no two throne prince

Posted by Mike at 11:48 PM | Comments (145)

June 11, 2003

Columbia, MO

So whenever I wake up I am always in a different city. crack no two throne prince

It’s kind of scary. I mean, you go to bed one night and then you wake up only to check into another hotel, and pack an over night bag only to never use that bag, get back on the bus and go through a time warp where you think the day is Sunday, but it turns out to be a Thursday. So we arrive in Columbia at 10:30am, well at least that’s what time I woke up in Columbia, and we are waiting for our rooms to be cleaned. So far, the only hotels we have had that got our reservations right have been in Jacksonville and Columbia, SC. The first two cities we were in. Kind of sad. But you know what’s funny. I think the days are just flying by. After today we have a day off. And I will have been working on this job for two weeks this Friday the………13th. AHH! What a great day to have this week. Hopefully everything goes wrong, because if it doesn’t, I don’t know what I would do with myself. I thought I was going to get fired that night in Nebraska; I am excited just to still be here. But I guess the running theme is we have 3 weeks to get our stuff straight. I’ve heard that from everyone, from Joe to Dave. Ted told me this a long time ago but I’m sure he’s not going to hang that over our heads when we are trying to work with him. It will just make us more nervous. But so far we are hanging in there so I’m pretty proud of what we have done so far. If I were sent home today I wouldn’t mind so much. Not today but after the 2 week paycheck, I wouldn’t mind cuz at least I got paid, you know. I mean, I’m not like Dave and Tony, who actually need this for school credit. This opportunity is just a great way for me to get connections through school. I mean having the San Diego Chicken write a letter of recommendation is big stuff. He is known throughout the world by players, coaches, and fans of every sport. Even though I’m not trying to get a job in the sports field, I am trying to get job in a school, and that means having people skills, and I talk to people 24/7. I hate this damn grammar check. Everyone one knows I have horrid grammar. I do like the spell check though. That makes me look smart. So anyway, I’m stuck in my bunk, my phone is turned off, and the bus is freezing cold. I really need to go to the bathroom, but we still don’t have a room and its 10 till 11. I think my girlfriend is upset at me. I kind of snapped at her. I had to use someone else’s phone to call her to see if the check came in, which it did, but when she asked if all the other bills are paid for which they aren’t, I told her I was fine. The only problem is I need the phone turned on so I can call other places and tell them their check is n the mail. But she was just asking me and all I wanted to do was have her say, “Okay, I will deposit the money right away.” I know she is just worried about me with money. But I think since I bought all those DVD’s there is no way I am going to be that stupid again. I have enough DVD’s right now to watch movies for at least another 2 weeks. So then I will just have to spend another 300 dollars and buy some more!! Just kidding babe. I’m done with DVD’s because DVD’s will not feed me at night. They also won’t buy me beers but that’s another story. I take a lot of pictures, I’ve noticed. I’m about to take some pictures of our hotel, just because. So I will get back to another journal later. I have as much space on the website to fill it up with just two line journal entries for days. So I’ll be able to come back tonight and give you details. I am going to have to start each day with a certain time so you know what time I am writing these things. I will start of with a line to start the journal and then I will give the time. That will be cool. I wish I had that program where I talk and the computer records or types the journal for me. Then I could do it like Star Trek. That would be phat. Okay, y'all, our hotel rooms are about done. I get my own room again. Because Tony is having a free day with his woman Friday and Dave wants his free day with his woman on Saturday. Obviously Tony did not get enough sleep because he fell back asleep and is snoring his ass off on the couch. He sleeps just like I do. When we sleep during the night it is hard as hell and kind of embarrassing to wake up and people have been up already taking care of business. But if we sleep during the day we wake up refreshed and ready to go during the day. The only difference between Tony and me is the fact that he can lay his head down anywhere and fall asleep instantly. Except he can’t fall asleep on a plane. He white knuckles it all the way. Funny, just like my sister, Robyn, shout-out! Okay, we got our room. Peace out!crack no two throne prince

Posted by Mike at 01:04 PM | Comments (50)

June 10, 2003

Cedar Rapids, IA

It’s a couple of minutes to midnight and we are leaving Cedar Rapidscrack no two throne prince

Wow, we are missing out on such a great town. NOT! Anyway, the bus ride to the next place is about 7 hours so after this journal I am going to crawl up in bed and take a long deserved nap. I’ve about given up on trying to connect my laptop to the Internet. It’s pointless because every time I try to hook up, my computer freezes on me. I think its because I have a shitty modem. My girlfriend seems to think I’m an idiot and just can’t seem to do anything right. I’ll smack her when I get home. Just kidding! So anyway, a couple of days ago we had the worst game of our lives where nothing we did went well. I blamed everyone and kicked and bitched and cried and everything you do when you are upset. Well, I said some things about Joe, which weren’t exactly true. I think Joe is great. After that show I really found out what he is really like. The true person he is. After the game he and the other guys went out, and I decided to stay in and sew the chicken suit. Really fun, but it had to be done. And since my mommy was the only one that taught me how to sew, I guess I was the go to guy. So the day after Joe asked why I didn’t go out, and I said because I was tired, which is partially true, but I was pissed at him. Well, he made it up to me. That next night some more things went bad. Not all the way bad, but once again we had to run back and forth to the bus, and Ted wasn’t happy. Well, this time Joe was like, you can’t do anything about it, go back to work. You know things to take your mind of the fuck up. Well, it was great the whole day he was just giving to good feeling to everyone. I think maybe because his daughter was there. Well, sure enough today we had another show, but this time we did really well. Actually the last couple of games we have done well, knock on wood. He has been great, in high spirits and all. He’s been a pleasure to hang around with, and he even talked to Ted about making sure that he remembers we are very new to all this and he needs to help us more than he thinks he is helping us. And now since we have knocked out a really bad game, the chemistry on this team has gone thru the roof. I think we are even closer than before. I guess I have to stop dropping the f-bomb because my girlfriend thinks I’m going to come back some old rotten sea dog, with a foul mouth, syphilis and scurvy. She knew I cussed this bad before I left. But I hope that my mom doesn’t read this. Shit, half these words my mom used to say to me. All except the f-bomb, I picked that one up myself. Aren’t you proud of me, mom? crack no two throne prince

But anyway, I wanted to apologize to Joe on this site. He is a great guy and everything he says from now on I will take as advice and never anything demeaning. So the last couple hotels we stayed in were the Westin, 5 Seasons and the Kirkwood Hotel, which reminded me of the movie Four Rooms. I love that movie. It was so old school and it had a 1930’s Hollywood hotel ambiance to it. I took pictures so everyone will be able to see it. The Next hotel should be very nice. I am excited and I think I’m going to bed. Oh I forgot. I never did get my check yet, and my cell phone got turned off. I need to get that rebate from Eric Rubio, shout-out, so I can get $20 off the bill. Hopefully I will be able to reach him at some point. So with that, I hope my girlfriend doesn’t freak out when she tries to call and can’t get a hold of me. I think I’m going to make a PB and J and get to bed. I’ll write tomorrow morning or possibly in the afternoon. Its sucks because I would like to write when I have more energy but the only time I can is when we are on the road at midnight. I’m usually tired from the game too. But anyway, I will post this on the Internet as soon as I get a better connection and I’ll catch you on the flip side!
crack no two throne prince

Posted by Mike at 01:01 PM | Comments (142)

June 09, 2003

Des Moines, IA

So I’ve never had a chance to tell you guys about the guys! crack no two throne prince

Not Ted and the bus driver Joe, I mean the interns, Dave and Tony. Lets start with Tony. This guy is amazing. He has already had sex on the tour and is a boozer. Not a bad boozer, he drinks about as much as any college student would. So that makes him a champion. He is a really good teammate and he is funny as hell. When he works he has a way better work ethic than I do. If he messes up, screw it I’m not going to hold back. If he fucks up, hey if I’m too much for who ever is reading this stop reading my journal. Cuz this is Mike Harris and I’m on this tour and this is who I am dammit! So anyway, if he fucks up, he works even harder to please who ever is in charge. He is a really good person to have on a team. He knows the value of team work because he played on a baseball team. He also knows the pressure of being in front of a crowd performing by himself. When you are up to bat all eyes are on you. So he knows what to do. His last name is Szymczak. He’s from Bowling Green, OH. He smells like shit all the time, just kidding. Nah, he's a really great guy. So thats all I have to say about Tony, he's a good guy, so far!
Let's talk about Dave. His nickname from me is Peanut, but his nickname from Tony is Flounder. His name from Joe is Dan, Danny, Daniel. Pretty good. He has a really good sense of humor. We make fun of him all day and all he does is just smile. But the thing is, I'm just waiting for the day that I wake up and Dave has the butcher over my head. He does the peanut vendor routine, and he does it to the tee. He is great. He's tall about 6'3" and about 160. He's a skinny little bitch and he always says my bag, instead of my bad. So thats the new line on the bus. That and, "you're fucking Spiderman!" Its alot of fun with these guys. Dave is from Cleveland, OH and is 23, Tony is 24 and I am 23 too. I think I am the youngest one. Anyway, time to go to work for the day. I will be back later! crack no two throne prince

Posted by Mike at 12:56 PM | Comments (80)

June 08, 2003

Lincoln, NE

I'm already out of money...crack no two throne prince

So far I have run out of money. I was supposed to have $400 dollars deposited into my bank by Thursday from Jane, but for some reason the money has not been mailed out. I have no idea where it is. I also see that I need to buy new clothes and I need to do some laundry. I need at least 2 pairs of jean shorts and maybe a new t-shirt. And I really need to go down stairs and get the camera so I can get some pictures on the internet. I am talking to Katie right now and she is telling me about her party. Sorry guys, nothing that you think could or would happen did. Just telling me regular chit chat. Okay I have to go downstairs to meet Joe. I'll be back later tonight! Laters!crack no two throne prince

Posted by Mike at 09:12 AM | Comments (147)

Lincoln, NE

So we arrive in Lincoln at 3am and only smoking rooms are availiable...crack no two throne prince

I'm half asleep, just waking up from thinking I was just going to lay down, and then being rushed into the hotel room to go to bed. Well, as we get into our room at the Embassy Suites, I'm surprised to see that the place is really nice. I will have to take a picture of it. The rooms are very spacious. Not like any other rooms I have ever had. Well, its now 4am, and I'm going to get up in 5 hours, and I am still writing online. Why? Because this is probably the only time I will get the chance to use a high speed internet source. I really need to pull this connection out of the wall and take it with me. But oh well. I think Dave took a look at my computer and he uninstalled the modem and then installed it again. Hopefully it will run better now. I'm afraid to have it freeze again. Well, if I didn't mention it the last time, while we were in Louisville, we stayed at a Ramada, that was horrible, and the game lasted until 2:53am. I had a picture of it, but I accidently erased it. Don't get mad at me, I am still trying to figure the camera out. But I love it baby, I think its great. I'm in the Embassy now, and Tony is in the other room sawing logs. No big deal, my Dad was way worse than this. I'm broke and I'm going to need to get a free breakfast at 10. Its so cool not to pay for a really nice sleep and food. My girlfriend had her party tonight. I hope she had a good time with her friends. When I called to say hello, it seemed like they were having a great time. I'm glad to hear her having a good time. I'm glad she has started skating again. I know she was really happy when she was on the ice. I know she always complains about how its time consuming but I know she loves it! And I'm really happy that she has decided to take it up again. I hope she knows that I support her all the way, and will always be there for her. Even if I'm not physically there. Anyway, I hope the cheer squad is doing well without me. I've tried to talk to some people on the team, but I am calling at weird times. I hope nobody forgets about me. I have to e-mail Kreg Kwappenberg. Just to give another shout out! Anyway, I'm starting to feel a little loopy so I guess I'd better stop watching Tom and Jerry and go to sleep. I miss you all very much! Goodnight!crack no two throne prince

Posted by Mike at 02:45 AM | Comments (65)

June 07, 2003

St. Louis, IL (Driving Through)

We are traveling through the United States and I am starting to see the different sides of the country. crack no two throne prince

We just passed the St. Louis Arch and I know my girlfriend would love for me to get a picture of it. So of course I did. I still don’t understand all the dimensions of the camera and I have no clue how big to have the dimensions for the picture, the shutter or whatever else you need to know. The things we do at work are pretty funny. I must say remembering the people’s names are really hard. Sometimes I wish I didn’t have to remember so many names. I wish I could just be the guy behind the scenes and just come in later and do the job. crack no two throne prince

But there are some really cool things we do. Last night they had this pickle race. I really mean pickle race. Three guys dressed up like a pickle and then we had one of the baby chicks come and be in the race and the real Chicken. So as they rounded second I got into position in the Barney suit and when they rounded third I took off running. As I got close to them, I went down and chop-blocked all four of them. The crowd went crazy and the little chicken won. It was so much fun and the crowd loved it. The team does so well together now. We have really clicked. We are at the point where we can just rip on each other and nothing is taken seriously. The only one I still haven’t figured out how to approach on a steady level is Joe. Sometimes I say something and we both laugh our asses of but other times, I don’t know it seems like he’s sick of me. And I don’t know if he is doing that with everyone. I mean he says he likes me and thinks I’m going to be a good asset on the trip so it seems like everything is fine. I don’t know, maybe I’m just being weird. I haven’t asked anyone else how he acts around them. I’m not really concerned, I just want to get through this trip. Not because I am not having fun, I think it is great. But I feel bad for my girlfriend. I don’t think that she misses me more than I miss her, but I think she is lonely. She never has had a lot of close people, and she is an only child. Her mom used to tell me stories about her childhood. About how she was a very busy girl and she didn’t have time to be a normal girl. Plus she doesn’t have many close friends, a few, but not a lot. The majority are mostly married or almost married. So, I feel bad because I know she misses me. Don’t get me wrong I miss her too. I would talk about it, but it would make me very sad. It would also take up a whole page of the journal. I’m sure further down the line I’m going to be spouting off about how much I miss her. I just hope she doesn’t break down into one of those really bad crying spats about how I need to come home and if I don’t its over and all that. It would really be bad. I wouldn’t know what I would do. I couldn’t just come home. And I wouldn’t. There’s no way. I come out here to just go back because she wasn’t happy. I love her but I can’t do that. If I go home, I’ll have to pay rent somewhere, or something. Plus she has already saved my life more times I know. Well, Mark Dent was another guy who has saved my life, but who cares about that guy. Just kidding BBJ. But yeah I need to pay her back as soon as possible and every time I spend a twenty I put a five in the SD chicken bank I have. I figure by the end of the first week actually not the first week. I first month I will have about 125 bucks saved. Now that isn’t much, but it is especially when I have been traveling around. If I could I would save half, but I think that’s pushing it. I think after this first month I will have a better grasp on what I have to spend. So it will be nice. Hopefully I have enough to pay her back and enough for me to survive. It sure is nice not having to pay rent and the roommates are great. I am getting a $500 check and then a $400 check for the work. In about a week I’m getting 1250 sent to my girlfriend’s house. She can have the 750 and deposit the other 500 in my account. It’s really cool. I think I should be able to pay her back just fine. It will just take me about 2 months. That should be more than enough money. I’m excited about that. I love her so much, and I want to make her happy. That’s why I think having me going on this trip is good because its good money for us later on. Its not thousands but its really good money for the short period of time and its just a lot of fun. Anyway, we just stopped into the Flying J. I didn’t know that there are many of these around the United States. I can’t wait to tell Jason Wells. I think I’m going to put everyone’s full name on these journals just to give shout-outs online for all y’all. So anyway, I will catch you in Lincoln. And yes Katie, I will try my hardest to get an Internet connection up!
crack no two throne prince

Posted by Mike at 01:39 AM | Comments (71)

Louisville, KY

So its 4:36am and I am watching Nick at Night and I can’t believe that Brad Pitt was on the Head of the Class as some kind of idiot. crack no two throne prince

That’s the worst thing I have ever seen. I guess if I ever wanted to be a big actor I would have to sell myself to the devil and be some horrible actor first! Anyway, today went well, once again, some minor mishap but other than that things went quite well. Its late I’m not going to write much. I tried to log on with MSN explorer. It seemed to work until tonight. Now it is doing the same damn thing that AOL is doing. What a piece of shit. Hopefully I’m not paying for the chance to use this crap. I have to make this computer work. I might just send it home and make my brother fix it and then have him ship it to the next location I will be at. Or actually just meet him in July and get it back. I would rather have that happen. Anyway, I’m tired and I’m getting up in 9 hours. I’m going to write more tomorrow. See you!crack no two throne prince

Posted by Mike at 01:38 AM | Comments (0)

June 06, 2003

Columbia, SC

So we got up this morning and the first thing I did was try to setup the Internet again. crack no two throne prince

Why does this stupid computer make me capitalize Internet? From now on, this is my journal and I am not going to capitalize it. Anyway, once again the internet didn’t work. I was not surprised. Damn AOL, it’s a piece of shit. It just doesn’t work. So anyway, we went to Fuddruckers and the food was good. And coming from San Diego, the food usually sucks ass. I just realized I have a really dirty mouth. Sorry Mom!! Anyway, it was really good food. So after that it was around 3pm and we decided to get ready to go to the game. We packed up and then we got busy. We got the to stadium and started to meet the people. Oh by the way. While we were in Jacksonville, FL we stayed at the Adam’s Mark. It’s a nice swanky hotel that’s high priced but, hey, I didn’t pay for it. Today we stayed at the Holiday Inn. Anyway, as we got to stadium, we unpacked what we needed to do and started putting things away. I guess I am the side manager to the team. I like it, but it’s a lot of work. I guess this is what Ted said when I would have a lot of fun, but it would be a lot of hard work. And I can feel the work I’ve done today. Everyday I get tackled to the ground. The only positive thing I have to say about the whole thing is that my back handsprings will be great after I’m done with this tour. I do two a day in a barney suit. I really need to start doing back tucks in my suit and when I take off the suit I will stick them on a competition floor like non-other. Anyway, the game went well, it was the first time Ted actually congratulated the team for all doing a good job. Tony was glad he didn’t have to run around cuz he was at the vending table and Dave was run ragged after he had to follow me around doing stuff and actually taking the reigns for a while as assistant assistant manager to Ted. But it was cool. We all did a good job, but the only thing I was pissed off about was they stole one of our props. No big deal, it was only a plastic whiffle ball bat, but these guys seemed so nice, I really hope they didn’t. One funny thing is that I ran into a guy from San Diego State that played for the Hickory Crawdads. It was funny, his name was Taber Lee. All I hear from the cheer squad girls that used to hangout with him is that he is a nice guy. I wish I could have hungout with the guy and his team, but I had to get back on the bus and get ready to go. But oh well, I think he’ll be back some point in time to San Diego, maybe I’ll see him. But I doubt it. So now the game is over, and we went back to the Waffle House which is this weird diner that serves great food for a low low price. I guess they are big in the East cuz everyone from Ohio and Ted and Joe swear by them. It was actually pretty good. It reminded me of this one dinner I ate at. I can’t remember what the name was but all I know is that it was kind of the same. The only difference is that you could smoke in the dinner. I will never get used to that. Everytime I see someone light up I always think, this guys going to get busted. But then I remember I’m in another state and I just sit back and watch him. It’s a rare sight to see for someone from California. But hey babe, I wish I could have taken a picture of this for you but you know what, its okay I’m sure I will run into a bunch more and the first time I see another one I will take a picture of it, I promise. I’m not going to tell you what it is but I swear you will laugh your butt off when you see the picture online. Anyway, everyone take care and thanks for the support. I will try to get the internet working, someway, somehow! Peace!! crack no two throne prince

Posted by Mike at 01:36 AM | Comments (1)

June 04, 2003

Columbia, SC

It’s going to take a while to get used to traveling on a bus. crack no two throne prince

It’s almost funny. When you are on a bus, the people that on are the bus with you are like your family. You can do whatever you want to them; just remember they are going to be there when you wake up in the morning. Really weird. The troop is now heading to South Carolina and we are all ready. Tony has come out of his shell, and I think that we are going to get along fine. Dave has opened up too and we are starting to really like each other’s company. When we left today Jane started to cry. I felt bad because I know what she must be feeling. I only witnessed the same feelings 5 days earlier when I left my girlfriend. I really wish I could see her. It’s really sad when you are away from the people you love. I totally miss my Mom and brother. Shit, I even miss my sister and she lives in Washington. I would love to have the company of someone I know. Even someone I am familiar with. The people I am with are not bad, but you know, it awkward. I’m sure they feel the same way.crack no two throne prince

I shaved my chest for a skit we are doing where I take off my shirt, it’s starting to rub me the wrong way. I’m definitely not doing that again. My stomach hurts reallyh bad. I really shouldn’t have bought Krispie Kreme donuts from a truck stop. It could be that or the strawberry milk I drank. Or the combination. Who knows. I really do not feel good though. Thank God, we are almost at the hotel we are going to be at tonight. I found a phone cord on board and I’m going to jack it for my Internet connection tonight. Hopefully where ever we are going has an Ethernet connection. That would be ten times better. I don’t understand. Everywhere I went before in hotels there were Ethernet connections but now I can’t find one. And the damn dial-up spits me out and I can’t figure out if its because my computer is fucked up or if I’m just a retard. But my wacky adventures with the chicken continue so keep checking the site. My girlfriend is a genius. But I can’t really write what I’m thinking because all you people can read it. And that would be bad!
crack no two throne prince

Posted by Mike at 01:34 AM | Comments (0)

June 03, 2003

Jacksonville, FL

Our bus has arrived!!!crack no two throne prince

While we were at the game tonight Joe our bus driver went to a city near Orlando and picked it up. I was stoked. After the game, the people that work with the Suns asked us to go out to the Hooters that was down the strip. Hopefully, if anyone is actually looking at this, I am going to take pictures of the strip of Jacksonville. It is pretty nice. But the best part about this city is the fact that there is nothing here. If you didn't know I was being sarcastic. The stadium is down town and there are no clubs and no Denny's anywhere. Kind of upsetting. Anyway, so the bus is here, and it’s pretty nice from the outside. I have not been inside yet, because we were out, but we saw the outside of this place and it is amazing. Its got 50 in. TV screens is what I hear and that’s pretty crazy. Plus TVs in each bunk. I mean this bus is going to be crazy. I just hope that when we pack everything up, that we don't lose anything and it isn't that hard getting to the materials we need to get to. Well, tonight, Tony had a good time. He met some lady and is having a good time with her. Dave and me are asking how he gets so lucky. We want to know what he did to get this chick. Supposedly she was a playboy bunny at one point, but I don't know. She might be just trying to get some. But back to the game, today’s game was really good. We were awesome. We did a new sketch, and it went quite well, Tony was even involved with this one. He came out as a trainer. I will not mention anything else for fear of copyright. There is another skit we're doing tomorrow. Should be good. Also, Dave got his act together and was in a skit. I am totally excited now; this whole trip is going to be paying off. I mean, every night we work our asses off, (sorry Mom), but we do have a good time while we are doing it. And the whole thing how I thought how Ted took everything a little rough on us. He really is a nice guy. I thought I would have problems with him always saying something about how I wasn't doing anything right, but you know, as he got used to us being around, he was warmed up a lot. I am happy that I am with him. This time I talked a lot. I never thought that I would ever talk this much. For one thing hooking up the Internet is a bitch. But I figured it out. If its 2 am in Jacksonville, I can use the Internet, because I guess the phone won't cut me off, I don't know. I thought it was only because I was using Internet Explorer and not AOL, but hey, its all good. I might leave this one, because its only .75 for a call. But you never know. I'm only down 7 dollars now and its been about a day. But its all good. I would like to keep it on and off. The only sad part is that sometimes this AOL server freezes up on me. Then I just get pissed and have to shut off the computer and then turn it back on, and go through the motion and pray. But anyway, I better go to bed. Got to get up and wash the bus. One of the many perks of having such a badass bus. I'll try to download more pictures right now. I'll get back to you later. Keep posted; you never know what’s going to pop up next!!crack no two throne prince

Posted by Mike at 10:42 PM | Comments (0)