Entry 3: December 27, 2007
Today is a special and memorable day
for all of us, especially Tony because this was the last
day he had to put his dinner on the line to make a field
goal. Today was also the last time we would see Jeffery
the “Charlotte Latin High School mascot.” Like we stated
in our previous blog, we were a little concerned that
Jeffery the duck may have gotten into a scuffle with a
loose, stray dog. But all our worries were put to rest
when we saw him floating in his pond today; however we
found it kind of strange that he kept doing this trick
where he was upside down with his feet up in the air
bobbing up and down. I was so impressed with how long he
could hold his breath under water; I threw him an extra
cracker for his performance.
However back to our exciting day, “Race Day at the
Charlotte Lows Motor Speedway.” Husky fans there are
four words I never want to hear in my life again
“Gentleman Start Your Engines!” I mean it’s not right to
strap a human being into this torture chamber people
call a racecar, doing laps at about 200mph around a mile
long circle. This just confirmed my thoughts that NASCAR
is an aquired taste and the only good it’s brought to
this earth is country music, Talladega Nights and hot
chicks.
Whoa slow down race fans we are only kidding! Don’t
start sending us your hate male just yet. Truthfully we
had a blast today. Being in the racecar gave me a new
found respect for the sport. Not only did I learn a lot
about the sport itself but I learned a lot about its
drivers and how gifted you have to be to control that
tuned up automobile.
When we arrived at Lowe’s, Desi and I decided to skip
getting in line and instead hang out in the bleachers
with Coach Johnson, Coach Wilson and our newest member
of the kick-squad, Coach Baylock. Trust me Husky fans -
not only are we the looks of this team but we are also
the brains too. There was no way that you were going to
get us to be the guinea pigs and go first. Instead we
felt it amusing to sit back and watch our teammates
facial expressions before they got in the car and after.
I have never seen the “tough guys” of this team, such as
Danny Lansanah, Donald Thomas, Dan Davis and especially
Keith Gray shed a tear until they got out of the racecar
and started bawling like a first grader on his first day
of school.
I think Keith Gray actually shed a little something else
in his jumpsuit after he took turn three at 200mph.
Today was a day that will stick with us for the rest of
our lives. We can say we did something that not many
people on this earth will ever have a chance to
experience. We are truly grateful to the Meineke Car
Care Bowl and the Richard Petty Racing School for such a
wonderful experience. I personally had a blast. I was a
little scared at first but I became more relaxed when I
realized that not only was this my first time in the
racecar but my drivers first time driving a racecar.
Desi was having problems of his own as he was protesting
to put on a helmet or any type of head gear that would
mess up his luscious locks of hair. After hours of
debate with the crew and staff they came to a compromise
when Desi got to wear Jeff Gordon’s helmet. Desi said
“If Jeff can race for four hours and still have his hair
look good then I wont mind 3 laps with this thing on.”
We also saw how fast Coach Edsall can
change a tire when he beat the breaks off the Wake
Forest “substitute coach” for Jim Grobe in a tire
challenge. Yea I said, “substitute coach” how weak is
that? I can also say I take credit for coach’s victory
today due to me repeating coaches classic motivational
quote “If you don’t make this field goal then no
dinner!” I yelled “coach you know the routine, if you
don’t win no dinner!” I think he was really hungry
because he was moving.
This wasn’t the only time we beat those Deacons this
trip. On Wednesday night, we saw Darius Butler, Cody
Brown and DJ Hernandez make it rain in Charlotte Bobcat
Arena after they brought the house down in a basketball
challenge against three players from Wake. Watching them
was almost as funny as watching Dan Ryan and Mike Hicks
try to fit into the side window of the racecar. I didn’t
know whom it was more painful for, Dan and Mike or the
racecar itself. There was a little controversy on the
court. Even though Cody’s two-handed slam dunk “with a
little excessive hanging on the rim” or Darius’s
windmill dunk “with his entire arm inside the basket”
was enough to propel us to victory, people complained
that DJ completely ignored the rules and started before
the end of the countdown. But like my man DJ says “If
you ain’t cheating, you ain’t trying!” yeaaahh boyyy!
On a side note Desi pulled me over to the side after
today’s radio show and had a long heart to heart. He
wanted me to set the record straight on folks from
Kentucky. “I’m tired of people thinking that we
Kentuckians are hillbilly inbreeds! We do wear shirts
and shoes and we are heard working Americans!” He also
stated that on Saturday most of the UConn fans will be
from Kentucky. Shout outs to the Cullen Clan. “I mean
what if I said that everybody from Florida is above the
age of 65 and has a New York accent?” So I had to set
the record straight. I’m sorry Kentuckians for my rude
stereotypes and remarks, confusing my ignorance for
humor was wrong and I apologize from the bottom of my
heart and I promise it won’t happen again. However Desi
lets be honest with ourselves: 1. Everybody knows that
Florida aka South New York the 6th burrow is one of the
biggest retirement homes in the southeast. And 2. If
Desi is correct about most of the UConn section being
from Kentucky, I think it would be safe to say that
there will be more people then teeth in the stadium on
Saturday. Yeee-haw!
Ok back to business - we have one more practice to go on
Friday and we are so excited to put it all out on the
field for you on Saturday. Tomorrow’s walk through will
conclude our bowl preparation. We hope all of you are
having a great time at home and for those of you making
the trip down remember to be smart and have a safe trip.
On a sadder and more serious note, Desi and I are not
planning on returning next season. However we are
turning our attention to our true calling as NASCAR
drivers. With Desi aka Mr. Magic man aka the hammer “now
you see him, now you don’t.” and me “El Diablo.” Since I
get a little queasy I will take the profession of
manager because I can still be in the race but I get to
take the comfort of being in a press box eating burgers
and whatever fast food I can get my hands on. Yes I will
also be jacked up on Mountain Dew! Mr. Ricky Bobby
himself agreed to become crew chief but we are still a
little short on crewmembers. So if you are looking for
an application or a summer internship you can contact us
and send your resume to “Formally known as kick-squad@uconn.edu
now ShakeNbake-Squad@uconn.edu”
Ok Husky Fans, Cant wait to see you soon,
From your boy’s- The Kick-Squad |
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