The team is in Louisville and checked into the Residence Inn. Once they were settled in the boys set out in search of local flavor for dinner. Adter some heated discussion they settled on Skyline Chili. While not technically a Kentucky invention, Cincinnati-style chili is not available in OK. The traditional dish is a 3-Way, […]
It’s 4:00, Do You Know Where Your Pirañas Are?
by admin on October 7, 2009
They are about 200 miles from Louisville and rolling along listening to Rodney Carrington. If you have heard Rodney then you know, if you haven’t then, well, you have to hear it for yourself. A quick stop fill the van and empty Mav and it’s back on the road. BFG scores some beef jerky (that’s […]
Arch We There Yet….
by admin on October 7, 2009
No. But the boys have passed St. Louis and are now in Illinois. Mav is driving and took an alternate turn in St. Louis (some people would call it a wrong turn, but Mav is kind of sensitive about that word) and “Karen”, as the nav computer voice is called, told him to get off […]
Half-Way To Louisville
by admin on October 7, 2009
The boys crossed the half-way point on the way to Bourbon Land. It continues to be necessary to stop fairly often for Mav to relieve himself, but if it keeps him healthy and relatively happy the rest of the Pirañas are all for it. Mav eating a torpedo: The magic “Anti Monkey Butt Powder” that […]
On the Rocks (or road)
by admin on October 7, 2009
Team Pirana has made it to Springfield, MO, fueled the van and the brothers and is continuing on toward Kentucky. The boys had barely made it out of OKC on the Turner Turnpike when they found themselves tailgating a State Trooper. He was going slower than the speed limit in the left lane, but he […]
Bourbon Chase Begins
by admin on October 6, 2009
Tomorrow morning at 0600 Team Pirana will leave for Kentucky to run the First Annual Bourbon Chase Relay. The boys will be posting their exploits and pictures here. There are 36 legs totaling 200 miles and the ‘normal’ way to do a relay like this is with 12 people in two vans with dedicated drivers. […]