john amato

when i saw josh bragg recently, he told me this website wasn’t a must read like it used to be. i’m just not fun enough anymore. well, this past weekend i think i had enough fun for him and you.

chez amato

thursday night was our prayer party for pants. we had a great showing and it was more party than prayer. and it turned out to be a reason to celebrate since her scan came back clean on monday!

pajo and pajo

on saturday, our college buddy, pat mcgarry, married toledo gal, liz malone. it was an epic wedding. dr. bonesaw, mr. babylegs, and pat brown all stayed with us. and there were hoards of zahm house legends at the wedding. weddings are the best.

VROOM!

after sleeping for 3 hours saturday night, i had to rage for john earl lindsay’s bachelor party. it was the perfect bachelor event – a nascar race at mis. earl is actually a fan. most of the rest of us were new to the scene. it didn’t matter. a nascar race is the best tailgate i’ve ever been to. there are no rules. cops don’t patrol the lots trying to hand out drinking tickets like at college football games, parking was free, and you can bring food and drinks into the race. for $39 we had decent seats and didn’t have to buy anything there. compare that to a typical ticket to a college football game ($60+) and you not only have a better time, but a much better value. consider me a nascar fan. we even had this pool where for $5 we picked drivers names out of a hat. if your driver placed, you won some cash. when i pulled greg biffle’s name out of the hat, earl’s dad traded me for kevin harvick and a shotgunned beer. for those that didn’t notice, kevin harvick ended up winning.

here’s a video of the cars going around the track and my boy, kevin harvick, pulling off the win.

there are plenty of photos from each event on facebook and flickr, if you’re into that sort of thing.