Purdue Trip 2010 Year #8 10/22/2010 I actually made this page late in 2012. There are a lot of bad reasons for the long delay. I wasn’t too motivated as 2010 seemed status-quo coupled with our weakest tailgate ever. But in making it I realize it is no less entertaining.
And we’re back! Working the rental condo in Chicago. Working out the strategy for the night
Enjoying each others company and… Bourbon.
Blaze and Terry research restaurants and bars for our night in Chicago.
Oke is getting ready to party.
Heading out for the night…
Normally not a fan of public transportation, but apparently it was a straight shot to our destination.
And our destination is Ditka’s! Flashback! In 2004 The Coach was in the house.
And in 2010 The Coach was in the house!
Not exactly sure where we ended up that night, but here is me with the coach again. Oke unimpressed.
Standard stumble home though…
Speaking of standards… Here is the Salt N’ Pepper Diner which has become a standard. Usually a great place to prep for the trip south to Purdue.
And it’s another place to make bad decisions for the trip south to Purdue. Like multiple milkshakes.
Bob, who has become a lead suspect in the “Cherry, Straw, Penis” joke of years past seems to have an idea occur to him.
Jump to morning? Never. We’re back at the Holiday Inn in Lafayette which puts us a hefty walk to Purdue. So it’s time to rest up.
And cool the beers with our our standard Room AC-Refrigerator combination Beer Cooler - 2009
And it’s off to Harry’s
First, we cross the same bridge that we crossed in our first year. Blaze takes a posterity photo of the tree he “bogged”, now several years older but still damaged from infamous day.
Bob going for the midnight bog -2006						Bob’s reenactment - 2007
Harry’s never disappoints.
Especially Goose! OKE – GOOSE –JAKE
BOB – GOOSE – TERRY
GOOSE
And there it is. Come back from the bathroom and just laying on the bar is the old “cherry-straw-penis” joke. And really nobody is around.
Bob is several feet away interviewing for sales and marketing interns.
Goose as well.
New candidate.
I do remember this was a late night for us. Bob and Oke working hard to shut down Harry’s.
Oke rocking the Affliction Chicago Series.
More sales and marketing? Sort of… if you count biscuits and gravy at Triple-XXX!
Is it that time already? The pre-game beer run at Bar Barry. Terry has his beer selection game face on deciding between cases and 30 packs.
But we have a much bigger problem. As we drive past the Breakfast Club ruins, the stark reality of our 2010 tailgate plan hits us. We have none. No Dustin, no Russ, no tailgate.
We press on.
And you know what? Maybe it’s not so bad. We plant our only tailgating material (beer) down near our usual spot and make ourselves at home.
It’s like a campsite made out of beer.
And then… Terry goes to utilize a spare case as a “seat” and suddenly it blows out sending Terry and contents flying. Worst tailgate of the Purdue series. This felt like rock bottom. Here is the problem. We have a long history of solid tailgates. Check out this flashback from the late 1990’s: Did you see Oke? And here I am. Sitting on a cooler. Not some bullshit beer case. Anyway… back to 2010.
Bob is pissed about this “tailgate”.
Oke is pissed too.
Terry taking it in stride after his blowout.
I’m doing ok for two reasons. First, you can see in back we’re slowly inching our campsite towards someone else’s real tailgate.
Also, Goose Man is on the move.
Ya. It’s weak tailgate that we can take over.
And manage to even take over their bags. Things are on the upswing.
Oke still daydreaming of remarkable tailgates of years past.
And Terry is kinda pissed again, so we just take off.
Returning to Harry’s, Terry and I look a little worn.
But Bob and Oke are ready to tackle Harry’s.
And we do. It’s hard to recall this night. But, there are solid indications of a long night in these pictures, which are in chronological order. Above, we’re downstairs front bar. Below, we’re upstairs.
Then downstairs back bar.
Then front bar again.
And Bob is back interviewing interns again.
Upstairs.			Downstairs front bar.
Downstairs back bar.
I am not sure if those are Goose’s Glasses				Definitely not Bob’s.
Downstairs front bar. Bob with Purdue basketball player Robbie Hummel.* *I had to Google it.
Goose can’t believe it.
Bob back at the interview process – Downstairs back bar.
Intern candidate’s friend is not happy. Time to go.
To TRIPLE-XXX Typically, this would probably be the last picture of the collection.
But this year there are a few extras… Standard morning stop at the store for some Purdue merchandise in the morning.
The drive back to Chicago.
Terry does his “Angel Halo” trick while (remarkably) having a final beer in the airport.
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