This weekend was the famous American Royal Barbecue. As I mentioned before Phil, Todd and a handful of their fraternity brothers were once again in the competition, competing as the ‘Triple Fat Back’ team, aka TFB BBQ. I wanted to get down there earlier this year than last but of course I was stuck at work until nearly 5:30.

When I finally got home a group of our friends were already gathered on the porch, pregamming for the event. Before too long we were up at the bus stop waiting for the MAX to take us to Union Station. The city was offering free parking and shuttles to the Royal from Union Station (and a couple other stops downtown). We stood at the front of Union Station in a pretty short line until one of the shuttles flew right past us. At this point we realized that the people at the front of this line had just assumed they were in the correct spot, when in reality the line was behind the building.

At first glance of the real line, we decided that we need to find a different way to get there. The line was massive, at least a thousand people. So we just started walking in the direction of Kemper Arena and the Royal. After a quick stop at a bar, and nearly two miles of walking, we were at the gates of the party!

This year, the TFB team had reserved an even larger spot than the previous year. This meant more people and more beer than ever before. Soon after we got there, their 5th keg ran dry. Once the random party-goers realized this, they all left and then it was just friends of the team hanging around. So the team got a couple more kegs, which actually only lasted another hour or so. It was a kickin’ party!

No official word on the standings of their meat entries, but I believe they are hoping to place in the top half. There are 500+ teams, and anything above 200 would be a great finish. I also heard that the team took in over $600 in donations for the ALS foundation! I’ll keep you posted on the results…

The rest of the weekend was fairly boring when compared to Friday night. Saturday we had breakfast at the Classic Cup on the plaza, which I highly recommend. After that I framed some of my O.A.R. concert posters and hung them on the wall. Kim did some other cleaning of the office, her closets, etc. We never really made it out of the apartment the rest of the day.

Sunday I finally got a haircut, I really need it. We then hung out with Dominique and Bianca for a few hours and then from there met up with the regulars up at the Brooksider for the end of the Chief’s game. We were supposed to do some more errands from there, but somehow we were convinced to head over Doni and Phil’s to watch some TV, eat some pizza and have a couple more drinks. Before we knew it, it was 10PM and so we headed home to end the weekend.

A very rare weekend post, but I just wanted to let everyone know that I have finally moved my webserver to the machine that Phil gave to me. All of the kinks should be worked out by now, but if you notice something strange, please let me know. Enjoy the rest of the weekend.