Today's picture comes from 2001. This is me and Tony the tiger in Atlanta before the cup race. I have great memories from this weekend.Kevin Harvick won this race in only his third start after the death of Dale Earnhardt. I remember people asking me who the hell is Kevin Harvick. I had seen Kevin race out west many times before that day in the Winston West.I was never a big Earnhardt fan. But that day was really emotional for anyone who was there.
Well with a big thud the t-birds season is now over. I'm not very surprised this team has been up and down all year long. I will miss Thomas Hickey. He has been a great player for the birds off and on the ice. The good thing is he's a draft pick of the Los Angels Kings. I'm sure I'll get to see him play in person very soon.
The first race of the year at the local track was rained out last night. I was looking forward to having Mexican food before the races with Aaron and Madison. The. heading over to the track to watch the races. Also missed out on coloring and playing with match box cars at the races. Well there is always next weekend.
Only 22 days till Emerald Downs opens up. I have made a promise to myself to try and go down more this season. I always make it to opening night. and 1 or 2 other times during the season. I usually just sit at home and watch on TV and make the bets over the computer. Here's to a great season.
Trying to figure out what i want to do for vacation this year. I keep on changing my mind all the time. The only think i know I'm doing for sure is going to Disneyland for my birthday. You can get into Disneyland free on your birthday http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/disneyparks/en_US/WhatWillYouCelebrate/disneyland/index?name=CelebrationsDLRFreeOnYourBirthdayPage
I figure since i will already be in so-cal i should go. I had such a great time at Disneyland a few year ago i can't wait to go back. after Disneyland I'll spend the Saturday at Irwindale speedway for the car races. Sunday I'm heading down to http://www.dmtc.com/ for my annual trip. This will be my first time to go on a Sunday. I usually go on a Friday when they have concerts.
So i will have only been on vacation for about 4 days at the end of Sundays races. I'm thinking about going to Vegas for 3 or 4 days. I keep on getting great offers for some of the hotels.Some free night some well pretty much almost free nights.
Another thought i had was renting a car and driving from So-Cal and exploring the western half of the country. This one really intrigues me as i haven't see the Grand Canyon or Yellowstone or some of the major cites.
I have been watching the http://www.soundersfc.com/ the last two weeks. I used to play soccer as a kid. I quit playing in the 5Th or 6Th grade. It sure has been lots of fun to watch. I'm sure i will go to at least one game this year. I won't go till it warms up though.
One last thing stayed up till 1am to watch the first formula 1 race of the season. It was probably one of the better races i have seen in a very long time. Fernando Alonso finished 5Th and things are looking up for him this year.
