DAY 1 AC
Ok folks i'll level with you, 5 hours behind is along time to miscalculate clocks and such, we had a nice lttle alarm clock in our room, and i set it to UK BST time
al together now DOH
so we got up a bit eary on thursday, so unbeknowns to Ginger and I we disided to wait for Chris by walking around Pittsburgh.
I will tell you now, its a great city to wake upto, this maybe just my bias here, but seening it inthe early morning light its one sight to behold my friends.
It was then i knew that one day i would call that city my Captial.
We eventuly when back to our room to wait for a phone call (we had no cells) so we put the idiot box on....
MAN US TV sucks BALLS, the best thing we could find out of 8 gazillion channels was Sesamme Steet!
i kid you not.
That and the Weather Channel... although weather will play a huge part in later days (as you will find out)
So anyway We and Chris FINALLY met up and he took us on the 2 cent tour of the city.
We saw everything from the river to the shop that used to sell guns
LONG STORY that one, but every second to me was fasinating... GInger i dont think had such a good time, but later on she did admit it was nice just to walk around for a change.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE if you are ever in Pittsburgh see the block house, not much remains but its a great tesiment to the city and the 28th Infantry Division (which has a elustrios history) as Chris spoke the hairs on my arm and the back of my neck stood on end... in a mix if humillity and pride (in some sort).
LUNCH TIME:
We met up with Iron Bagder (this Badger is a legend) it was so cool to be ossiated with him, Chris in all his wisdom said "Hey lets go to Primanti bros" So Ginger, Me, Chris, Hunter and Iron Bager walked al the way from the Westin to the bar.... (i cant remeber if it was in the market or the south side... it gerantly wasnt in the strip district... or was it!?!?! argh)
Badger sumed it up well "Hey this isnt going to like the Bantan Death march is it!?" apparently in a pst con he was led to a resturent and half the pelpe died on the way ;) LOL.
Badger has the best stories in the world (best ones he told us were about the Bear... remember that one Chris ;) also the one about the Man eating Squirrel )
I told him avout the TV situation and he agreed then added "be warned you may see the tube come out to suck the blood from yer arms... !"
Luch was ordered we all of course had the "almost famous" sandwedge (i also ordered Ginger beer...
ok my american couisins listen here ginger beer should NOT come with ice my friends LOL
but the sandwedge itself WOAH this was eating to be remembered! im glad i was able to get through it all (im not the bgigest person in the world).
Back at the CON we got signed in (ALWAYS PRE REGISTER MY FRIENDS!!!) after we walked around the sales part of the CON my $$$$ making holes in my pocket ;)
Finally got Sabrina Year 2 YAY :D
Also met Max Black (who drew me the greast picture of Me and Ginger arm in arm on a grassy area)
LATER THAT DAY:
Chris told us that he had made arangment for us to neet the family (unfortunetly badger declined)
We got to his minivan (which i think was in the Strip District) and there it was the hood with the dead bird impacted on it... only Chris Foxx could hit a bird whislt driving ;)
nice to know we would be driven is safe paws ;)
MAN i love small town PA so neet and almost idilic (they even had USA flags on the road side now THATS being proud of ones contry!! well done that family)
Stoped off in a costco type place (cant rmemeber the name)... thre i found somthing i wil never forget
Milk
by the Gallon
Woah
In the car talk became more serious, cant say whatabout but i can say its nice to be so refreshed
Chris...you are a GREAT friend two the pair of us. He even drove on the propper side of the road for us ;)... for ALOT longer than i thought safe... id hated for a HUGE truck to be coming the other way... but it was a nice touch ;)
the Yost family two words to discribe them: BLOODY GREAT!
i was introduced to having Gardens with no walls or fences.. odd to me but at lest it wasnt clotrophobic there.
another thing about Eau Clare PA is the ability to see thastars (like Rainham Essex) i was afried i would be able to but i was unfounded.
The BBQ (as ever) was a good idea to get to know each other. Being a Pens fan at lest i could comment on how great there are to probably thier greatest fan... Patty ;)
Chris told her how i first ,et him in a full suit (inculinf wasit coat) and a Pens Ball cap!
what i like making an entrance
she liked it :D
AND YES we DID do Python skits Ginger has a grewat memmory for these things and was able to rattle them off quicker than i.
and yes i did say "i traveled and ocan and here in a different country im STILL doing these same damn things!"
Maya was so cool. and not phased at all my these two strange people her dad brought home... it was becuase of two thing
1) she litenes to my DJ show so she knows what im like
2) shes just so damnd well adjusted to the world
Aslo she does the best Invader ZIM inpression in the world
but time was agenst us and it was time to get back to the holtel we didnt get back to about midnight (5 AM TO US!!!!)
oh and on the way homoe Chris said "Hey Racky see that road over there"
"Yes Chris i do"
"Well thats were Sabrina dies in the Tabthia story"
"Oh... thanks..."
SOmthing pleasent to round off the night then Chris ;) ;)
not that it mattered lol
to Patty the fandom is weird... i can understand why she had a little waryness around it all.
But al said and done she liked Ginger and I
sleepily we got to bed
END OF DAY1
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