Saturday, February 23, 2008

Planes, Trains and Automobiles!


I am a folk hero.
I just shot Arkansas' 63-58 loss to the Kentucky Wildcats in Lexington.
Soon after the end of the game my mom called me to ask if I was a part of "The Morning News" team they were talking about on the radio.
Sure was!
That's right... we left Arkansas Friday afternoon to come to Lexington to cover the Razorbacks.
Our flight was XNA to O'Hare to Lexington.
The problem was the weather in Kentucky...
So yes, I was on the crew who flew to Chicago only to find out their flight to Lexington was canceled and they would not make the game's tip-off if they took the next available flight the next day.
What would you do?....
We said "We aint skeered of some winter weather," and rented a car.
That's right, six hours of driving through the middle of the night only to arrive in Lexington at six a.m. Saturday, with no luggage, grab five hours of shut-eye and go back to work.
This is the stuff legends are made of folks.


It was a tight game and a tough loss for the team and coach Pelphrey. For those of you who don't know Pelphrey was a Wildcat in college and his jersey hangs from the rafters of the arena.


The best part of the game was before it even began. As Pelphrey took the court the crowd went crazy. Not boos like you would expect from the opposing team's fans but a a standing ovation. They love Pelph here in Kentucky. Even as he left the court at the end of the game fans were still applauding him.

Pretty cool!

Kentucky has some famous fans also...
Ashley Judd???


I DONT THINK SO, but Judd does attend games occasionally.

Eat your heart out Shuperman.

Thursday, February 21, 2008

Time-Lapse!

My first time-lapse photography experiment.

16,212 Screaming Hog Fans
483 Still Images
Four Hours In Real Time
Watch Arkansas Defeat LSU 87-61... In Just One Minute and Twenty Seconds.

Click The Play Button Below And Enjoy!

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Vacaciones!


Sorry for the long time between posts but I have been on vacation.
That’s right, I just back from a weeks vacation to Sunny South Florida.
My trip was so action packed I feel like I need another vacation from my vacation.


After arriving in Boca my cousin Matt and I hightailed it to South Beach in Miami. We went to see the Miami Heat get their ass handed to them by Toronto, ate great food and crashed. The next morning I spent about a half hour on the beach and then flew to Key West for the day.





Key West is pretty cool. It claims to be the Southernmost point in the continental United States and everyone there seems to be pretty easy going.


Ernest Hemingway lived in Key West for a while and every bar; restaurant and t-shirt shop claims he frequented their business.

At Sloppy Joes, a Hemmingway hot spot, we drank Papa Dobles in honor of Papa Hemmingway


And ate Sloppy Joe’s Sloppy Fries honor of gluttony.


We left Joe’s to explore the town and take in the sights. Saw a bunch of chickens on the street.


Then we went to the Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum to see how he lived while in Key West and his six-toed or polydactyl cats. The cats were pretty cool.


After Hemmingway House we went to Mallory Square to watch the Sunset.
The place was jammed with visitors and street performers. The performers were awesome. This guy was juggling fire and machetes while standing on his brother’s head... Unbelievable!

And of course… the Sunset.


When I got back to Boca my Uncle and I went to a cool Packard car museum in Ft. Lauderdale. The Ft. Lauderdale Antique Car Museum is the largest collection of Packard cars and memorabilia in the United States.


But the real reason I went to Florida was not to “rock out” in South Beach and the Keys but to meet my new second cousins, Eva and Ryan.


With mom and dad.


With their Nana.


And with their Great Aunt.