Texas Tech Trip#1 Tech Vs. KSU

Tradition:
I’ve decided that I’m becoming an old man. In my age I’ve come to really look forward to road trips and traditions (like the Galveston trip above). One of the most fun traditions that Rob (roommate from college and worlds greatest friend) and I started after we were graduated from Texas Tech, is to go back to Lubbock at least once a year for a football game. We always have a great time going back to our old stomping grounds and love to watch Tech football games with good friends. You can find pictures from past Tech trips in my Gallery . This year we are going back to three, count them three, games. God blessed season tickets!
Last weekend we went back for the first game we could make it out to; John, Rob and I went back for the KSU vs. Texas Tech game. I have to say that it was an epic event that I’ll never forget. The only thing that wasn’t exactly the way I wanted it to be….too many people couldn’t make it (Bobs, Chad, Blake, Keni, Sean, Etc.). That problem should be solved for the Aggie game next month; it looks like everybody will be able to make it for that game.

We left from Dallas around 1:00 p.m. on Friday and made it to Lubbock just in time for fried cheese and greasy hamburgers at Spanky’s.

I’m not sure how I survive in Dallas without Spanky’s! The fried cheese sticks and burgers on the patio overlooking campus…how can you go wrong! I wanted to order the Heman Woman Hater (1lb. burger) but Rob and John thoght I should leave room for Ellis later that night.

After Spanky’s we picked up some cigars and headed to campus to take some pictures and walk around to see what was new. Will Rogers was totally wrapped up and looking beautiful and it was a great night to be outside. We could hear the band in the distance, and asked the first people we saw what was going on. Lucky for us, there was a Bonfire across from campus that was just about to start. We headed across campus and enjoyed the fire and all that went along with it.

From there we went down to the Depot District and had a few drinks at Blue Light and Bleachers. I only wish the drinks were as stiff as the bartender girl’s body! You might say the vodka tonics were a little light, but I was in too good of a mood to be upset. The Electric Gypsies were playing, and put on a great show as usual (they also play in Dallas and Midland, for info:Electric Gypsies). I actually took one of their X-band members skydiving when I was in school, and have been watching them for years. After Bleachers, we finished Friday night up with some Ellis and headed home. I’ll have another blog entry soon that is all about Ellis. The man, the Myth, The Legend.

Saturday morning came quickly; the game was early this year!!! Eleven a.m. instead of the previously scheduled 6:30. Damn you network TV! Six thirty games are the best because you can sleep in, have lunch, cruse campus and any other spots around town before the game. You can even enjoy the low cost bews and nachos at the Alumni center befor walking your drunk ass into the game. We showed up an hour or so early sat in the student section, “fixed” our cokes up the way a good Red Raider knows how to and had a blast . Rob almost broke his ankle trying to get that 750 bottle into the game. It would seem that extra large flasks stuffed down Harley boots can crush bones into powder. Thanks for taking one for the team Berto!

Tech kicked KSU all over the field and gave us a 59-20 victory for our Homecoming game. We bought a few $5, (32oz) beers at the Alumni Center and headed back to the hotel to take a little siesta (because we are old!). We crawled out of bed in time for a late night trip to get more Ellis and called it a day.
Saturday we packed up and headed to campus to take our annual Double T bench picture and hang out for a while before we met Tim for lunch at One Guy’s. Of course there was a lot more that we were able to do, and several other people we got to see. Too much to write down in an already long post. Let’s just say it was a great trip with great friends. More pictures from the trip can be found in the Gallery.
More to come soon