{"id":57,"date":"2003-09-16T21:42:19","date_gmt":"2003-09-17T01:42:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vmalt\/?p=57"},"modified":"2005-12-04T10:14:07","modified_gmt":"2005-12-04T15:14:07","slug":"fly-eagles-fly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/fly-eagles-fly","title":{"rendered":"Fly, Eagles, Fly"},"content":{"rendered":"

Went down to Philly on Sunday to see a football game with my buddies Adam and John. Adam wanted to reward me for coming out to pick him up during the zombie plague\/blackout that we had back in August (see that entry on the CHUDs<\/a>). We had a tailgate party with some of the greatest soul food around, courtesy of Adam’s friend James, who’s a cook somewhere in the city. He and a friend feted us with grilled sea bass, jerk chicken, strip steak, shrimp, and the obligatory ribs. It was some of the best food I’ve ever eaten.<\/p>\n

A good time was had, even though we got rained upon. Adam, ever prepared, wore a bathing suit under his shorts, so he could strip with impunity. And he did. <\/p>\n

The Eagles were terrible, which made me feel good, as a Giants fan. However, the Giants got beaten last night, so I wasn’t THAT enthused. And I’m much more of a baskeball fan than a football fan anyway.<\/p>\n

I’d write more, and more wittily, but I’m tired. I’m heading to bed soon. If you like me, you’ll go buy a copy of the new book<\/a> I put out. It’d make me happy, or at least less stressed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Went down to Philly on Sunday to see a football game with my buddies Adam and John. Adam wanted to reward me for coming out to pick him up during the zombie plague\/blackout that we had back in August (see that entry on the CHUDs). We had a tailgate party with some of the greatest … <\/p>\n

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