Happy Draft Eve!

Dudes,

The draft is scarcely 31 hours away. My cup of anticipation runneth over, but we’ll all be together soon enough. I just wanted to issue a few reminders about the weekend. First and foremost, it’s going to be awesome. Second, if you haven’t already done so, get your songs in to Steve. If you fail to do so, someone will select a song for you. That’s not a threat, in fact, you may prefer someone else picking a song for you. We all listen to the radio, and it’s the exact same concept, so that really shouldn’t be perceived as a threat (especially when it’s a promise).

Friday is going to be pretty straightforward. I’ll have pizza, a slew of appetizers, and thanks to the creative renderings of Mandy and Morgan, some type of cherry-flavored tequila popsicles. We may want to pass on the photo opportunities of all of us sitting together in my basement while eating popsicles, but that’s just another bridge we’ll have to cross at a later time. Come to my house as early as you please. I’m not working tomorrow, and unless plans have changed, Taylor and John are in the same situation, and intend to come to Louisville earlier in the day. We’re hoping to get the draft started by about 8 p.m. I will have wireless internet access available if you want to bring laptops (limit of two laptops per person). I don’t have the technology to support iPads, but if you bring one, we’ll all think it’s pretty cool, and ask you lots of questions about it. We’ll also promise to wash our hands before touching the screen.

Draft attire is wildcard. Tyler’s go-to is K-Fed. Don’t wear a sumo wrestler suit. Those things are kind of funny and everything, but the fans are noisy, and there will be enough of us down there that we shouldn’t waste that much space. Also, please don’t dress as a clown. They’re pretty scary, and that would really mess me up mentally during the draft. The same principle applies with if you and a league-mate dressed as twins. Taylor doesn’t care for twins. If you dress as clown twins, Taylor and I will spend most of the evening cowering in fear, and as it currently stands, I only intend to spend an hour or two cowering in fear, so that would materially alter my plans. I appreciate your consideration.

If people don’t mind bringing a few dollars, we could pitch in for the jersey fund for the league champion. We can also vote on whether or not we want to do that. I say we vote for it after we pitch in money. Then the worst-case scenario is that we have a pot of money, and we’ll be able to do whatever we want with it (buy fireworks).

Other things you need to bring: swim trunks (is it better to call them swim suits?), outdoor shoes, and lots of moxie. Basketball and feats of strength are still on the itinerary, but we’ll jointly discuss the best timeframe in which to operate. I know many of you won’t be able to stay indefinitely. While that saddens me, I encourage each of you to stay as long as you please, including spending the night on Saturday night, as well. Our dear friend, Brooks, will be arriving around lunchtime on Saturday, and he and Finn will be staying at my place until Tuesday, so, seriously, stay as long as you like. I can’t show preferential treatment to Brooks by letting him stay longer than others. It would be unbecoming of me. Please use the comments section to let me know if I’m omitting any pertinent information. I’ll see each of you tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!