bristol pix 2007 night race

It took a while but, I've finally found an internet connection I can upload photos through. They've been uploaded and here are some highlights from my cam.

Here, BTVJGJHo gets buddy-buddy with Smoke. Aren't they so cute together?
Here I'm imitating Tony Stewart's Old Spice "monkey pose", as I call it. You can see why I call it that in this Old Spice commercial when Tony is being interviewed (0:20)... he looks like a monkey.
Here's some fellas JHo and I saw in the JD tent. I saw the Toyota shirt but didn't get it. I know a lot of NASCAR fans don't like Toyotas in the cup, but why was the Toyota symbol upside-down? I had to know, so I asked for a picture and an explanation. I got this pic, and was told he doesn't like Toyotas in the cup, and he didn't realize the symbol was upside-down, the shirt was free.
I saw this kid at "RaceDay" where NASCAR commentators and drivers get together and televise a show before the race. He was walking around in the crowd with this sign, and I HAD to get a pic, since i don't like gordon either. His mom or someone told me she wished he'd just get rid of it. I say, keep fighting the good fight.
here's T with his new friends, amy and scott, i believe, at the NNCS race.
T, you have to upload that pick we sent to wake Russ up. The guy behind us wanted an 8"x10", so he might be checking daily for it. go, go, go.

And JHo, talk to Leslie about getting that pick of me under the 48. That was a good pic.

Snowiest Race EVER!

If you were there, this picture speaks for itself. If you weren't, you probably know about the infamous snow storm during Bristol week, spring '06. While it had snowed on and off all week, mother nature decided to really give it to us on Saturday. JHo took this picture outside BMS prior to the start of the Busch race. It sure was cold as hell, but we didn't let a little snow dampen our spirits. Just another notch in the Bristol week belt. I'm not 100% sure about this, but that race was the ONLY one I can ever remember being delayed due to snow... not just a Bristol race, but any major Nascar race.

I Hope This Doesn't Scare People Away But...

Yes, the master AND the apprentice will be at the Bristol fall celebration.

She Wanted My Bathrobe

It was the fall '07 race, and we went to a place called "The Sportsman's Club". T talked about it here (including bonus pic) since he was stuck at home, and we didn't have internet at the track. At the bar, we drank, played pool, got our asses generally handed to us by RogerDodger, and met Phyllis. Phyllis seems to be a local barfly, generally friendly and quite outgoing after she's had a beer or 20. I used to wear bathrobes quite religiously, starting in high school and continuing over to my years in college. Fully dressed, then put the robe on. I miss it, actually, so I brought a few to the race.

Phyllis wanted to trade my robe for her "mingos". Her "mingos" are her flamingo pajama pants she had on under her blue nylon pants. She wanted my robe BAD!! You can see here that she attempted to give me a lap dance to convince me to trade. She'd pulled her nylon pants down in the bar to show everyone. The bartender had to come over at one point and told her not to take her clothes off anymore or she was getting thrown out. It was funny. So, here, for your viewing pleasure... me being "seduced" because of my sexy robe.

Bristol Week is Almost Here!

Here's a great picture taken by slyght during the '07 Spring race. This is a shot of the crowd participation in turns 1 and 2 during the pre-race ceremonies. This picture really gets me PUMPED for another pending Bristol week!!!

The Blogz, The Mythz, The Legendz

It all started in late April, 2005. I (slyght) was working in the oppressive heat and humidity of southeast India, and the going was slow. When work was like this, I'd try to hide in the A/C and catch up on the news and some of my favorite blogs. I'd been in India 3 months and there was no end in sight. I was away from friends and family, and I wanted them to be as miserable as I was... er, I mean, I wanted them to see the strange and funny things I was experiencing there, so I decided to start a blog to keep them up to date... and nomadic tendencies, or NT for short, was born. It went well, people commented, I became addicted to getting traffic, and my high school buddies now had a way to keep in touch.

Eight months later to the date, The B-Town Boyz blog was born. The idea behind the BTBz blog is long and varied, reaching further back, even, than NT. Since we are from Bellaire, OH, the term "B-Town" seems to have evolved into our vocabulary, and the "boyz" part seems to have come from our significant others who collectively called us "the boys". Around mid-'04, several of the BTBz made a trip from Columbus, OH (C-bus) to Myrtle Beach. They threw around the idea of making a pseudo-PTI (Pardon the Interruption) webpage to discuss sports, more than likely in a drunken fashion (hence the working title of "Please Excuse The Intoxication" (PETI). The idea never really materialized further, but was modified into a blog that was authored by our close knit group of friends who share a lot of things in common and know just about everything about each other.

Last year at the fall race in 06, the BTBz helped to promote NT by mostly-drunkenly distributing NT business cards to anyone who would take them willingly or otherwise (btw, sorry if you found them in some really strange places.) That sparked the idea to create a NT/BTB promo card to hand out at future events. Chump came up with the idea to not only create a NT/BTB business card, but to also create a separate blog devoted specifically to our Bristol week adventures.

That led to The Bristol Experience. We (most of the BTBz) go to both the spring and fall race (I make it when I'm available which is MOST of the time), and camp, drink, party, and have a great time the whole week leading up to the race. This blog was created so you could share in our stories, and we could share in yours. We hope you join us and as we all enjoy the perpetual 1/2 mile ride.

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