Man, was my ESPN/Orbitz trip awesome!
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ESPN and Orbitz are teaming up for a sports-related travel Web site! OMG! (I wanted the "O" in OMG to look like a baseball, you know, with the red stitches? But they don’t seem to have that key on my Mac.) Anyway, Brandweek, which I read so that one day I can be a CMO and not have to, says the site "has been designed to serve as an online travelogue for sports fans taking road trips to see the next big game." Sounds like a great idea that will generate scintillating copy! I’m uploading my latest adventure:
July 19: Set out on big road trip to Red Sox game. Even though I live about 20 minutes from Fenway Park, I’ve rented a Winnebago and plan to "take the scenic route" and see as much of this great country as possible.
July 21: First stop, Pennsylvania. Narrowly escaped with my life when
giant promotional Bobblehead Doll took offense after I asked for
directions and declined offer of undercooked cheese steak.
July 25: Got great close-up gator pics on a spin through the
Everglades, though I am now having some difficulty driving with seven
fingers. Wish I’d paid extra for the automatic transmission!
Aug 4: Finally smuggled myself out of jail in a laundry bag. It’s a
long story, but here’s some advice: If you’re ever streaking on Lake
Shore Drive at rush hour, do not start taunting Cubs fans through a
bullhorn. They have no sense of humor. That goes double for the mayor.
Aug 7: Seems I’ve got "Manny Ramirez, Red Sox 4EVR" tattooed across my ass. Damn you, Bruiser, I hope they deny your parole! Luckily, the dude was a forger. The lettering’s exquisite.
Aug 12: Oh man, the GPS keeps staring at me like HAL in 2001. Wrapped tin foil around my face so it can’t beam CIA signals into my brain. I’ll finish this entry after pulling over to talk to this nice motorcycle officer who’s been trying to get my attention for the past 30 miles.
Aug 14: Well, I made it to the Red Sox game! Took co-worker’s
suggestion to wear Yankees cap and N.Y. Giants’ T-shirt and spray-paint
Derek Jeter’s likeness on both sides of the Winnebago. The scalpers are
rocking the van to and fro, and a bunch of fans are waving bats and
heading in my direction. This is gonna be awesome!
—Posted by David Gianatasio
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