{this morning’s telephone call with the Pagoda Overlord, Terry Angstadt}
Terry: Hello?
Me: Hey, it’s me – just letting you know that the Pagoda’s going to Chicago this weekend. Here’s what I need from you. I need a kick-ass, wireless ready RV that sleeps 12 and is fully equipped with anti-aircraft weaponry … and also a reserved slot in the Chicagoland infield. You know what? Make it three slots. We’ll need the extra room for the dancefloor and portable stadium lighting and so forth. Got it? Good. Thanks, boss. Just let me know where to –
Terry: I’ll give you a sack of hay and a gully slot in the utility campground near the prison. Take it or leave it.
[silence]
Me: Hmmmm. Very well. Then I’ll need to borrow the IndyCar gas card, because I’m not –
Terry: [click]
By Hamilton Fish, August 26, 2009 @ 12:43 pm
Rumor has it Paul & Mary splurged and bought 6 abandoned FEMA trailers for $39.95 all in. Or roughly the cost of the Flo-bee (of course that was 1998 $$$$ so you gotta factor in the whole present value of money thing). Either way I can’t wait to roadtrip to vacationing mecca that is Joliet.
By izod9, August 26, 2009 @ 3:11 pm
There are always party trucks available for the weekend at U-Haul, just make sure to get the insurance too.
By Coz, August 26, 2009 @ 7:15 pm
Back Home again, in Joliet
And it seems that I can see
the gleaming prison lights
still burning bright
searching for another convict escapee.
The petro refineries
give all their fragrance,
while the sanitary and ship canal is still puke green
When I dream about the Speedway on the Des Plaines
How I long for my Joli -e -et Home!
Shazaam!
By Cap'n, August 26, 2009 @ 7:17 pm
Gulley slots have gotten a bad rap, mostly because that’s where people dump bodies.
By Coz, August 26, 2009 @ 7:17 pm
If you like that one, you should hear the one I got for Cicero – Home of the Chicago Motor Speedway – not to be confused with the Chicagoland Motor Speedway. By the way, saying “Chicagoland” is how someone from Chicago knows that you’re either not from Chicago, or you work for a car dealer, probably a used car dealer.
By JasonMD, August 26, 2009 @ 8:43 pm
On the bright side, your dance floor will now be used as a makeshift trauma unit surgery center. It rains lawndarts out there in the campground zone and there is much needless suffering.
By Roy Hobbson, August 26, 2009 @ 11:01 pm
Has anyone ever been to this campground place? Are there wolves? Carnival rides? Please advise.
By Young Harold, August 27, 2009 @ 8:27 am
Is there anything flammable? I wonder if the porta-shower truck would burn? Racing hasn’t been the same since they built concrete outhouses at Watkins Glen, ending the honored tradition of the burning of the outhouses at 4AM on race day. While not on the official schedule, the first event of race day was always the 4AM fire.
By Young Harold, August 27, 2009 @ 8:41 am
I notice “on site amenities” include firewood and a barn! I double-dog-dare you Roy. You can generate more press than the race, all by yourself…and bringing attention to IndyCar is in your job jar Roy…
By The Puckett, August 27, 2009 @ 11:25 am
Firewood and a barn? What more does a blogger need? (Answer: some kerosine, a match, and some cajones)
By pressdog, August 27, 2009 @ 11:10 pm
It’s not so much the wolves and the carnival rides, but the roaming mountain lions and carnies. But, once you get used to the smell of cabbage …