Pics: 1: Le'Euro bar 2: Paul, Stephanie, and Seb 3: Chris
Hey guys. Thanks again for the comments guys. I love looking forward to your thoughts, words, and arguements. Tiffany, way to take the reins, Karly, still a good comment, Ev, thanks for all the insights and advice in your emails, Ian and Emily, tell Joey that I am not in 'water' everytime my video comes up on your computer, Joey, I will get some choo choo pics for ya, Mom and Dad, I will have to agree with Alex and Ian on the "accident" theory, kinda like the destruction of the "Fragile" in A Christmas Story. Love you guys and keep 'em comin.
As you might or might not know, my Mondays and Tuesdays are my off days. So I have the time to do really whatever I want. These past two days have been mainly spent catching up on some much needed rest. But when I am not laying in bed or playing the ol' guit I am out and about. On Monday, I walked over to Chris's house to help him with some yard work. Really it was just me standing there watching Chris trim his landscape with clippers. One thing that I have noticed in France is the artistic ability people have put into trimming their bushes, trees, etc. Edward Scissorhands ain't got nothin' on the average French gardner. I was laughing to myself when Ann, Chris's wife, was directing him on how to trim this pretty tall bush. Poor Chris was wobbling on this ladder trying to reach these impossible angles and clipping the best he could. I could tell he was kinda getting discouraged but he doesn't have the heart to tell Ann,
"There is no way in hell I can shape this tree into a perfect square."
So after we gathering all the trimmings we put them in bags and took them to the yardwaste dump. I mean it was nothing special, just a yard waste dump. So pretty much the trash dumps are like the states, so that's pretty cool I guess....
Anywho, last night I went downtown and had dinner with Romain and Jag. Jag is Romain's girlfriends brother who is 24 and just a great guy. Before we went to the restaurant we had a drink at this pretty posh bar. I told him that I wanted to drink a far share of booze. Jag then asked me,
"How much money you got?"
"40 euro."
"HAHAHAHHAHAHA, you are in France my friend. Not some shit bars like in the states!" in a heavy French accent.
Hey buddy. 40 euro in the states can buy everyone and their mother a drink at any pub in good ol Springfield. So I just got my $12 beer and was happy.
After our drink, they said they had the perfect restaurant for me. I was expecting some authentic French cuisine but I did not get it. We ate at a restaurant called, 'Restaurock'. The Rolling Stones was blaring in the place when we opened the door. This was a mock Hard Rock Cafe. What the fuck. I can get this shit anywhere back in the states. I didn't argue and got a 15 euro burger. That's right. Equivalent to about $22 dollars American. Thanks Bush, you fuck. I ate with gusto because it was pretty good but hell Ebbet's Field serves up the same for about 8 bucks. After a couple pitchers of beer, they dropped me off at home and I retired for the evening.
This morning, I slept till about 1:00pm. I know, I got a late start on today. But after a bowl of "Fruit Rings", sponsored by Tucan Pierre, I got ready for another run into the forest. It was another great run. Their are small purple flowers starting to bloom all over the forest floor. It is so pretty. I have seen nothing like it. There is just a sea of purple throughout the entire forest. You have to see it.
Later tonight, I went to Chris's for dinner. They are just being absolutely so nice to me. I told them that next week that I would make a dinner and bring it over to the fam. We didn't go to the D-Day beaches yet because we are going in the first week in May when it marks the end of WWII. Ann said that at time, there would be some really cool WWII commemorations in the area. Restored vehicles, guns, and other war relics. So tonight, we had a great dinner followed by a bottle of wine and an assortment of cheese. I have to say that after a couple glasses of wine, I start to talk politics. Chris laughs because he loves to see me all rev'd up about politics. It feels like home to these talks with him and his wife. I will never forget our talks.
Well, that's about it for now. I will give you news over the next couple of days. Miss and love you all. Au revior.
13 comments:
woooooo. Love you Tony.
Dear Tony:
I'm glad my folks, Justin and Grace, have long passed away. If they were still living, they would've died anyway from the heart attack of knowing you paid $22.00 for a hamburger. (I guess I shouldn't be surprised, I mean what the hell, Chris paid 45 bucks for a metallic chicken). (Yeah, Chris, not going to forget the 45 dollar bird).
I don't know much about the French, but I think they do take the Normandy beach thing seriously. Glad to hear you're going there next month - look forward to your thoughts about it and what attitude France has toward that event.
If you're going to talk politics while you're in France, just remember what you and I have always agreed upon: 1) Saddam Hussain WAS responsible for the 3000 americans killed when the planes crashed into the towers; there WERE weapons of mass destruction in Iraq but the sneaky bastards have either hidden them too well for us to find, or, they carted them off to Syria; the SURGE IS WORKING and it is not the same old "stay the course" bullshit Bush has talked about for the past 4 years; and, most importantly, the U.S. being in Iraq had nothing whatsoever to do with oil.
Keep running, find a good 3 euro bottle of wine, keep posting, and enjoy.
Love, Dad.
i absolutly love the first pic that is so pretty.what are they of?
Hey Tony - I am glad Dad you and I finally agree on somethings about the war - about time you guys came around. How much are they paying you - good lord - I can't afford a $22 dollar burger - do they have any room for an out-of-shape outfielder with a thrown out shoulder? Love you and talk to you soon - A
Hey-O! Another great post!! Go easy on Romain and Jag, even though you were hoping for some local French pub that only the townies know of, I’m sure they wanted you to feel more at home, and plus you know you it is hard to resist a Hard Rock Cafe even in the states.
Your forest runs sound beautiful. Take your camera next time and get a picture of the purple flowers. It sounds amazing. Take lots of pics when you go to the D-Day beaches as well. Sounds like there will be a lot to see. I expect a fantabulous post after that day. :-)
I need to add that I knew the yard work was to good to be true... "Really it was just me standing there watching Chris trim his landscape with clippers." Change the name Chris with Ian or Alex and I'm sure your brothers will agree it is just like back home. haha
Keep the post coming. -- Karly
I agree with the other posts, I like the pictures, take some of the forest runs. Just put the camera in a fanny pack you fag. Funny thing is I hate paying $8 for an Eb. Field burger. I mean they have the audacity to charge extra for fries? WTF. You know you probably could have traded some blue jeans for a burger, straight up. Bet your feeling stupid now. ONE O'CLOCK? Not to sound too much like mom, but get a good nights rest, but don't sleep in so much or your internal clock will never set properly. (hey it was a Weather School question on KY3). Send me some Apple Jack, and I will send you some Apple Butter. (Kinda willie wonkaish)--Candy is dandy, but liquer is quicker. keep posting.
Well, it's 3:30 a.m. and for some reason I woke up and now can't get back to sleep. Read your blog/comments again and decided to add my 2 cents worth. I agree with Karly and Ian, I want pics of the purple flowers.
Bob and I went to see the Panthers play against the Mules. Good game but left at the 5th cause it was way too cold, and since you were not playing, decided to exit early for a takehomeasack burger. Remember? a triple with fries and side of salty chili all for under 20 euros!! Of course, I had a salad. Love you.
Bar prices in France are brutal, my man. Wine, on the other hand, is plentiful and cheap- you can get a bottle for 3 euros equivalent to a $15 bottle in the US.
Is the Resto Rock still sponsoring the team? Sometimes they would cut us deals because they knew we were with the Chucks.
If you can, I'd suggest going to Omaha Beach on June 4th, the anniversary of the landing. It's a pretty overwhelming scene.
Anthony
Try to get to Paris in April.
Love, Phyl
Missed a good game at Hammons the other day. Your protege Joe Baseball had 3 hits and we won 8-5. There is a good write up on ozarksnow.com about it and good pic of skinny and joe. Tiff and Court got hammered last night, missed some good times. Let me know if you like the new workout. Put those frenchies through it and see what they say! - -Nasby
mmmmm Ebbets field. Ha. I'm so hungry and if you were here, I would make you take me there right now. :) And I was going to try to come up with something clever about how me and Court didn't really get THAT hammered, but I did fall up the stairs at Hammons THREE times. BRUTAL!!! hahaha. damn crutches.
Mailed your package on Tuesday, so be on the lookout!! Turns out flat rate boxes are only good in the US, so it cost like fifty bucks to f'n send! oh well. only for you.
Hey hey T.,
I don't know if I will see you today...can you give me your e-mail address? I want to send you a lot of photos of you and my kids, and other stuff (e.g. videos of the game). These are the things that may not be post-worthy but interesting for your folks nonetheless.
What happened to Carquefou last night!!!????
Anyway, my address ought to be in my profile.
Thanks a lot?
Ya know, just got to ask, who the hell is Carquefou? Does she shave under her arms?
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