First off, we would lie to say "Thank You" to the TMA Dallas office for an awesome Lake Day. We had a blast boating, tubing, skiing, dancing, eating, drinking and laughing. It was truly a "Mistake on the Lake."But when Brad Penman told us that he wanted us to get on the road by 9 a.m. the next day, we started to wonder if playing that fifth game of Beer Dice was such a good idea.
Needless to sa, the team rallied and was up and chomping at the bit to head out on the open road. A big "Team Awesome" thanks goes out to USMP's Mark Carpenter for being the only TMAer to show up to send us if with a big bag of Breakfast Tacos from Whataburger. Mark, they were delicious and really helped our mood as we battled the Hangover Monster on the way to East Texas. But we did throw out the spicy beans as we didn’t want to pull a “Mayer” before we even got out of Texas.
Our travels took us up I-30 towards destination number #1: Little Rock , Arkansas.
In the car we started to break the ice by recapping the night before when John, who had recently acquired his “Goblet of Greatness” (a.k.a A fishbowl glass from Jake’s Hamburgers), proceeded to drop it at our next bar and smash it into quite a few pieces. Upon the completion of story time, John responded by saying “Why do I break everything I love?”
Our first stop might have been the most pivotal on our trip. It began as a routine “nature” break, but when we entered the truck stop John was
cosmically drawn to the designer trucker shirts that were so strategically positioned next to the shotgun racks. The image was that of a beautiful brunette gently chained to a Harley Davidson. [See photo at right.]At that moment our mission chained from spreading the TMA word to finding John’s true love. His passion for this animated goddess was unbelievable.
Our lunch stop took us to Texarkana. For those of you who don’t know, that is "Texas" and "Arkansas" combined into one word. Yep, they get real clever with the city names down here in the South...
And where did we decide to eat in this city that straddled two states? That’s right, Hooters. Because they have great wings…duhhhh! And unbeknownst to us this was only the third day of operation for this new Texarkana hotspot.
It was obvious as the 25 waitresses preferred to stand around singing to the cooks rather than actually serving us food. [Video to follow.]
We did come to find that our waitress could only hear out of one ear, which is a perfect scenario for the food service industry. So in an ambitious effort by Kristin to try to improve the Hooter Service System she asked for an application for employment. As the manager came over to talk to Kristin about her future Hooter dreams, he noticed that we were documenting this occasion and he promptly stopped our filming…or so he thought. Supposedly, we didn’t have a permit or something. But when the Head Hooter begged to sign John’s “mission” shirt we weren’t going to stop her -- but we were going to film her.
It took a lot of teamwork but we pulled it off.
Before leaving this 5-star establishment we felt the need to get a souvenir for Kristin to help heal the pain she was feeling by having her Hooter dreams crushed. She is now the proud owner of a mini stuffed owl. He is now our team mascot. We call him "Frank" and he’s a wonderful listener.
From that point we continued on towards Little Rock, making a stop in Hot Springs.
After a three-mile hike to the top of a mountain, we were finally able to view nature. We couldn’t leave Hot Springs without first taking a Duck Boat tour through the town. Our tour guide, Bubba, informed us that he is ordained by the state of Arkansas to perform marriage ceremonies and divorces while on the water. Ross and Basia thought this sounded like a great idea, so when we arrive in the office, ask to see Basia’s wedding ring!
[CLICK HERE to watch the video of our travels through Arkansas.]
The wax museum kept us entertained, trying to guess who the wax figures were. Our personal favorite was the legless man sitting next to a hot spring…yes, the Hot Springs will burn the skin off. They don’t lie when they say they are hot. After the intense heat from the springs we needed to cool off at The Winery. Enough said.
Quotes of the Day
“If it gets any prettier out here, we might have to put some pantyhose on her.” -- Bubba, our Duck Boat Captain
John’s life lesson of the day: “Next time some big-breasted chick wants to sign my shirt, I am going to say no.” -- John
“Is it raining men or just water?” -- John [Basia's reply: “No, droplets.”]“Say there will be punch and pie. People always come then.” John (referring to the party we threw at Hot Springs National Park)
“Oh, I gotta go look at nature now, I will call you later.” -- John
And Darkness Warshed Over The Dude…
~~ Team Awesome
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