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“We are sorry to report that Flo Rida’s plane has not left California. He will not be performing this evening.” I was standing marginally close to the main stage at Mississippi State University’s Bulldog Bash. Hearing those few words was all I needed to brace myself for the impending confusion.
Major League Eating. If you’re like me, you knew about competitive eating but had no clue there was an actual sports league, let alone a sports league with actual rankings. In my eyes, legitimate standings and rankings ups the ante to major league cool.
“Ma’am! You can’t go in there!” halted the security guard as I started to cross into the box seat area. My heartrate quickened. All I wanted to do was cross to the other side to my cheap $20 blanketed spot on the grassy hill so I could have a primetime position for the headliner horse race. “Oh, “I’m terribly sorry! I […]
So incredible! I was stoked to attend the 20th Annual National Cornbread Festival in South Pittsburg, Tennessee. It’s a festival I’ve been meaning to visit for about four years, but I couldn’t quite make it work. Until 2016! The wait was worth it–even the 45 minute wait to get off the highway and park! Imagine 60,000-100,000 people cramming […]