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↵After fueling up on In-N-Out Burger, we made the relatively short drive from Los Angeles and descended on Tempe, Arizona yesterday afternoon. With the match-up between the Georgia Bulldogs and the ASU Sun Devils losing a little luster after ASU joined the rest of the Pac-10 in losing to a Mountain West team last Saturday, we stuck with our guns and passed on the Auburn-LSU game to see this historic first meeting between two schools steeped in the tradition of ... beautiful women. ↵
↵↵(You didn’t think we’d say football, did you?)↵
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↵If you’ve never been to Tempe, wait until summer is over and go as soon as possible. If you need an excuse, bring your golf clubs. But really, all you need to bring is your wallet and head to Mill Avenue. Mill Avenue feels like it could be in the Truman Show with it’s pristine shops and restaurants, if the Truman Show had bars where the waitresses dressed up as hot Britney Spears, danced on top of the bars and then threw water all over each other. ↵
↵↵If I had a daughter, and the only college that offered her a full ride was ASU, even if I were broke, working two crappy jobs and barely able to pay the mortgage, I’d make her turn it down and I’d get a third job. I wish I was joking. This town is a father’s worst nightmare. ↵
↵↵We spent last night at The Library, one of 500 college town bars cleverly named by a enterprising bar owner. (It’s amazing how many people thought they came up with the best bar name ever, only to inevitably be told by someone that they’re a little late to the party.) Bulldog fans have already invaded Tempe, immediately recognizable by their fluffy bangs resting on their eyebrows, and their Georgia polos tucked tightly into their khaki shorts. Natives looked at them with curiosity, almost like they were from a different planet. What they lacked in style they certainly made up for in numbers, and they somehow transformed Gary Glitter’s stadium anthem into a Georgia cheer. Good times, even if Gary Glitter is a child pornographer seeking refuge in Thailand.↵
↵↵Whether it was Metalhead, the incredible 80s coverband we heard last night, or the scandalous “Librarians,” and their choreographed dance moves (see photo above), all we’ve been told is that it’s just going to get more ridiculous this weekend. I’m not sure that ASU can qualify for a school that is football crazy, or even football savvy, but they certainly like to party, and on Saturday night, college football is the hottest party in town. ↵
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