b1-66er: Any good?
Major Math: It's lame
That's right outside our place
b1: Oh.
I'm actually sorry to hear that.
6.6.23
Bullion Base
Special K: Parker / Stone on the scoreboard at the Nuggets game.
b1-66er: Whoa.
Were you physically there to see it?
K: Yes.
<Union Station pic>
b1: How'd you like the A-line to the Station?
K: I liked the train, I loved the airport train station, loved Union Station. Denver is wasted on the Denverites.
b1: Don't think of it as being for THEM.
K: $844.28, or 0 after using American Express points.
Plane was $619.96, also 0.
b1: I like the 0 play.
K: It made all the difference.
b1: Worth it?
K: Absolutely.
b1: Howz your seat?
K: After I got the ticket, I was worried that I had foolishly saved money by buying a crappy seat when it's not really money at all -- it's American Express points. But it turned out to be a superb seat. Front row in its tier, so no one in front of me, a clear view to the court and scoreboard. Dead center, so a great perspective on many shots, plus no one walking to and from their seats during the game. I lucked into a great seat. Well worth the 844 non-dollars I spent.
<Ball Arena interior shot>
b1: The shot sez it all.
K: Yes.
b1: SOMEONE'S gonna be super jealous of you.
(Which, of course, makes your experience better because you like that kinda thing.)
K: No, I don't like people being jealous, and I hope they're not.
b1: Are you points bankrupt now?
Or do you have some left?
(Did you have to 'buy' some points to have enough for this endeavor?)
K: We used about 55% of our points.
The atmosphere is nonstop noise, lights, bass, color, and light. I shot a bunch of video, eventually when I put it up, I can point you at it if you want to see. Sensory overload.
b1: I do want to see, but I don't want you to rush getting it up.
I just now looked up the score...
Strange game...
The 'Nuggs' drifted on their score, but were consistently better than their dopey opponents.
K: Denver dominated, Miami rallied, but not nearly enough, Denver squashed it. I think it went to form.
b1: Are you goin' to another one, or is that it?
K: This is it for me this year.
b1: Is the price goin' up with the Nuggs victory?
K: Before this, the prices of later games were higher, as fans anticipated a Denver win in 5 games. After this, I think games 2 and 5 in Denver will get more expensive and 3 and 4 in Miami will drop...
The games in Denver are all higher anyway because it's Denver's first NBA finals and it's Miami's sixth or something.
b1: And Miami SUCKS...
... And Denver ROX.
K: Right•
b1: Fuck Miami
Fuck heat
FUCK FUCK MIAMI HEAT
K: Hey now.
b1: (I KNOW you feel the same way about them ... Especially being all charged with testosterone right now.)
Speaking of which, How do you feel about the whole thing?
K: I cried...
...For me when I was 9 and now at 63.
For Momma K.
For my Mom.
I freaking couldn't stop crying.
First aid approached me.
b1: That's funny.
K: When I started paying attention to them, yes.
"Are you all right, sir?" they asked.
b1: NO I'M NOT "ALRIGHT!"
THE REASON I LIVE IN CA NOW IS *BECAUSE* THEY NEVER DID WHAT THEY DID RIGHT HERE TONIGHT...
Do you have ANY idea how many times I shirked work?
How many times I was fired?
How many times Alfred E Newman was painted on my house?
How many American Express points I've burned?
How long I had to stay in the hell hole that is Union Station?
JUST TO SEE THIS HAPPEN?
If you don't get out of my face, I'M GONNA HAVE A RHA¹!
(I guess that should be an RHA? I'm not actually sure.)
K: SO I FUCKING DECKED HIM
b1: What did Momma K think of EVERYTHING related to this?
K: She suggested it, pushed me, dreamed up the Amex idea, made it happen. Loves it.
b1: How 'bout Biggie?
K: Bigg Knasty is happy too. He loves sports adventures.
b1: Good. Sometimes I'm not sure he's fully attached to the world.
And please please please tell me you're gonna overnight at DIA.
K: No. LoDo near Union Station.
b1: ¿Cuantos for the room?
(Or ppp tell me that's points too.)
K: Yes, more points.
And I love your narrative about my life above. You are my official biographer.
b1: I'll absolutely write your biography.
I could start tomorrow.
(but it would be KTXT style.
Not in TXTual source content...
... Rather in KTXT attitude.)
K: Sounds great.
b1: Your biography would be super easy to write.
K: So I guess we actually used more like 80% of our AMEX points.
b1: First expenditure ever?
K: Maybe. I think we've given some to the Knastys before.
b1: (The Accomplice wants to know where you're staying.)
K: Hotel Indigo on Wewatta.
b1: ASK FOR THOSE POINTS BACK!
YOU *ARE* THE CHAMPION OF THE WORLD.
K: Good•
b1: The Accomplice sez, "That sounds nice."
K: It's the same brand where we stay in Harrisburg. This one is nicer.
b1: What're we gonna call your bio?
Milo with a Colon
-The Special K Story?
The Man Who Coulda Changed Your Life
-but decided to watch TV instead?
K: "If Jerry Lewis was Larry Jewish"
b1: Oh, I LIKE that, even if it has nothing to do with what we're talking about.
Did you just make it up?
K: No
It has been on my mind since I was a kid.
b1: For a second, I thought your tears had brought you clarity.
I'll use "If Jerry Lewis was Larry Jewish" as the introductory page.
What's the best sporting event you ever attended?
K: Sharks vs. Las Vegas, 2019, game 7.
Then World Series game 4 in 2014.
A WS game in '02.
b1: Great answer.
Photos ©2023 K's Point Prods
All rights reserved
Used by permission
¹Real Heart Attack (as opposed to FHA)
3.6.23
Define it!
b1-66er: "Central Florida woman accused of shoplifting at mall while car caught on fire with children inside"
Special K: That's a bad day.
29.5.23
It's in the bag!
b1-66er: '67 and I were here, last time I was in Ys...
Dear Hunter: Oh man. Such a simple pleasure now gone. It's a bit sad. Another loss.
66: The park changes all the time, the same way clouds in the sky do.
People who go there expecting it to be 'as awesome as I remember it' are setting themselves up for internal hardship.
DH: But, it's a bonifide statistical miracle to have even One Ys.
66: Yes.
DH: I think that's part of it. It's not like a Disney installation where you can throw money and build another.
66: That's right.
If you wanna remember it. I mean REALLY remember it, bring your camera, or a notebook...
... Better...
... Bring a chair (or blanket), a bottle of water and a watch.
Set an alarm for 2 hours.
Do nothing.
You'll remember.
DH: Exactly.
66: The greatness of America's National Parks is they're open to the public.
That's also its Achilles heel.
b1-67er: You know all they need to reopen the boiling river is a dirt road near it and a dirt parking lot. Visitors will rebuild the pools.
66: Live free or die!
Don't tread on me!
67: I went backpacking with some friends to a place called Sykes that had hotsprings at the edge of a river. It was 11 miles in. The pools were built by pickpockets. There were several nice spots that were a couple feet deep.
66: Why pick pockets?
Nekked people need a place to hang up their clothes?
67 Oops.apparently autocorrect thinks backpackers and pickpockets look the same.
27.5.23
... Then AGAIN ...
b1-66er: "A man is facing charges after being accused of threatening to shoot up a Strip restaurant where he used to work.
The arrest report states Bonilla worked at the restaurant for about three weeks but was fired on May 8 after not showing up to work. The report states that's because Bonilla was in jail.
An employee told police Bonilla called them saying he was going to blow up the restaurant, shoot them, and "take care of [their] family." The employee also told investigators they're not sure how Bonilla got their phone number.
They said Bonilla called again saying he "was coming down with AK's and Glocks." That's when the employee said they contacted their manager to call security as well as the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.
Another employee said Bonilla called them saying he was "on the block with a Glock" and that he sounded like he was growling and under the influence.
According to the arrest report, Bonilla was arrested at the apartment that he shared with his mother."
b1-67er: Maybe the jail kitchen needs some help.
Everyone needs a nug
b1-66er: "I'm not exactly sure how the YouTube algorithm finds videos for me to watch, but now that I've stumbled into videos about people searching for gold, I can't stop."
b1-67er: Treasure hunting vids chum me in too.
Creepy lonelys
b1-66er: <screen shot snippet>
The Dear Hunter: Unless we r talking about spiders.
Then I need to be Very Alone.
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