the beautiful people

Some friends and I lucked into really good hockey tickets late this afternoon. Well, they lucked into them and since they know I'm one of the few people who'll go out on a school night, they brought me along. These tickets were primo -- they were the company's season tickets, and as such got us access to the Jack Daniels Club after the game for a glass of champagne if the team won.

It was a significant game because it featured Mario Lemieux, and even before I developed an interest in hockey, I knew who he was. So it was great to see him, and even greater when the Predators won a 6-0 shutout. Six goals! One game!

I really like hockey, which I'm kind of embarrassed to admit. I do NOT like the fighting, but everything else about it kind of cracks me up. I love all the stupid stunts (like Gnash the Nashville Predators mascot riding a toboggan down the arena stairs, directly into Icy the Pittsburgh Penguin mascot). One of the promotions involves a free taco at participating area Taco Bells if the Preds score more than five goals. Once there are four goals on the board, people start yelling, "We want tacos! We want tacos!" I've never seen so many people riled up about a 69 cent food item. It's hilarious.

Free tacos! Free champagne! Who says we don't know how to live it up here in Music City?