We have Hawkins

One of the best random road trips occured in late August of 2001 when The Franchise, The Colonel, and Otis Day made the pilgrimage to Niagara Falls, Canada. Many classic moments ensued over the following 2 days. First off we were excited to see 'Nightmares' which we thought was a local nightclub, but turned out to be a haunted house tourist trap.

This was followed by a night of heavy drinking and bad karaoke by The Colonel and Franchise. The Colonel nursed a hangover by watching 'Force Ten from Navarone' starring Harrison Ford and Robert Shaw. He was also aided by a delightful Canadian Cider known as 'Hawkins'. We'll get back to that later.

The rally was on as we headed to Rumours Nightclub where we held court for several hours. Next stop was the Casino where The Franchise bumped into a crazy Asian and pointed out to the Colonel that the bartender only had one arm.

While Colonel and Franchise made the rounds, Otis Day got a heavy dose of Canadian Sauce. Later on at the hotel 2 women came to our patio and asked if we had anything to drink. The Colonel exclaimed joyfully, "We have Hawkins". One girl was hot while the other was a small step up from the Caveman. Any hopes of pulling ass were thwarted when Otis Day entered into an alcohol-induced diatrabe cursing the turf at Veterans Satdium which caused the cancellation of the Eagles-Ravens preseason game. Somehow he also felt that Jews were responsible for the wrinkles in the astroturf and this signalled the exit of our new lady-friends.