Before we reached Amy's we stopped of for a crate of Landshark (the beer so popular to us thanks to Jenna Marbles, which if you have not seen make sure you look her up) and headed straight home. After the events of today, we needed to chill and sleep.
Now with Amy knowing as little about the area as us, Martin and I took it upon ourselves to become acquainted with it. We took ourselves down the main road until we found the park, then detoured through the trees and grass taking in the unusual sounds of the birds we don't have back home, of the most distinct was a bright red Cardinal, chirping it's way through the air. We carried on through the park until the suburbs dripped away and we were faced with high ways and more cars than are particularly necessary. Thus stood the wondrous place of American stores such as Walmart, Pigglywiggly and other oddly named stores housing a plethora of unusual people.
That night we decided to go for a drink, as difficult as it was I might add. We faced a problem, that Martin, the baby faced babbling wonder is only twenty years old. And, once again a prize for the first person to guess the drinking age in the US, that's right. The ripe old age of twenty one. So Amy, Myself, Martin and tonight accompanied by the lovely Melinda, decided to try anyway, with a particularly cunning plan being a back door. And, how very James Bond I felt walking in and signalling through a window once the Doorman had changed post, even if Martin didn't see. The drinks here where very good, even if I had to teach the Barman a few layered shots! Downstairs in the smaller room they had a live band playing and upstairs they had a DJ who was not only gurning his head off but also playing some pretty awesome songs. After a while a few more of Amy and Melinda's friends arrived, the moustacheo'd Dan, Eric, Stacie and Evan who come as a package deal, and later on the tiny Rozy. All of which, as a group are some of the nicest people Martin and I have ever had the pleasure to meet. Before we knew it last orders rolled around and it was time to leave, we walked with Eric, Stacie and Evan towards their cars as Eric was going to give us a ride home. We then received a call from Amy saying she was going to pick us up so we went to Evan's car to wait there. However, on the way there a man and women stepped out of a Video Game Lounge (which I'd quite like to check out) with what I can only describe as a monster truck tire of a pizza. So big, that I needed to let him know quite how big it was. In case, y'know, he hadn't noticed. And then came the most heavenly sentence I've ever heard.
"Take it if you like"
Holy Crap. And yes he was serious. He let us have it, for free! God bless you, giant pizza giving nerd barman. Now a quarter was already gone, I'm not complaining as we all still got about five slices each until we were full and there was a piece left over! Not sure what it is but I always seem to be in the right place at perfect timings. Quite nice really! I felt sorry for Amy though, on the drive home it turned out she wanted to get pizza, she wasn't pleased when I told her what had happened.
You can measure said pizza, with Stacie's head. Four wide you'll find.
The following day came around and it marked something special for Martin and I, we were going to our first ever Baseball game! Amy however was working and wouldn't be able to make it, although I didn't think it would be awkward going with her friends it was nice to have met them the night before. Eric came early on to pick us up, and for the life of me I don't know why, but I called him Dan. Sorry about that, I was drunk when I met you both and some strange brain wires must've gotten crossed. We made our way to the Liquor store first as we were going to "Tail Gate". I had no idea what this was until Amy explained it, it simply means sitting in the car park of the stadium and getting drunk! I actually managed to find some Hobgoblin English Dark Ale in the store which I was shocked and particularly happy to find!
When we arrived we set up a Barbecue, threw on some food and let the drink flow. Cheddarwurst sausages by the way, are amazing. Sausages with with cheese inside. Heavenly is the only word to describe them once covered in stadium sauce, a delightful blend of ketchup, BBQ and other unknown sauces from unknown sources. Stupidly proud of that sentence. After playing a game of throwing beanbag American Footballs into holes on a board painted like Football fields we were ushered by Police on bicycles toward the stadium as it was game time!
The whole arena had such a lively atmosphere, filled with excitement, laughter and beer. As we watched I eventually got what was going on, even while choking on peanuts. Eric offered me some of his Pepsi which was now actually about ten percent Pepsi and ninety percent Rum and Vodka. Swapping the choking for a slight burning that straight Vodka comes free with. Also worth noting, if you're ever in Milwaukee Stadium make sure to try their own beer! It's like an English Ale but served like a Lager, it's made here, you can't get it anywhere else and it's very, very nice. The day continued, being filled with Mexican waves and eventually a home run. Not to mention a sausage race, which sounds as amazing as it was. The game came to an end with the explosion of fireworks as the last run we needed was completed. The crowd went wild and really sealed the deal that Baseball is great fun to watch, even if you don't really understand it! Once I received my Atomic High Five from Evan we had to make our way out, we were going to party. Awww yeah. Speeding our way through Milwaukee we arrived at Oak, thanks to knowing the photographer got the velvet rope lifted and made our way inside feeling pretty VIP. Thanks for the game guys, it was SIACK
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