Pass in Review: 2008

Tonight, my beach house on Tybee Island will be the place to be. Here are some places where memories were made in 2008.

New Orleans: Harrah's, Hand Grenades, Hurricanes (the drinks), Hawaiians, and Hustler Club. Heaven? Close to it. I know I'll never forget it.

Atlanta: Rick and Patrick have been stuck there for a while now, but P-Mac might return as soon as March. The Hawks had an exciting playoff series with the uber-popular Celtics and look to be serious contenders for an Eastern Conference crown for the next few years. The Braves were a disappointment, but we will all continue to watch and root for them in 09. The Falcons were in utter disarray in 07, but thanks to Michael Turner, Matt Ryan, a good coach, and Mr. Abraham, they won 11 games and are favored in a playoff game set to take place tomorrow. GA Tech made a great hire in the form of CPJ and knocked off the powerful Georgia Bulldogs. Congrats to Tech on the hire, another 4 loss season, and retaining that bitter attitude toward life in general even after their big win over Georgia.

Las Vegas: I made it out there again this Summer, and it was just as amazing as ever. We all really need to get out there soon.



Athens: SEC basketball crown (@ Tech) , College World Series birth, and a "disastrous" 10 win season in football. With the exception of Schiv, everyone's gone now, but the trips up there in the coming years will be plentiful and eventful I'm sure.

Washington D.C.: History is made as Barack Obama is elected president of the United States. Some people are pleased; some are less than pleased.

Beijing: Phelps, gymnasts, and USA basketball. Thanks Mikey- for swimming fast. Thanks gymnasts- for flipping and bending and stuff. Thanks USA basketball (and Coach K)- for being awesome. I've never heard of talking shit in swimming, but leave it to a Frenchman. Yeah, how'd that work out for you brah?

Savannah: BC cans Herndon. It's TC's 4th last season as Benedictine basketball coach. Van Brimmer and McGowan have a fascination with Calvary basketball. Talk about BC moving up or down in classifications has died down, and the focus has shifted toward increasing the enrollment and being the best in everything from cross country to soccer. St. Michael's knocked St. Peter's out of the SPAL smaller school division tournament. Elton John plays in Savannah during the same week as the Parade. It's too much excitement for me and I don't make it out on Parade night.

Tybee Island: A beach renourishment is completed. The Rick Swarz' ban is no longer. Global Warming is going quite nicely and the weather today is just right for a big bash.


2008 was one hell of a year. Time to start 2009 off right. See yall tonight.