Part Deux

After we waited in line to "meet" Joel, Bob and I left the Palace and wandered around a bit downtown. We stayed at the Seelbach Hilton, which boasts one of the "50 best bars in the world", but did not serve food after 11:00pm. We were both a bit hungry, we had eaten at the "Maker's Mark" restaurant earlier in the evening, but it left us less than satisfied. Very marginal food, and a very weak menu.
We headed onto 4th Street which becomes "4th! Street! Live!" in the evenings. I was very much reminded of my college days. Loads of young people roaming the streets beers in hand with loud music pumping in the background. As I held my husband's hand ( a rare treat, since one hand is usually holding a kid, the other a diaper bag, etc ) we walked to TGI Friday's in search of an open bar and some sustenance. The TGIF in Louisville offered some of the oddest waitstaff in the tri-state area. Our waiter looked and acted like he had just sprung out of the joint and thought "the man" was coming to take him back. There were two loud, obnoxious, rednecks seated at the booth behind us who thought they were HILARIOUS when they flirted with the hostess every time she walked by. Oh well, I had a big ass margarita and all was well.

We ventured back to our hotel (very nice, but old and historic... neither of us would have been surprised to turn a corner and see twin ghost-girls standing at the end of the hallway) and called it a night.
The next morning we headed downstairs for coffee at the Starbucks located in the lobby of the creepy hotel. Chris Hardwick, the opener for Joel was sitting there alone playing with his new i-phone. I told him we loved the show, we chatted for a few, and then he and Bob began talking in Swahili to one another. Some i-phone, Gb, stuff that does not make sense to me. I am tech-challenged.
I shelved my shame and asked Chris if I could get a pic with him. He was a super nice guy, and very funny!
Bob and I began our search for "make Manda happy and don't want to hear her bitch all day" also known as breakfast. We finally found a Big Boy and ate a quick breakfast that I think I am still digesting two weeks later.
Then we went to the Louisville slugger museum, which I have to say, was a lot more fun than I anticipated! All in all it was a good "mini-vacation" with my husband. Don't worry, there is another post to come regarding this trip. I am still getting over the post-traumatic stress of the gas station stop in Bowling Green, but will be posting about it as soon as the flashbacks stop...