Dayton 2 Daytona 2011

Hello everyone! I know it has been 5 long days of silence but we have finally made it out of

Daytona Beach. This first leg of our trip has became one giant blur which included a lot of laughs, too many tears, and one Daytona drunk tank. But since we cannot talk about what all five days entailed, lets talk about some of the highlights of Dayton2Daytona 2011.

After finishing our six hour drive from Atlanta we arrived in Daytona and checked in to the Conch House. The room was as nice as could be expected and I am positive the last guest in room 235 was an 80 year old women who smokes Virginia slims and has an odd obsession with ferrets (were imagining a future version of Blake Saul after his long awaited sex change).

From there we got ourselves checked in and Dayton to Daytona began. Each day consisted of a huge pool party fueled by 90 degree weather and free beer *provided by Bud Light. This combination, plus the Men of an Exotic and a Magical Existence (we will call them the MEME’s for short) were all the ingredients needed for a good time, but there were a few instances that really stood out in the past few days we need to mention.

On day 2 Breakaway Tours set up a deal for UD students at the 509 Lounge. The 10 dollars for all you can drink was an easy yes for the Big Cat and Ross….. but alcohol only holds the BC’s hunger at bay for so long. At 1 a.m. they decided it was the appropriate time do take the Crusin Café 2 lb. burger challenge, this was a mistake. Big Cat made quick work of his small prey while Ross, in between introducing himself to everyone in the bar with a handshake and whimpering quietly, took a little bit longer. As a reward both received pretty great T Shirts, their names on a giant trophy, and the knowledge that instead of having fun with their friends they were busy being fat.

This massive burger provided sustenance for what was to come on Day 3, Ross’s birthday. Knowing that it would take a little bit more than a birthday for Ross to crawl out of bed we had Mac Miller and LMFAO hold concerts on the pool deck. While Mac Miller provided a great show after free beer LMFAO was the star of the night with their concert at 8 P.M. LMFAO took to the stage wearing skinny jeans, reminiscent of the ones Brad brought back from Barcelona, and began to play. The stage, bathed in bright red light had a massive lightening storm over the ocean as its back drop. This was perfectly contrasted by 1,000 UD students armed with glow sticks that had packed onto the pool deck to watch the show. As the concert ended the Big Cat led the charge into the pool, the MEME’s close behind him. I viewed this awe-inspiring sight and realized Big Cat had just been baptized, he was officially a MEME. It only seems fitting that this baptism took place not in the Jordan but in a pool so filled with beer and pee you could not see the bottom.

Eventually the last day was upon us and we were all wearin it pretty hard. But through his spur of the moment baptism Big Cat found the strength to rally and as the day began to get a little crazier Brownbear entered BC in the dancing contest. After a series of dance moves which more resembled Parkinsons than dancing. But he completely redeemed himself when it came time to Jello Wrestling. Over the past year the mighty Tims bouncer, Bear Claw, has terrorized UD students. While many a MEME have tried to be the last inside of the legendary bar few could fight against the behemoth which is the Bear Claw. The Big Cat stepped into the ring on this day and took him down not once but THREE times! Now I know what your wondering, is grappling with a half naked man in a vat of Jello really the way to exert ones dominance in a situation? But after watching this heroic victory we decided it is….. after the BC cried out “No Homo”!!

Later that night we went to our traditional sushi dinner at a great Japanese steak house with Warford, Vasey and Johnston and did some poorly planned Sake bombs to the horror of the restaurant. After dinner we headed up to the senior send off where the term “See ya Never” might have been thrown around a little too lossely, (Catherine). The night ended with some rum buckets at crusin café and corndogs at the Arcade (just as every other night did) and then a huge crying fest by all the seniors (For the record Big Cat and Brown Bear didn’t cry……Ross might have….Brad definitely did………… but that’s because Erin had been drinking and things got violent)

Anyway it was a good ending to a great trip and in the words of the old country…….SO LONG GAYBOYSSSS!!!!!