Maiden Voyage - HOGVAN COMETH

Thursday Aug. 13th - Redskins @ Ravens Preseason 7:30pm

Last night, the hog made its maiden voyage up to Baltimore for the Skins first preseason game of the 09-10 season! Pretty ballsy considering this would be its longest trip I've ever taken it in, with the added risk of 6 people on board. I filled up the tank, apparently last time I didn't fill it all the way. The G20 has two models, I assumed I had the 22 gallon standard, nope, the hog has a 33 gallon aquarium of a tank. Fierce. Also, super expensive, $72+ to fill it.

Went to Target to get some pre-game supplies... Bud Light Lime was on sale for $6.05 for a 12 pack... Now I know you're going to say, who the hell drinks bud light lime besides those trendy looking californians in their commercials, well, I'm here to say, don't knock it until you try it... BLL is basically like water with a hint of lime, great for drinking in the sun. Chips, ice and coolers were added to the giant truck space of the hog. The Hog purred with anticipation.

Picked everyone up, and made followed Susan, my GPS, to Ravens stadium, with a slight 20 minute detour down West Virginia Ave. NE, possibly the most ghetto neighborhood I have ever been in, to get to New York Ave. Thanks, Susan, way to think it out! Unscathed, the hog snorted full steam up 95 with 5 skins fanatics and Lindsay, the sole, yet vocal, Ravens fan. Lindsay was decked out in her Ray Lewis jersey and armed with a thick Balmer accent that got worse the closer we got to M&T bank stadium. Thanks BLL!

It was pouring rain on the highway and finally cleared up past Columbia MD. The tunes were blasting out of the old school tape deck and the Hog was happy. We got to Baltimore at 730 on the dot and found parking past Camden Yards at the top of a parking garage with a great view. A bunch of BLLs later and the crowd was ready for the game. Sadly, the Skins decided to go scoreless and embarrass everyone wearing burgundy and gold. The excuse of "it's only preseason" and "it's basically a practice" were heard mumbled by the majority of skins fans, others were too intoxicated to make remarks. Yes, it is preseason, but it still was an embarrassment. The middle school football teams we saw playing at half time score 2 TD's each in less than 10 minutes... I mean WTF?! Not even a field goal?! A safety?! A free throw!?

The only positive that came out of the game was that the HOGVAN COMETH!

We drove back to DC in radio silence. Stunned by the game, but proud to be in the comfortable embrace of the hog.

HOGVAN COMETH.