Day 2

After another tremendous kickoff at AI-HQ and Yellow Dog Eats, the acolytes shuffled off to their various bedrooms/futons/guest houses to dream the sweet dreams of anticipation and rue the lack of preparation for lip sync.

Friday found the golfing contingent connoitering at Bay Hill at 10:30 for the first ever LOS + 4-Ball component.  The competition was fierce; and that was just to figure out which cart to use.  Teams were determined by balls in a hat. Make of that what you will.

The new and improved team format produced the highest quality shotmaking in AI-LOS history; somewhat akin to being the tallest midget. At present,we have absolutely no idea who won. We do know that Kathi’s 45/32 took the medalist honors for the 9 holes with Tom a strong second at 41/33. The rest of the players got a free game for retrieving their balls on #9.

Players were then feted by The Baroness von Sidecar and her liege, Tom for a round (or two) of sidecars.  Everyone then staggered to their cars and navigated the 2 miles back to AI-HQ.

After 40+ pieces of fried chicken, various sides, bottles of wine, beer and bourbon, the cadre of clowns headed to the Plaza Live for a rousing show by Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes.  The Director then took Paze and Heimsch on an extended tour of Orlando by missing not one, but two, exits on I-4 for the home in which he has lived since 1998.

Saturday of course marks the beginning of the most intense weekend of the year. The pressure will be unyielding as will the banter.   Let the games continue.