Sorry gang! our hero's been down with the friggin flu,.. Man! he thought he was dying, he was thinking that it must have been after the trip up 2 the Leaning tower of Pisa, the bus ride was hectic, and some of the tourists were coughing, Shit!...it hit him like a brick wall, YUK!!! with all this beauty around and he had 2 get sick, NOW
that he's back on track he wants 2 go fire on ALL Cylinders, Bro!..........theres so much 2 see and do in Italy, freakin ell U would need a few lifetimes just 2 scrape the barrel,
(hic!)...Oooops! gotta a little ahead of myself yuk,yuk, Anyhoooooo! one place was Big on ScottyBro's agenda was the immortal city of Venice, I know,...I know,...it's friggin sinking and all that, and we wont pull the plug, on the Royal tub,.....somehow we'll make it work again, the billions will B spent, and the millions will pay rent, (as usual). While in Venice our hero got locked into a debate with the tourists, and the local,s (I know their getting fewer, and fewer) about the up-coming World Cup, Man!!! everybody has a say, Bro!.the one thing about Soccer is that no matter where U are on this friggin planet, "Their waiting 4 U" the
masses, the throng's, the Crouds, Soccer is a language U might know the detail's of a specific language But! I Bet U that no matter Who your talking 2, the names and the games will bring cheer 2 their eyes, and they will reach 4 conversation, more than any political or religious debate that's on the table, long live fitba (SOCCER) it brings joy 2 the heart, and it makes us sing, Sure!... we need a wee bit more Harmony, but that will come WHEN! Scotland wins the "World Cup" sob! I will say that(sob) is an acronym for....Sonofabitch!
and that it's becoming an endearing part of our culture, now that Soccer has taken a back seat 2 Poker, S0b!!
FAQ? he promised b/4 the trip that IF Scotland failed 2 qualify AGAIN!!!!!!!! THAT he would keep it 2gether Bro!....up till now he's kept it "COOL" SHIT! it really gets him aggrevated though, How can the best fans in All the World (The TartanArmy) B left at the friggin docks AGAIN!, faq?.......can somebody fill me in, PLEASE????
I know I hear the phrase over and over and over and over and over AGAIN!...wait till the next TIME Bro, YEH!...THERE GOING 2 MAKE IT, Shit!...I remember when making oot wassa priviledge, and not a freakin battle, Oh Well, thats another story, onwards and upwards is the Scotty way, now getting back 2 Venice after meeting up with 2 couples from California, Rik and Summer, Cody and Bretta, YEH! real California names huh?, they got into a discustion with a group of tourists about the "World Cup" Who was going 2 win it,...and the enevitable Boondoggle of Them All!...Why is Scotland not at the "Big-Show", MAN! it took a lot of
sole searching, trying 2 be pragmatic about it, But alas the friggin Answers are still the same after all this time, "We R not good enough 2 grace the Big stage, We have 2 get good and ready THEN! We can take the show on the road with confidence, and that my friend is going 2 take a helluva long time, What!...with the expansion of the game into all corners of the world I cannot see us being in the game until hopefully someone will come along, somebody real special, ...a Messiah, that can change our program and take us on a new path, Shit!..our hero was getting pretty pissed off by now, he hated dwelling on the negative, Man! life is 2 freakin short 2 be wasted on the "ifandsandbutts" sequels 2 life. That afternoon ScottyBro and his new California (its beautiful how it rolls of the tongue huh?) friends went 4 a Gondola ride on the "Grand Canal" it is without a doubt,....a site 4 sore eyes Bro! once on the water its a whole new perspective, U try 2 imagine yourself in a taxi, and being shown the sites, well being planted in a boat with All the action that goes on around U, and the sounds,Well let me tell U , if your like our hero and have ADD, U would have no chance of being a Gondaleer, (Thank God) it takes a special individual 2 manouver these boats in and out of all the nooks and cranny's of Venice, my hat's off 2 them, They R not only skilled in the Gondola management, but they R part of the act , That is Venice! U play out the role because it envelopes U, there is no holding back, U fit right into the play, the moment U arrive in Venice, being a first time tourist, is the worst, U R so enraptured by the sites, and the friggin engineering that built it , they have the biggest Construction site in the world , working in the lagoon building massive water tight gates 2 hold bak the Adriatic, and hopefully
save Venice from the frequent storms that R part of its destruction, the population of Venice has dropped 60% since the late fifties, the city has become a tourist only site now, the preservation is going 2 cost billions, and will B an ongoing concern 4 years, Shoot! its amazing what engineering can do? ugh!New Orleans?. The shot above was a stop over 2 get some novelty shots of the beautiful Architecture, that is Venice, its kind of tricky taken shots on the boat, one can try 2 do a 360,.....and ooops (Overboard) into the
drainage soup that is the quality of the water in the Lagoon, yuk, This paricular shot, is one where he stopped 2 purchase a souvenir World Cup ball that he had promised the Gondaleer Guiseppe, ..........and,and with one cultured swing of his trusty right foot he was able 2 drop it on the Gondala, with the skill of a Premier league midfield dynamo, .......................................................Well thats not quite true, this is actually take 23, and the friggin Ball did land in the Canal regardless, one thing I took away from this exploits was,...that this crew could play 4 Scotland, and maybe I should B a recriut for the team huh?.
SeeeeeyaSOON! ScottyBro (hic!)
ps I promise the next time I catch the flu 2 take a header!...in the friggin Grand Canyon.
