World Cup Soccer Virtual tour, ScottysGig laments about Scotland not making the World Cup. Cartoons, rants and just sharing the major sites in the cities he travels too. The people he meets along the way and the mode of travel he takes. It is meant to make you chuckle just think it could be your taking the tour. See you in South Africa.
YEH! our 2 hero's R back on the road again, all sore backs and all, ahem! this is a shot of Nash stretching his back and saluting his blue collar prodical son's in East London, "Way 2 go HAMMERS" way 2 GO!... Scotty was all stocked 4 the run into Cape Town, they were going 2 have a Quickeeeeee in East London, Then! boot it over 2 Port Elizabeth 4 a couple of day's, surely Scotty was thinking that they couldn't get into any trouble in either location huh?, THINK AGAIN! a few kilometers down the hiway they were pulled over by the police,.....as the officer approached the Limo he looked like a real angry piece of work, Scotty and Nash were trying 2 figure out what they might have done, just maybe the local police R Looking 4 funds 4 their soccer team, the officer approached the car and demanded Scotty and Nash's driving licenses, GOD! he's sharp, he assumed that both were driving the Limo, and he needed 2 see BOTH! after a few minutes of scrutinizing the officer asked where we came from and where we were going, SHIT! the friggin biggest thing since Nelson Mandela was released, is coming 2 SouthAfrica, the World Cup will bring the world 2 their shores, your going 2 make a killing at the marketing end, So! lighten up at the security side, after a few more minutes of enlightenment the officer went back 2 his car , grabbed an article, walked back and handed Scotty his license plate, apparently our hero's had taken the plate off At Durban Beach, where they put the South Africa sign on the rear bumper, Nash had put the license plate down under the car, Scotty had told him 2 hurry up, we gotta get ready 4 the restaurant BABES! OH YEH!.....our hero's replied, SHIT! the story goes that a bystander had seen them taking the plate off, and handed it 2 a police cruiser at the beach, the bystander told them the make of the car, and the ID of the occupants, and that they were going 2 East London on Friday, the officer by sheer coincidence had 2 pick up an individual at East London SO! with a wee bit of luck he might B able 2 hook up with them, and believe it or not, that's exactly how it panned out, Man! WE were lucky, it was illegal to drive without the plate, and thye police officer replied No! we don't need funds 4 the soccer team ,and we will B vigilant 4 the "BigSHOW" SO! just maybe we will cross path's AGAIN!, as the officer walked away he looked back , gave them a salute and a smile and replied....have a nice day! and "World Cup", FAQ? Scotty and Nash gave outta sigh of relief, it could have been worse, Hey! let's put on that friggin plate again, Bro!.
PS. they have a lot on there plate SO! the dynamic duo R trying 2 stay friggin FOCUSSED! @#$%!
Heeeeeeeeee's Baaaaack! the indominible Scot with the tussled Carrot-Top, .....and the battery 2 match, Our hero returned 2 Rome, rented a car ,and,and....got his assingear 4 Sicily, headed outta Rome he latched onto the E45 south, all the way down 2 Villa San Giovanni, the port of call 4 the ferry 2 Messina on Sicily(Yahoooo) After the ferry trip, which was a weee 2 freakin choppy 4 the carrot-top, yuk,yuk,yuk,... he landed at the Prima Invasatura, where he hooked up with the E90 all the way on the coast 2 Beautiful Palermo, there he was going 2 B&B with Luigi and Palmero, who was a friend of ScottyBro's cousin, and had visited Scotland the previous year and had invited us 2 come 2 Sicily and see one of the Medditeranean Jewel's, WELL he's on the island and scooting by Villafranca Tirrena, now comes wait 4 it.....Barcellona NO! not the soccer god's just a weee hamlet on the Sicilian coast, with it's own magic 4 the weary travellers who fight the time schedules, thank god our hero has no friggin schedule, YEH! the "BIG-SHOW" WILL b HERE B/4 U know it Bro!...yuk,yuk, Anyhooooo! back 2 the trippin at hand, then on 2 Patti, MY!..... she looks nice, 2 bad gotta keep rippin, round the bend ,then onto Gioiosa Marea, down the road 2 Capo d'Orlando, Vrooooom! U got it on 2 Acquedolci , then on 2 Caronia, MAN! it's all Beautiful, on the coast, and is waiting 4 the Redhead 2 come back and visit Bro!, BLIMEY!...he shot by little Cefalu, when he got the urge! and with a weee pit-stop at the next jewel Campofelice di Roccella he was able 2 have a wee, yuk,yuk, HEY! it's Termini Imerese next, a wee hook 2 the right AH! the friggin Ocean is still on my right Bro! hmmmm!, Shit!...we have a straight away ,COOL! time 4 a wee crank of FUN! Ah! theres Casterdaccia Vroooooooom!..............now 4 Bagheria, and,and,....the next ones Beautiful Palermo, SHOOOT! ...he could'nt wait , the beautiful was the operative word, not only the vistas he had just past, but the seeing Palmero again, she was a site 4 sore eyes, and this weary traveler had a pair of them AAAHHH!!!.........theres "P-A-L-E-R-M-O".....that was one helluva trip Dude! ScottyBro had fulfilled his first promise, Shit! he felt great! 2 B in Palermo and see Luigi and Palmero again was going 2 B (MAGIC!), this is a shot of the three of them just after the Reunion, Palmero was outstanding, she had came on a ton with her English, Luigi was a work in progress, the beauty of Luigi's English was the way he threw himself into the act of getting his point accross, I often thought he should have been an entertainer, cos! everybody loved it when he dug in his heel's, and with his Broken English, which at times sounded like another language,...that was foreign, even 2 humans, stand up Comedy was certainly his Calling Bro!. and he remembered how Soccer was my passion just like him, .....and that Scotland had failed again 2 get 2 the "BIG-SHOW" AGAIN!!!!!!! SIX times we have tried but oh NO! the god's were not with us, .....SOB! Anyhoooooooooo! good old Luigi had brought along with him a Soccer Magazine with the latest FIFA rating's and this is a shot of the disclosure that the friggin Scot's had been down graded even more, SHIIITTTT! how much more can the "Tartan Army" TAKE!, freakin HELL! Sicily"s alway's getting the BOOT! like we Scot's, but at least they can look back at a helluva lot of "BLING" SHOOOOOT! ALL we want is something shiney! ANYTHING! 2 let the Archeologist who will B digging us up ,say a few hundred years from now,........... 2 establish that we Scot's not only wove beautiful fabric's, and we doctored the best Liquor around, we also were very adept at ingenuity, Pioneers, Sciences, Writing, and,and as Entertainers I might add, ugh Luigi? ALL we need 2 fill out our CV's is Damn Good "fitbaPlayers" Well it's up 2 the next lineage of Soccer Daft tussled haired dreamer's 2 take on the torch, and,and hopefully after we have found a messiah, and that we will get back 2 the "BIG-SHOW" AGAIN! and hopefully with good old Scottish pride WIN the friggin thing, HEY! without dreams, there would B no HOPE!....and that's something we Scot's have in bucket load's, SO! U can stick that Magazine where the sun don't shine Luigi, and let's change the subject ugh? Hey! doesn't Palermo have a good team this year, of course knowing very well that Luigi & Palmero and the Palermo Pinks go together like pea's in a pot, and theres Palmero wearing her PALERMOpinkPANTS, All our hero could say,...or should I say (THINK) was whatta pair of leg's Bro! , it's only jealousy that rules his thought, 4 all the relationship's he's had, he hasn't made the Big connection YET! it kinda bug's the shit outta him, that Palmero was, and is still the only love that Luigi's had, funny how life work's its little plot's Bro!, as they had found in Scotland once they broke through the facade, their candid humor took over, and with a little give and take they managed 2 enjoy their friendship, and tonite they had planned a special gathering 4 their Scottish guest, their Biker Club was going to host a party, in a Ristorante down at the waterfront, 2 give him a feeling of his hometown (Aberdeen) and 2 have a Piper Play his favorite Scottish Song "Flower of Scotland" Man! that break's the ice, even in a Curling Rink, WELL! let me tellya, he was blown over, friggin he thought here I am thousand's of miles from home and they have soothed my pain, it's Xmas time and, and that feeling of longing just took a right turn Bro! here on the wee island of Sicily in a jewel of a place called Palermo, ScottyBro found solace of heart and sole, stripped from the materialism of life, cast aside the "Bling" thrown away the want's and found peace at last, I guess it has 2 B the island mentality, people R more reserved on an island, and the keeping up with the Jones syndrome is the haunt's of the Urban mainland, the island's R generally speaking based on community's, work, and spirituality, sure R&R is a must, but on the mainland it's a Lust, that loses it's meaning in the fact that the pressure of existing wear's U down, and more and more Psychiatrists R making a killing on the revolving door, ScottyBro had noticed the change , getting off the ferry in Messina, it was like a rush of fresh air, Shoot! he thought THIS IS WHAT I CAME FOR!.
PS. Lookout 4 our hero and Luigi & Palmero on Sicily...U don't want 2 miss there next episode. Yoweeeee!
It's that time of year , U know the time 4 Reflection,...and poor ScottyBro can't get past the "BIG YIN" the one that created this whole big plan,...and the Quest! "WHY" why O why can't we Scot's get 2 the friggin "World Cup", (Groan) he's heard the answers on 4 front's Brazil, France, Spain, and Italy,...and i might add that he's more confused than ever, he left Scotland with a simple plan, and with every FFP's he's gathered more baggage yuck's,....most of the answers have mentioned that the Premier League was the destruction of the homebrew talent, and when the game returns to the grassroots, the Academy's, then U will see a more balanced and greater talent pool again, Man! that's going 2 take a freakin lotta time Bro!, our hero laughed at a kid in Brazil who said that U have 2 Crawl B/4 U learn 2 walk, Shit they have won the friggin "Big-Show" ugh? how many times fffive or is it Six times, Shoot! they know how 2 Score, and they get all the Bling, we Scot's just want a little piece of the friggin action, like ugh? getting 2 the "SHOW" that would B "COOL", 2 have the "Tartan Army" in cold storage AGAIN! is killng the game in Scotland, the youngsters in Scotland are growing up with a Losing attitude, and that is the footings from which we build our tomorrow's, ....and that my friend is Lower Ranking's in the future, (sob!)....the beauty of the Beautiful game is that you tend 2 live for the now, hopefully our hero will B able 2 decifer the Quest and find some kind of Answers that just might help him when he return's 2 Scotland after he goes 2 the "World-Cup" in June, in South Africa, this is a SHOT! he Scores! of ScottyBro in Sicily, at a Xmas Gathering, and like B/4 they asked if he could come in his Scottish Regalia, ....nae problem he said, this was all part of the cultural exchange that he figured would B part of the journey, and that is why he packed 4 the moments, and the fact is he loved 2 B different anyway, ......getting back 2 this shot , he was in the process of singing a Xmas Song plus a wee improv, When outta the blue the "Big Guy" arrived, he was a Bit Wobbly SO! ScottyBro just winged it Anyhooooo, with a wee bit of levity he was able 2 flow from the Xmas Song into the entre,and I might say, that my mates back home would have givin him a passing grade Bro!. After an evening of great company and 2 much (hic!) wine our hero was able 2 drag,....or should I say crawl his way back 2 the hotel, and that I might add was something that pre-neanderthal's could'nt do, ...and, and, we Scot's can get up in the friggin mornin and kick some ball around our hero was thinkin, Nae Bloody WAY! just maybe in the afternoon ugh?... he remembered from past experiences that the human body can only take a certain amount of abuse, THEN!... it's back 2 charging the Battery's AGAIN!, (Grunt,Groan)...B/4 he sign's off 4 the nite, he wanted 2 take some time 2 wish each and every one, the Merriest (hic!) of Xmases, hoping that U not only get what U like , and what U wanted, But! that U can give a wee cheer and hopefully a Wish, THAT! we FRIGGIN SCOTS will B partying at the next freakin "BIG-SHOW" with U, we would love 2 win it , but like that youngster in Brazil said , We can crawl 2 the party, THEN! the "Tartan Army" can show U the way 2 P-A-R-T-Y! if it came 2 winning the Cup 4 Partying, the Scot's would B up there with BRAZIL, Shoot! we need 2 Score! BRO!....Anyhoooooooo! like he said, take time 2 make time this Xmas 2 Reflect on the good thing's in life, and remember we do have a lifeline,...and that is humor! with it U can have the Xmas that we all should enjoy, this is the first Xmas that our hero has been away 4 Xmas, Thank God 4 Internet, Emails, Cell Phones, and a great......."WINE"
YEH! our 2 hero's R back 
