I'M ON THE ROAD TO...

...MADNESS!

Usually the journey is spent at my friend K's apartment where we (J, H, G, A, et al) provide a potluck of snack food and beer and K whips up some left-overs concoction from his fridge and surprisingly, it's usually OK.

Anyway, an hour before round 2 of the tourney K's cable box went dead so we had to trek down to Big Wang's (that's right, Big Wang's) where we were joined by H and T and we watched the game on one of the 20 TVs hanging here and there.  We ordered pitchers of Blue Moon (my choice of ale) and a "sampler platter" 'cause K and J and I were starving.  Per usual, the platter was heavy on the wings and onion rings, but lighter on the ribs and mozzarella sticks. I graciously let K and J have the ribs and hot wings so I could grab more of the other stuff.  But, um, there were some fried "foods" on that platter that were of a questionable variety.

Me:  Well, that hit the spot.

K: Yeah, but I'm still ordering dinner.

J: I like those little round things - what are they?

K:....?

Me:...?

J: (sighs)

Me: It's bar food, man.