Sunday, October 19, 2008

"Bold Move by the Shit Hawks"

This evening while my mother, Neil, Rebecca and I were walking around downtown looking for a restaurant we noticed that there was some activity on a street just below Citadel Hill. I suggested that we try to head up and find out what it was. As we approached it became clear that the event was associated with Bubbles' Mansion and that the event was hosted by Bubbles himself.

Within a few minutes we figured out that Bubbles' Mansion was hosting a series of shopping cart races and that Bubbles was officiating and hosting the event. We were able to stake out a good position at the bottom of the course and watch a few of the heats.

In the first race we saw (and the one that is posted below) the Shit Hawks make a daring move and cut off their opponents. Bubbles was quite clearly shocked that they had made such an aggressive move, suggesting that it was a "Bold move by the Shit Hawks." For some number of minutes after the race he continued to comment on the gutsy/dangerous move made by the Shit Hawks.

Within a few minutes we were on to the final race. The teams made it down the hill without incident and headed towards one of the turn-around sections. Though we couldn't see it, it soon became clear that something happened on the turn and that the team that emerged second was less than pleased. As the second place team neared the finish line it was clear that one of their wheels was damaged and no longer fully functional.

Hopefully I will hear about Bubbles' cart races before they happen in the future as it would be nice to see a few more of the heats, and maybe even free up the evening so that I could attend the after party at Bubbles' Mansion.

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