September 19, 2009

• Saint Paul!

  Adam and I are in downtown Saint Paul for tonight’s Wild matchup against the Columbus Blue Jackets, and seeing as our arrival time was all of four hours before the game’s scheduled start time, we parked a ways from the Xcel Center and began taking in the beautiful sights and sounds of our state’s capital city. We decided to stop by Chipotle for a quick bite before the game, knowing full well the food at the game would be out-of-the-question expensive. It was my first time eating at Chipotle (at least in a long, long while) and I made note of my inexperience as a Chipotle customer to the barista, and she served us up for free! After a good helping of delecious tacos (and a brisk walk towards the nearest bathroom to forcefully expell them out the other side) we walked back to where we parked to visit Golden Leaf Tobacco in hopes of finding a quick, cheap smoke and perhaps some conversation. What we found was a catered event slash Rocky Patel sale! After getting a Budweiser American Ale, and a Rocky Patel Edge maduro for cheap, Adam and I headed for the lounge to smoke and found ourselves in the presence of two guys dressed in high-life casual clothing, smoking premium cigars, sipping burbon and discussing sports, the stock market, yahting and sailing (hardly a conversation either of us could chime in on, but it was fun to listen). Once we finished our cigars, we walked over to the Xcel, and here we sit, near the very top in the corner (the best seats in the house if you ask me) waiting for the game to commence. Go Wild!!!

  
  

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  The game was awesome. Lots of great hits, some fantastic puck work, and one guy was carried out on a stretcher as the ice cleaning crew scraped up the pool of frozen blood off the ice. I hope he’s alright! We won 2-0, and Josh Harding (who’s way better than Niklas Backstrom) was in for the second half of the game. Afterward, we headed back to the cigar lounge to celebrate. What an awesome day!

  
  

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