Thursday, November 24, 2011

Happy Thanksgiving



Drive and Dish is a basketball blog, so one might expect us to be engrossed in Thanksgiving college basketball tournaments. But we've never spent much time covering college Thanksgiving basketball tournaments on this blog. Of course, since we're basketball people, Thanksgiving basketball tournaments have been part of our lives. We played in them during high school and college. We've attended several of them as spectators/fans. In general, we like Thanksgiving tournaments. They're fun. But we've never spent much time blogging about them. That's probably because Thanksgiving tournaments, fun though they may be, take place so early in the college basketball season that they're not terribly significant in the overall scheme of things.

November college basketball games are usually long-forgotten by the first week of January. By the time March Madness rolls around, November is often such a distant memory that, for most observers, Thanksgiving tournament games seem like they were played in a previous decade. So Drive and Dish no longer spends much time fretting about them (in the first two or three years of this blog, we actually did give them some attention [more here and here]).

But basketball commentary or not, it has become something of a Drive and Dish tradition to wish its readership a Happy Thanksgiving. And this year, it's no different. So Happy Thanksgiving!

On a side note, it's worth mentioning that it was once something of a Drive and Dish tradition to celebrate the opening weekend of the 'holiday season' -- one of the biggest party weekends of the year -- by posting one of Drive and Dish writer/editor Trashtalk Superstar's new DJ mixes on Thanksgiving day (Mr. Trashtalk spent several years rocking parties and clubs from behind the turntables, in addition to his many other duties). If nothing else, those uptempo house mixes served to help Drive and Dish readers shake out of their 'Black Wednesday'-induced hangovers. But last year, Drive and Dish wished its readers Thanksgiving pleasantries without posting a new DJ mix. That new 'tradition' will be extended to this year, as we have no new Thanksgiving weekend DJ mix to post. A special New Year's Eve Drive and Dish DJ mix to send 2011 out in style and welcome 2012 may not, however, be entirely out of the question. Stay tuned...

In the meantime, Happy Thanksgiving!

12 comments:

drunk idiot said...

wut r u talkin bout black wensday hangovers.....im drunk as a muthafunnka rite now son!!!!!! got my drink on for thanksgiving day kid, lol!!!!! haha. im drunk!!!!!!! and im bout to get drunker lol!!!! lolz!!!!

i can't get enuff said...

Parlay Larry is gay!

Parlay Larry said...

Dude, WTF??? Why do you keep saying I'm gay??? I don't know how many times I have to tell ya, I'm not gay!!!

I mean, I'm getting sick of this crap. I am not gay. This crap isn't funny. Besides, I don't have time for this. I Just got back from standing in line in front of Filene's Basement for 8 hours on Black Friday. It's never too late at night to go shopping!!! And wow, it's been a long day. Spent Thanksgiving shoving everything under the sun down my throat!!! Man did I get stuffed!!! I mean, I really got filled up like there was no tomorrow. Wow was that an experience!!! After that, I got the sh%& pounded out of me playing in our annual Thanksgiving football game. I always like to play wide receiver, but I got beat up so bad out there I spent most the game on my knees and on the bottom of a pile of guys. At least I made the most important play of the game. We were coming from behind on the final drive, and I caught the pass that set up the winning touchdown. I almost got into the end zone, but a guy on the other team dropped me to my knees, and I went down on the goal line. It's all good tho....I kind of like playing from behind.

lil taekwann said...

racoons eats garbage. they nasty as a muthafuka!!!!

Occupy Drive and Dish said...

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Vanilla Ice said...

word to your mother!!!

Pooh McGee said...

turkey eatey stuffing makey many poopey

me walk thru zucotti park said...

pooh mchee...

few weeks ago, me walky thru occupy wall street in zucotti park.

me get ooey gooey pooey on my shooey.

Butler Bob said...

Booooooo Diggetttyy Deeee Deeeee

I be beein in them jacks cirkit tryin them new approach for them season. it aint be beein so easy. Bertha Jenny be cookin somethin over by Steemer. I aint be talkin about them peacon pie. we been havin them Steemer be comin over for them peacon pie and I be havin them great season start in them Jacks. I been runner up at them vfw in Danville. Teeeee Heeee! Then she be bringin them peacon pie over them Steemer and I aint be havin them success like I been havin at them vfw. Them serbian culture center been showin how I be beein missin them peacon pie. I been stayin up late on them espns lookin for them Shelley Smith. My wife be fine as long as them ole hound aint be beein hollerin durin them night when I be talkin to them tv with them Shelley Smith on it. They all been sayin that them wacky tobaccy schools be winnin them title with them down payment credit cards. I be wonderin why they aint be seein who be beein in them finals them last two years. uh huh. uh huh. That be beein Butler. Them kids be beein behind them books while them other schools them kids aint be learnin they be takin them pills and drinkin them moon shine that steemer be havin in them cabinit. once again them anallists from them espns be beein paid by them pay credit card schools and aint be looking at them real ncaa university like them Butler. Then everybody be beein schockin when them train be a comin. Chugga Chugga Chugga Chugga Choo Choo!! That be beein Butler steamrollin thru them touranimint. they be sayin that them third time be beein them charm im them jacks pick up games. This year we be having them magic moment in them ole tuxcedo and I be dancin on them hardwood floor tryin them tango on them Shelley Smith. Teeeeee Heeeeeeeee! Then we gonna be a smoochin! Butler be cuttin down them nets! We be cuttin down them nets!!

Papa Smurf said...

My fellow Smurfs

Gargamel is getting stronger and wickeder. We need to ramp up our efforts in smurfecting our smurfenses. Our village of smurfrooms will sooner or later be under attack. We need to develop some magical smurfpotions to precent the evil Gargamel and his accomplice Ezrael. I can upon each and every one of you fellow Smurfs to think of the Smurf standing right next to you and what you can do to protect him or her.

Lady Julez said...

Hellz ya!!! Butler Bob rules!!!

Anonymous said...

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