Growing up in So. Cal. (Orange County), my buddy Ken and I would
hit the clubs on Sat. night. If I recall, we were all of 22.
One particular night, I was pretty bummed after breaking up with
a girlfriend, so Ken decided I needed to get out and enjoy the
freedom of being single, again. Wasn't really into it, but decided
to go, anyway.
Got to the club, and I sat at the bar just chillin' and pouring down
a few Black Russians..well, more than a few...like 13. I was a
happy boy, having a good time when Ken comes back with a
cute gal on his arm, and said we were going back to his house.
Of course, she had a friend..
..but I never saw that "friend" until we got back to Ken's house.
On the ride back, Ken and his new squeeze were in the front seats
of his RX-7, and I had to ride in the back space...no seat there, just
flat on my belly.
Arriving at Ken's house, those Black Russians had settled in, and
once inside I had to greet the "friend", while Ken made more drinks.
Being pretty well ferschnickered already, I just poured down the
water glass full of assorted alcohol he handed me..apparently he had
just mixed it all together....tequila, scotch, Daniels, etc.
I looked at the "friend", and although I couldn't focus well, I did see
enough to know that I'd have sold my soul to get away...
Lucky for me, his downstairs family room had a bathroom attached,
'cause I was headed there, and buried my face in the porcelain bowl
just in time....that was about 2am, and after a while it was obvious
that the "technicolor yawn" wasn't going to stop any time soon. Ken
opened the door, tossed me a pillow and blanket and just left me
in my misery.
Somewhere in there the wimmens (thankfully) left...and I spent the
night on the bathroom floor..BUT, there's more!
0600..Ken opens the bathroom door and tells me we have to get going,
and in a hurry because he had scheduled a tee time for us at the local
muni course...
Needless to say, I was in bad, bad shape. Tried to get up but just
yakked again, and my head pounding so bad I could barely see.
So I soak a towel, wrap it around my head and do my best to
clean myself up.
Going out the door I grabbed a couple Mtn. Dew's, and poured
both down before we got to the golf course. Loaded the cart
with three extra large lemon-lime soda's from the snack shack,
and off we went to the first tee. I had to trust Ken that it was,
indeed, the first tee..'cause I still couldn't focus very well.
Now, this was a flat course..the highest spot was probably a
small bridge over a creek..but, when I got on the first tee I
couldn't see the flag..anything past 10 yds. was kinda hazy.
Ken points me in the right direction...and I hit one of the best
tee shots I'd ever made...300+ yds. right down the middle
of the fairway, and I only new this because he told me..
Between tylenol and the sodas, the pain was gone by the
7th hole, and I ended up shooting a 79..best round of golf
I ever played...
