So I go to the Safeway on Shattuck and Rose in Berkeley all the time and there's a guy who works there who not only looks a little bit like Vernon Davis, but his name is actually Vernon. They don't look THAT much alike but they are both African-American, both have dreads, and a fairly similar face. Groug - you live in my neighborhood - do you know the guy I'm talking about. I'm telling you it cracks me up every time I buy groceries from him. Does anyone know who I'm talking about?

Now we don't have to worry about overpaying for this guy...

So I never go to Niners games because I don't want to spend all that money for crappy seats when you can see better on TV - but... I came up on some free tickets for this Sunday's game so I need some advice. I'll be coming from Berkeley. What's the best way to get to the game? I assume driving. What's the best place to park and how much does it cost? Any tips for saving money? What is the best food at the stadium?

Thanks and GO NINERS!!!!!!!

So for a long time I've had "Still defending Rich Aurilia, and the Niners' classic unis" as my signature - Rich Aurilia because he's my adopted player on McCovey Chronicles, and the classic unis because I always wanted the Niners to go back to their old unis. Now that they've changed to something a lot closer to the throwbacks, should I still defend the classic unis? I mean, where are the sock stripes, and what's with the truncates stripes on the sleeves??? Or should I be happy with the change and get myself a new signature?

This should be our next gift for Grant...

I finally got around to sending Paul Lukas an email telling him about my Mike Nolan Halloween costume, which I wrote about at NN here. Anyhow, he put it in the news ticker today. (It's about 1/3 of the way down and he mentions me by my alter ego, aka real name, Jamie Costello).

By buddy wrote up the story of our draft experience. Enjoy...

From 49ers.com - I still want to see a better look at the sleeve stripes, there's something funny going on with them. Overall I'm pretty happy with the new duds - I love the old red with the simple block numbers. I'm ok that they kept the newer gold color for the pants. I love that the red-white-red stripes are back on the helmet and pants and they switched back to the gray facemask. I wish they went back to sock stripes but I'm not surprised they didn't.

One thing I don't like is the word-mark above the numbers. Not because I really have an issue with putting the word-mark there but more because I've never liked that specific mark - I wish they used the old school font instead.

I know there are people on here that are much more familiar with Vegas than I am (Fooch, etc), so help me out. I'm going to Vegas next week and I need some insider info. I'm staying at the Monte Carlo. Here are my questions:

-Any good places around the strip to get cheap eats?
-Where can I find cheap tables (e.g. $5 blackjack)
-Any can't miss shows?
-If we're tired of casinos and the pool, what else is there to do during the day, during the night?
-What's the best strip club? Oh forget it I'm going with my gf.
-Other helpful info.

Thanks!

Welcome to the Stoolies, Jay!

The sweepstakes are over.