You Gotta Eat Something

      As a technical director, I have worked through more than one lunch or dinner break due to some problem that couldn't be resolved without my help, but when traveling all around this great country of ours, I get to stop every now and then to grab a bite to eat somewhere special.
     Most of the time, after a game, it's the fast food solution on the way back to the hotel if I have enough energy left to do that. Certain venues like Robertson Stadium in Houston have the every present Subway, Wendy's, and Burger King within walking distance from the truck. I've stopped going to the Shipley's Donuts.
     There are the rare occasions when you are presented a dinner beyond belief as pictured above. At the 2010 Editor's Retreat in Miami, we were treated to an authentic Cuban buffet with pork, plantains, mushrooms, black beans, and rice. It was definitely a night to remember as we were served the exact same meal in 2007 and I loved it then.
     Some locations aren't nearly as food friendly to the production crews. In December, I worked a Rice basketball game. The director and I spent the better part of an hour walking around the campus looking for anything to eat.
     It didn't help that the school was on Christmas break, that it was a Saturday night, any number of reasons. The story doesn't ever change - just the location and you end up going into your backpack to find the Southwest Airlines peanuts from two months ago.
There are exceptions to the rule and one is here.
                 http://www.1808grille.com

     I don't remember how I found out about this place or the first time I went to the 1808, but whenever I'm in Nashville, I try to make it by.
     Pictured above, I have found a new discovery but I haven't gotten to eat there yet.
     They were closed... maybe the next time I'm in El Paso!

Which waterfall is known as the largest single sheet of water in the world?

This and other interesting tidbits will be coming your way here "Outside of The Loop" as I prepare to cover the World Cup for Univision this summer.

Of course our summer is their winter so... nevermind.

Over the last couple of years, I've gotten to work a lot of Dynamo games, a couple of Superligas, and the occasional international match. This has given me an appreciation for soccer and athletes like Brian Ching and Francisco Ochoa.

Getting to see the best of the world, on the world's largest stage, is one of the best things about my job. I feel very fortunate to have been asked to go!

I'll be working as a technical and assistant director in Johannesburg and will have one run of twenty three days in a row. Even with the workload, I'm looking forward to it and realized that it's a mere four months away. The countdown has officially started!

By the way, the answer is Victoria Falls.