PCTI III Itinerary

PCTI III Itinerary

April 6-8, 2012

Dallas, TX

Wednesday, April 4^th:

· 1:10pm: Danny “Ca$h” Krow arrives, DFW Airport.

· 2:20pm: Ian “The Bruiser” Van Horne arrives, DFW Airport.

· 2:20pm: Josh “The Gnat” Pitto and “Bad” Brian Eskildsen arrive, Dallas Love Field.

· 2:30pm: Sabin Airport pickup-Krow and Van Horne.

· 3:15pm: Airport Pickup-Pitto and Eskildsen.

· 6:00pm: Dinner @ Fireside Pies.

· 9:15pm: Tune up game-Sabin pickup basketball.

Thursday, April 5^th:

· 7:00am: Krow wakes up Pitto for no reason.

· 8:00am: Deep tissues massage @ Massage Envy (Optional).

· 9:25am: Spotlight arrives, DFW Airport (Sabin pick up late and head to get Abe).

· 10:40am: Abe arrives at Dallas Love Field (Sabin pick up with Spotlight ridin shotty)

· 11:00am: Lunch-Carb load @ Benihana (Krow, Eskildsen, Pitto, Spotlight, Sabin, Bruiser, Abe).

· 2:00pm: Scott Donley arrives, DFW Airport.

· 3:15pm: Big Brent Carney/Ben Wilson arrives, DFW Airport (Krow p/u Donley, Carney, Wilson).

· 3:35pm: “Sir”Anthony Hopkins arrives, Dallas Love Field (No pick-up until later).

· 4:00pm: Check in-Shops at Legacy Marriott, Plano, TX.

· 5:00pm: Michael “The Heart-Break Kid” Beasley arrives, Love Field (Sabin p/u Beasley and Hops).

· 6:00pm: Uncork a bottle of red and watch Krow’s wine glass holding form.

· 6:50pm: “Flyin” Bryan McKinney and Joe Thompson, RN arrive, DFW Airport (Krow p/u).

· 7:30pm: Meet in lobby-Dinner @ Twisted Root Burger Company.

· 9:00pm: Pre-Game Begins.

· 9:40pm: Mike “Smo” Orr and Wes Coast Murray arrive, DFW Airport (P/U van and drive to hotel).

· 10:30pm: Party @ Ringo’s/Ginger Man.

Friday, April 6^th:

· 8:00am: Krow wake up call to each room for no reason.

· 9:30am: Optional shoot-around @ 24 Hour Fitness, Plano.

· 10:30am: Meet in lobby. MANDATORY brunch @ Historical Main Street Bistro.

· Noon: Relax.

· 1:00pm: Optional lunch (Recommendations-Potbelly’s/Café Express/Village Burger Bar).

· 2:00pm: Meet in lobby. Make fun of Big Bambi for not having a right hand.

· 2:10pm: Depart Prestonwood.

· 2:30pm: Warm up, shoot-around, head shots, team shots, group shot.

· 3:00pm: GAME 1 TIP OFF.

· 4:00pm: GAME 2 TIP OFF.

· 5:30pm: Arrive hotel (Shower, change, chill).

· 6:25pm: Meet in lobby. Debate who is prettier Beasley, Spotlight, Donley or the underrated Bruise.

· 6:30pm: Depart Sabin’s-Dinner catered from Raising Cane’s, film session, hot tub soak, relax.

· 9:00pm: Head back to hotel. SLEEP.

Saturday, April 7^th:

· 9:30am: Meet in lobby-Optional breakfast @ Historical Main Street Bistro.

· 11:15am: Meet in lobby. Off-hand punching contest to see who hits the hardest.

· 11:25am: Depart Prestonwood.

· NOON: GAME 3 TIP OFF.

· 1:00pm: GAME 4 TIP OFF.

· 1:30pm: Arrive at hotel-Lunch on own.

· 4:30pm: Meet in lobby. One legged squat contest-First to 3 wins.

· 4:45pm: Depart Dallas Sportsplex.

· 5:30pm: GAME 5 TIP OFF.

· 7:00pm: Arrive @ hotel-Shower/re-hydrate.

· 8:05pm: Meet in lobby. Vote on who will be first back to the hotel room after dinner.

· 8:10pm: Depart by foot-Dinner @ Gordon Biersch Brewery (Reservation at 8:30).

· 10:00pm: Disperse to either hotel or bar.

Sunday, April 8^th:

· 9:30am: Meet in lobby-Breakfast (Optional).

· 11:00am: Meet in lobby. Everyone tell Ca$h how good the breakfast spot is.

· 11:10am: Depart Dallas Sportsplex.

· NOON: GAME 6 TIP OFF.

· 1:00pm: GAME 7 TIP OFF.

· 1:30pm: Head to hotel-Shower, change, check out.

· 2:30pm: Meet in lobby. Listen to Wes complain about not getting home until 11:45pm.

· 2:35pm: Depart to airport (Sabin taking Love Field group/Smo taking DFW).

I will get everyone a separate sheet with everyone’s number.

Food (Breakfast):

· Main Street Bistro (Walk out of the hotel, turn left and it’s on the main strip on the right)-The infamous breakfast spot that Hopkins, Krow, Sabin and Thompson used to have their PCTI 1 board meetings. It was also the place Krow met Kelsey for the first time (Cute), and also the place of their engagement (Even cuter). Renowned for their Beef Tenderloin Breakfast Tacos, Omelets, high quality feta cheese, breakfast potatoes and baguettes, along with the most expensive yet freshly squeezed orange juice in the world. I push this place on anyone and everyone, and thus far have received positive reviews from Thompson, Hopkins, Sabin, Bruiser, McKinney and Beasley. I look forward to adding to that total. Anyone that wants breakfast over the weekend find me, I will be going to this spot. For a real good laugh and old time’s sake, I dare someone to steal a piece of Bruiser’s bacon (It will be worth it I promise).

· Marriott-DO NOT EAT THEIR BREAKFAST. It’s more expensive and not nearly as good.

Food (Lunch):

· Café Express (Turn left out of the hotel, walk up the strip, turn left before the light, on the left)-All-purpose spot with healthy alternatives. Everything from pasta, meat, sandwiches, veggies and soups. Good spot for a pre-game meal and relatively priced for the quality ($7-$11 range).

· Potbelly’s (Left out of hotel, walk straight through the strip, cross the street at the light)-A much better version of what the Nashville folk likes to call Jimmy John’s. Typical sandwich/chips shop with quality meats. Outrageously popular.

· Village Burger Bar (Left out of hotel, straight through strip, take a right in front of Mi Cocina at end of strip, on the right)-Exactly what you would expect. “Trendy” hamburger shop with a cool name.

· Taco Diner (Left out of hotel, walk up strip, on the left)-Pretty expensive but a lot of people demand Mexican when they go to Texas. The unorthodox comment about this place is that they have the best cheeseburger I’ve ever had in my life (I ordered it to piss my Mom off and make a statement-That was the last time she tried to bring me to a Mexican spot). Locals LOVE this place because they think it’s trendy, a word I would describe no one but Spotlight as being in PCTI.

Food (Dinner):

· Fireside Pies (Wednesday Night)-My favorite pizza restaurant in the country. Quality everything, their Meatball Pizza is not only my favorite pizza, but their meatballs are some of the best I’ve ever had (I’ve had a lot). Problem is that it’s not a good spot for big groups, so it will only be enjoyed by the man with the world’s most sophisticated pallet, Josh Pitto.

· Twisted Root Burger Company (Thursday Night)-I encourage someone to look up this spots website. I didn’t think I could ever fall in love with a burger joint, but this one hooked me. Unique, cool setting and style in a good spot. I’ve never eaten here, but it will be a good, quick and easy spot that we can grab some grub and get back to drinking at the hotel.

· Raisin’ Cane’s (Friday Night)-My favorite two nights of the year are Friday and Saturday night dinners because I know the more I eat, the better. Fast food aficionado Joe Thompson has been talking about this place since we started playing in the Plano Sports Authority Little League together in 1990. Cane’s is your classic Chicken Finger and Fry spot that prides itself on their special sauce. However, what I like about Cane’s is that they don’t stop there. They have outrageously good marketing. Their website is very visually appealing and they have a fantastic symbol to back up what apparently is some of the best fried chicken in the country.

· Gordon Biersch Brewery (Official Team Dinner-Saturday Night)-One of the best sports bars I’ve ever been to from a food quality perspective, GB will officially be our team dinner spot Saturday night. Many of you probably have seen or heard of this spot, but they are typically at airports with a small menu. GB stand out meal is the Pecan Crusted Chicken, but offers quite a bit of high quality pasta dishes. KEY CALL OUT-They pump their garlic fries like no other. Somehow, they managed to screw that up as the fries are outrageously garlicky and not that good. It’s not even close to worth the 14 hour commitment to having it on your breath. I know someone will defy my opinion, and I look forward to laughing at them when they do.

Notable Spots:

· C-Store: Take a left out of the hotel and walk up the strip, then take your first right. It’s on the left. You can find your beer and wine there.

· Marble Slap Creamery: After a lot of hoops in a really hot city, some might crave a little calcium. Walk out the hotel and take a left, it’s literally steps from the hotel.

**Note-Hold driving to Sabin’s and the games, everything is within walking distance.

Refs:

· We will have three refs for all 7 games.

Videographer:

· Deuce Hite will be joining us again for the whole weekend. One thing we all should focus on this year is interviewing each other for the camera before/after the game. Remember, as corny as it sounds, we do all these things to make it feel like we are professional basketball players. What does the NBA do? When a player has a good half, interview him. Whoever was the best player in a game for the winning team was, interview them. More interviews=More fun to watch=Better bang for our buck.

Photographer:

· Thad Felton will be joining us on Day 1. He is a sports photographer in the Plano area. Clearly, one of PCTI’s Achilles heels is picture taking. We walk out of every year with one team pic and a few head shots. This year, we will be experimenting with a photographer. He will take quality head, team and group shots, along with a bunch of action shots. There is no one in this that does not like looking at themselves, so I can’t imagine this not being a good addition, even if it’s only an every few years thing. This will be especially crucial with the emergence of the blog.

Van:

· Smo got us set up with a van to give us a true team camp feel. It holds 18 passengers and is worth the money to watch Smo’s swag when he drives it.

Stat Keepers:

· There is virtually no chance we form the same relationship with these people that we did WL Stats, but the good news is that they have all the same capabilities. These guys are from SMU and do all their games, so I expect them to do a quality job and not miss all my rebounds, assists, steals like WL did.

Payments:

· Everyone needs to sign up for paypal (as we are in 2012 and no cash or checks should ever be needed) and we will give instructions later this week as to how we will break out the money. Be looking for price breakdown and those instructions later this week.

If YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE COST OF ANYTHING REACH OUT TO ME SEPERATELY.

Room List:

1. “The Socialites”-Joe Thompson, Bryan McKinney and Josh Pitto.

2. “Mind, Body and Soul”-Spotlight, Scott Donley, Josh Stephens.

3. “Department of Defense”-Michael Orr, Brian Eskildsen, Wes Murray.

4. “The Board Room”-Ben Wilson, Anthony Hopkins, Danny Krow.

5. “The War Room”-Ian Van Horne, Michael Beasley, Big Bambi.

Post-PCTI:

· Voting-For the new guy’s, this is how the voting works-Hops will send you an email the week after PCTI. You will vote for a MVP, DMVP, 3 All-Tournament Team Selections, and the Sissy Award. He will then reveal via the blog once the totals are complete.

· Video Distribution-The last two years our system has been flawed. I will collect everyone’s addresses and have Deuce send to each guy once complete. The timing takes about a month for him to polish off.

Eight pages later, I’m finally finished. Hopefully, everyone made it this far and is as hyped as I am for this thing.

11 DAYS TILL TIP.

Dan “The Boy” Krow