The FBR

It is amazing to me just how many people show up to watch golf! I do believe that golf is one of the most boaring games in the world to watch. I rank watching golf one step above watching fishing and one step below bowling.

However, going to the FBR and seeing the mob of people enjoying 80 degree weather on January 31st is fun, for about an hour. Dont get me wrong, the golfers are amazing at what they do, I know it takes a lot of time and skill to do what they do, but to see the crowd cheer when they put a ball in a hole when it was only three feet away. I do not know why they cheer for that. Is it the fact they only did it in three shots, where as I would need 25 swings at it and several new balls?

The FBR draws thousands of people all week long and I think that 20% are golf enthusiasts. What are the other 80% you may ask? They are women, and men, that want to be seen. They are dressed in very little and have had many drinks in them. As we walk the paths, these "others" are carrying not one, but two bears, one in each hand. The others dont find this to be odd in the least, they dont see themselves as compulsive, or maybe a drunk, they see themselves as multi tasking. I am going to try this one day. I am going to carry two pepsi's and start drinking from both of them and see how many people think this is normal. Now it is fun watching the others, and that is one reason I like to go to the FBR, but let it be known, if I had to pay to get into this thing, I would NEVER GO!