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We Must Neglect This House!

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Wolf Blitzer has the CNN Election Center. Adolf Hitler had the Eagle's Nest. We had the Hyatt Summerfield Suites in Scottsdale, AZ, and it was every bit the first-class news gathering operation you would expect from the folks who brought you "Movie Aliens Who Look Like Genitalia."

For six straight days and nights, we covered Super Bowl week up to the minute in our underwear, battling mild temperatures and errant Fritos stuck to the backs of our legs. No man should live like this, especially any man hoping Mike Ditka takes him seriously with a tampon stuck to his jacket.

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Everyone, editor and Hottie alike, pitched in for the war effort. Except Jimmy. He spent most of our time in Arizona pissing out of his ass.

More sub-human conditions once you jump the shark...

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If the NFL had any idea that this is how we were working, they would never have issued us media credentials. Oh yeah, they didn't issue us media credentials.

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PC or Mac? Didn't matter: we smashed both platforms out of anger this week.

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Arturo, our combination video editor/dishwasher, wasn't particularly efficient at either task.

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Yep, that's sensitive company computing equipment located directly under a leaky bag of garbage.

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This is pretty much how we left it. This scene could single-handedly slow the flow of migrant-laborer traffic into the United States.