Tuscaloosa

They got a name for the winners in the world
I want a name when I lose
They call Alabama the Crimson Tide
Call me Deacon Blues
 - Steely Dan – Aja – 1977





One of my favs.....  a little history on the song
“Deacon Blues” was Steely Dan’s fifth Top 20 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the US, where it peaked at #19 in 1978. The song remained in the Top 40 for eight weeks.

It was originally speculated that the song was written about the losing Wake Forest University Demon Deacons, and the NCAA Division I championship Crimson Tide football teams, which was confirmed in a Rolling Stone interview, when group member Donald Fagen said, “Walter and I had been working on that song at a house in Malibu. I played him that line, and he said, “You mean it’s like, ‘They call these cracker assholes this grandiose name like the Crimson Tide, and I’m this loser, so they call me this other grandiose name, Deacon Blues?’ ” And I said, “Yeah!” He said, “Cool! Let’s finish it!”

So here's a link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7S6nkRW9ANo
Not the greatest video - but it was shot at a concert in Birmingham, so I thought it was fitting.


Back to reality.....
Bad weather ended up canceling our game. Both teams didn’t want to ride out the storm since it was finals week. They all wanted to hit the books.

I looked into getting a flight home – but it was gonna cost too much. So I headed back to Birmingham and stayed the night near the airport. It was a very wet and soggy drive, so I too it slow and safe.

Ordered some take out and went to bed.
"Livin' the dream"