Live From Terminal 2…

6:58am — Toronto Pearson Airport, Lounge J

Not much to report yet. Woke up at 5, showered, finished packing, said goodbye to Nora, and then grabbed a cab to the airport. We made great time on the 401, and then I flew thru the line-ups at check-in thanks to those convenient e-ticket kiosks and old peoples fear of technology.

Oh, I did have my first “basketball conversation” though. It was with a pretty intense Customs officer:

Customs Officer: What are you going to New York for?
Me: The NBA Draft.
Customs Officer: Oh, yeah? Who’s going first?
Me: Um, probably the Italian kid. Bargnani.
Customs Officer: Italian? Pfft.
Me: Ha. You don’t like that, eh?
Customs Officer: He’s Italian! Come on…

Touche. OK, I need a coffee. And I gotta figure out whether this guy sitting across from me is baseball analyst Peter Gammons. Think he used the kiosk? Hmm…

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By J.E. Skeets at 7:24 am on 06.27.2006 — Tags: '06 Draft

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5 Responses to “Live From Terminal 2…”

  1. Unsilent Majority at 8:21 am on 06.27.2006

    if he’s scoffing at an italian imagine what he was sayin about you, eh.

  2. Howie aka Hype at 9:31 am on 06.27.2006

    Oh yea, I forgot to add in the previous comments that you should find some selltheknicks.com people and party it up with them at the garden. That should be very interesting, I can’t wait to see what they have in store.

    And huzzah for LIVE blogging!! It does exist!

  3. Unsilent Majority at 10:21 am on 06.27.2006

    btw, did you hire a sitter for tas?

  4. Jamie Mottram at 10:37 am on 06.27.2006

    Skeets,

    Just got your voicemail. Sorry to hear your flight got canceled. Looking forward to seeing you in the city later this afternoon/evening. Hopefully in time for the Pre-Draft Party at our good friend Sean Carter’s 40/40 Club.

    That aside, please purchase a cell phone in the airport terminal so we can stop communicating via your blog, however great it may be.

  5. J.E. Skeets at 11:46 am on 06.27.2006

    Say no to cell phones, eat ketchup.

    And UM: Tas is actually in China. He really wanted a pair of Damon Jones’ Li-Nings…

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