So today I pulled my first all-nighter since, I don’t know, those hazy, crazy Wesleyan University days, I guess.
Here’s a quick rundown of nearly 24 hours worth of hoops, tennis and energy drinks:
9:45 a.m. Wednesday — Hop on a bus at 15th St. with 3-year-old James Zagoria and head uptown for Super Soccer Stars. Little man kicks a goal and looks good doin’ it.
11 a.m. –– Knowing I’m supposed to appear on SNY this weekend for the SNY Invitational, I go for a haircut to my man Marcos at Carlo Marco Studio in the West Village
Noon — After walking home crosstown, cook up some frozen Trader Joe’s chicken burritos and transcribe interviews on 2013 stars Kris Jenkins and Julius Randle

3:15 p.m.— Interview my guys Ennis, Miami-bound SG Melvin Johnson and 2013 forward Isaiah Watkins for the video project
6:21 p.m. — Sit in the stands and watch St. Ben’s frosh Isaiah Briscoe throw down a one-handed dunk. Remember the name: Isaiah Briscoe.
6:30 p.m. — Drive to New York and park across MSG for the West Virginia-St. John’s game (Parking ended up costing $42. Doh!)
7:34 p.m. — Sneak down to Penn Station and buy a quick salad before entering MSG
8:18 p.m. — Bust out a quick blog on Fab Melo being out for “a while,” per the Post-Standard
8:42 p.m. — Bust out another blog on Derrick Caracter to the D-League
8:56 p.m. — Can’t help but chuckle as St. John’s student section, feeling their oats in a blowout, chants, “Big 12 sucks” at West Virginia
9:46 p.m. — Listen to Bob Huggins’ highly entertaining postgame presser after his team was crushed, 76-62,by the Johnnies. “They played well. They played well, and we sucked.” So both the Big 12 and West Virginia sucked on the same night.
10 p.m. — Stop off on way home at my nearby bodega for a 5-hour energy drink, my first ever

10:47 p.m. — Post the Huggins blog after transcribing the interview
11:14 p.m. –– Inhale first half of the 5-hour energy drink
11:37 p.m. — Post a blog on Rafer Alston returning to the D-League
12:15 a.m. — Begin writing a feature on Julius Randle for FiveStarBasketball.com
1:37 a.m. — Finish up Randle feature and email it to my boy Peter Robert Casey, the man with three first names and one passion

2:30 a.m. — Realize I still have an hour to go before Federer-Nadal. Turn on recorded “Courtside With Seth Davis” so Seth, Gary Parrish and Jim O’Connell and the boys (where’s Goodman?) can carry me through to the tennis
2:37 a.m.– Laugh when I see that 5-hour energy is a sponsor of Seth’s show
3:10 a.m. — With 20 minutes before Federer-Nadal, I take another swig of 5-hour energy and watch Seth Davis interview my man Jonathan Givony about 2012 Draft prospects

3:40 a.m. — Tweet: “If you’re not awake now and watching this match, you’re not a real tennis fan. You’re some kind of poseur if you are watching this taped.”
5:13 a.m. — TV ad: “5-hour energy. When you gotta get stuff done.”
Also 5:13 a.m. — Fireworks in Australia. Fed down 5-2 in 2nd set and not looking pleased with the break.
7:12 a.m. — Kids are awake, family watching together
7:21 a.m. — Fed saves match point.
7:26 a.m. — Game, set, match. Nadal wins 6-7, 6-2, 7-6, 6-4.
He’s now 18-9 overall against Fed and 8-2 in Majors.
“It’s just amazing, it’s fantastic to have one player in front of you,” Rafa said. “The only thing I did all my career is I keep learning because I always saw in front of me one player better than me.”
7:27 a.m. — Time to start all over again.
Tusker / January 26, 2012
Good stuff.. at least your readers are better off for it 😉
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