You’re Invited For Dinner…

So recently I had a Twitter conversation with Mr. Taylor Phinney…kinda. It all started when Taylor mentioned on the Twitter “Welcome to snowy Dulles! Only 6 hr lay-over… what should we get up to?” The LIVESTRONG U23 team is on their way to the Tour of Qatar to mash it up. So I get a quick message from my man Adam Austin mentioning to me that the whole team is holed up at the Dulles airport, a local airport in the DC area. Of course we both began to try and figure out a way to get there. While Adam was working out a literal trip to Dulles, I took the more forward approach of responding to his Tweet. It went something like this: “@taylorphinney wanna come over for dinner? My wife can cook all you guys food if you want it!” Like the most of the crap I write, I don’t expect an answer, but I always welcome one. I got a response. Taylor Phinney came out with “@districtcycling thanks for the offer bro buy we’re stuck at the airport!” Whoa. Didn’t expect that at all. I’m half famous. Ok, maybe 1/16th famous. Maybe less. But a new concept has been born of this. Let me share.

I would like to put out an official invitation to any Pro Cyclist to my house for dinner. There it is. No fluff. I mean, why not? I’m sure there are a lot of good cyclists out there that need a good home cooked meal. You’ve been on the road for a long time and just need the company of a nice little family of 4 to inundate you with questions while feeding you good food. The inundating of questions will come from two sources, me and my 3 (almost 4) year old Sage. My questions will more than likely be based around you as a person and as a cyclists, whereas Sage will ask questions about who your favorite princess is, and what’s your favorite color. The answers (to help you along) is Belle (of Beauty and the Beast fame) and Pink. My son isn’t talking, but he will make his presence known by his constant grunting and yelling during dinner. He yells because he wants food. My wife is beautiful, is a fantastic cook and will bust your balls so much that if you’re light hearted and thin skinned, you might get your feelings hurt. The food will more than likely overshadow this, because yeah, she’s that good.

What if you want to bring the whole team? Bring ‘em. Just let us know ahead of time. We’ll make a party of it.

There are three things to note at this point. I’m sure you’re asking “what do you get out of it?” Two things, one is the experience. I like to share my experiences here (obviously) and on my Podcast, but I’m not all business. That brings me to the second point which is to make a friend. It’s not an impossible thought, us becoming friends. Trust me, I’ve becoming unlikely friends with many. The last point is this: We are a dry house. We don’t drink or do drugs. That basically means, no wine with your dinner, or EPO for dessert. That also means, you can’t bring any into the house. Sorry, rules of the house. It’s a long story, and one that I would be happy to tell you about, over dinner.

We are not adverse to spending time with whoever and are no respecter of persons. We don’t care about race, creed, color, religious believes, political standings or moral fiber. We just want to get to know you. We could even take the time to introduce you to some of our our friends too, if you’d like. I can’t even imagine how difficult it is to race every weekend and be away from home. Consider us your home away from home. Seriously. We’re it.

So, that’s the bulk of it. You’re welcome to call or email or tweet me about it. Just let us know what you’d like, and when you might be there and we’ll hook it up. In hopes that you take up my invitation, I look forward to breaking bread with you, my new found friend. See you soon!

Non Pro Cyclists include but are not limited to:

Neil Browne
Jonathan Vaughters
Johan Bruyneel
Matt White
Phil Liggett
Paul Sherwen
Magnus Backstedt
Sean Mellor
Mike Creed Sr. (the dad)
Gary Fisher
Robbie Ventura
Tyler Hamilton
Graham Watson

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