HARRY'S SPORTS BLOG

Luxe Champagne Cocktail Recipe

Cougar Fan — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 14:05:12 +0000

This is the perfect holiday cocktail to help celebrate friends and family and moving into a new year! Whenever I’m celebrating a special event I turn to the Master for help, okay, actually he’s known as the “King of Cocktails” and trust me you won’t be disappointed with this holiday favorite! Cheers!

“You want to do WHAT during my massage!?!”

Cougar Fan — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 13:59:17 +0000

Talk about a surprise on the massage table!

Great Last Minute Gift Ideas!!!

Cougar Fan — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 13:41:37 +0000

If you’re rushing around and still have a few gifts to get check out this list of hot new travel gadgets that you can order online ( just click on link) and still have something in time for Christmas!!!!

The list is on Travel Therapy’s Blog. Click HERE

WOW! This just made my day a whole lot easier!

BEST Super Bowl Room Deals

Cougar Fan — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 13:49:29 +0000

If you’re going to Arizona for Super Bowl 2008 get ready to pay a hefty price for the few hotel rooms that are left. WOW, I couldn’t believe it when I was just down there for NASCAR and started looking around for a place. Some in the area are going for as much as $5,000 a night for a modest hotel! Yikes! I’ve been doing some research and found in this area there are so many year-round vacation rentals that going that route might be a better option. The key is finding one that isn’t charging 15K for the week! Here’s a great find.

Checking around I found a 2 bedroom/2 bath condo in a luxe gated North Scottsale community where there are three swimming pools, spa, workout room, etc. It just listed yesterday and is one of the few that isn’t price gouging and it’s charging it’s normal rate of $4,000 for a month. ( Condo unit was #2018 in “The Village” for more click HERE) and the contact person was a really cool realtor named David Van Omen at vanomen@cox.net, apparently he is the “go to guy” for this part of town.

Now 4K might sound steep until you consider most condos are charging TWICE that for just one week and even if you don’t need it for the month it’s still cheaper to do it this way. It’s listed through a real estate company which I hear is the best/safest way to get a rental because then you know everything is on the up and up. A friend of mine rented through here and said he had a great experience, even liked it better than staying at a resort because it was private and he had everything the resort had and more.

I’m not sure what kind of credit check you have to go through but if you’re looking for a place to stay for Super Bowl 2008 it would be worth checking out!

You can also try looking at vacationrental.com but I found the price here are already pretty high and most have been booked for Super Bowl week. You need to keep your eye out for daily new listings like the one I found yesterday that I’m sure will be snatched up fast.

Have fun and good luck!

Great Travel Gadgets

Cougar Fan — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 16:30:21 +0000

HO! HO! HO! Look what I found! Great gift ideas…gadgets galore!

For a fantastic list of the top 20 best new travel gadgets check out this wordpress blog www.traveltherapytrips.com. There’s some really cool stuff here. You’ll end up wanting everything on the list!

Happy Holidays!

NASCAR in Phoenix FINAL day!

Cougar Fan — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 16:27:19 +0000

I’ve been so busy at NASCAR I haven’t had a chance to get on my computer so check out my daughter’s blog that gives all kinds of insider information about what’s happening at the Phoenix International Raceway. So far this event has been fantastic!

Here’s her report ( Plus she’s a “real” reporter so her writing is much better!)

There are all kinds of TRAVEL THERAPY but for my father his favorite is to travel to Phoenix for the yearly NASCAR event. This is the third year we’ve gone together and what he loves most is being able to hang out in the pit area before the race and see all the drivers, like Jeff Gordon, Jimmy Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and one of his favorites, Kasey Kahne, in their element. This year we found nthe same excitement at Phoenix International Raceway as the track geared up for NASCAR.

At Phoenix NASCAR, sold out crowds and dedicated fans filled the stands all weekend especially with such a tight race for the Chase ( NASCARS gold metal event) the anticipation was at an all time high going into Sunday’s final event. So far Kyle Busch has dominated winning both the Truck and Busch races, we’ll see what he can do this aftenoon. If you get hooked here at thePhoenix NASCAR races, Phoenix even has a top-rated RACING SCHOOL you can sign up for and see how well you’ll do behind the wheel!

For more insider information on this weekend’s NASCAR event in Phoenix read her entire blog at:

http://traveltherapy.wordpress.com/2007/11/11/phoenix-racing/

Come back tomorrow for all kinds of photos from the race!

More soon!

Headed to NASCAR

Cougar Fan — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 15:54:35 +0000

I’m going to NASCAR again…

She did it! My daughter scored us tickets to NASCAR coming up in Phoenix. Actually these are much better than just your normal tickets we have a four day MEDIA PASS that allows us this amazing access to the race and the drivers! We can go on pit row, talk to the drivers and even go out on the track right before the race starts. I have some great shots with the drivers that my daughter took in 2006.

She’s a journalist and she’ll write about the race while I’m her “co-writer” and will help her with all background stuff. Our tradition of going to NASCAR started in 2005 when she got us passes for my birthday. It was suppose to just be a “one time thing” she told me but of course it was so great I hit up again the following year and she was able to swing it again.

She travels a lot so it’s hard for her to go but she surprised me and came through again this year and I can’t wait to get on a plane and head to Phoenix!

I’ll be able to post on this blog some great exclusive photos and insider info from the race that weekend so stay tuned!

#1 FAN EVEN IF THE COUGARS AREN’T

Cougar Fan — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 21:04:31 +0000

Okay, so the WSU Cougars don’t always win. Truth is they lose some of the most frustrating games. So they’re not always the “team to beat” but I swear I’ve been routing for this team for more than 40 years, through the great times ( Rose Bowl),which I have been to both, and the gut wrenching times ( Losing to Huskies) and I have to say this team is special. These players have heart. Maybe it’s because these players are stuck going to school in the middle of nowhere ( Pullman, Washington) I can say this because this is where I went to school for five yeas, maybe it’s something in the water or maybe just maybe it’s because when you play for WSU you know you’re always going to be the underdog compared to the UW Huskies, so you try harder because you’re so sick about always hearing about the DOGS when you know WSU deserves the same respect.