Reporter trips on acid at Super Bowl media day
The first sentence by SBNation's Amy K. Nelson says it all: "Attending my first Super Bowl media day I did not anticipate that I'd be watching a reporter trip his face off..."
Reporter trips on acid at Super Bowl media day
Matt Mullin, Sports Editor
UPDATE (Thursday a.m.): The full story is now available on VICE Magaziine's website. Click here to read it - and you most definitely should.
Here is my favorite part:
As you may or may not know, tripping balls while in the middle of a gaggle of reporters shouting questions two inches away from your ears is the ninth circle of hell. Just as I was about to sprint out of the herd, I saw a man dressed as a superhero of some sort and was sure I had completely lost it.
The first sentence by SBNation's Amy K. Nelson says it all: "Attending my first Super Bowl media day I did not anticipate that I'd be watching a reporter trip his face off..."
According to Nelson, there is a reporter from VICE Magazine in New Orleans to cover the Super Bowl - because that's the first place we all go to for Super Bowl analysis - that planned to spend media day while under the influence of the psychedelic drug acid.
And he wasn't planning just a little trip.
Writes Nelson:
But he agreed to let me write about watching him trip on acid. I mean, WHAT COULD POSSIBLY HAPPEN? I knew I wanted to see.
"I don't know what will happen," he said. "I could wind up making snow angels in the middle of the field."
Hank told me he had five tabs of acid and was going to drop all of them, but not until he was in the building and had everything settled. He didn't want to go to through security or run into any issues while tripping. Smart strategy. We were texting throughout the morning, and the first time I saw him, he was smiling wide, laughing a bit, saying it just was starting to kick in. [MORE]
Maybe VICE Magazine's Super Bowl coverage will be more entertaining and enlightening than I originally thought.
They really do not pay you to write this stuff, do they. If they do, we all could use some money. Have the employer post an application.
— denjamr- stupid gonzo journalism— the lopez!
- I'll be candy flipping for the puppy bowl— cdw1262
- Somebody excuse themselves & go get the BULL!@#$%^&*(hit Spray !
— frank castle - he is admitting to illegal activity. the local police should investigate. great role model. i thought acid was passe.— barb908
- I have to agree with warrentheape here. There was absolutely no information. If you follow the link I find it hilarious that the writer comments on her own article calling it brilliant. Oh my, what a world.— Phishinmule
- This is how drbob probably goes through life, making presumptions based on a lack of information and then complaining about how messed up everyone else is compared to him.— jweis
- 5 tabs?!!! That's insanity.— phillyPeteZ
- been there done that...— roy_starker
- So you mean there could be a whole universe on the end of my finger ?
Wow !— fat tony - Let him play. He may throw a perfect game. Oh wait, wrong sport.— towman
- Channeling Hunter S. Thompson no doubt. Fear and Loathing at the Super Bowl and all that. New Orleans is a tough place to drop acid. Are you hallucinating, or are people just that weird and messed up? Hard to tell. Is this stuff really working? Need to take more...— navyvet123
- Someone should compile a list of all the things people have done on acid. It would be interesting. Pittsburgh Pirates' pitcher Dock Ellis pitched a 1970 no-hitter on acid. Anyway, I agree - everyone should try this drug just once if you have the nerve (properly supervised, of course). You will never see the world (or yourself) the same way again. Nuff said.— jimbob
