T-Giving NC 2010-- Northwestern vs. Illinois

While still on Il-47, I went through the town of Forrest which has an old mom and pop motel called the Midwest Motel and one of those little family restaurants called the Eagle's Nest and the junction with US-24.

I picked up a Chicago AM station with the Wildcat-Illini game which was being played at Wrigley Field, the first football game there since the Bears left in 1970.

Gibson City had the cheapest gas I'd seen so far, $2.72 along with a double-screen Harvest Moon Drive-In.

I popped my Kinda Kinks CD in which had a lot of greatest hits tracks as a bonus to the original ones.

That would have been fun to be at Wrigley, but would have cost more than I would care to pay. The running back we had such a problem with when Northern played Illinois, Mike Leshoure, also ran over the Wildcats in the Illini first possession. Three plays and Illinois had a TD.

The game was referred to as the All-State Wrigleyville Classic (sponsored by All-State Insurance).

Entered Indiana by Danville and stopped at my usual Pilot Station in Crawfordsville and found gas the cheapest yet, $2.60. I'd been on I-74 since Mohomet (west of Champaign).

I saw that there was a White Castle at Exit 66. All that horrendous construction was still going on along I-465 in Indianapolis.

It was getting late. I would have the Illinois-Northwestern game off and on throughout Indiana. Illinois quickly went up 14-0 before the Wildcats figured out where they were. Lost the game most of the way on I-70 east of Indy. I finally picked it up by Richmond and heard the end of the game. Unfortunately, Northwestern lost.

I got Room 110 at the Days Inn for $51.50, tax included.

Played NTN at the Buffalo Wings and Rings a short distance away. I had a #12 nationally, but was the only one playing...as usual.

Enough for a First Day. --RoadDog