ESPN THE WEEKEND: SCHEDULE AND MAP
Our sources worked overtime this weekend in an attempt to keep us appraised of any and all shennanigans going on ESPN: The Weekend in sunny Orlando, Florida. The map shows recorded incidents by number, as recorded by our spies.
(EPCOT was reported on by current CSTV analyst and bon vivant Trev Alberts. See his account of the festivities here.)

1. Apparently expecting resistance, a kinte-print clad Michael Irvin is admitted at the VIP entrance to the park without a fuss. Accompanying him are cousin of Nate Newton, Leonard “Pooky” Newton, Jodeci’s K-Ci, and Harvard Law professor Alan Dershowitz.
2. ESPN special guest and Chicago Bears defensive lineman shoots animatronic elephant with an Uzi he smuggled into the park between his pecs. The shooting apparently began when Jungle Cruise Pilot Eric Anderson began shooting blanks from his costume sidearm at animatronic “natives” who are part of the attraction.
“While we value audience participation at the Jungle Cruise, the use of any firearms–real and fake–is reserved exclusively for Disney cast members,” said Disney spokesperson Lindsay Green.
Tank Johnson commented to reporters afterwards, “I just thought I was showin’ em that n****z don’t play in the Chi. Out.”
3. Ron Artest’s House of Pampered Bitches, closed by ASPCA and Orlando Police at 1:00 p.m.

One of Ron Artest’s pampered bitches.
4. Pirates of the Carriberman…taking you BACK BACK BACK to the age of piracy in the early days of ESPN. Consists of animatronic scenes of Chris Berman throwing football to ‘82 Tampa Bay Bucs, singing on stage with Huey Lewis and the News, and paying an ESPN intern to drink his own urine at a staff meeting for Berman’s entertainment.* Attendance: low.
5. Bob Ley’s Tropical Lean-To of Journalistic Integrity sees little activity throughout the day.
6. Scott Van Pelt serves up drinks throughout the day for corporate sponsors at the Tiki Room, Under New Management. Is tackled and arrested by Department of Homeland Security when Aqua Teen Hunger Force shirt and constant obscure referencing makes an anonymous tipster guest “suspicious about him being some fag terrorist type.” Reportedly extradited to Syria for “further questioning by Syrian authorities.”
7. Thunder Mountain. Michael Irvin and posse ride the coaster on the same train along with visiting Nigerian Finance Minister Elmore Derrigas and his retinue.
8. Scoop Jackson pronounces Br’er Rabbit and collection of colorful characters from the Song of the South pictured at Splash Mountain “like a mad offensive slap at all my Asian brethren. Ma boy Yao ain’t gonna like what he sees. He’s gonna go all banzai like Godzilla. Y’all be lucky if you can make pad thai out of this place when he’s done.”
9. Steven A. Smith signs autographs in the Tom Sawyer Caves from 11:00 p.m. to 11:15 p.m. “We stand one hundred percent behind Steven and his passionate commentary,” says ESPN spokesperson Giles Feeley.
10. At a rousing performance of the Country Bear Jamboree, Disney cast member Oswalt Smith notices a striking similarity between the head of the Nigerian delegation visiting the park today and former Dallas wide receiver Michael Irvin.

Nigerian finance minister Elmore Derrigas, seen here speaking at the World Bank in 2005.
11. Tank Johnson discharges 128 rounds of armor piercing orndance at the Ol’ Frontier Shooting Gallery. Still misses the cowboy peeking his head out of the watering trough, thus not earning the jumbo teddy bear he wanted in the first place.
12. Watching some kids pose with Goofy reminds Bill Simmons of something awesome that happened in Boston concerning the NBA sometime between 1984 and 1989 that could also be tied to a Blossom or Saved By The Bell reference.
13. John Kruk avoids the entire event by purchasing fake mustache, drinking four fishbowl margaritas, and playing a dozing Rutherford B. Hayes in the Hall Of Presidents.
14. Pluto, through his breathing vent, offers to be Linda Cohn’s dog if she wants to bury the bone later during a photo opportunity. Cohn calls Tom Brady to ask permission.
15. Appearing to be “red-eyed and very animated” according to witnesses, Bill Walton “totally freaks out” during Haunted Mansion ride, shutting down operations by leaving his car and fleeing eastward towards Fantasyland.
16. Tim Kirkjian declines a ride on “It’s a Small World” to avoid the obvious jokes like the ones that asshole Buster Olney made last year.
17. Tim Hardaway summarizes “Peter Pan’s Magic Flight” as “thrilling, insoucient fun. Just fabulous, really. Like something out of my beloved favorites, the Busby Berkeley glamoramas of the 1930s. Just, like, wow.”
18. Disney security, tipped off by alert cast member, zero in on Michael Irvin and posse, riding Cinderella’s Carousel along with the Nigerian Finance minister and his crew.
19. Lou Holtz, touring Cinderella’s Castle, slips into a reverie of his own.

Lou Holtz, dreaming in deplorable, hasty Photoshop.
20. In a mixup later to cause diplomatic ripples far beyond the bounds of the Magic Kingdom, Nigerian Finance Minister Elmore Derrigas and company are escorted from the park for showing up to ESPN: The Weekend after his termination from the network.
21. While riding “Snow White’s Adventure,” Shelley Smith bursts into tears and deletes Matt Leinart’s number from her phone.
22. Bill Walton rides “Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride” forty-seven times in a row, alternately laughing hysterically and staring gapemouthed at the scenery.
23. Reserved for Boston Red Sox/ New York Yankees content.
24. Reserved for Boston Red Sox/ New York Yankees content.
25. Reserved for Boston Red Sox/ New York Yankees Content.
26. Hank Goldberg makes $17,000 picking winners against other guests at the Indy Speedway. Charlie Ward stands in corner, points, and is heard to say “There they go again.”
27. Jim Rome denied entrance to Space Mountain after failing minimum height requirement.
28. Michael Irvin attempts to score blow off cast member Buzz Lightyear. Irvin, unknowingly tapping into the club-frequenting gay population who makes up the workforce of the Magic Kingdom, scores a fat bag of weed, twenty pills of “bombass X,” some Columbian blueflake, and the last four quaaludes on the planet, which he downs with the aforementioned cast member in a Tomorrowland bathroom. They make fast, queasy love.
29. Soccer analyst Tommy Smyth and a rogue band of British tourists instaconvert into impromptu soccer hooligans, tossing road flares, chunks of concrete, and piles of flaming souvenirs into the machinery of the Tomorrowland Transit Authority.
“They best change the name of this bastard back to the WedWay People Mover,” said Smyth, “or we’ll be bloody pissed. These people can grab on the bulge in my auld onion bag if they disagree.”**

Tommy Smyth: BIG fan of the Wedway People Mover.
30. Site of Mark Schlereth’s “Parts Of My Body in Formaldehyde, sponsored by Allstate.” Features futuristic array of cartilage, bone, and other tissues removed from the body of the ESPN commentator. Special exhibit features significant pieces of ESPN commentator Merrill Hoge’s cerebrum preserved in jars.
31. Mike Tirico’s “Touch Tunnel of Tomorrow, sponsored by Cingular” sees its first civil complaint at 10:13 a.m.. The complainant, a paying guest of the park named Harold Reynolds, denies Tirico’s claim that it was just a hug, claiming “I know hugs. That, sir, was no hug.” Operations cease altogether at 11: 30.
32. Tank Johnson returns “fire” during a particularly intense scene in “ExtraTERRORextrial Encounter” with an RPG, creating a standoff situation that is ongoing as of this publication’s deadline. The quote from Johnson: “WHAT?”
33. Michael Irvin serves as honorary master of ceremonies of the night’s Electrical Parade under the guise of being Nigerian Finance Minister Elmore Derrigas, complete with sash. Dershowitz advises him to ride the bit as long as it will take him, and begins calling contacts at the IMF.
*Later known as Mike Greenberg
**For the six people who know and love Tommy Smyth.









1
oc phil says:
Gotta love Tommy and his onion bags.
March 5th, 2007 at 3:40 am
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SmoothJimmyApollo says:
Bob Ley?
March 5th, 2007 at 6:46 am
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Geaux Irish says:
Excellent work! The comments for Artest (#3) and Tommy Smyth (#29) were top notch.
March 5th, 2007 at 9:00 am
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Rusty says:
What side were the hooligans supporting? The locals around here are always pleased to see their fans representing in America.
March 5th, 2007 at 9:07 am
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DevilGrad says:
ESPN/Disney/Cthulu brings out the best in you! It makes perfect sense to me that Irvin travels with his own defense lawyer (and his lawyas). And who doesn’t love Tommy Smyth?
March 5th, 2007 at 9:17 am
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Nick says:
I see the finance minister is visually showing where all Nigeria’s money goes.
March 5th, 2007 at 9:31 am
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David says:
Disneyland in Anaheim is still better.
March 5th, 2007 at 9:35 am
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NoleinTexas says:
We totally need a Tommy Smyth tag. I’d pay 100 pesos to see him replace Mark Jones on regional ABC action.
Iowa-Wisconsin would be ever so grand with Smyth throwing empty bottles of Dewars at that creepy looking bird-with-teeth mascot.
March 5th, 2007 at 9:37 am
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beast in 'bama says:
Oh I hate all the bird-with-teeth mascots! Aye, more Tommy Smyth! And don’t be doin’ no divin’ in the box, now.
March 5th, 2007 at 9:44 am
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Steve says:
Needs more “Lou Holtz saliva” related incidents, because you know he’d flood Epcot Center with that shit.
March 5th, 2007 at 9:48 am
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DevilGrad says:
http://www.thiswebsitestinks.com/downloads/dont_do_it.mp3
March 5th, 2007 at 9:52 am
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Rob G says:
I hate to break it to you guys, but there is no more Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride, it was replaced by some Winnie the Pooh Ride.
Also “ExtraTERRORextrial Encounter” was converted into a Lilo and Stitch themed ride (although basically the same ride just even less scary), which actually is a lot funnier–Tank Johnson launching an RPG into cute little Stitch.
March 5th, 2007 at 9:53 am
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Rabid Badger says:
Here I though I was the only one that hated that bird…
March 5th, 2007 at 9:56 am
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Brew(ster) Crew says:
“Iowa-Wisconsin would be ever so grand with Smyth throwing empty bottles of Dewars at that creepy looking bird-with-teeth mascot.”
#8, I only approve of that type of violence if the other despicable mascot gets a few bottles it’s ugly striped dome.
March 5th, 2007 at 10:05 am
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Angry Max says:
You missed the highlight of the weekend: Lou Holtz singing Supercallifragilisticexpialidocious.
March 5th, 2007 at 10:35 am
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irishoutsider says:
Smyth is ESPN’s Groudnskeeper Willie. disprove it.
March 5th, 2007 at 10:43 am
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Nick says:
Groundskeeper Willie is scottish and Tommy Smyth is irish
March 5th, 2007 at 10:45 am
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That 5.0 Guy says:
Burn.
March 5th, 2007 at 10:55 am
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Gator KK says:
I always thought Mike Irvin and K-Ci were the same person. Or am I thinking of JoJo?
March 5th, 2007 at 10:58 am
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NoleinTexas says:
Wait, are you implying that all wide receivers and rappers look alike?
March 5th, 2007 at 11:26 am
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irishoutsider says:
Well, Jeff Samardzjia could be Lil’ Ronnie’s older brother if that’s what youre saying.
March 5th, 2007 at 11:31 am
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DC Trojan says:
Smyth reference – splendid.
I’d pay 100 pesos to see him replace Mark Jones on regional ABC action.
Match him up with Ray Hudson from GolTv who does the Spanish league commentary and you’d really be on to something. I’d vote for it.
What side were the hooligans supporting? The locals around here are always pleased to see their fans representing in America.
I see you survived Millwall then.
March 5th, 2007 at 11:38 am
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Craig Barker says:
Genius, pure genius. Well played gentlemen.
March 5th, 2007 at 11:57 am
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Rusty says:
Number 22,
That I did. Might go back next Tuesday, too.
March 5th, 2007 at 12:13 pm
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juanmiguel says:
“Alan Dershowitz help me saaaaang it!”
“.Uh, free the JLA!”
March 5th, 2007 at 12:43 pm
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Boston Frog says:
Put Smyth and Hudson in the booth and Bobby MacMahon from FSC in the stuio and you’ve got the greatest and most incomprehensible college football coverage of all time.
(By the way, Orson, I know you know that “pissed” in the UK means drunk, not angry…not that it wouldn’t still be appropriate. And, yes, I’m a twat.)
Nice work today. Especially liked the Bill Simmons comment. The man is 37 years old, married and the father of a young girl. Perhaps it’s time to drop the frat-boy act.
March 5th, 2007 at 1:21 pm
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Dinknflicka says:
Word on the street is that George Solomon downed a cask of rum, started poking Bob Ley with a finger while calling him “a dreamer,” who needed to “wake up,” then punched Stu in his good eye when he tried to intervene. Solomon spent the rest of the weekend passed out in a hammock at the back of the lean-to.
March 5th, 2007 at 1:49 pm
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rob says:
“Hey. Everybody loves Mr Toad’s Wild Ride.”
–Brodie
March 5th, 2007 at 1:51 pm
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Mike aka Luke North "King of the Money Shot" says:
Moonbeam Walton, Mr. Toads Wild Ride, and four hits of “Purple Jesus” = Good Times
Bill, Patty Hearst, and myself will be searching for the styrofoam cooler that has Walt’s remains.
March 5th, 2007 at 2:33 pm
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tzubear says:
Is Tank still in a standoff with the extraTERRORestrials. or with law enforcement? If its the former Im on a plane.
Its too bad Tommy smith doesnt know the american game. I would love to hear him call out Massaquai for diving.
March 5th, 2007 at 6:18 pm
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PeterPumpkinhead says:
Tommy Smyth f’in rocks EA FIFA Soccer… you really have to listen carefully to what he’s saying, it’s awesome… they should really replace Corso with him in NCAA 2008.
“Ah, that was just obvious, the stripes must be watchin’nother game, how in Jesus’ name’d they miss that?”
March 6th, 2007 at 10:13 am