Nothing says ‘turn it up a notch’ more than an arrival of a guy like Butler. Unfortunately, Butler was unable to make the journey to Shreveport and El Paso; however, he was more than happy to fly in and meet the crew in Tempe.
It’s tough to explain a guy like Butler, the man basically gets paid to travel the world and have fun. Not really a bad gig. He is a seasoned veteran at the whole ‘we need to go on a road trip and act like a bunch of crazed animals’ thing.
He is obviously very good at what he does (he’s a television producer, by the way); but, when he lets loose he’s like a cross between the Tasmanian Devil and Richard Lewis. Drunk and crazy is the point I’m trying to make.
Of course Butler did not disappoint, within 20 minutes of our arrival he molested a girl he had never met in his life. It was an accident of course; but, still gives a person the idea how over-the-top he is at times.
Since we decided to stay in for the night in El Paso, the group was more than willing to take on Tempe the day we arrived. After a few beverages at the hotel, the group decided to hail a cab and hit the streets of Tempe. Within minutes of our arrival at the first bar, Butler is hitting on a pair of twins.
The Doublemint Twins say something like ‘we are a couple of Denver Broncos cheerleaders’ while Butler responds by saying something along the lines of ‘that’s cool, I’m a CIA agent.’ (Not really what he said; but, I’m sure it was something along those lines). Needless to say, it was pretty obvious these girls weren’t professional football cheerleaders.
Thanks to Butler’s over-the-top antics, Doublemint hit it off with the group immediately. Nothing really interesting happened the rest of the night other than the usual stuff one does when in a new city and had a few too many beverages.
Myself, Butler and the twins went to a few bars and separated from the group while the other four stayed at one of the places we went to at the start of the night. For the groups, a little dancing, a little drinking and a few slurred words; but, for the most, just a typical night out on the town. Well, except for the cab ride home for the other group. Unfortunately, since I was not in the cab, I cannot accurately describe what went on.
At any rate, we have a good time and we all go our separate ways at the end of the night. I know, it sounds boring; but, stay with me for a second. Skip ahead to the Fiesta Bowl; and, it is moments like the one I’m about to describe that make having a guy like Butler around a once-in-a-lifetime event.
The Doublemint Twins walk into the Fiesta Bowl and have seats directly behind us. Butler, of course, starts talking to them immediately. Unfortunately for the twins, one of them brought their boyfriend (a fact they failed to mention a couple of nights before).
Butler, being Butler, starts lighting into the boyfriend immediately. He starts saying things like ‘hey, she never mentioned you’ and ‘where were you last night?’ Of course, the topper was along the lines of ‘look, I got her number, we had a great time.’
This guy was getting more pissed with each passing minute because it was pretty obvious the twins had lied about where they were a couple of nights earlier. He got so pissed at Butler and so pissed at his girlfriend to the point where he forced the twins to move seats. I don’t know if they switched seats or left the game entirely in order to have a knock-down, drag-out fight; but, I’m hoping one of the twins avoided getting beaten that night because this cat didn’t look like the most pleasant of fellows.
Obviously, there are not a lot of people out there who would say some of the things Butler did in that situation. However, those things probably needed to be said. I mean, the girls lied to the guy two nights before because they are scared to death of him because it is pretty clear this guy was a raving lunatic. It’s probably not a situation that is ‘meant to be’ for the happy couple.
If it took Butler to point out the fact to the twins this wasn’t the best of relationships, it’s probably the best for everyone involved. I mean, a person always wants ‘to bring people together;’ but, sometimes a person just needs to point out to somebody else they are simply making a ‘bad decision."
A guy like Butler is perfect for that kind of difficult task.
