I'm currently in Tampa, Fla., covering the Southeastern Conference Tournament for the Kernel. We arrived on Wednesday night and proceeded to go out for what we'll call 'a few' beers and drinks. We arrived back at our hotel, the Tampa Marriot Waterside, when we saw Champion's Bar and Grill and decided to have one more beer.
The group I was with included Alex Hale, Eric Lindsey and Brad Luttrell. Upon entering we saw Tim Brando sitting at a table sipping on some sort of alcoholic drink. Now, let me preface this story with what happened last year at the SEC Tournament. Fellow Why So Serious creator, Dan Howarth and I were in Atlanta and scored tickets to Georgia Tech to watch UK lose to Georgia in the quarterfinals. At halftime Brando walked by us when Dan built up the courage to tell Brando he loves him and he uses his famous quote 'the iron unkind' in beer pong. Brando responded with 'anything I can do to help pop culture.' He instantly became a Park Boy favorite.
Now, this year Brando steps up from his table and begins to man hug everyone in sight, while he looks dishelved and flat out bombed. This time it was Hale who had the courage to go to talk to him. Hale, the Kentucky Boy himself, shook Brando's hand and told him it was a pleasure to meet him. Brando's response: "I'm going to bed." And then rolled into the hallway.
Simply put, Brando loves alcohol and being the man.
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