Miles from a point.

I have a confession:
I cover Texas sports, and I'm a Marriott whore.

I guess once or twice I've reported on where an athlete sleeps the night before, on or after a game.
I didn't realize it mattered where I slept.

 

Marriott has a Courtyards at Auburn Hills, and others near the stadiums, IIRC.

And it is still a shit hole.

 

That is absolutely pathetic.

 

I actually think it is pretty funny. Which is pretty good, because it isn't anywhere near his best work.

I guess that would be the sign of a good writer. He can still make you laugh and get a point across even when he isn't near the top of his game.

 

I'm partial to Motel 6. :

 

I've also heard of reporter's plagiarizing or wearing homerish team gear. But I wouldn't paint all of us with that same broad brush as some on this thread seem apt to do.

On another note: Where in the hell are some of you people covering events where they don't have a Marriott property? I heard when Neil Armstrong landed on the moon, he found a Fairfield there.

 

That column really blew goats.

 

C'mon guys. It was funny.

And let me tell you, before Marriott opened a couple of properties in downtown Milwaukee, a lot of writers I know stayed in Racine to cover the Brewers.

Marriott Whoring can be very rewarding. Ask my wife, who got to stay with me for eight nights at the Grand Hotel Flora in Rome last year for nothing ($2,500 value.)

 

That column read like he spent about 20 minutes on it.

 

This is true. Although, if a college town is that small you're probably not flying in and out of there, right?

So stay by the airport in the nearest big city.

An example: Lawrence only has the SpringHill Suites. If it is booked, I always stay at the airport Marriott in Kansas City. Gotta fly out the morning after the game anyway, right?