Between shopping opportunities, Mark stands in an alley that eventually overlooks Lake George on this cloudy day.
Mark peers over the second-floor balcony of a shopping square in Lake George. We were too cheap to pay any money into the viewing machines.
As we drove through Saratoga, Danielle, rolled down her window and asked the driver in a nearby car if he could recommend a place that had good live music. So we went to Gaffney's
We had yet to imbibe on the trip so I immediately asked Danielle if she wanted to do a shot of Maker's Mark. (How could we not after touring the famous distillery in Bardstown, Ky.?). It was rough going down but it was the beginning of an incredible night. From what I recall:
Mark: I knew that I could put one over on the tipsy Danielle as soon as I saw this guy. She had a few drinks and was becoming a little loopy so I said, "Hey Danielle? Grab your camera and come here. Do you want to get your picture taken with Hulk Hogan? He's right over there." She actually believed me and proceeded to walk in the direction of the Hulk Hugan impersonator. To me, he looked nothing like Hogan. He was a lot shorter and had a pot belly. But Danielle couldn't tell the difference. "Hulk, is it really you?" she said to the plump Hogan. He put his arm around Danielle as I snapped a photo. He then walked around the bar a bit, imitating some of Hogan's theatrics. It wasn't until 20 minutes later that he finally approached us again, showing Danielle the picture of himself posing with Hogan. I couldn't stop laughing.
Danielle: OK, yes. He got me. But it was kinda mean, don't you think?
Upon closer inspection, Danielle realized this was not the actual Hulk Hogan. She did find it curious that he was so short.
At the bar, we had live music:
*the band, Acoustic Circus, did an amazing cover of Stephen Stills' "Love the One You're With"
*Mark asked the lead singer if he covered any Dave Matthews' songs and he said, "Dave doesn't do me and I don't do Dave."
*two college kids did funny dances behind the band (to the delight of the capacity crowd)
*and, of course, what will go down as "The Hulk Hogan Incident."
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