09.02.05 Where's Andy's MoJo?

I was lucky enough to get tickets for the US Open tennis tournament this past Thursday. There has been this enormous ad campaign by American Express with AndyRoddick where he is 'Looking For His Mojo'. Even when we got on the number 7 subway to go out to Flushing Queens, all of the ads were about Andy's mojo. We got off the subway and walked down the boardwalk over to the stadium, and yes, even more signs about his mojo. Well, Roddick had the mojo kicked out of him the day before and he may never find it again. Anyway, my brother and I made our way to the stadium and got in line. The security if incredible at this event now. We were on the express line which meant that we pretty much had the shirts on our backs and that was all. Even then there were delays because the radiation detector that prevents people from bringing in their nuclear weapons kept going off. I hate when that happens, it's so embarassing! Once inside, we grabbed some $25 hot dogs and went to our seats. My brother was able to get $400 seats (for free) that were 8 rows back, at the end of the court. Very good indeed.We saw Justine Henin-Hardenne play, Lindsay Davenport play and Andre Agassi play. The were good matches. I won't bore you with the details and I'm surprised if many people are even still reading this. I somehow don't see my 'readers' as big tennis fans... All in all, it was a great day. It was nice to be back at the open, the weather was fantastic and it's always a treat to go, especially when you have great seats. This photo was taken with my camera phone. It's Agassi. It shows where our seats were. Anyway, I have to go find my mojo now....