Kevin's Weekend

Random thoughts on this final Monday of April:

How is it that each week you watch a NASCAR race and see multiple vehicle accidents with cars racing at 150 MPH and rarely are there any major injuries? It’s a dangerous way to make a living but so is driving on the Garden State Parkway.

I drove south on Route 9 to Barnegat over the weekend and could not get over the amount of commercial building taking place at a time when the economy is in such bad shape. Restaurants and shopping centers are going up and while that’s a good thing it can only make traveling on Route 9 even more of a challenge.

I did stop at the Sonic in Waretown on the way back…the only New Jersey location for the popular drive-in restaurants. Business seems to be very good as an employee was outside directing cars waiting for slots to park in. There are more than 3,000 Sonic locations, many in the southwest where the first Sonic opened more than 50 years ago in Oklahoma.

I remind you again that when it comes to sports the word “fan” is short for fanatic and that’s what many of us are. How else can you explain Mets fans wanting to run Carlos Delgado out of town for his poor play until Sunday when he hit two home runs. Now some are upset he didn’t come out for a curtain call after getting a standing ovation following his second home run.

Speaking of fanatics? If you watched any of the NFL draft on television over the weekend then you know those who were at Radio City Music Hall to watch the proceedings are not fans…but lunatics. Some adults just don’t want to grow up.

Last call for the Lakewood High School Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Luncheon, which will be held this Sunday at Woodlake Country Club in Lakewood. 14 former athletes and three teams of distinction will be honored and for more information and tickets you can contact the Lakewood Athletic Department at (732) 905-3537. Sunday’s event begins at noon.