SuperDave's leaving do last night -- he's leaving the Trib to go to a Drum Corp competition site. It's perfect for him.

We started out in the Goat, where most Trib leaving parties start. However, this is the first time I've seen the waiters join in. SuperDave was apparently quite the regular. Who know? The waiters were all hugging him when we left, and one of them, Tito, came along to our next destination.

I hung out with the gang for a while, then jumped in a cab to go home. My cab driver was African, and speaking a language I didn't recognize. However, I kept catching words: "France." "Engeland." "No problem." "Are you talking about the World Cup?" I ask. He looks surprised, then grins. Senegal pulled a surprise win over France, the last Cup's winners. This is actually a sporting event I like to watch, but the original games are all at 2:30 a.m. and such. Oy.

However, Reuters' has a cool micro-site that I've been checking out. they even animate the goal of the match, which is pretty kick-ass. Check it out.