Oh boy! Just what my cold Alaskan heart has been dying for. A little NYC props. This Saturday at 1pm in Brooklyn there were will be a mock Idiotarod. See Details below. You know I will be there!

when: Sat 1.24 (1pm)
where: Pedro's Bar and Restaurant (73 Jay St, DUMBO, 718.855.8910)
price: $5 per person / $25 per team
links: Event Info
description: Sure Alaskan huskies are cute, but drunken idiots are a lot funnier. This stroke-of-ignoramus reinterpretation of the famous Alaskan Iditarod dogsled race shifts the workhorse indignities from dog to human, replacing the sled with a shopping cart and the huskies with men and women. Beginning in DUMBO and ending in Union Square, teams of racers (four pullers, one rider) must hit two checkpoints along the way, but there's no specified route — it's every idiot for himself. So, get to work "finding" a cart and modifying it for increased shock absorption. It's time to pull your own weight — mush! (JKG)

Here is an account of the REAL iditarod yo!