Two high school classmates and writing partners take their feisty Cal-grad daughters on a rollicking trip down memory lane, while getting roasted along the way. From drinking all night with Dennis Rodman before Chicago Bulls games in the ‘90s to behaving badly at their daughters’ athletic competitions, Steve and Mike own their excesses. Meanwhile, Maddy and Natalie hold their own by telling harrowing tales involving popcorn-throwing Cavs fans and an acclaimed comedian’s indestructible sunglasses-- and learning about the time they teamed up in college to make Rodman cry. Powered by Gameplan.
Highlights include Steve’s discussion of the time Bulls coach Phil Jackson instructed him and teammate Jud Buechler to drink all night with Rodman in Atlantic City--the night before a game; Mike’s recollection of the subsequent story he wrote for Sports Illustrated, and why some of the best moments didn’t make it into the magazine; Mike’s assessment of Rodman’s sensitivity, and how he freaked out over a photo of Maddy and Natalie in a Berkeley bar; Maddy’s detailing of her adventures in Cleveland, including getting popcorn thrown at her by salty Cavs fans during the NBA Finals; Natalie talking about attending the Warriors’ Game 7 victory over Oklahoma City in the 2016 Western Conference Finals, and how she nearly threw Dave Chappelle’s sunglasses across a crowded club room during the postgame celebration; Natalie’s story about Mike getting kicked out of one of her high school field hockey games for questioning a call; Maddy responding by making fun of Steve for expressing his displeasure after she unleashed a subpar serve (while playing with a torn labrum in her shoulder) at a Cal volleyball game; Mike’s remembrance of Steve’s freakout while attending his son’s college orientation and being serenaded by the USC marching band; Steve’s sharing of the analogy that acclaimed author Michael Lewis gave to him and Seahawks coach Pete Carroll (on their podcast) about the sorry state of leadership in the executive branch of the U.S. government--and Mike and Steve’s expansion of the analogy to accentuate their shared displeasure.
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