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16Intermission, aka MTV Sports: (A Few Random Episodes)

During the early run of MTV Sports, we received many accolades and my job in particular had been referred to by many in the media as, “the greatest job in television.” Truth is, it was a dream job, and if I could do it all over again, I would, without hesitation, dive head first into the extreme bliss that was MTV Sports. For those of you don't know or may have forgotten the show, here's a few random episodes off of the top of my head to give you a bite-sized sample of some of the fun we had and places where we left some positive energy.

Pamplona, Spain

I lived out one of my childhood dreams and got to see firsthand what Ernest Hemingway referred to as “furious energy” when I laced up my Nikes and took part in the running of the bulls. This legendary event has been a staple of Spanish culture since the fourteenth century, so going into the day we knew this episode would prove to be an epic one—thus, everything had to be right.

The traditional running of the bulls attire consists of a red neckerchief, white shirt, and red sash. Out of respect, I kept with the theme and just grunged it up a bit. White shirt with an appropriately placed giant red bullseye on the back, red neckerchief, red sash, and of course, the necessary headgear, my red bandanna.

While I was aware that a run took place daily for eight consecutive days, I was not aware that 99 percent of the people that run are utterly hammered. Imagine a town of wasted ...