Alright! Rock and/or roll! Holiday week! Woo! We’re already plotting our early escape Thursday for a long weekend. Summer! Good times! Nothing could ruin this week. We’ll just open the REUTERS Web site for confirmation of our “rock-out-with-our-blog-out” bias and then scuttle off to work…

“… almost 15 percent of those polled said they are attending fewer sporting events this year, and most of those people cited the weak economy as the reason. About 28 percent are spending less on food and souvenirs…”

“”(Sports leagues are) servicing those folks (corporations) like the dickens now because they know they can’t afford to lose them at a time when they might be scaling back their marketing, advertising and sponsorship pledges,” (an analyst) added.”

“But (NASCAR’s) largely blue-collar fan base is feeling the pinch. While several tracks still sell out, others have seen crowds shrink.”

“Price is just about to drive gas ballooning extinct in this country… ”

Screw this; we’re headed back to bed to throw the covers over our heads and cuddle with Sir Hugsalot, our recession-proof teddy bear, until all of this passes. You’re right, Sir Hugsalot, there won’t be $200-a-barrel oil. Everything will be alright. La la la la we can’t hear you under the covers, REUTERS.

Sir Hugsalot wants us to tell you that attendance is indeed up for cheaper leagues like Arena Football and that it’s even up at baseball stadiums et al, though it’s probably because teams are practically giving away tickets to keep attendance numbers from nosediving. Still, Sir Hugsalot likes to think positively.

Oh, and the gas balloonists will be fine if they can just convince hydrogen sellers that they should sell the balloonists an alternative fuel that is many times less expensive and used often in Europe. That makes sense, Sir Hugsalot… what could go wrong with a huge balloon filled with hydrogen?

We’re not coming out until Labor Day.