Welcome to Chris Cooley’s ‘Man Room’

May 14th, 2008 | Posted by PostmanR

My goal is not to become the fourth (third blogging) Mottram brother in my slurping of Chris Cooley, but I hit this up for ESPN the Mag the Site today and well, it’s awesome. You see, Cooley got a new house back in November and has anxiously been awaiting the furniture to arrive so he could outfit his ‘Man Room.’  So what does this man room entail? Well, it kicked off with a nice poker tournament:

When we decided what rooms would be what and started buying furniture it was made mandatory that a “Man Room” was created. Cigars, whiskey, and poker are prerequisites to entering the room.

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My focus on the game began to slip. We now had the stereo out and singing had become a more popular event than poker. There’s no way to get a good read on someone’s hand when the entire room is screaming the chorus of “Livin on a Prayer.” It was amazing that the final table had wound down to four players and there was more concern for “Shot Through the Heart” than winning the cash.

I sort of feel like I’m in that scene from Knocked Up where Seth Rogen tells Katherine Heigl that he just knows him and Vince Vaughn would be good friends and hang out if they knew each other. Only difference is, I’m not eating dinner at a restaurant in L.A. with a pretty lady, I’m blogging from a cubicle. Woe is me.