Contrary to popular belief, the world failed to end on Monday night when Tom, my buddy and the foremost Pacer’s blogger, received media credentials for a Pacers’ game at Conseco Fieldhouse.

Just listen to his outlandish behavior:

Once I was set to go, I wanted to make sure I represented the blogosphere well. So, after I picked up the credential I tried to stay out of the way and observe while others were working. I had my voice recorder just in case and a notebook. Before the game I hung out in the media room and pored over the game notes.

Shocking. And how did he deal with going into the locker room after the game?

Finally, I approached Stevie, remembered to press record, and asked him a few questions. As expected, he was great. On my way out, I spoke to Mike Wells who was real nice even after I mentioned my blog.

Congratulations to Tom and Indy Cornrows. May we follow in his footsteps someday.