Rabalais' annual vacation at the Masters

It's that time of year again. Rabalais spends the Advocate's money with a week at the Masters.

What the Advocate ignores is that everybody watches the Masters.....but not that many people care to read about it any more.

Rabalais isn't getting anything special by being there in person. The player interviews are all group interviews in the Augusta National media center. Plus, many of them can be seen on the Golf Channel.

I know a guy who used to cover the Masters. He explained that nobody in the media walks around and watches the golf. It's not a good use of time, because you could spend three hours following around one player and the guy could double-bogey and you've just wasted three hours.
Instead, my friend said, the media sits in the media center and watches the action on TV, just the way you and I do.

Oh, it's a great trip, no doubt. Ever try to price it?
I can't believe that in this age of newspapering the Advocate still thinks it needs to waste money (a few thousand dollars) on what amounts to a Rabalais free vacation.

No wonder they just raised subscription prices.