Who wants some Merkin?

What a morning for a VQ beatdown at the Gladiator.  The morning chatter was unusually quiet and after we got started, it somehow got quieter. Warm-O-Rama:                                                 …

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No “I” in TEAM

YHC was proud to step up and VQ at the Rubicon this morning.  Waffles woke up early to provide support, assistance, and his soccer cones.   14 PAX showed up in the humid gloom.  Waffles turns 11 this weekend (and his soccer number is 11), so it was announced that …

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Jokers run wild

Another day and another chance to get out and lead the great men of The Galaxy. It was good day to go into the stable of past beatdowns and make sure the plan would result in some good mumble chatter.   YHC led a slow lap around the fields up …

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The Lonely Dora

YHC had Q honors for the first time at Caney Creek and arrived with the requisite headlamp to scout out a few different options that would accommodate the NLB brothers and regulars alike.  This is a small and dark AO with seemingly few options but more than one might think …

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The Cure for Soccer Arms and Legs

It’s still hot and humid, but 13 pax were ready to grow stronger and tougher. Welcome to a traveling pax, CPAP, from Charlotte, and and FNG, Vandelay. Vandelay is a hate hate and remembers Seinfeld as a show his parents used to watch. Depressing. Here’s what happened. Warmup: SSH Weedpickers …

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Cinder Suicides 9/11s

When Beauty and I pulled into the parking lot at about 5:05, all we saw was just a few Pax loitering in the gloom.  My first thought was, where is everyone?!  Then, a few minutes later the Pax came rushing in and we started off with 13.  After a short …

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Launching into The Galaxy

Although there were numerous planning discussions, checklists, Twitter campaigns, and such, the AO launch jitters were definitely still there. What kind of turn out would we have? Would people know where to park? Would YHC blow it counting cadence? (It’s been done before and DD can attest to that). But …

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Never Forget

YHC was a little disorganized this morning for the beatdown.  Luckily, the 6 PAX present showed some grace to this HIM. We always have fun at The Firehouse, and this mornings beatdown was no different. Let’s mosey! Stroll up north to Stonehenge with various reps of merkins and crucible merkins …

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