It hardly holds a candle to any of BEASTOR-X’s home runs of this week, but JOSECANYOUSING? is definitely in this video of Rick Ankiel’s Birdnals-Mets homer of last night. Beastor did call me last night to notify me that they were saying Michele’s name on TV for having acquired the home run ball, though.
Game reviews forthcoming!
Check out this NARSTY (c)ankle injury that benched CHUNSLIN on Monday and Tuesday:
‘Tis a thing of beauty! (Also pictured: Talking Donald Trump doll)
Charles told me about an NES game called River City Ransom. One of the street gangs in the game is called “The Squids”.
Downtown: OH NO! You’re on THE SQUIDS turf!
That’s pretty impressive how forest is nestled right next to a building spanning a street. Trying to think of a place like that in St. Louis and coming up short.
Hey, so after almost 4 years of owning a Mac I decided to fire up the iMovie for the first time and see what it was all about. Turns out it’s easy! Here’s last night summed up in under three minutes:
Um out of a handful of words, I managed to mistype. This obviously happened in the 2008th year of our lord, not a thousand years later. Oh well.
Monday! It felt sorta blah and we had a few last-second no-shows but we took the field and trounced the Boathouse Gang super-hard. Some unpredictably wild hits to right field kept MONICA on her toes and earned her one game ball for solid hustle through and through, and in his fifteen seconds of play in the second game, CHUNSLIN managed to trip over first base and do some disabled-list-injury-style damage to his ankle, earning him the other. New Squidmix made its debut to much excitement and enjoyment. Squids later womped on some cheaters at Harry’s Trivia, so good jarb Squidz.
Tuesday! Rocked hard (natch) at the ToGro. SQUIDBONG! (which I could never again indicate in print without using all of bold, italics, and an exclamation point) made its own debut that night (and Squidsongs old and new alike continued to make their new-Squidmix debut along with the Tom Jones/Neil Diamond mix made especially for last night by SUB A DUB) and of course Squids killed some nameless team o’ turkeys (our buddies Make Mine A Double from years past at both ToGro and FoPa). SWITCHBLADE was definitely hangin’ tough there Squid-style. KEES made basically every play for like five innings straight, from both Left Center and Shortstop, and was awarded the gameball accordingly. He relinquished it to JANTERNET for her championship SQUIDBONG! purchase, for which you should all give her a few bucks. Might I add that even though the ump was doing my job as catcher most of the night, COOLHAND and I had a pretty hot play at the plate? (The answer is “yes, indeed, I might add that,” because it’s my game review.) ANNIECUPCAKE also did not cease to amaze the umpire (and everyone) with some rocket-throws in, and the DONRUSS–BEASTOR-X SS-1B combo nailed many a runner in its own right. Afterwards we hit Black Thorn pretty hard, and later at Talayna’s there was much singing and even guest Squid appearances by Brendan (in full Squids regalia–SQUIDS, #08 jersey and hat–courtesy of [blank]’s win of the silent auction from the Squidvia Night back in January) and D. MIKE.
I’m certain that pictures and/or videos of last night’s hilarity/awesomenity are surely forthcoming. Here’s the order in which you contacted me yesterday (in case anyone was still curious, following last night’s conversation at Black Thorn): BEASTOR-X; JANTERNET; KEES; ANNIECUPCAKE; SUB A DUB; JOSECANYOUSING?; [blank]; MANNY FRESH; DONRUSS. I will not leave you hanging, Squids. If you show up to a canceled game, chances are great that I will either be there or have been there, myself. Another topic of conversation I remember from last night was PEHDTSCKJMBA for those interested.
Squidbowl is canceled tonight, so instead, tonight at 8:30PM, you (and everyone you know) oughter be here, or meet at Pancake Productions Headquarters by 8:15PM to carpool/caravan. That’s all I got for now!
PANCAKE MASTER, #88
Just had to share this awesome video of a catch any of us could totally pull off:
See y’all tomorrow for Squid Bong and/or karaoke! All are invited, Squids and non-Squids alike!
Edit: Dammit, I got hosed. This is a “viral video” by Gatorade. I still know any of us could nail that ON THE REAL. EASY.
So SUB-A-DUB posted awhile back about how the legendary beer-bong night was returning? Unfortunately there were some stalls in that plan. It has been relegated to TOMORROW NIGHT, TUESDAY, 06/24/08. For real this time.
You might further recall JANTERNET’s post of last week wherein it was revealed that the Squidbong is on its way. It shall make its debut on this most glorious of occasions (so I hope it arrives by then).
Once we’ve had enough of Squidbonging at Tower Grove, we’ll caravan to Talayna’s (9PM? 10PM? Whenever seems prudent, and with a possible stop at Black Thorn first) to sing until we die, or the place closes–whichever comes first. This is hardly the Squidparty to miss, so I’ll see you, as well as anyone and everyone you’d care to invite, there, then. It is agreed!
So I forgot most of what I was probably gonna put here anyhow. Uhh let’s see…
06/09/08: We played this team of “Hashers” called “The Big Hump.” It wasn’t our first time playing them I don’t think, but they were cool dudes and invited us to drink with them afterwards (only for a minute, as we had to get to Harry’s for Trivia). They sang all these songs, and gave out awards/titles, and drank tons of beer? It was sorta crazy. I think KRUKKER got the game ball for this crazy ballerina catch he made. Maybe “Music Box Dancer” should be his new Squidsong? Umm there should have been another game ball awarded, too, but what do I look like, some kind of remembering machine?
06/10/08: I don’t know what happened this day–the only reports I received about what happened here include that we played with a bunch of subs cuz many of us were at the 48 Hour Film Project screening, and that we won with a score of something like 9000 to 5. Keith may want to make a post confirming or denying any of this and otherwise reviewing the game (hint hint).
06/16/08: We played the team B.L.M. with a few Squidgirl subs (Really, Squidgirls, get with the program, now) and rocked their faces off super-hard. F.I.L. and Squidsub Michele got the gameballs for outstanding fielding work, I swear Phil had some part of basically every play in that game, and Michele was a rock-solid wall at 2nd base. Look out OBLIVIA, while you’re partying in Peru we’re scouting your next-season replacement! JUST KIDDING.
06/17/08: Squidbox batteries were dead but we wailed hard anyway. We killed The Whoever-It-Was-es (okay, the River Rats) like 275 to 6 and I think game ball went to BEASTOR-X but I seem to have drunk all my memories of that night away. Just kidding, we went to Black Thorn and then a select few even proceeded to Talayna’s for a dress rehearsal of this coming Tuesday (more about that in an upcoming post).
See’z y’all tonight,
PANCAKE MASTER, #88
Squids, you know I be needin’ them SONGZ what you be wantin’ fer yer Squid batting walk-up trackz. BIG TIME. You wanna keep it the same, lemme know. You wanna change it, lemme know. You never had one, especially lemme know. If I haven’t heard from you by the time this weekend hits, you are liable to get stuck with “The Sounds Of Silence,” “Love Is,” “Tonight I Celebrate My Love,” or maybe even “What’s Love Got To Do With It.” If you want assurance that you not only don’t get a weak walk-up song, but DO get the one you want, call or E-Mail me (or heck, comment here) with your song pick (artist and title). You can even send me an MP3 if you wanna make my life super-easy (under 5MB please).
I have no idea what the Squidsong intentions of these people are, and need to hear from them accordingly (in alphabetical order by real first name):
-[Okay, the CD has been made and the list that was here is obsolete now.]
Just like I done said in the E-Mail. This list contains only full-time Squids–any part-time Squids (subs, guests, fans that show up to watch and end up having to play, random readers of this site, enemy team-members, et cetera) are welcome to submit their picks for a song as well, and if there’s room on the CD (I almost just typed “see dee”…really?), I’ll try ‘n’ squeeze those in there too. SquidMix 2008 is going to be powerful as heckfire, just you wait. JUST YOU WAIT.
See y’all Saturday (and yes, I know I owe you game reviews for last week and this week alike),
PANCAKE MASTER #88
Squids. I just laid down 50 clams for the OCTABONG. Behold:
Next Tuesday night, friends. We will partake in the Octabong and then safely drive to Talayna’s Juke Box for Karaoke. Plan for it now, no weak excuses. Shoot, even if you don’t play on Tuesdays, come on anyway!
I won’t turn down any donations to help offset the cost for the Octabong (or really, SQUIDBONG)… like a few dollars would be mucho appreciated, but by no means required to partake in the awesomeness.
If you don’t like beer, bring whatever you want to SQUIDBONG. Water, Pepsi, whatever.
SQUIDBONG!
