“We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors.” —Weldon Drew

Friday, February 26, 2010

Actual competition!

Remember Gary's Old Towne Tavern? (Google it.) Well, check this out. I received the following email from Andy Pearson, correspondent and onetime SJH player relocated to St. Cloud:

I play now with a group of guys up in St. Cloud on Saturday mornings. I'm not sure that we are up to your guys' level, but it might be fun to set up a friendly game. We usually get 8-12 guys and play in a Mormon Church gym. Since the court is short we just play 4-on-4, so we may have to play down there. They are all very nice guys. Let me know what you think.

What do I think? Heck, yes! Let's see:
  • Saturday morning hoops
  • 8-12 guys
  • Church gym
  • Short court
  • 4-on-4
  • All very nice guys
That last item makes it sound like "The Bizarro Jerry." (You can Google that, too.) But bottom line: A like-minded squad of middle-aged hoops rubes wants to come to the big city and throw down with the East Side's finest. This may be as good as it gets before your knee finally blows. Will we welcome them to the hospitable confines of our li'l gym? Will we do it up right, with clean shirts and coffee and donuts? You betcha!

This Very Special Episode (again, you can— well, you know) of hoops at St. John's is tentatively scheduled for Easter Saturday, April 3. Stay tuned for confirmation. Meanwhile, please let me know if you will or will not be playing tomorrow, jus' reg'lar. We tip off at 8:00 a.m., as usual.

Friday, February 05, 2010

Twit!

Finally tweeting! Wow, this is super easy!! Thanks for f0llowing me!

I confess I get Moby and Beck mixed up.

Dave, I got your email about the mee-- Shoot, wrong window.

@veseldahl No, I am totally tweeting on my blog!! Not costing me a cent!! RT this.

In interview after interview drivers mention hitting the breaks to no avail. People: Shift. The. Car. Into. Neutral. #toyotarecall

@Etz Saw you pulling into TR this a.m. Shouldn't you be getting to work earlier?

@Yaeger3939 Reserving "Hostile Word Salad" as title of my upcoming Frank Zappa biography. Thank you.

For sale: Baby shoes, never worn. http://goo.gl/FSsN #hemingway #literaryrumors

#mattthurber Latest MRI looks good! No changes in last 3 months. See you at Humor to Fight the Tumor 2010.

@starbury Glad to hear you are big in Taiyuan. http://goo.gl/gUTW

Still reeling. 12 men in the huddle?? #vikes #heartbreak

R.I.P. Timothy McSweeney http://goo.gl/djdS #keekley

Hey, Sweetie. Do you need me to pick up anything on the way ho-- Argh. Did it again.

Headline: Gay Unloads Way Too Soon (SFW) http://goo.gl/Ux3b #dowding

#hoops #sjh Playing ball tomorrow? Let me know. RT this.

Tuesday, February 02, 2010

Tuesday morning, February 2

Reflections on the early morning traffic:

Car in the ditch
Car in the ditch
Lookin' like a fool with your car in the ditch

With the phone at your mouth
Car turned sideways
Trooper at your window
Call yourself a cool cat
Lookin' like a fool
Drivin' downtown now your car's in the ditch

Get it out, hey!
Get your car out the ditch
Lookin' like a fool
Drivin' talkin' with your car in the ditch

Get it out, hey!
Get your car out the ditch
Lookin' like a fool with your car in the ditch