Holy ShnikesT-Cats Tied for 11th Place!!!

Yesterday I got the call. Turns out the scores were in and the Cats did take three games last week!!! This puts the Cats into 11th place with three other squads. "Our main goal is to crack the top ten...and get laid," said R. Base, team fashion guru. Not a particularly easy task with some quality teams and brutally unattracktive women at the lanes.

This week started off like any other week, with the T Cats sucking significantly in the first game. SMurphDogg said "at one point during the 5th frame I nearly swallowed my tongue...we were that bad." This reporter for one, has no idea what he is talking about.

The second was an entirely different kind of flying alltogether (bonus points if you know the movie). Adomo aka Sir Pees a Lot, took home MVP honors for a wonderful series and also for popping the proverbial cherry, with the teams 1st 200+ game this season. Adomo's thoughts "it turns out I may be the best bowler in the universe." Bold statement, as we have yet to explore the entire universe for talented bowlers.

The third was all smurphdogg, ripping a 210, as we beat our opponent, The Big Easy , by 80 + pins. TC, the captain of Big Easy thanked us for the ass kicking (true story), and returned to his shanty with his tail between his legs. This may have also been because he was wearing a pink shirt that said "Don't laugh this is your girlfriends shirt."

A side note, the foot fault buzzers were on for some reason tonight, however do to lack of physical body control and alcohol consumption, the two squads decide not to obey law 1018 A of the USBF bylaws (it is quite possible I made that up).

Do to finals, the Cats were unable to visit Bernies after the game, but made plans to make Melania's (Adomo's special lady friend) b-day shindig Sat. night a joint party with the T Cats, we are now in 11th place party. I am sure she will be psyched. Our main concern is fitting the two party titles on the same banner. It will look something like this...Happy B day Melania oh and congrats on 11th place T-cats, with recent impressive showings.

This is Joey B... out.

Craziness

There I was minding my own business, being useless after a day of gorging myself and I get a flyer in the mail. It is one of those missing persons flyers. I look at the digitalized enhancement due to age, and I know this person!!! It is a friend of a friend. So after some deliberation, and speaking with Mr.P. Romano and Ms. Volcanic Eruptions, I have decided to call the hotline. At first I figured she is happy, and why disturb something that works. But now I am thinking about the family that lost their child, (at the age of 8), the person I know is now 27. And besides it says if you seen this person, not are you certain, and what is going to happen in the future. I will keep you posted on the results.

Quote of the Week

Enjoy yourself. It's later than you think.

-Chinese Proverb


Carpe Diem





Hope everyone had a lovely holiday.

DVD MOVIE REVIEW

Just finished watching Batman Begins, and the new Willy Wonka movie. My thoughts...

Best Batman movie ever. Not that that says much as we have had a string of formulaic Batman's with litte redeeming value, however I thought this one was well done. It shows why Batman was afraid of Bats, what happened to his parents, how he trained and a glimps into the future life of the masked hero. I was pleasantly surprised at its focus, the fight sequences, and it message. Oh, and Katie Homes did not look too shabby. So, Ms. Homes if you are reading this, as soon as you get fed up with Scientology, give me a jingle. I give it 4.25 stars out of 5.

Now, to Willy Wonka, slightly better than I thought it would be. I did not have high hopes, as remakes generally suck, but I found it entertaining. I also must say that I am a huge fan of the original, so creative and one of the best childrens movies of all time.The critics panned Johnny Depp for being so weird, but I thought he did a decent job. It was clear that Mr. Burton was headed in a different direction from the original, with his focus on Mr. Wonka's history and childhood. I also enjoyed and did not see the twist coming at the end. Overall I give it 3.5 Wonka bars out of 5.

Happy early Thanksgiving!! ! More reviews to follow.

Thundercats Bowl Blind (not literally)

Due to the upcoming holiday, the cats bowled blind today. R. Base commented "Bowling against yourself is like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife."

Hard to tell the if the cats took two of three or all three until next week, when we find out who our enemy's bowled. But I will say this R. Base took home MVP honors in the first, more than making up for my sorry ass. In the second, the team came together to bowl well above our average, and in the third we bowled off the chain, with everyone getting strikes in the 6th frame.

Not much eventful happened as there were no other teams on the lane. Smurph Dogg got his groove back and commented that bowling blind "is like running in a tunnel with your shoes untied, when your not sure where the tunnel ends. What I am trying to say is that it is weird." That certainly is one way to look at it.

Thanksgiving Quotes of the Week

First the pessimistic- "Happy We-Stole-Your-Land-And-Killed-Your-People-Day."
-A toast from the movie Sweet November

A bit lighter- "Gluttony and surfeiting are no proper occasions for thanksgiving.
-Charles Lamb-1892
-"I couldn't agree less." E.H.M.C, Salty Ball International Federation of Competitive Eaters Championship Runner Up, 2005

My girlfriend occasionally finds me pessimistic, so I have come up with my own quote which says "There is a fine line between pessimism and reality." Joey Budafuco

-By this I mean, you can always put a negative spin on everything. So I think it is important to keep your eyes open to exactly what goes on around you in the world, and respond to these actions accordingly, while at the same time maintaining a positive outlook. This is no easy task. But I suppose it is good to have goals.

9 of last 12

What is the deal with the Cats not getting it together in the 1st game? For the second week in a row the cats looked lifeless as they took to the hard wood against the pocket fuzz. This time the cats were actually giving up pins (16). This was a first and said to the rest of the competition "lets see who sucks the most."

However, not to be detered by the Ackerman family the Cats rebound to take the next two, bringing their recent record to 9 and 12 and dare I say a streak. "We can almost see the light at the top of the basement," said R. Base.

The first game the cats only dropped by 8 pins. Pop and Son (the mechanic) Ackerman stole the win after a poor T Cat perfomance all around. The second brought a dramatic 35 pin shift of events as it was an early Thanksgiving with turkey time in the 10th for E e e e e e E Unit. The 3rd was All T. Pena bowling the high game of the series a 181. Honorable mention going to Murph Dogg for getting his act together and breaking a 100 two out of three games. R. Base continues to be the best dressed bowler on the tour. He was sporting a Ricky Martinesque white tight shirt. The only problem I had with this is that he was almost too attractive.

A bizzare event took place in the 3rd as Big Lance lost his mellon for a second and threw chalk down on the floor and chucked a chalk bottle into the stands. The league office was called, rabid fans were gassed like a WTO protest and order was restored. Bowling = Passion.

No Charles in Charge after the match as winning is now habitual.

I'm the Big wiener!!!

My office pool hit big last night as the winning lotto numbers were announced. We will be splitting the 8 dollars we won 26 ish ways. If anyone knows some good investment opportunities let me know.

Universal Life Church in Modesto, CA

Found out on the radio this morning that Tony Danza and I are both ordained by the same church... Good to know. Check in out at www.ulc.org. You too can be ordained in minutes. I also want to let people know I am currently rather booked, but still have some slots left for weddings and funerals. I don't do circumcisions. Bad experience I don't want to talk about.

Quote of the Week

"Men for the sake of getting a living forget to live."
-Margaret Fuller




Why is it stopping and smelling the roses seems like a simple enough concept but is very difficult to do. I realized recently, that between work, school and family life I have had trouble calming my body down, even when I do have free time. I believe this is some form of sickness. However, I am determined to change this. There are moments of free time throughout the busiest day. The rest room, driving in the car, showering. Today and every day I will stay upbeat, optimistic, progressive, and keep stress to a minimum. Three deep breaths a day and every day.

Controversy, Base, and Victory (and Charles in Charge)

Coming into this weeks contest many questions were unanswered. Was last weeks Cats sweep a freak of nature, an anomaly if you will? Could the Thunderpurrers raise their level and play with some consistency? Would they climb out of the basement past the road runners? How could they bowl and still be so ridiculously good looking at the same time?

Game one began with some heated controversy. Three weeks ago the league had a meeting and decided that practice would begins at 9 and 9:15 would begin match play. At 9 ten 3/4's of the Cats were not present, and General Signs insisted on starting. Bad blood nearly boiled over as MurphDogg called General Signs out saying "All you pieces of monkey shit better watch your back. I know when your home and when your not. I can pick most locks with a credit card. They was asleep they didn't know we's was in the house." A confused General Signs team had no comment at press time.

With the lack of practice, the cats lost the first by a large margin, behind individual effort from B0b "my pants are painted on and evidently I have an oil slick on my head" and courageous play behind Sam "Fred Flinstone."

The second was a different story as Tob Base "the one who knows about things blew saying "Get on my back Gent's and I will take you to the promise land." This after a heated closed team meeting in between games one and two. Cats win in a close one.

In the third, Joey B. Decided to show up rolling a 185. The cats had an excellent 9th and 10th frame to finish those silly sign cheating bastards.

Cats have now one 5 of their last 6. Naturally, they cats went to Bamboo Bernies and yes Charles in Charge was played.

In a side note, I am not certain when Thundercats apparel will be available. We are hoping to have them in time for the Holidays. Stay tuned. Also mad shout outs to the T Cat groupies that came last night (C. "DD's" and B. "mustaches rule.")

Quote of the Week

Happiness is a large, loving, close-knit family in another city."
-George Burns

The Sweep Felt Round the Word

"Hey, we should win all three every week." A simple statement at best, but one the resounded throughout the Thundercats organization after the T-Cats first sweep over A and H (Ardvarks and hammers, I actually have no idea what that stands for.)

The Cardiac Cats blew out A and H in the 1st and squeaked out nail bitters in the second and third. In the second those fools from the T Cats refused to mark in the tenth and nearly pissed away the lead, but were able to hang on. In the third, team cats blew up in the final frames to seal the deal.

A local hippie was heard saying "Like, I dig those cats man. They may not be the best team out there, but there drinkin beers and haven't fun, and generally speaking stickin it to the man." Watch out whitey.

The cats left the Thunderdome to soccer stadium cheers of "Ole ole ole oleeeeeee, ole ole." Next stop Bamboo Bernies to continue the celebration. Highlight of the party was once again a mean acoustic version of the "Charles in Charge" theme song. Feel free to sing along at home "Charles in Charge of our days and our nights. Charles in charge or our wrongs and our rights. And I see... I want charles in charge of me."

Overall a strong team effort, the first sweep of many. Road runners be aware and you may desire to check your head. Dont' look in the rear view mirror, caus the cats are coming to get you. Hoooooooo! This is Joey B..... out.