Archive for October, 2008
Is that… Scott Bakula? WTF!?!
It’s not The Forum, but for one night, the Oak Square Y was the place to be seen. Leading the cavalcade of stars was none other than Scott Bakula. Small world, no? Would you believe it’s been 20 years since Quantum Leap? Turns out one of his kids lives in Oak Square and mixes drinks at a local establishment. I would be more specific, but there are weirdos out there and I don’t want to give away too much. This blog is on the Internets ya know. It was an interesting night of Y Hoops to say the least. Anyway, for the ladies, I’ve collected some glam shots of Scott.
As many of you may know, Kevin Smith’s new movie “Zack and Miri make a porno” opens today. His movies are hit or miss, in my opinion. But, this one was filmed in Pittsburgh! Woo-hoo! It also stars Elizabeth Banks. You may remember her from a previous post as I praised her work in the Webby Award winning Wainy Days. Here are three clips starring Miss Banks. Don’t miss the last clip, which features some PR endorsed girl-on-girl action. There’s also a guy in it that looks like a spooky Aubrey Love. See if you can pick him out.
PRs rout Dumpy Drawers, clinch berth
The Pocket Rockets (remember them?) clinched a berth in the D-I Gold Playoffs last week by routing Dumpy Drawers, 48-20. This week, the D-I East crown is on the line as the PRs face undefeated Beer Factor at 11 a.m. at McKinney Park in Brighton.
The PRs used multiple formations, a strong running game and opportunistic defense to blow the game open after Dumpy tied the game 6-6 in the early going. Everyone got into the act on offense… Damian “Hands” Berry scored two touchdowns. Steady Freddy was open on nearly every play. Danny should have had an interception return for a touchdown on the game’s first series, but he mysteriously stepped out of bounds. No matter, he scored on a deep out-and-up later in the first half. Meredith was solid all around… except perhaps that series late in the game when she took over at QB. Game ball goes to Jos, who had an interception, put good pressure on the QB all day, scored a couple of TDs/conversions and had about 75 yards rushing. Oh, I almost forgot Uncle Ron. No scores. No picks. Save a fourth-down catch early in the game, he was invisible.
Afterward, me, Danny, Kimberly, Uncle Ron and Freddie went to the Bus Stop for food and beers. Danny & Ron had the Bus Stop Burger (not terrible), Kimberly had the grilled chicken sandwich (didn’t finish) and I had the turkey club (pretty good, actually). Because it was such a nice day, Ronnie, Freddie and I went to Newton Commonwealth for a slower-than-expected 9 holes. Freddie birdied the first two… then he came back to earth. Ron and I never got off the ground.
Y hoops update
Uncle Ron and Freddie’s Fig Newton is tied for first place at 4-2 with Mere’s Old and In the Way. The Misplaced Apostrophe’s (Vegas & Steph) will heretofore be known as No Lead Is Safe after blowing 16-point and 13-point leads in consecutive week’s. Jos’s squad, Lacks Initiative, tallied its first win last week. Tonight’s featured matchup: Fig Newton vs. Misplaced Apostrophe’s. Speaking of Y-hoops…. Matthew Sweet played the Paradise on Monday. Rock!
A brief lifestyle note: Uncle Ron and I have closed the Drop the last three Wednesday nights. Anyone point us to an AA meeting?
Election update
Election Day is Nov. 4. Don’t forget to vote. McBama has some kind of infomercial running on CBS, NBC/MSNBC and Fox tonight. Big whoop. I went to Ralph Nader’s Boston rally last Saturday. Like I said, I’ve seen more folks in the stands for a Y hoops game, but it was totally worth it. He set a new world record for campaigning. Here’s an excellent article by William Greider, one of America’s best political journalists, on why Nader is running… and why seemingly intelligent people like me support him. Besides, McBama doesn’t have enough experience… so says The Onion.
Quickie how we got here update
After escaping the opener against Sunday Funday, the PRs went into a funk against Hale and Dorr. Uncle Ron would like me to point out that HE showed up ready to play. The rest of us did not. Mere set a record for dropped passes, and I threw the ball everywhere but in a catchable spot. Yipes.
We rebounded the next week against With Ourselves, though I honestly can’t recall much from that game. Meh.
The following week the brave PRs took the field without their fearless leader… and Tony… and managed to hang in there… down 13-12 at halftime (who’d a thunk a Steph/Freddie combo would yield better results than Chris Simmons?). I arrived just in time (after driving 462 miles and getting a speeding ticket) to jump-start the offense. Apparently Jackie had the game of her life in the first half… but I’m giving everyone a share of the game ball for that game. We won, 27-26, and made an impressive defensive stand late to preserve the win.
Halloween Parties update
As many of you know, Mere is having her annual Masquerade Madness party this Friday… 141 Pearl Street in Boston. I’ll be there… need a Beirut partner, tho. (Oh, and if there’s gonna be a Hooters girl there… it won’t be me. Still have the outfit… and the boobs… if anyone needs them.)
And the following night, Tony and Mindy are hosting their own spooky party… 16 Newcomb Rd in Stoneham. A party in the burbs? Yipes, that is scary!
Timeout for funny stuff
Just to remind you that I haven’t lost my sense of humor, even though the country is going to hell….
In journalism school, I was taught that “dog bites man” is not news… ah, but “man bites dog,” that’s news! What about “man pees on dog?”
Question: If the Bus Stop served a 15-pound burger, would Uncle Ron eat it? If not, this guy is ready.
More later… gotta get ready to drop Fig Newton. No homework this week!
