It is great to see some people with a social conscious that do instead of think. Being proactive for social change is a concept that is widely pondered and rarely enacted...I am now not only excited, but proud to be a part of an event that has such leadership.

Finally saw the 05 DVD last night. It's really easy to spot yourself when you are wearing one of these.


http://4imgs.com/301/x/PG013_FULL.jpg

Still have a lot left to watch. Nice putt, Bard.

Jason,
If you have time for that much deep thinking, you must not be working hard enough! ;)

Hello All,

Thank you for the kind words. I am just now getting acclimated to the I-don't-need-to-sleep-to-post methodology that Jason has been using to his bereft benefit for years.

Two quick things:

1. Audrey's first disc that she wanted to hold was an InnColor Champion Classic Roc from the 04 MSDGC.

2. I am running the PDGA BoD as Communications Director. Steve's BoD Resume (http://www.marshallstreetdiscgolf.com/images/dodge4cd.pdf)

3. Here she is this morning (after pooping into three wet wipes while I was trying to change her)
http://www.msdgc.com/images/Audrey_0314.jpg

Now, seeing as it is well after 4:00, I am going to bed.

Steve you definitely have a slightly different look nowadays. I'd call it "Far Away Zombie," you know, if you had a list of looks, sort of like colors on the paint chart. Our house: "Winter Mauve." True.

When you reach "Zombie with Inadvertant Drooling," I'll know it's time to learn how to update the homepage. The rest you've already set us up nicely with.

You'll be great as Communications Director, though I'm not sure you're seeking -- or should seek -- my endorsement. I will say that you're still a freaking genius and a pleasure to work with and really funny AND fun and definitely definitely go for it.

But such issues are minor compared to the following announcement, concerning the 2006 MSDGC:

The Table Talk Pie-Eating Contest will be ONE small pie for time, with prelims and five-person finals. So you only have to eat two pies max.

We're prepared to justify this decision.

After three rehearsals, it was determined that eating the second pie was pretty painful. The first pie takes at least 30 seconds, which we happily invite contestants to disprove. But don't wait for actual proof; begin speculation immediately.

Furthermore, the only time we can hold this event, with our schedule, is AFTER dinner Saturday. We don't want anyone to get sick. We see the essense of this competition as the ability to scarf down a pie completely as fast as possible. There are people who can run 200 meters faster than anyone's going to scarf a 4-inch pie. I see neck hairs bristling on certain to-be-shaved heads at that assertion, but we tweak where we think tweaking is needed. It'll be okay we'll make everything okay. We of course encourage all comments.

I'm gonna crush your 30-second estimation. I'm lookin' to run the 3 minute mile of TT pie eatin' contests...under 18 seconds...hell I might go for 15 if Schweb even looks at me funny.

/msgboard/images/graemlins/ooo.gif funny enuff for ya

Hey are you TThat guy "TThe Pro" on the new Real World Raleigh? :D

Hey are you TThat guy "TThe Pro" on the new Real World Raleigh? :D

Y Yes I am

Only 150 more days. WOOHOO!

GET THE WIDGET! (http://www.tripledisc.com/preview/MSDGC/MSDGCcountdown.wdgt.zip)

.....149....................

buncha post hores.

King Post Ho

....136?......

when are you guys gonna let me in?

come on I am #2 on the list!



So I am a Junior in college and attended an information thing on an internship next year in DC yesterday. The fall session starts when my school starts, which will be the day after the MSDGC. I thought, s#!T guess I can't do that...since I would have to miss the MSDGC.

Maybe you can get in the pie eating contest thru the Thursday Last 5 Standing quailifier :D

Nice to see the youth of today have their priorities straight! :cool:

Maybe you can get in the pie eating contest thru the Thursday Last 5 Standing quailifier :D



Wait I have to get on a wait list for that too!

I guess I have missed a ton not being on here much the past couple months.

David Feldberg has won the Frizzak Open spot. Which moves Clayton Davidson off the waiting list.

I have updated the player ratings. Walter Haney and Avery Jenkins are tied for the fourth and final Ace Skins spot with a rating of 1019. Any ties after the final ratings update before the MSDGC will be broken by order of finish at the 2006 Pro Worlds.

Audrey Kaye Dodge, our 2 month old, is the Earle Anthony of mini putting.

Steve Brinster has won the Sap Bucket Open MSDGC Affiliate spot. Congrats to Steve on some great shooting.

Since Steve was already registered for the MSDGC, one spot opens up and this moves Luke Butch into the tourney.

Welcome aboard Luke.

YAAAAAAYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!



thanks Brinster!



now I can start official pie eating preperations.

Feldberg will not be in aTTendance at the MSDGC this year since he will be going over to Europe to compete in some BIG events over there.

Bard has emailed me (yesterday) that Dave is going to Europe. Dave has not yet confirmed this with us. As soon as he does, Michael Johansen will be offered the Frizzak Open spot. Good luck Dave, kick some butt. And welcome Michael. Come up here and beat Schwebbie again. :D

cool. another person to split the escalating price of gas for the trip from Charlotte.

Congrats to Courtney Peavy on her win at the Texas Women's Championship. Courtney will be coming back to the MSDGC - free of charge!

I have also uploaded the proposed estimated payout tables for the 2006 MSDGC:

http://www.msdgc.com/players_payout.html

SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEETT

WHAT!

an approximate payout posted months ahead of a tournament! :eek:


I never thought that was possible! ;)

BUTT, this is Marshall STTreeTT, you mullet

MJ will be going with his fellow teammate on Tacodisc......me. We have similar rode trip interests. :D

guess you forgot about me... your original road buddy? or have I been cast asunder?

Tossed away to the side of the road in the ditch like so much Discraft plastic and MTL's game.

:-D

you can adjust those figures of the payout table...cuz my $100 was just added :D Hurry up AM WORLDS and be over so I can play some golf and hopefully get my rating in that ACE SKINS level before the tourney. ;)

I'M IN!!!!!

MAYBE in '07 the RED SAWKS will be home during this event... ;) ... I Sure would LOVE to see that old crappy dilapidated stadium they call FENWAY!!!!

Not forgotten Matt. We will have a CLEAR list of approved and disapproved topics prior to departure for conversational purposes. I'm a little concerned that hippieboy may talk us to death before we cross the Mason-Dixon. :D

It's ok, I've got Sirius radio, with Howard Stern, Raw Dog comedy, Playboy radio, and all sorts of musical choices. But for some reason, all the classic rock and jam band stations were unexplicably blocked. :D:confused:

Sox Schmox. We've got the Worcester Tornadoes!

http://www.worcestertornadoes.com/schedule/?month=08&year=2006

Bring on the Sussex Skyhawks! Grandma's in.

Should I be embarassed that based on the video Grandma is a MUCH better putter than I am?

Not at all, Grandma has mad disc skillz!!!

Grandma has a new hip, new teeth, and improved vision.

The $6,000,000 G.

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Officially, I was banned for personal attacks on PDGA staff. My first thought was, oh, so Nick is NOT on the PDGA staff, since Jeff is not banned. There had to be more.

My research brought me deep into the Bulgarian Mafia, which, as it turns out, is closely aligned with the Masons. No, not the Masons of Da Vinci Code fame, but Joe and Matilda and their three kids. The Masons, the ones who live down the street with the gawd awful pink flamingoes on that patch of crabgrass they call a lawn.

It gets complicated.

To quickly gloss over getting nabbed breaking and entering -- technically -- into Terry Calhoun's house in a desperate quest for information on The Skull, the disc Innova has been sitting on the way gas companies have been sitting on the 80-mile-a-gallon carburetor since the 1950s. It's a cruel world we live in folks.

The Skull isn't a little more aerodynamic or a little more understable or overstable or has just a little better glide at the end of its flight. No, the Skull takes the laws of physics and folds them into a slingshot like James Edward Olmos making origami in Blade Runner.

Essentially, the Skull makes the Wraith and the Surge seem like guts discs with big doggie teeth marks going right through, like the hand of a stranger patting Pierre.

The Skull, while being the greatest disc ever, ruins everything.

So skipping ahead to the penultimate act of our narrative, here I am in front of the hooded tribunal in a dark cave lit with torches that make that crack pipe lighter woooooshhhhhh the whole time.

Theo Pozzy is presiding, Rhett is taking notes, the Masons have made cookies, and the cloaked BoD is assembled round Rob Tatro's Poker Table. I'm summoned, and a sinking fear much like when you suspect you've swallowed the orange salamander you had put into your mouth to freak your niece out with engulfs me. You have a red eft in your esophagus and you're trying to think of what to say.

Theo Pozzy clears his throat, looks troubled, and begins the proceedings against me thus:

"Mr. Southwick, we have not brought you here for your Internet ramblings, as entertaining as they may be. We have brought you here because we need you -- some would say desperately -- we need your skills as a writer."

�Really.� The future seemed brighter already.

�Yes,� Theo says, �After perusing your posts and discussing your ability to get under people�s skin we had Chuck Kennedy write up a program that rates writing ability. You scored off the charts, with a 1080 writer rating. Steve Dodge was above average with a 982, but you get penalized for misuse of its and it�s and they�re and their and there big time. You lose 20 points just for writing �a lot� as one word. We use your 10 most classic posts together with your best 17 out of 20 recent ones. It�s pretty scientific.�

�Wow,� I manage, the red eft creeping up my throat, my brain locked on a little scene to the side of things: Jeff LaGrassa and Nick Kight are playing cribbage on a little table, and laughing and having a good time. What IS this place?

�Yeah, you demonstrated correct use of the semi-colon in three of four possible ways, and your use and non-use of commas was exemplary, plus your write-arounds on swear words was clear and concise.

�So we�ve discussed it with Innova, Bulgaria, the Masons � they DID bring the cookies � the PEE DEE G Ayyy, and we�re willing to let bygones be yo mama and all that jazz. But there�s a condition: You must rewrite the PDGA Constitution, and you must coordinate with the BoD on what to write, and your writing will be subject to nebulous approval."

�Okay," I stammer. "Is that all?�

�No,� continues Theo, clearly warming to the task.

�You also have to rewrite all the sanctioning agreements and players code of conduct.�

�I accept. You got a deal,� I say, slapping myself hard enough on the forehead to cause the recent lobotomy scars to bleed, though pretty sure no one noticed.

And Theo begins, and ends, with �So let us declare all good, and wish success on Marshall Street and the Kennebec Disc Golf Association. Make it so.�

"Is there any kind of payment?" I ask.

"Just knowing you've contributed," says Theo.

I'm down with that baby.

�to be continued

Congrats to Mike Dussault on his Borderland Spring Fling victory! He has won an MSDGC Affiliate spot into the tourney. And has opened up a spot for Cuzz!

I think people get a pretty good sense of how we are at Marshall Street. We try to be fair...yeah okay there are glitches. But c'mon, we won't really know what we're doing for two or three years.

Some things we have convictions about, and as delicately as I can muster, we don't much like pot splitting before the competition is over. Skins seems particularly susceptible, and I ask our competitors to honor our hard work, and compete honestly.

We've pulled off the amazing feat of selling 53 tee signs. Fifty-three. I sold two in under a minute just last week, but in general when I say "we" I mean Steve Dodge. How about that guy?

We didn't do all this to have great players PLAY. We want to watch them, immortalize them on video, COMPETING. We're so sorry there has to be losers. I don't mean that.

And past is past. We understand there's a history of splits in disc golf, partly because there's so little cash going round. But we're sensitive about this particular issue, so we'd greatly appreciate it if the golfers at the msdgc would respect our wishes, and play for the money straight up.

The other thing is silly, but believe it or not, occupies my mind. No, it's too silly. Okay okay okay. We have an above-ground pool now, between the house and DDC court. We request that all msdgc players using the pool -- you're all invited -- do not push people around the pool area. No throwing people into the pool, no wrestling people around the pool area, no flying drop-kicks. The pool area is a no pushy-push zone. So that's pretty silly.

Hey the guards are gone and they won't be back for five minutes. Threw the Skull 1800 feet today, yeah ate teen hundred it's not a typo. It was at the terraces here at Pyramids. The BOTTOM of the terraces from below the Worcester Airport runway, far far away. Threw it into the parking lot after deflecting off Rick Belhumeur's Explorer.

No wonder the Bulgarians got involved. The Masons stumbled in luckily.

Hey, gotta go now quick but there's sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooo much more to say. Okay they're here but they do not suspect.

Pie eating at 8, one pie for time, two finalists playing off at a time determined by them, no pay-in. Strictly for stomach pride. Side betting of course allowed, even encouraged. I laugh inwardly -- or is it now outwardly? -- about how much faster I'm going to eat a TableTalk Pie faster than anyone. Twice.

100 days & counting . . . :D

OS X USERS GET THE WIDGET! (http://www.tripledisc.com/preview/msdgc/MSDGCcountdown.wdgt.zip)

100 days! Let the low-level panicking begin. I'm in the dormant phase of my paihhh training regimen, and we're well past the psycho-gastrointestinal trauma of the early 2-pie practices. I see Table Talk Paiiihhh, and I imagine devouring it. Using mental focus and one of the e-mail videos that Schwebie sent me as my computer screen's wallpaper, I am developing explosive eating power. If you're scared you might as well just admit it now.

In other news, received an e-mail from a top touring pro today discussing something I said about 2006 MSDGC code of conduct. We remain adamant. Absolutely, under no circumstances, will there be diving off the roof into the pool. Did you know that a five-foot pool only has four and a half feet of water!

Maybe I should just list all of "Jason's Bad Rooools" right now, to be up front.

1) Please no dogs. Pyramids recently went no dogs -- a hideously painful decision but not an unnecessary one. We make one exception, and that is any dog that attended the last MSDGC. We can handle a couple dogs for one weekend, just please don't leave them in where we gotta hear them bark the whole round.

2) No splitting pots, either in skins or for first place. There are no ties for first place.

3) No pushing in the pool area. We've seen bad injuries. We're not so much liable as we are responsible for the health and safety of the players at our tournament.

4) RVs can't have electricity, and should park at Maple Hill. Again, we have room for all RVs that were at Pyramids last year to have their same spots at Pyramids this year, and maybe still one electrical outlet, but electricity is sketchy at this point, and was already shorting out last year. We also have camping space concerns. Generators are strictly prohibited.

5) To camp at Pyramids you must be playing in the tournament, or on staff. We request that if you must bring a guest you ask first.

6) No cleats on the DDC Court.

7) And the all-time classic: Don't pat Pierre. Okay pat him if he wants to be patted but just once and quickly and on the head. Then don't pat him again. He's bitten three NEFA Presidents -- not Kelley, but I'm one, Steve Hartwell and John Hart; the only NEFA Administrator Rick Williams; Kyle Enman like five times, Bob, too; and about 20 other people, including several women. We're talking in most cases about no blood, just a nip with maybe a scrape, but often a telltale canine pucture wound bleeds, and we have to show rabies shot records.

To summarize, don't pat Pierre, or reach under tables where he's sitting.

But we're psyched to have you. We like being surrounded by frisbee players, not just at this tournament but pretty much whenever it's light out, and sometimes long afterwards, till well past 9:30.

All rules are subject to change, except for the ones listed above. So much to do remains, along with so little clue as to how to do it. Yeehaa.

The Skull is talking and it says shut up now. Shut up. Okay Skull, I'll shut up, but you tell me why are right arm, the one I throw you with, is glowing. There's only one way to end this:

Mikey Kernan prison break
Let my people go
Criticism good you know

pretty sure i patted pierre a bunch of times last year, no harm done. maybe the dog is just a good judge of character?



LET MIKEY GO!!!!

Or maybe your hand tastes like sh**?

lol

um

Haha

doh

Continuing the narrative of the Skull and the PDGA meeting in the cave

I figure if I can bring the PDGA Documentation up to a 850 Chuck Kennedy PDGA Writing Rating, right there it�s a hundred point improvement. If whole passages � documents even � can be discarded in favor of total rewrites. I can pretty much guarantee a 950 rating. One thing that�s really dumb about PDGA documentation: It doesn�t so much get rewritten as massaged. You can�t �massage� a document.

But I digress. We were at the PDGA in the cave meeting, and Theo seems to be done, so I�m outta there, and I got some writing to do and it�s all cool but the one way out, the way I�m headed fast like I just shoplifted expensive sunglasses is blocked by Terry �The Pirate� Calhoun, fully attired in special ops camouflage issue, and sporting a mean-looking scimitar, a big bladed thing from the Middle Ages.

�Hmmmr,� says Theo, clearing his throat, and pulling a Columbo. �One more thing��

I knew it was coming, and I eyed Terry. It was a pretty weird scene; they weren�t letting me out yet.

�We need your Skull,� says Theo, growing a couple inches with the words, like he meant it and that was that. The hammer falling, the bell tolling, the very last putt of the tournament. Ching.

�I will have to get that to you. Actually, I will go get it for you right now,� I say. But they�re still not letting me go. Terry�s doing a couple Bruce Lee practice swipes with the scimitar, and though the situation is approaching the proverbial boiling point, there is no worry, not yet.

We gotta back way up, to the early 1970s. It�s a weird thing that happened. At a wedding in California a couple of young rebels spiked the punch with peyote, and in underground frisbee lore this punch has gone down historically as the Dunipace-Adler Punch, the one that gave birth to the breakthrough that had to be buried forever. The Skull, the disk that allowed for throws of up to half a mile. Four were made. Through a series of seemingly astronomical coincidences, I wound up with one.

To put it into perspective, I walk out my door, and from the DDC court, I throw the Skull with a little anheizer over Holes 14, 15 and 16 at Pyramids, over Marshall St, over Steve�s house, over t o Maple Hill. Hole 17, over 16. over the big pines over 7 and 8 and into the pond dagnabit. Luckily the Skull not only floats, it comes to shore. Um, that�s not entirely true. I swam out into the middle of that murky pond for my Skull at midnight late in August of 2004. Cam Todd held the flashlight.

The Skull isn�t so much a tool for playing disc golf as one for deciding how far you�re going to walk the dogs.

950 writing rating? The Skull and I scoff at 950 writing.

And with that, the secret is out. My Skull speaks to me. I will just say that once, and hope it gets lost in seas of meaningless threads. My Skull speaks to me. There, another rule broken.

So all my friends and family and all the people who give a hoot are looking at me sideways for awhile and the few who love me the most come straight up and tell me I�m done gone off the deep end, and I smile back and say yes yes I love you too but people can�t you come up with something ORIGINAL. Big frowns all around. They�re not getting into THIS trip, my little SKULL trip. Heck with them.

My beautiful, wonderful Skull. My precious sex times heroin.

My Skull speaks to me. It�s telling me to tell everybody something. I�m too mature to say it, but it still makes me laugh. The Skull is so funny.

I pull the Skull out the back of my shorts over sweatpants and I hold it up to Theo and the BoD seated around the great oak table. �You mean this?�

The Skull says �Now or never,� and I roll it between Terry�s legs and as he bends down to look where the Skull is rolling and I sidestep him and 50 or 60 feet down a dark tunnel I grab the Skull still on the roll and we�re off and down running like the wind, gone with voices fading behind, gone like your first girlfriend�s virginity the weekend you were gone.

To be continued�

I don't know whether to be flattered or afraid that I'm included in this stream of unconsciousness...

Run Hippie, Run!

Jason,
you are truly one of the strangest fellows I have come across. I am anxiously awaiting the next chapter in your serial stream of consciousness.

First of all, I must confess I was sworn to secrecy, sworn to secrecy like you'd never ever tell or die a horrible death kind of secrecy. But people were drinking. Drinking heavily, and for some of us remembering is hard. I remember everything, and there's no being scared anymore.

Harold*. Harold has a Skull. And he knows who has the the other two...

*Last name withheld so as not to implicate one of the biggest names in disc golf

I see you've finally snapped Jason. Nifty.

Terry�s doing a couple Bruce Lee practice swipes with the scimitar


I always knew he was talented, but I am finding this part hard to believe

Luke, would I make stuff like this up?

On a more down-to-earth note, many thanks to Raymond Parrish of TripleDisc for volunteering to bring the pig and its roasting implements to this year's msdgc.

YESSSSS......OINK OINK baby.....We can give Cahill the farmers OYSTERS.....

Are you guys gone yet?

Run Hippie, Run!

Happy Birfday you Queen CiTTy mullet.

Jason,
Thanx for the kind words in the latest issue of Disc Golf Magazine. I hope Triple Disc can play an even more extensive part in this year's DVD than ever (that is, over and above teaching Steve how to power up the G5.)

Bring back interactive Pool Ball!!

You guys are gonna s*&! when you discover that the entire pig is sculpted out of tamari & kombu-infused seitan and adorned with a thin crispy skin of yuba. (Tommy D will love it!)

Except, of course, for the "mountain oysters", which have been generously donated by (and from) Jason himself (he figgered he'd never use 'em again, anyway) and are reserved for Schwebbie's Table Talk warmups.

Bring on whateva, I will dominaTTe wiTThouTT hesiTTaTTion

Vegan pig. I like it.

Maple Hill is shaping up with Fly18 rubber going on many maybe already most and perhaps pretty soon all the 34 or 35 tee pads. Had a big D-Tier at Maple Hill just yesterday and the glow of my victory (which I shared with Brent for 9th place) still lingers. It was a wondrous day, with Brinster and the Frizzaks and Po Boys coming and camping and motivating us to new DDC heights. Thanks for making the trip guys.

Thanks to Steve Dodge for TDing and for creating another fantastic event, and for being the driving force with Tom Southwick behind the making of the course.

And this new Sparks drink...it may be the devil. Not sure.

Jason,
Thanx for the kind words in the latest issue of Disc Golf Magazine. I hope Triple Disc can play an even more extensive part in this year's DVD than ever (that is, over and above teaching Steve how to power up the G5.)

Bring back interactive Pool Ball!!



No problem, you guys are the best. Triple Disc, WITH a space, got it. Triple Disc. No poolball this year, as we're making time for live music and pie eating. That doesn't sound right, does it? Hmmm. Can't see a way to fit it in and do it justice, though I'd like to have a big straight race down Hole 1 but it'd be tough to fit it anywhere we're so action packed it's ridiculous. Our long-range plan is to not have poolball in 2006, but to CONCENTRATE on it in 2007. Long-range hype.

The Skull says this tournament is developing a mind of its own, getting out of hand nuts, but unfortunately the European PDGA Major is the same weekend and a bunch of studs are going to that. Sniff.

Hey, more pie for us.

Poolball 2007 (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3163263343187879320)

Wait till about 5:30 in....

EE Dah Co La Seh Lee-chee!

We've developed certain beer tenets here at Pyramids, the Marshall Street party spot, where we've adopted a strict gotta have a keg of Pabst, too, routine. Pabst Blue Ribbon. If you've seen Blue Velvet, Pabst Blue Ribbon is already indelibly etched in your mind. And it's great beer; how do you think it won the Blue Ribbon? Plus, it's the very cheapest keg beer, which puts it yet in another special category. It's like $50 a keg. At our events here lately we've been going with something special first, tapped at noon. At Pyramids 17, won by Dr. Doug, we had Bershire Black & Tan. It was tasty, and filling. Later we swilled the keg of the lighter Pabst, killing it by 7. There was a 30-pack run and, instead of DDC, at the behest of Daniel Marcus, we played guts till dark.

For the MSDGC we'll follow future standard PDGA NT requirements, providing an eclectic mix of five or six kegs of very nice beer. Enough so no one goes thirsty. The single keg of Pabst will be the teaser, the tastiest and most refreshing, the one you might miss if you blink. Later it'll be "were you there for the Pabst? Wow that is the best beer EVER!"

Sam Adams something, and something dark, and some micro-pale ale. And something weird.

Funny thing is half my friends drink Bud outta da can and nothing else. Oh well.

Everybody wants to hear about The Skull and I almost hate talking about it. The Skull is actually MORE abrasive than I, though luckily it can't type.

The Skull has been talking to the other three Skulls via their built-in plasma transmitters. It's really quite a disc, putting all of today's cell phone/cameras to shame. For example, throwing a beat-up X2 at 52 miles per hour puts you in the pond on Hole 8 at Maple Hill, but 65 MPH is perfect.

But I digress.

For Bahstin beers, Harpoon is my fave, followed just north of the border by Red Hook. My brother from Medfid, has some connections to Harpoon, maybe I can see if a keg can be got. I've been to a couple Christmas parties at the brewery, It's a swell group of folks. Maybe you can invite them out for a free day of disc golf. You might spear them into a sponsorship. They aren't all big businessy like Sam Adams is these days...

For the MSDGC we'll follow future standard PDGA NT requirements, providing an eclectic mix of five or six kegs of very nice beer.



Yeah right. Maybe CTP prizes for tapping later...

I know you guys up north get your fill, but it is hard as heck to get Magic Hat or Otter Creek down here in the dirty south. It's like asking NASCAR fans to put a shirt on. We tend to roll with the Highland Brewing Co. in these parts. Any brewery that will let a bunch of disc golfers sit around in their basement and drink to no limit, is alright with me. Team Tasgall!

May I suggest for the Sam Adams to get the Oktoberfest if it's out by then? One of the best beers going, and late august, they just might have it out already.

Otter Creek (Middlebury VT) had an Oktoberfest style beer back in 1997, the last time I was living up there. Don't know anymore though.

I thought all New Englanders drink Naragansett, especially since they have a rebus puzzle on the Cap! I drank quite a number of "nasty-gansett's" while in College in NH..we also called them "Greenie Meanies". It was brewed in someone bathtub in RI. Try a case or two...and don't mind the bean ache the next morning!

I thought Gennessee Creme Ale's were the "Greenie Meenies"? Oh, and how bout the old beer that had concentration on the bottle caps? I can't believe I don't remember this. One more.....anybody rmember the Old Vienna Splits?

Ugh, Magic Hat is easily Vermont's worst brewery. That Circus Boy beer of theirs is disgusting.

The best breweries in Vermont are McNeill's in the south (Brattleboro) and Trout River in the northeast kingdom.

Northern "Greenie Meanies" are Naragansett...and southerners use Gennie cream.

And a concentration puzzle is called a rebus.

Whatever we had last year Friday night was awesome. What was that? And can you get it again?


So awesome that at 2am there were still some of us hanging out by the near empty keg on the porch.


I slept so good that night!

Hey, it's not like we can wash down every grinder we eat at the bubbler or with a 12-ounce tonic. I used to do Gansett before I found Schlitz. Friday nights we'd drink Green Death Private Stock, when we weren't pounding 40s of Colt Malt Liquor that is.

And what's wrong with Magic Hat Number 9, with its hint of apricot and full, fun flavor?

Whatever we had last year Friday night was awesome. What was that? And can you get it again?

So awesome that at 2am there were still some of us hanging out by the near empty keg on the porch.

I slept so good that night!



I can't remember which Berkshire Ale it was, but yes we can. We're definitely doing the Black & Tan again. Luke thanks for the thread lift from time to time. We appreciate it, and we appreciate the rest of you practicing hype-masters. Cam Todd said it was all about the hype. We took that to heart.

It IS all about hype. Well, you gotta back it up but if you can you should definitely hype it. Man my Chuck Kennedy writing rating is sinking fast; I'm down to a pedestrian 1012, after getting into a couple sentences I didn't know how to punctuate, committing a couple blatant misspellings of proper nouns, and once using quotes inside quotes without going to single quotes inside the double quotes. Dang dang dang.

I'm also losing invisible points just for being too creative for Chuck Kennedy's extremely advanced grammar parsers mixed with math synthesizers. The Skull says I'm talking crap, and he had me almost understanding the writing ratings, but I asked a couple of questions about auxilliary verbs and it became clear that only Chuck understood certain suble connection between grammar and math in his system.

It reminded me of one sober phase where I decided to understand the PDGA Player Ratings, and I got all the way to actually asking Josh Connell some intelligent questions. We reached a point where Josh had to admit he didn't understand all the Kennedy math. The NEFA Player Ratings, however, pretty much seem right to me. We have low ratings in New England cause we're not really that good, just sometimes. But at the Maple Hill D-Tier our ratings seemed really high we think because so many good players were there. Is there truth in that?

My PDGA round ratings and player rating have always mirrored Josh's New England Player Ratings, and seem right on compared to my buddies' ratings. Just at this past PDGA event the ratings seemed about 10 Points too high. Is it true -- smart people suggest it -- that your round ratings and hence your playing rating will be higher when you play at tournaments with a lot of great players? There were a lot of great players at Maple Hill, and the ratings seemed about 10 points high. Just an impression, and I'm just itching to be shot down and educated.

I also know I deserve my measly 1012 Writing Rating, cause I'm just too lazy to bring it over to Word for spellchecking.

There was some truth to playing with higher rated players producing somewhat higher ratings. However, that was adjusted in Sep 2005 and seems to have solved the imbalance. Now, it's a coin flip whether playing the same course with a higher rated versus lower rated group will give you the same or slightly better rating. It used to be more one-sided. If the JC formula hasn't changed, it's possible his numbers have diverged by a few points from the PDGA calcs due to our tweaks in the last 12 months that have finally stabilized as of April. No more formula changes pondered or planned.

Wow, that's pretty heady stuff. One question: will this tweak affect individual ratings differently because players play at different frequencies, and may not garner benefits because they don't play as often?

Wait, no idea what I'm taling about. Way way over my head. I'm just gonna take my weak drive scared putt 1027 -- my highest rated round ever -- to the bank and it's mine cause round ratings are truly, honestly the total balls of all time. Imagine, guys like us, guys who love sports stats, looking at our own stats. It's great. We should admit it freely. It's the greatest thing ever! I am so not kidding it's unbelieveable.

I'd almost make Chuck Kennedy a pagan god of disc golf or something, but he's just a little too smart and handsome and muscular for me to accept him completely.

Since we double weight the most recent 25% of anyone's rounds, there's no formula benefit in your personal rating calculation of playing more rated rounds, other than the obvious benefit of more practice and tournament experience to presumably become a better player. No math in that concept. :D

Maybe it's beyond math. Play play play.

That blueberry Wachussett or whatever it was is really good too.

Way to bring back the important stuff to the top Mitch!

Who cares about what our rating will be when there will be 6 kegs to drink from after the round!

Now who has the best drinking rating?????

I've seen Schwebb do some damage, prolly at a 1000 rated plus. And I have seen Dome put up a measily 850 at the AM Crosstown. :D

My rating has gone way way down since college.

do not...i repeat....DO NOT make this a TTeam CHallenge.

uniTTy...

Or are we goin' OG style, and recreating the Uncivil War (TTrim vs. friZZaks). BoyUnit can get in on this action too.

.....do not allow fear to hold you back young Wegians. ;)

uniTTy...

Or are we goin' OG style, and recreating the Uncivil War (TTrim vs. friZZaks). BoyUnit can get in on this action too.


Half of Man Unit is too young to drink. :D
Plus, JDB is going to be a crying mess after I whup him in CAPS.

Jason, how can you even question the player ratings going up when you play with higher rated players? Almost all of my posts are on the same threads that you write on and my writing rating can't top 980? If your theory was correct, my writing rating would be catastrophic by now just from my posts being in the same proximity as yours. What's your Skull have to say 'bout dat?

We're standing around the parking lot like Hank Hill and this guy says "How 'bout a Disc Golf Women Calendar?''

The foursome of us begin talking about that, and we're amused and I say, "All proceeds to women's disc golf." We mull that over. And we begin talking about pictures of beautiful disc golf women -- okay kill me we're guys. But there's much much more in this idea than THAT.

Then a little later it becomes clear that the proceeds from this calendar should go to the Pro Women's added cash at the 2007 MSDGC.

Each month could be laid out around the central photo like the back of a baseball card, with career stats. Plus extra pictures in little boxes.

$50 calendars. You don't know us here at Marshall Street; we cut people's heads off with chainsaws. That's maybe a slight exaggerration but we've thought about it.

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I like having a disc golf course in my back yard. I'm not gloating believe me there are disadvantages. But it's nice to walk out the front door and meet a genius from time to time.

Or you could get a lot of mirrors.... Or go out the driveway, take a left, then a right, head up the hill, pull into the second driveway and ring the doorbell.

You don't want to do that Matt. That's where they make Soylent Green.

Their peeple. There people.

I get it. Free Marshall Street care package to the first poster to solve the trilogy with the correct answer.

Two and a half small but significant caveats: all posts beyond two and a half words are immediately disqualified, and Steve Dodge is ineligible, and has to do 20 pushups.

There's no time limit on the pushups but don't you think we should get that out of the way first?

So what, I'm talking to myself here? I had a very paranoid thought that the PDGA put me on universal ignore. No one sees my posts except me, so I'm left wondering why no one's saying anything. After seeing my posts on my wife's computer, I realized the PDGA was able to put me on regional ignore, basically every region but mine. Clever clever boys those PDGA geeks. Evil too.

So then I'm thinking: My posts are so great people can't even respond to them, and that theory crumbles pretty quickly if you think about it. More likely people are going, "Aw man you shouldn't have said that. That was really bad. You're SUCH a pathetic drunk."

So I'm sticking with the universal ignore conspiracy.

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So what about the 2007 Women of Disc Golf Calendar (notice the re-arranged title)? With personal career stats and highlights like the back of baseball cards. This is NOT brilliant? Man, no one's called me brilliant for like three weeks, and that guy was confusing me with Steve Dodge.

Not to stir things up, but wasn't a similar idea posed to you guys by a one Mr. Mitch Sonderfan? Only his idea didn't involve the womens... just a disc golf calendar, with pictures of the best courses in disc golf.

You also need to start a gift registry so those of us crazy disc golfin' couples gettin' hitched can tell all of our wedding guests what we want from Marshall Street :D

Mitch is a big goofball.

Steve Hartwell already did a disc golf hole calendar, I think several times. I hope he does another. And that idea is thoroughly explored already.

But the Women of Disc Golf calendar would be something new. We could take the pictures this August. We know photographers. We'd need permission from the women, and they'd probably be okay with it.

The only question left is How famous do you want to be?

Not to stir things up, but wasn't a similar idea posed to you guys by a one Mr. Mitch Sonderfan? Only his idea didn't involve the womens... just a disc golf calendar, with pictures of the best courses in disc golf.

You also need to start a gift registry so those of us crazy disc golfin' couples gettin' hitched can tell all of our wedding guests what we want from Marshall Street :D



Ayuh. We're taking pictures and checkin' 'em twice. Next we are going to make a disc golf movie about a dude who skips an entire weekend of tournament play just to get married. It is called Hitch Mitch.

You're a nut Steve :)
The calendar idea was to just showcase Maple Hill and Pyramids...I'd buy two, one to keep at the house and one to keep at work. I feel a lot of people would do this too...or maybe I'm just crazy, or maybe I'm in love with Jason Southwick...because he's a big goofball too.

Unfortunately we've lost a bunch of great players who got a sweet deal going to the PDGA Europe Major. We are especially sad to lose Val Jenkins and Burl, but we will prevail. More paihh for everyone.

Deep down we want to have the best event ever, with the best beer, the best food, the best on-line stats, the best tee pads, the best silly antics, the best party, AND the best competition. Just the way we are. We strive high and go from there. We're disappointed to lose such great players, but don't blame anyone but ourselves, for not being bigger and better.

We will get bigger and better, though. Write it down and take a picture of the note pad. We will get bigger and better every year.

can't wait for the event.
bpvt - the caps game is in prime shape right now, watch out!
manunit is ready for the challenge, even the drinking one! /msgboard/images/graemlins/ooo.gif

I am going to see if Libby will step in and come to the MSDGC with Mikey Jo and I.

What about Lindsey Merce and Jen Dombrowski? I think they'd both be a good fit for the MSDGC.

Maybe Chris Sprague can grab a tour card spot and bring Angela Tschiggfrie.

Yeah that sux that Val and Burl can't make it. Hopefully they will tear it up in europe.
It would be nice for all 16 womens spots to fill. Maybe Libby could sneak into the Skins match after the next ratings update.

What about Lindsey Merce and Jen Dombrowski? I think they'd both be a good fit for the MSDGC.

Maybe Chris Sprague can grab a tour card spot and bring Angela Tschiggfrie.

THey R not together anymore

oops. maybe she can start driving and pick up bunch of girls on her way east then.

wasn't there already a 13-1 male to female ratio? :(

All the saved spots go away on July 1, when the people on the waiting list get the unclaimed saved spots.

Hey Luke a white (and now slightly warped) Soft Challenger was retrieved from one of the Maple Hill ponds recently.

What about Lindsey Merce and Jen Dombrowski? I think they'd both be a good fit for the MSDGC.

Maybe Chris Sprague can grab a tour card spot and bring Angela Tschiggfrie.

THey R not together anymore



But that provided a great moment at KC Wide. Angela's in the playoff, and on hole 11 at Blue Valley she bombs this HUGE drive right into the landing zone. Sprague turns to me and says "She never drove like that when we were together." All said with a smile. Made me giggle.

I love giggling. We unleashed this today. Will update it every Wednesday - so get on your TDs to get their scores in!

With Josh Anthon's 2nd NT win in a row, he has moved up to 5th!


World Disc Golf Ranking (http://www.discgolfranking.com/)

Libby is coming to represent the NC Ladies, as well as defend her title against Johnny Man Unit! :o:D

that's great! One more from NC!

Sweeeet!
:cool:

Kelly Boyce is IN. Watch out, ladies.

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Nice Creativity! ;)

http://www.tripledisc.com/preview/msdgc/asciiart.gif

Ray either has a generator for that or WAY too much time on his hands.

Okey doke everyone. Time to see if we can make the online scoring for the MSDGC the best thing to hit the internet since Microsoft Bob (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Bob).

Really.

We are looking for anyone willing to donate for a weekend (we will cover shipping and insurance costs) a Cingular PDA. Please include your name and address with the PDA. We will send you a complimentary gift pack when we return it on Monday after the event (August 26, 27). And you will know that you were a part of the online scoring revolution that happened via the 2006 MSDGC.

PM or Email me if you may (or someone you know) may be interested in helping.

Yeah baby!

http://www.tripledisc.com/preview/msdgc/asciiart.gif

Very Cool

Okey doke everyone. Time to see if we can make the online scoring for the MSDGC the best thing to hit the internet since Microsoft Bob (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Bob).

Really.

We are looking for anyone willing to donate for a weekend (we will cover shipping and insurance costs) a Cingular PDA. Please include your name and address with the PDA. We will send you a complimentary gift pack when we return it on Monday after the event (August 26, 27). And you will know that you were a part of the online scoring revolution that happened via the 2006 MSDGC.

PM or Email me if you may (or someone you know) may be interested in helping.

Yeah baby!



I sure hope we can score a PDA! I would really enjoy providing real-time online scoring as part of my duties at MSDGC 2006! :cool:

PDA might have been available from the PDGA if this event were sanctioned but trading beer for a PDA is a pretty high price. :D:D

Beer is good.

Chuck, you forgot your smiley face emoticon that points out that you are kidding. We are not a PDGA event due to the inconsistent and mandatory Marshall program, the video rights, the mandatory collared shirts, and the fact that the PDGA would not let Jason Southwick be the TD of his own event.

If you want to rehash this whole thing, I'd be happy to. We have more insight in to how it all went down. And it had nothing to do with beer. So please, in the name of all that is honorable, the next time you make a joke like that, put the smiley emoticon on it so we can all just sit back and laugh at the ridiculousness of posts like that.

Steve Dodge

PS. There is no drinking of alcohol while competing in the MSDGC. (notice that I did not bother to say that breaking the law is also not allowed? 'cause it isn't and it is obvious.)

however it is nice to finish your round and have a keg within 100ft!

Hey Jason and Steve - sending in my registration tonight. Will a laptop with an aircard do. I can bring it with me if you would like. We used it to do the live scoring at the Skylands Classic last year.Let me know.

anything with Jeannie involved should be good......oooops did I say that........I mean, should be outstanding.........I mean, shouldbe what you need......ahhh yeah that is what I meant.

What about a Crackberry? Not that I could pry it out of my wife's hands... That'll never happen....

YAY! Kelly Boyce is in. Libby and Jeannie are on the way!

Yahoo Yahoo Yahoo.

Jason, are the TDs allowed to drink during the rounds? I never seem to have time after and the shots before hand just don't quite do the trick anymore.

Hey Jason and Steve - sending in my registration tonight. Will a laptop with an aircard do. I can bring it with me if you would like. We used it to do the live scoring at the Skylands Classic last year.Let me know.



I also have one of these. It works anywhere sprint phones get service and is fairly high speed(especially for dial up). However I don't have Excel on my computer right now. but i probably could bring the card and software to run on any laptop.

whooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!
(its not midnight yet!!)

Happy Birthday, Luke!

YAY! Kelly Boyce is in. Libby and Jeannie are on the way!

Yahoo Yahoo Yahoo.

Jason, are the TDs allowed to drink during the rounds? I never seem to have time after and the shots before hand just don't quite do the trick anymore.



Required by all TDs during the second round, unless they have a note from their AA sponsor, and optional before lunch. Haven't you read my "Non-NT Tournament Beer Guidelines?"

I right better, then i read.

less than 5 hours for pros and sponsorship spots, then let the waitlisters rejoice!

Sprauge wants in!!!!

He should be trying to call the number on the MSDGC site tonight.

I tried calling him the other day but got no answer. Good to see he wants in.

Word is Anthon is interested, which may mean Rico too!

My odds of cashing seem to be getting worse recently. :D

The reserved spots that have not been purchased were released to the Wait List today. The following folks are now in the 2006 MSGDC and can finish their registrations here:

http://www.msdgc.com/register/proddetail.asp?prod=060825_msdgc

Scott Mallar
Matt Alberghini
Jeff Cahill
Bobby Cowperthwait
Rob Goudreau
Aaron Ala
Tommy Donelson
Will Kuper
Alan Sweeton
Dave While
Joe "Lap Me" Proud
Halton Smith
Kieran Nichols

i wanna play too...

bribery??

Five spots. If you flail bady -- and for you it would take seriously bad flailing -- you could join the staff. The Five Spots "tournament" is one round the day before the event on Pyramids Silvers, the easy original course on Chainstars. Top five finishers get into the MSDGC (they still have to pay the entry fee of $100). Let's all cluck togeter for Brock, choosing individual melodies. Cluck cluck cluck cluck cluck.

Otherwise we're considering the bribery angle, with something humiliating built in, like mandatory bra over collared shirt first round. That might be too silly for some people but as always it's the thought that counts.

Maybe a Homer hat, though that would conflict with our no beer during rounds policy. You could fill it with vodka and pretenet it's water.

Like Glennry

http://www.tripledisc.com/preview/msdgc/asciidodge.jpg

Brock Pitzer...sounds like a TV detective, like Mannix or sumpin... Five spots! Brock...I know from Worlds last year that not playing (worst case) makes for some opportunities to have even more fun.

Seriously...NC is representing bigtime. glad I convinced everyone's favorite couple (LLSnoop) and their baby Hyzell to make it up for the inaugural event...word sure has spread. Via Frizzaks no doubt...

49 Days!!!

Thanks for the good mojo peoples!!
I'll be at Pyramids on Thursday practicing the silver course!

and yes, I'll be hanging around Leicester if I don't get in,
I can put my new Canon digital camera/video to use

disc golf tour 2006 starts in 2 weeks.....

Maniel Darkus you know dis you New Hampshire mullet.

I'll wear this fembot bra AND do a different chicken dance on every tee box if get an invite... Jason?? http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Set/6172/photos/fembot2.jpg

Ode To Brockybrock

Take the Five Spots home
The little paths where so many New Englanders Roam
You'll say to the dealer �I�ve been here before, Ron.�
Like Ryker and crew when Crusher goes
I sheet you not they cut off your arm and put it back on

It will be a re-recognition, 3-D deja vu, and buried sex memories all in one
You know this place, you've been here before
You remember? I remember you had fun
Just get through hole 11 without a four

You know this place Brockybrock
It'll be like riding a bicycle
We'll pull the holodeck out, and break the lock
Bring it to the DDC court -- the same ol' cycle

Birdie holes 2, 3, 5 and 6 and you're on a roll
Like looking in the mirror and recognizing your face
Captain Silly Antic will be switching to impulse control
Let the betting begin on the pie eating race

Make it so that we have never changed, will not change, cannot change
Make the weather like a burn your feet on the sand day
(Why after it's all over do we look like dogs with mange?)
Bring it on, many paths baby but just one way.

The way back home.

Hey, Mr. "Duece on 18" -

I cut that mullet in '88... How dare you!! I'll have your *****, I say...

bump for the mullet
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bump for the mullet
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ijar????????

bump for the mullet
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ijar????????



More like IDIP.

Hey Jason and Steve - sending in my registration tonight. Will a laptop with an aircard do. I can bring it with me if you would like. We used it to do the live scoring at the Skylands Classic last year.Let me know.



I also have one of these. It works anywhere sprint phones get service and is fairly high speed(especially for dial up). However I don't have Excel on my computer right now. but i probably could bring the card and software to run on any laptop.



If Steve or Jason can confirm that their neck of the woods has Sprint/Verizon service (depending on which provider your aircard works with), laptops with aircards would be AWESOME. I remember trying to run wire (that I had to try and crimp myself! lazy bastages! ;)) from grandma's house to TC last year for the laptop we had at Maple Hill.

Laptops used for the live scoring will NOT need Excel installed. What is this, the stone ages? Using crappy spreadsheet software to handle all the... oh wait a minute :cool::cool::cool::eek: Live scoring will be handled 100% online, from display to data entry. Only because I wont have the time between now and then to write the full-blown desktop application to handle the data entry. 2007......................................

:)

ijar with dome's beard

Um, I make a check out to Verizon every month, but I'll still let the techies answer this one. As for extra laptops with special velcro cards, well, there's a reason I don't have a avatar. Steve will be home from vacation on Monday.

Pretty cool...this tounament already has 20, count 'em 20, 1000+ rated players in the field...pretty darn impressive!! I soo look forward to this...good thing I've got 3 other pretty hot events to attend in the meantime...should be able to keep myself occupied with the 3 W's - Wickham, Warwick, and Worlds.

Now Jason, if you would please entertain us now with some cleverly crafted silliness I would appreciate it.

That is all...

Hey Daniel, if you keep shooting 1060+ rated rounds...we're all gonna be skeered, or at least really impressed.

I'll come back down to earth tomorrow morning at Wickham for the Greater Hartford... or maybe not...we shall see...

Hey Jason and Steve - sending in my registration tonight. Will a laptop with an aircard do. I can bring it with me if you would like. We used it to do the live scoring at the Skylands Classic last year.Let me know.



I also have one of these. It works anywhere sprint phones get service and is fairly high speed(especially for dial up). However I don't have Excel on my computer right now. but i probably could bring the card and software to run on any laptop.



If Steve or Jason can confirm that their neck of the woods has Sprint/Verizon service (depending on which provider your aircard works with), laptops with aircards would be AWESOME. I remember trying to run wire (that I had to try and crimp myself! lazy bastages! ;)) from grandma's house to TC last year for the laptop we had at Maple Hill.

Laptops used for the live scoring will NOT need Excel installed. What is this, the stone ages? Using crappy spreadsheet software to handle all the... oh wait a minute :cool::cool::cool::eek: Live scoring will be handled 100% online, from display to data entry. Only because I wont have the time between now and then to write the full-blown desktop application to handle the data entry. 2007......................................

:)




Oh well I have excel anyways. I would love to help out, just let me know.

My Laptop would probably have come anyways as I can't go 4 days without playing some online poker :D

We are down to a dozen folks on the waiting lists. If you want in, you've still got a shot via the waiting list. And even if you don't get in, you should be able to beat the chumps on the waiting list.

http://www.msdgc.com/register/proddetail.asp?prod=060825_msdgc

Ace skins is not going to be the same w/o SB in it.

how about Ace skins being based on touring points of the top players? BarryS, SteveB,

by points:

Barry: 5870
Sprague: 5277
Reading: 4274
Brinster: 3905
Hofmann: 3162
JJ: 2637
Schweb: 2357
Bubis: 1732
Jlight: 1250
McCoy: 1200
Haney: 577

That's an interesting re-org, ehh?

Yeah, or maybe last years skins winner gets an automatic bid .?.

One of the things we do every year is put everyone who buys a 2006 MSDGC Fundraiser disc into our MSDGC raffle for the custom Marshall Street Discatcher Pro basket.

We've compiled the following list from faulty memory, incomplete electronic searches, flashbacks, fantasy, human frailty, and people who hand us beer just because they're in a good mood.

The list is here, at the bottom, below all the major and tee and flag sponsors: http://msdgc.com/sponsors_current.html

Please alert us to any mistakes or omissions.

WAHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

MSDGC RULEZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

Settle down Francis.

One thing we need, or at least want, is as many semi-talented video camera operators as possible. In my wildest dreams, we would have 14 video camers covering the event so the top 10 groups are getting filmed and the top ladies group.

Cameras and tapes will be provided.

If you know anyone that would be willing to help out by filming the MSDGC, then we would love to hear from them. We treat our camera folks like honey coated, deep fried twinkies with butter. This is the gig you want. This is the gig your mother wants you to want.

PM or email me if you are interested in helping to film. Double DVD baby.

I'm wearing my 2005 MSDGC shirt today. What truth is there to the rumor I heard that it's going to rain this year?

It's only going to rain during the wet T-shirt competition, or at least that's the rumor in NC. :D

The more rain the better! Bring it on!!! An early season blizzard might be fun too.

We have a horrible Draconian refund policy which states that you don't get your money back. We did this because we did not want folks to register in case they could come. We wanted folks to register because they knew they were coming.

One thing we did not think about was the fact that explaining this to folks would be so hard to do - and make us hurt inside so much.

Jason and I talked about it and we are going to use this non-returned money towards a positive, constructive end and donate half of it to the Ace Pot (the other half goes towards their MSDGC shirt, which anyone who backs out still gets).

With one more person dropping out, the Ace Pot is currently up to $300.

Check that your shirt information is correct. (http://www.msdgc.com/players_shirts.html)

Hey Jason and Steve. Can you change my shirt size to a large. The bulk up plan I was on didn't quite work for me, so the XL is unnecessary! :D

I have no shirt listed so I'll take a Large Steel Gray thanks.

Small please

is marshall street on the PDGA tour schedule?

No, it's not a PDGA event

No, it's not a PDGA event


Hands down the BEST non-sanctioned event. Wooo!!! only 1 month away!!!

Are the shirts the same as last years?

Just want to make sure for size... last years XL's were big.

No, it's not a PDGA event


Hands down the BEST non-sanctioned event. Wooo!!! only 1 month away!!!



correction: the BEST event.

I've never played in a major so I can't speak for those types of tournaments.

is marshall street on the PDGA tour schedule?



We accidentally filled before the paperwork got filed. Then we figured that we might as well put the sanctioning money towards the pig roast and payout! :D

Are the shirts the same as last years?

Just want to make sure for size... last years XL's were big.



Same shirts. Same brand. Same colors.

All of the corrections noted above this post have been made and updated.

Keep checking your shirt sizes. (http://www.msdgc.com/players_shirts.html)

Just noticed you have me as a Jersey girl. I'm a New Yawka.

I don't want to speak for them, so you would have to double check, but the following guys live in New York...


Sean Healy
Mike Bagglione
Jared Hinton

Dam New YawkaZZ

Dam New YawkaZZ



Down with all Jersey-bred mullets

Down with Smolins!!! :)

Dam New YawkaZZ



Down with all Jersey-bred mullets

shirt info looks good .... can't wait for the event! gonna be a f�n one!!

Just noticed you have me as a Jersey girl. I'm a New Yawka.

I don't want to speak for them, so you would have to double check, but the following guys live in New York...

Sean Healy
Mike Bagglione
Jared Hinton



Jeannie, I have corrected your home state. Sean and Jared are listed as NJ boys by the PDGA. I'm gonna leave it as is until they contact me directly.

Okay, thanks Steve. They have both moved to NY and live around 10 houses away from me. I'll give them a call and tell them to contact you.

What a buncha State Jumpin MulleTTs

Steve/Jason

Please do whatever is possible to allow time for those of us that aren't superstars to be able to regroup/re"hydrate"/commiserate/mourn and still have time to make it down the hill surreptitiously to MH 14 such that we can watch the superstars play those finishing holes. They are so frickin good, and so much fun to watch with fresh comfy shoes on... I'm sure the periodic backups will fade in the memory of watching that ending...Especially the folks regrouping at PYRAMIDS need a moment to get on over...

yeah, how will it work with 2 courses for that final round? Will the Pyramiders start earlier to allow them to head over to Maple for the finals?

Hopefully. And just so we all know, 4 folks backed out today and 3 more got on the wait list.

If you know anyone that has assumed they could not get in, feel free to let them know there are only 9 folks on the waiting list.

Ace Pot is up to $500.

2006 MSDGC DVD Music. We are currently looking for a few good tracks. Calling all musicians, Calling all musicians.

I gather you're not talking piano or accordion-based comedy music, are you? If you are, PM me. :)

Maybe for the bloopers?

But then...what about your song called "skull"?
Maybe Jason would be interested in what you know....

Did you "See the Sign" Derek.................No Accordians! :D

Heck yeah, we need some muttonchoppin accordion music for the bloopers section. Make sure you get some video of mittenz and muttonz drinking together...

For a preview of Derek's sound, he'll be warbling out the hits at Paw Paw.
Stanton and Sonderfan! Or is it the other way around?
BOB

I can't help it that the fans have a jonesin' for Ace of Base, PolishPower. I please the people. :)

I don't think we'll have room this time because I'm not traveling without the watermelon!!

ARGH!! :D

We might be able to find room for "Will you still love me when you're sober?" That somg kicks acid.

Heck yeah, we need some muttonchoppin accordion music for the bloopers section. Make sure you get some video of mittenz and muttonz drinking together...

You mean Mitch and Mitch's brother.

Who's older? :)

Yeah, last I saw him, he had the serious muttonchops going.

Mitch's brother is NOTT older.

I know that, he's like 8 years younger... :p

more like 2 minutes

We can have Mike Trepasso record "Schizophrenic Kitty cat" or "4 Sevens on my card" for you if you like?

Mitch's brother is NOTT older.


You NC MulleTT, he's older by 7 minutes fool.

I definitely will demand royalties if "Four Sevens on My Card" is used on the DVD.

I think both of you must have missed the smilies.

I know they are twins! I mean look at em, they're identical!

What's the ACE POT up to?

And will the ACE POT be the EAGLE POT too?

2006 MSDGC DVD Music. We are currently looking for a few good tracks. Calling all musicians, Calling all musicians.



If you need bUMPs, get at me.

We can have Mike Trepasso record "Schizophrenic Kitty cat" or "4 Sevens on my card" for you if you like?



Mike et al on the DVD would be awesome! Send me an MP3, doooooooode.

Just got back from vacation and am learning how to use an Apple Computer, wishing I were riding my bike. Wishing I were walking barefoot on sand somewhere, where the smallest unit of time is a season.

Wishing the label printer hadn't wound up all inside itself today right when I had 45 minutes left before post office closing. Wish we hadn't just missed the post office's closing bell, with 30 packages in the bed of the truck, going back home for re-dating. Someone please kill me.

Learning the Mac, the day after our vacation, in our cellar where the washing machine and dryer used to be, surrounded by discs, accessories, phones, customers and confusion.

One of those days like a bad round. But not just a bad round. I'm talking a round when you sprain your ankle, forget rolling papers, swat humongous deerflies continually, and start with a fivesome that turns into a sixsome at hole 7. Three of the players are among the world's 10 slowest, and no one has beer.

We welcome the players and staff who are coming to this year's MSDGC, but please don't expect sanity. There's none of that here. I'm saying this just to temper your shock when you arrive, see me, and go "Oh my gahhhhhd!"

Dodge, how'd you get your mitts on a copy of "Sober"? I was seriously thinking of writing a song for the bloopers section, but it would probably save me time if something from my current album works.

I don't have the muttonz anymore, but I suppose it's possible to grow them by the time MSDGC rolls in. That's less than 4 weeks. Hmmm, might be a tall order.

Don't worry, I plan on making a fashion statement at MSDGC with LiCk's assistance. :)

Congrats Steve on the election victory!!!

And I got elected the PDGA's Mass State Coordinator. Hmm, wonder how that's gonna go.

I'll take conflicts of intrest for 200

Did you mean to say PDGA's Mass Hallucination Coordinator?

I pledge bouts of megalomania, ACDC with H, and a burning desire to run a PDGA C-Tier with beer during rounds. Call it a fixation; I call it a long-needed fix.

I accept the position. I'll do my best. Looking forward to bringing the six misguided souls who voted for me out of the woodwork.

I'm very sad to say goodbye to the PDGA Constitution. There was some good stuff in there.

Let's have a mantra: inclusion, growth, excellence, free beer (oh my), inclusion growth excellence free beer (oh my), inclsngrthxlencefreebrr.

You use this just once in a while, to break up the usual f the machine mantra. May your weirdness run deep. May my alcoholic friends be allowed at PDGA events again without surreptitiously breaking (stoopid) PDGA rules.

We just had a tournament in Vermont, in North Calais. We as in Paul Olander, TD, owner and caretaker. Drinking allowed, bad behavior not allowed. Not really such a fine distinction, but an important one. Don't throw the bathwater out with the muffins, is what that means.

We're too old already to make and enforce stoopid rules. Have no mention whatsoever in the PDGA documentation about drinking etc, but do have stipulations about bad behavior. Me I've never had a problem with bad behavior at our tournaments. If someone starts being bad a couple words stops it. At both Pyramids 16 and 17, Brent got all drunk and started -- no kidding -- kicking people in the chest with the sole of his sneaker. Hard. He kicked Mike Dussault so hard Mike went down dazed. Brent was laughing the whole time.

This is the type of behavior that, as a TD, I have no problem with. It actually seemed appropriate. We were playing guts, so you have to figure that just changes your personality. Plus the keg.

The only PDGA restriction on alcohol is during rounds. Not even between rounds is forbidden. Not sure why that's such a problem.

Because some people want to drink during rounds, which takes up around five hours of the day, and especially the afternoon hours are prime drinking hours once you've had a Majic Hat #9 (Vermont) from the keg at lunch.

On a personal note, that increases the irony, is that personally I don't drink or do anything like drinking during tournament rounds, with a few doubles exceptions, and a very few times I just gave up and "started drinkin early." But generally, including my last 20 tournaments, I don't touch the brewsky till the last round is over. I just appreciate the desires of other. It was always a battle here in New England to get people to come to your tournaments. We tried to make it easy, by not giving anyone an excuse not to come. Good hospitality and don't worry bout a thang kind of spirit. It worked. Now we fill in two seconds, forcing us to come up with weird saved spots strategies. We're still bad at it.

We have INCREDIBLE tournaments here in New England, a lot of them on bad tees. Hey, we've got a ways to go yet.

Making a course here in New England (and environs) isn't the same as in other places. We seem to have more rocks and certainly just as many trees as anywhere. But we have hills and dales and streams and ponds and lakes. It's beautiful up here. If you come to New England you just have to play...

Too many choices

I accept the position. I'll do my best. Looking forward to bringing the six misguided souls who voted for me out of the woodwork.



I must confess, that I am one of those six misguided souls. It was late and I decided to fill out my PDGA ballot. Probaly should have waited until the next morning so I wouldn't be falling asleep at the computer. When I saw the write-in location for Mass State Coordinator I was paralyzed with indecision. So I thought about disc golf in Massachusetts and the first two names that came into my head were Steve and Jason. Since Steve was already on the ballot I wrote in Jason. At the time I thought it was ironically funny. I also assumed that I would be the only misguided soul to write in Jason. Well I guess I wasn't the only one.

There must be some kind of meaning to this. Why else would six people vote for Jason. Maybe this just means that Massachusetts is too good for the PDGA? Maybe it means we are really progressive and are years ahead of the rest of the country when it comes to running tournaments. I think it means that Massachusetts is better than everyone else, but thats just my useless opinion.

19 days til the best **** Kackalack-style barbecue you've ever eaten.

OS X USERS GET THE WIDGET! (http://www.tripledisc.com/preview/MSDGC/MSDGCcountdown.wdgt.zip)

Oh yeah, Tommy D (and me) & other veggies, there'll be roasted seitan & vegan cole slaw, as well. :)

Wow, you said SEITAN and COLE in the same sentence. I'm sure PolishPower will post the relevancy of that.

??? I can't wait for this one . . .

??? I can't wait for this one . . .

You are gong to have to WaiTT

Our task is to put together a staff list and, with your help, augment and refine it.

1) Thomas Meagher (pronounced Mahr). Jason's right hand man

2) Gill Melendez, not spotting

3) Joel Brown, technical support

4) Andy Murray, cooking and recording

5) Andrew Layte, Ryan Miller's right hand man, Pyramids parking lot nazi

6) Ryan Miller, Pyramids parking, pro shop

7) Vincent Steel, Pyramids maintenance, shuttle, store runs, everything

Dave Boliver, Maple Hill structural support, cooking at Pyramids (we hope)

9) Dave Mourad, online scoring and other amazing computer feats

10) Dave McHale, player staff, scoring

11) Jeff LaGrasse, scoring, media blitz

12) Rob Walker, whatever you ask him to do whenever you ask it

13) Misty Dodge, Star Spangled banner, Maple Hill scoring and supervision, hospitality

14) Kelley Southwick, heart and soul of Pyramids Central

15) Steve Dodge, driving force, camerapeople and cameras

16) Jason Southwick, beer, portolets, toilet paper

17) Joe Lick Me Proud, Man on the mike, buzz cut specialist

1 Anthony Dibenedetto, Friday and Saturday night filming at Pyramids

19) Matt Corran, Anthony's right hand man if he can make it

20) Marshall Girouard, Kelley's right hand man

21) Rick Belhumeur, playing, but helping with food and course maintenance

22) Dave Jackson, playing and helping too

23) Brian Cuzz Thompson, playing and helping at Pyramids, cooking turkey Friday (or Saturday)

24) Laura Dyson, Saturday dinner check-in, Pyramids support

25) Todd Dodge, elite cameraman (gets to use one of two new-fangled Marshall Street video cameras)

26) Norma Dodge, Steve's mom, Maple Hill parking, extremely helpful and friendly

27) Gramma, my aunt Ann. Greetings and hugs

28) Karen Britton, Tom�s honey. Maple Hill support and common sense

29) Ken Hannan, spotting, not breaking any bones this year

30) Gary Cyr, playing and helping with�food? Please?

31) Greg Crenshaw, Gill�s monitor and versatile staff member

32) Ralph Rogers, elite cameraman number two

33) John Hart, playing, helping and setting up the Women�s Tent

34) Scooter Feely, staff member at the MSDGC when it was just Dam Pyramids, and in March! Consummate idealistic helpful staff member every single year

35) Dave Brunyak, helping both days (we hope) and playing in Oak Street, the MSDGC�s first live music, not counting Star Spangled Banners and a couple guys strummin� the geetahh round the campfire

36 & 37) Ryan and Amy Turncliff, onsite geniuses. Every tournament needs a few.

38) Pete Tolvanen, Maple Hill madness

39) Jennifer Podham, I don�t know! Babysitting? Jennifer may be bringing a friend.

40) Vegan Ray Parrish, bringing and cooking the pig

41) Ray Parrish�s dad, cooking the pig, soaking up our counterculture

42) Neal Goyette, �I�m ready for anything, just tell me what to do.�

43) Will Salter, Ryan says he�s back from Iraq and ready to contribute at Pyramids

44) Sean Franchi, Vinny�s right hand man, MacGiver

45) Ruth Berman, Tom Southwick�s sister, Star Spangled Banner

46) Mike Laterreur, course prep and Skins support

47) Carol O�Loughlin, onsite bookkeeping, Pyramids support

48) Tom Southwick, player staff, course preparation

49) Kit Bassett, camera person or spotter

Still looking for killer camera people.

Would you settle for 'calm' camera people?

Happy Birthday Jason!

another mulleTTs Brfday

We got a 2 day extension on printing the Pin Flags so I wanted to let everyone check out the design and order yours while they are hot. Don't get boxed out!

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WWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO talk it up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I get to fly to Mass in slightly less than two weeks, woooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

slightly less?...isnt that your nickname in the bedroom.

oh yeah......
TTZZR06

slightly less?...isnt that your nickname in the bedroom.


No, that's 'much less' there biggun.
:-D

One lingering memory from our bike trip to Vermont was the nasty kidney shaped one-serving (offically two-servings) pie. All sugar. Couldn't finish it, threw the rest away.

Table Talk Pies aren't anything like that. They're the perfect combination of crust and filling, a symbiotic melding of fruit and flavor inside a paiihhhhhhhh. Circular, four inches. Sweet but not too sweet. Now how many seconds do you really think it's going to take to eat one 4-inch Table Talk Pie, the flaor of your choice? 16 seconds. Anything beyond that will be phenomenal, considering we're serving dinner at 6 and having the first pie-eating round at 8 (all on Saturday, after one day of play, in case anyone wants to bail early), finals at 9 p.m, during the first live music break. Lick on the mike.

Ever met Lick? We take our silly antics seriously here in NEFA-land.

Two contestants make it to the finals, they choose each other's flavor there. Again one pie for time. Gotta eat the whole thing, small crumbs not withstanding. No washing down. Any questions, comments?

Looks like I am able to play this tournament afterall, however it's going to be more of a vacation than a disc golf trip. So what are some "non" disc golf things/places to do or go see around that area for a Wisconsinite? Any real nice places to go visit within a few hours of there?

Since I live in Massachusetts I cant really tell you from a tourist perspective of where to go, but I know a trip into Bahston (Boston for those unfamiliar with our accent) can be fun if you know where to go. I believe the Sam Adams Brewery is a popular tourist attraction in Boston, so if you like your beer, that is worth a visit. However I think if you come to New England you have to play some of our other courses. A little over an hour east of Marshall Street, you'll find Borderland State Park, which in my heavily biased opinion is the best course. About an hour west of Marshall Street puts you in Manchester,CT which is home to the beautiful course known as Wickham Park. Why come to New England and only play Marshall Street, it doesn't make sense to me.

there is a lot of stuff to see in Boston, and thats maybe an hour and a half east of Marshall street.

Wish I could be there! Its too bad most of the best tournies are smack dab in the middle of prime family vacation time.

Maybe next year!

What kind of sweet video cams did the MS crew pick up?

Joe

Hey Joe, they're really nice cameras. Don't know the make or velcro level, but if I had the brochure I could fake it.

I hate culture. Once in a while a museum is okay, but driving into Boston is...THE WORST THING IN THE WORLD. I know people do it every day but they're twisted. Better to stay home and watch hummingbirds flirt.

There are a couple of touristy things to do in Worcester that are pretty fun. First, the Ecocenter of whatever it's called. Otters are huge hams (did someone say "ham?"), and bullfrogs are cool. Plus planetary facts to go woo. It's like a zoo and a science center all in one. Very cool. Then there's the Higgins Armory. Keep waiting for one of the suits of armor to come to life. You can play chess there.

Both are inside of ten miles from Marshall St.

Best Italian Restaurant and big-screen sports bar: Biaggio's. We have directions, somewhere. We have a Directions Team, which gives you three ways to get there and vociferous arguments why one or the other is best. Basically, take a right upon exiting Pyramids, and get the rental with the GPS.

So Jason, who is going to be spotters at the MSDGC, and what are their credentials? :D Do they wear watches and clothes that distinguish them as non-professional spotters as referred to by Mr. H and Player A? ;)

I think the MSDGC should hook up every player with www.caddiechicks.com (http://www.caddiechicks.com) or at least have them spot. Just a thought.

Heeren:

You could go a little north and hike Mt' Monadnock. It's the second most hiked mountain in the world. Pretty cool place to go. About 2 hours north. If that's too far, Northampton is an interesting trip. Sturbridge Village is interesting, or you could go for dinner at Longfellow's Wayside Inn in Marlborough. It's a 300 or so year old Inn which serves some tasty new england cuisine, a little fancy, but a great change of pace.

Then again, you can go to the place with the longest name in the US. It's pretty close. Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggcharbumagungamogg. Which roughly translates to "I fish on my side, you fish on your side, nobody fishes in the middle".

Or you could go check out the previous Casa de Peckham (http://www.xterrier.com/1793/), in North Reading. Oh the excitement.

After seeing Chris this past week, I don't think he is quite ready for Northampton, unless he sticks to places like The Iron Horse. Of course, maybe he just puts on a reserved front and really would be down with all that NOHO has to offer. I'd stear him towards Amherst, where there is a larger safety net, and more casual and reserved activities, along with the eccentrics. How bout Old Deerfield, or the Quabbin reservoir, or the Basketball hall of fame. Or you can call my brother and he may get you to help with some of the Farming up in Shelburne Falls. You can swim in a pothole up there! They grows all kinds of things up in them Berkshires. ;)