hey guys – the dynamic duo seems to be on a complete bender this week.  i’ve written two completely different shorts, and both died and disappeared during rendering.  it breaks my heart that the clown learned to say kieski and matulewicz, but he refuses to show off his new found verbal skills.  ah, so be it.  we’ll pick things up on the run again next week, hopefully.

 in the meantime, back on the ranch . . .  lassie was able to tell ma that timmy fell down the well.  hehe, just kidding, timmy’s fine.  couldn’t get out of bed for the steel tip tourney, but he’s just extra sleepy sometimes

 FRIDAY AND SATURDAY – life as normal is scheduled at Dorko’s over this festive holiday weekend.

MEMORIAL DAY MONDAY – this is the biggie – we OPEN AT 6 PM for all those who have holiday 6 pack needs.  AND for TEAM TRIVIA – where this week, every team gets a prize just for participating. 

so, if you’re a bit partied out, but want to catch up on what everyone else has been up to, stop on in.  if you partied Sunday, and want just another little tase of fun before the grind kicks back in on Tuesday, stop in for Trivia.  and if nothing ever knocks you off of your path, by all means, it’s Team Trivia, Lagers for a buck and the usual merriment on Monday.

the only hiccup in the system is that there won’t be wings on Memorial Day Monday in 2009.  yes, it’ll be back to normal in the weeks ahead.  So, that’s the plan, and hopefully that helped answer any questions

Oh – and a congrats to Skinner for banging out that Ton-80 last night.  very nice darts indeed. now, if you can only “skirt” that thing about the high/low game

the trivia contest on monday was uber-tight going into the final round.  it seems that the super-team of “leave the gun, take the cannoli” was able to rise up at the last moment and capture the crown.  they managed to take the top spot away from the “Kings of the trivia conTEST”. 

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so . . . “When I add 4 times my age 4 years from now to 5 times my age 5 years from now, I get 10 times my current age. How old will I be 4 years from now?”  it might take a moment to figure that one out.  the man who gave the correct answer from the barstool of knowledge?

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pat the Math Man.  i suppose that makes him our reigning “mathlete”!

that’s right.  it’s limited to three man teams this time, and ALL of the questions are about SPORTS.  that means football and baseball obviously, but it also means the other events you might see covered by, say, Sports Illustrated.  so knowing every player who ever quarterbacked any NFL team will be of value.  but, that alone won’t be enough to take you to the top
Saturday Past – was rocking!! even though i set up the Guitar Hero rig, we never got to actually putting it to use (although i thought the lights were fun.  especially when it made shooting the steel tips resemble a Fox Sports presentation).  instead there were a hundred merry makers enjoying the after-wedding party, singing along to the juke box (don’t worry about those pitch problems mate – you know who you are:) ), and making it a great night!

 ROAD TRIP REPORT – i just got back from the Silver Bullet where we went to shoot a round, or two, or three of Steel tips.  awesome time!  many thanks to Ralphie for filling our glasses for a final toast, btw.

Kirk faired very well, with he and his partner taking down the first tournament of the day where we played Cricket.  he was also the last man standing during the “weakest link” round. 

in weakest link, we probably started with 15 people.  everyone throws three darts.  lowest score is bounced.  then, everyone remaining gets back up and throws three more darts.  lowest score is bounced.  and so on, until there is one man standing.  that man was Kirk.  yay Kirk!

in the final tournament, Doug and his partner took down second place by fighting their way through the loser’s bracket. 

of course the rest of us enjoyed ourselves just fine; after all, it was great company and pretty good dart shooting!   

in case you’ve been living under a rock, but somehow still have access to the internet – and are a regular reader of Dorkos.com – this weekend our lad (the one and only Chickalet) is getting married.  so, congrats to the Bride and Groom and making the move into the world of married folk.  many wishes for life long happiness!!

and of course we’ll be partying at Dorko’s afterwards.  in fact, here’s the party schedule for the weekend . . .

GUITAR HERO in FULL SWING on SATURDAY NIGHT – i’ll have the light trees out, and the sound system plugged in, and the stage will be set for anyone who wants to blast out some rock and roll, via videogame.  in case you haven’t noticed, we do have a reigning VideoGamer Hall of Fame title holder on the Guitar Hero front in the form of Jason Bower. 

 he may be playing Saturday night, but there won’t be any offical title defenses in the making – it’s all for fun!

SUNDAY ROAD TRIP – sunday is the monthly steel tip dart tournament, and this time it’s being held at the Silver Bullet.  so, we’ll be assembling (we being a mixed group of shooters and drinkers, and drinkers who shoot, and shooters who may or may not drink, and perhaps even those who don’t shoot and don’t drink, but that group is somewhat unlikely to appear actually.  got all that?) and heading up the road. 

i expect the first tournament to start at 1 pm-ish, so we’ll depart shortly before noon.  the more the merrier on adventures like these, so feel free to change your pace this Sunday afternoon an join the gang as we travel to another part of the coal region and do what we do.  we’re putting together a team of designated drivers, so the fun can flow freely!

tonight – we’ll be having a short ceremony to recognize the demise of the Overchicken in this year’s NHL playoffs.  penguin fans are once again welcome to come and celebrate their hockey team at the bar since at this point it’s all about Detroit losing.  man, i hate Detriot!  i hope they lose tonight, in High Definition, on the Big Screen!!

on the topic of “Is it really going to happen??!??”

Sports Trivia – yes.  in the very near future.

Old Guys vs. Young guys (and by “old” we’re talking 35) Softball Game – certainly in the works.  we’ll be selecting captains and working towards a date over the upcoming days.  it might hinge on when we can find an available ambulance

Car Wash – yep.  won’t be too long now

Skrully Home Run Derby – absolutely!!  but this, most likely, will be a spur of the moment event.  there’s always something to be said for getting in your “stool time” because some things, you just can’t plan!

oh, and i found the dynamic duo.  they were late this week!!