Once Upon a Time . . . .

on January 15th, to be precise, we had a Team of Drinkers who brought a set of skills and passion to the game that were previously unknown to mankind. On this day, the cooler showed signs of weakness. The supply of Miller Lite bottles was in peril. It was inevitable.

By late afternoon that fateful Sunday, they were gone. Every, single, bottle. Gone.

And now our thirsty crew turned their attention to the only 12oz Miller Lite left . . . the cans. And what was to become known as “Miller Quest” picked up steam. As drinkers made their way into Dorko’s that evening, the team grew. and what started as “the final 40″ cans of Miller Lite turned into the “remaining 39″. and then 38, and 37.

there would be no stopping. the cans all knew the end was coming. the cooler grew more naked by the minute. the air was electric. and the cries rang out . . . “24!”. As the cans fell, the carnage grew . . .

“24″ became “19!”, and then “14!”

The quest became more difficult. But there was no stopping Team Miller Lite!!!

With the end in sight, every member was filled with resolve. and finally, the supply of Miller Lite was exhausted. Every 12 oz bottle. Every 12 oz can. Gone. the cooler, naked in places where it usually displays cases of Miller Lite with pride. it had been tamed by TEAM MILLER LITE!!!

the exact minute will live in history – 9:38 pm, Sunday January 15th, 2012

Rad comments on his teams victory at Team Trivia this past Monday Night.

post game interview . . . .

here is how the league standings stack up after the weekend’s action . . . .

Dorko’s Cafe  46 – 17

Wilburton  38 – 25

Atlas Legion  37 – 26

Clover Hose  36 – 27

Eagles #2  31 -32

Centralia Legion  31 – 32

Mt. Carmel Legion  23 – 31

VFW  23 – 40

Elks  23 – 40

Eagles #1   18 – 36

this Saturday Night Dorko’s is at HOME vs the Eagles #2!

the new shuffleboard standings are in, and here they are . . .

Dorko’s Cafe  40 – 14

Wilburton   32 – 22

Atlas Legion  31 – 23

Clover Hose  30 – 24

Eagles #2  28 – 26

Centralia  26 – 28

Mt. Carmel Legion  20 – 25

VFW  20 – 34

Elks   20 -34

Eagles #2  14 – 31

We had our first Ugly Sweater Party this past Friday Night.  Wow, was it ever a great time!

DJ Shikety Shike was blasting out the dance tunes.  and everyone was shuffling.  I have to say that by the end of the evening the dance floor crept out of the back room and into the bar area. There was another “dougie dance off” involving Nikki and T Roll.  I always enjoy that stuff.

and there were ugly sweaters galore.  Skrully and Trout kicked off the change in scenery with these gems . . .

Skrully had mentioned that he “borrowed” the sweater from his mom.  and that he had never seen her wear it before.  and so I told him, “it might be because . . . it’s Ugly”.

Here are a sampling of the other sweaters that people wore to the party . . . .

You can’t see it, but the BEST feature of Vanessa’s Ugly sweater was that the sleeves only covered 3/4 of her arms when she would reach out to say, shake your hand.  Otherwise, it fit fine.  so she had and Ugly AND Disfunctional sweater.  That raised the bar a notch!

I kindof like Cooter’s sweater, but he says it is not an accurate display of his fashion sense.  Speaking of a sense of fashion, at our request, Larry did not attend the event, giving everyone else a fair shot at having the “Ugliest Sweater”.

this ensemble was . . . stunning!

and, as the night wore on, it just became too hot.  so, Boyer let loose a little bit . . .

and we has found our Winner!

He won a cash prize, and we had several door prize winners who took home Christmas baskets, T-shirts, beanies, ballcaps, and other assorted goodies.

there was soooo much happening at the party that it was easy to not notice ALL of the goings on.  it was hard to make your way through a room that full of friendly faces and holiday cheer!

we had an appearance of the #1 Celebrity Bartender in the area   And, even though the Ugliest Sweater Award went to Boyer, the big winner’s of the evening were Vanessa and Skinner.  During a break in the music, Vanessa was called up to the DJ table to receive a prize, that included Skinner on bended knee asking for her hand in marriage!  and a diamond ring

We all wish them the best! (yes, she said yes!)

All in all, just a Wonderful fun-filled evening!  Thanks to everyone who came out!

the holidays are upon us, and the Mt. Carmel Shufflebaord League will be taking a break.  After the first four weeks of the season, here are what the standings look like:

Dorko’s                            28 – 8

Atlas Legion                   21 – 15

Wilburton                      20 – 16

Mt. Carmel Legion      14 – 13

Centralia                        18 – 18

Clover Hose                   17 – 19

Eagles #2                       16 – 20

VFW                                15 – 21

Elks                                 13 – 23

Eagles #1                        9 – 18

Action picks back up Jan 7th!

It is indeed a Long Way to the Top if You Want to Rock and Roll . . .

on Saturday night we had our Christmas version of Karaoke.  It was great to see a lot of new faces int he crowd, and more than a handful made it to the microphone for the first time.  We had some rousing AC/DC to help kick off the evening!

it wasn’t all hard rock though.  there were versions of everything from adele, to country (not garth brooks, the other guy), to the doors, poison, and some Cee Lo Green.  Add in some 867-5309 and a hard hitting version of Baby’s Got Back and you’ve got a party!

11-9-11
by: dorkos

Team Trivia doesn’t run in “seasons” per se.  but, it kindof runs in seasons.  For instance, every summer we collect names.  and, at the end of the summer, we give away a set of prizes.

Deke Rivers made his way to a signing session held by Vince Papale, an ex-Philadelphia Eagle.  he was kind enough to autograph some pieces with a specail note to Dorko’s Team Trivia players!

and we added a Man Cave Bud Light football tin to the mix.

contestants had to jump through the hoops.  figuratively.  there were several games in place, and at each turn the top players moved on.  player who were knocked out of the contest were awarded prizes.

the final game involved swinging the banana to whack the oranges into the hula hoop.  how can you make that one up?

in the end, Andrew was a better banana whacker than sinko.  and he walked away with the Summer’s Big Prize – the Gas Grill from Dorko’s!