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Post by TTX on Jul 31, 2023 9:44:53 GMT -5
Maybe next year we'll run fewer tournaments. Something to think about as I too enjoyed the conversations more than playing.
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Post by ~KB~ on Jul 31, 2023 15:45:11 GMT -5
I don't think that's necessary, tournaments are fine the way they are IMO.
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Post by iowaoaks on Jul 31, 2023 15:49:58 GMT -5
I'll add a story to the discussion.
The "unruly fan" mentioned from the IPW show on Friday was indeed irritating and tried to get more and more involved, animated and I believe drunk as the night went on. Troy Petterson asked him repeatedly to sit down and enjoy the show, but it was the main event when he tried to become a lumberjack that everyone had pretty much had it.
Troy, who was finally sitting with his family, went over and after something was said the unruly fan and his friends left.
Troy comes back over and we ask, what did you say? He replied, "I told him that the cops were called so he had two choices, he could stick around and go to jail OR if they got out of here before they arrived, maybe they wouldn't. Guess they chose not to go to jail, but the thing is... I never called the cops." And then he just smiled.
When I saw Troy the next day I had him sign his card and do a word balloon saying "I've called the cops!"
I want to thank Jared, Andy, Mike, Stu and Tim for some absolutely great conversations. Loved sampling beers with Zeke and Todd. I especially want to say how happy I was to see and hang out for a bit with Sam. He's just the best.
What a great weekend. Thanks to everyone who helped put it on.
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Post by "Emperor Norton" (Mark T) on Jul 31, 2023 16:17:47 GMT -5
Troy, who was finally sitting with his family, went over and after something was said the unruly fan and his friends left. Troy comes back over and we ask, what did you say? He replied, "I told him that the cops were called so he had two choices, he could stick around and go to jail OR if they got out of here before they arrived, maybe they wouldn't. Guess they chose not to go to jail, but the thing is... I never called the cops." And then he just smiled. ......... Troy is a very nice man. He handled that very diplomatically when some of us may not have. There was a fun conversation later that night in the bar over how a few of us would have handled that differently. Not naming names, but you've got some low key shooters in your midsts.  Anyway, I echo the sentiments of so many here. It's really about getting together and sharing these common interests above all else. It's so great to meet someone in person for the first time and feel like you've known them for years. |
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Post by Sinestro24 on Aug 1, 2023 8:36:37 GMT -5
Great listen was fun recap of a great weekend. Enjoyed meeting everyone and hanging out.
I just watched the Venture Brothers movie last night after listening to the pod, really enjoyed it.
Just finished my Immaculte grid for today and got a rarity score of 20!
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Post by the_faction on Aug 1, 2023 9:42:25 GMT -5
That Immaculate Grid is a humbling experience.
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Post by TDalton on Aug 1, 2023 10:50:53 GMT -5
Was less than immaculate today. I always get the statistical ones, usually with a good rarity score as I know all the 70s and old-timey stuff. Struggle with the multi-team players though. Best score thus far has been 62.
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Post by Sinestro24 on Aug 1, 2023 12:30:02 GMT -5
Was less than immaculate today. I always get the statistical ones, usually with a good rarity score as I know all the 70s and old-timey stuff. Struggle with the multi-team players though. Best score thus far has been 62. Have had a nice stretch of getting Immaculate, my best score is a 10, last week. |
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Post by pikemojo on Aug 2, 2023 12:40:33 GMT -5
Fun episode. With GalactiCon only being 1 state away, I really would have liked to try to make it this year but summer has just been too dang busy! There was no chance I was getting approval from the wife to make that trip with everything else going on right now. Fun to hear all the stories from the con and the HOF.
On a bit of a side note... part of the reason this summer has been so busy is my son's baseball. He's only 11 so it's not the HUGEST deal but I helped coach. My daughter also had softball but this story isn't about her. My son's team won their season end tournament this past weekend!!! It was super fun! I knew they had a good shot at the thing. We lucked out as a team and had 6 or 7 kids that could legitimately pitch quite well for their age. A lot of the other teams only had a couple that weren't constantly struggling to get the ball over the plate consistently. But it's still a pretty big accomplishment to win a 14 team tournament, regardless of any luck or skill that we might have had on our side. I'm still super excited about it a few days later now. My teams never won crap growing up so I'm still telling anyone that will listen. lol
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Post by throwingtoasters on Aug 2, 2023 14:17:25 GMT -5
Great recap of the weekend. Thanks guys!
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