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FSGL 2K6 Weekly Press Release - Week 9 (2006-06-28)

Links are updated on the right hand margin as usual.  Since the weather did not cooperate, we are simply pushing the same schedule out a week.  We will be back on the back nine for Week 9, as scheduled - the date is just a week later.

Trying to Reason With Hurricane Season. Somehow, we teed off and got a few holes completed in between severe weather alerts.  We ignored the siren that was blowing, but when the lightning reached fireworks proportions, it was time to head to the 19th hole.

So I stumbled next door to the bar. At Big Al’s, the Fore Skin members marveled at the new colors that showed up on the radar screens on “Doppler 7”.  Apparently, magenta (purple) means something worse than red.  Black was worse than magenta!  And then white showed up and BK told everyone that white was even worse than black!  What color would come next?  We never knew because the satellite went out.

Feelin’ tired, then we got inspired. Meanwhile, the weather ruined a good start by Team 4 - they had nearly secured their 12 points maximum bye week scramble Stableford points by the 13th hole even though they had bogeyed number 10.  Heiney was off to a good start, but it was wiped out.  Since he is in first, all we can say is:  “Too bad.”

...and then we made up this song. The next episode of Wastin’ Away on the North Coast went off without a hitch, especially with the early start.  Well, all that meant there was more rambling to edit since they all talked for longer than usual.  CCJ is still AWOL as we missed his ticket-buying story.

Stay tuned for a full report this week.

Happy Father's Day

Happy Dad’s Day to all the Fore Skin Fathers.  And their fathers (FOFS - Fathers of Fore Skins).

FSGL 2K6 Weekly Press Release - Week 9 (2006-06-21)

Links are updated on the right hand margin as usual.  The Fore Skin Staff has also added a new link showing raw data of all our scores for the year.  And now, this week, it is time to finish the first half of the Fore Skin Schedule with Position Night #2.  The Captain & the Oops team was pathetic last week, but still managed to squeak into 2nd place past an, apparently equally pathetic Team Jim.  So Team 4 draws the bye and it is up to Team 3 to keep Heniey/Prez from running away with it.  Or could THIS be the year?  Could Prez finally get his name etched on the ever elusive Fore Skin Cup?  After years of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory, could the Cinderella shoe finally fit?  Stay tuned for next week and the promises-to-be-extra-exciting 2nd half of the Fore Skin 2K6 Season!

Wishin’ every month of the year could be June. It was nice.  That’s all you need to say.  But the league seemed to have problems scoring.  The Captain & the Oops fell apart - the Captain’s demise was a consistently bad round of golf (5 double bogeys) while the Oops had some good holes ruined by imploding a couple of times.  Meanwhile, Heiney created fond memories of that 7 he got on #16 earlier this year by equaling Oops’ 9 on #1.  But he settled down to score the best round of the night and lead his team to victory and a stronger hold on first place.  But he story of the night was the Net 18.5 scored by Team 2 (they need a nickname finalized) with a stellar 43.  They even got a double eagle on a par 3.  That’s a Net 0 for those of you scoring at home.

Goin’ out for a night on the town. Well, not everyone.  Team Jim was still reeling from last week’s incident (see blog entry entitled FSGL 2K6 Weekly Press Release - Week 8 (2006-06-14)) and skipped the after golf festivities.  Still, Heiney, Kevin, and Greg 2.0 were not asceared and ordered the cheeseburger special, without conditioner.  And the tried-and-true pizza filled out the menu.  Meredith had some personal time off, but Heidi stepped in admirably with the Amber Bock and food.  Admirably, as in “the service by Heidi was admired by all”.

Say what you mean / mean what you say. The core players recorded the next episode of Wastin’ Away on the North Coast.  This time, it looked as though the comments were actually recorded.  Due to Team Jim’s troubles with the meal presentations from last week, Scott was unable to add his weekly segment to the podcast.

Skin Quiz: What was found in SWDJ’s burger last week?

Did You Know? On the Runway at Baldonnel Military Airport in Dublin, Liam Higgins drove a Spalding Top Flite ball 634.1 yards on September 25, 1984.  Thanks to Golf In Costa Rica

On this date in Fore Skin history: In 2001, maybe, the league members showed up for Week 1 to find actual fairways.  There seemed to be a distinction between fairway and rough.  The members stared in awe and have been playing under these resort-like conditions ever since.

FSGL Poker/Skins Report: Heiney was shut out!  We repeat!  Heiney was shut out!  Kevin had a full house of, ahem, 7’s over 5’s to take poker easily.  Skins were dominated by Rob and Baz (need a finalized nickname) as they swept the units.

FSGL “Body” Shot Report: Nothing this week.  Hopefully, CCJ will recover for next week’s celebration of his birthday. If he has too many shots, perhaps he will need some hair of the dog the next morning.

Skin Quiz Answer:  A hair.

FSGL 2K6 Weekly Press Release - Week 8 (2006-06-14)

Links are updated on the right hand margin.  Round Robin again this week leading up to the finale of the first half of the FSGL 2K6 season with Position Night #2.  Team 2 has the bye this week.  We are on the front nine.  Keep the nicknames for Team 2 coming in.  We can decide this week.  Oh, and we are always open for nicknames for Gregular.

Meanwhile, keep tabs on the U.S. Open this week here and to the right as well.

Besides, she bitches about the mosquitoes. Contrary to forecasts, the weather really was beautiful.  But the previous rains allowed for a feeding frenzy by Michigan’s state bird, the mosquito.  They started early, on the south side of the road, and then continued on the back part of the back nine as usual.  Team 5 got the maximum 12 points for a bye week with a stellar 27.5 net scramble.  Teams 3 and 4 completely tied up their matches with The Captain & the Oops eking out a victory with the team medal points.  Teams 1 and 2 knotted completely up with a 12-12 tie.  So the league standings stayed nearly exactly the same.

I need time for to play. The Captain took his one annual free pass for being late by bringing along a sub (Real Name Jim) for Baz.  This delayed two foursomes, but we were able to play without waiting.  Real Name Jim was almost too good for the league until hitting the wall on the last two holes, especially signature back nine hole #18.

They made a date to go dancin’ and dinin’. There was an incident with Team Jim.  A hair was found in an inappropriate place in SWDJ’s burger and CCJ was appalled, reports say.  Later, when quizzed on the incident, Meredith was driven to remark, “Yeah, the gay guy yelled at me.”

Talk to my hand because I can’t hear what you are saying. The core players recorded the next episode of Wastin’ Away on the North Coast.  Well, it was SUPPOSED to be the next episode.  Recording was conducted in the main dining hall as a bunch of bikers took over the recording studio and nobody was man enough to kick them out.  But production problems were discovered later when nearly the entire evening was not recorded.  Still, Writer/Director/Producer/Executive Producer Short Fat Guy was able to salvage a podcast culled from whatever was left (CCJ’s remarks) and some items from Friday night’s Very Special Podcast.  This is paired with the tasteful tasty video as well at NorthCoastCast.com.

Skin Quiz: Who’s birthday was last week to open up the Body Shot portion of the FSGL schedule?

Did You Know? The longest delayed result in any national open championship occurred in the 1931 US Open at Toledo, Ohio.  George von Elme and Billy Burke tied at 292, then tied the first replay at 149.  Burke won the second replay by a single stroke after 72 extra holes.  Thanks to Golf In Costa Rica

On this date in Fore Skin history: A new Fore Skin member hacked around #1 for 10 shots or so and picked up his ball from just off the fringe, while exclaiming he got “the max”.  He was given “infinity”.

FSGL Poker/Skins Report: The Captain needs help.  I think Heiney took two skins to Team 2.0’s one.  And I believe Heiney took poker as well.  Heiney is also in first place.  Hmmmmm.  Something must be done about this.  But did you know Heiney got a 7 on #16 earlier this year?

FSGL “Body” Shot Report: Since DanDub left the league, we have another dry spell till the end of June.  Update:  It has come to our attention via the latest episode of the Wastin’ Away on the North Coast podcast, that CCJ has a birthday next Monday.  So we should be getting birthday shots again sooner than first reported.

Skin Quiz Answer:  Prez Ween.

FSGL 2K6 Weekly Press Release - Week 7 (2006-06-07)

Links are updated (to the right).  Round Robin kicks back in for a couple weeks.  Team 5 has the bye this week.  Meanwhile, we still have two Fore Skin members without nicknames.  Please weigh in with a comment offering up nicknames for Rob and Kevin.  Do so also if you have a new one for Oops.  What the heck.

The Weather is Here, Wish You Were Beautiful. It was a regular evening for golf at Wesburn, weather-wise.  This means that it stormed in a biblical manner 30 minutes before tee time (Heiney was frightened), then sunnied right up enough for us to golf in casual water through the flooded course while our families were hunkered down in their houses in the midst of severe weather alerts.  Also, the humidity was something to behold.

Is that your 3 clubs, or are you just happy to see me? 3 club night brought interesting looks on faces of guys at the trunks of their cars as they whined about the rules they voted for, then chose their lineup.  A surprising (to the Captain) number of putters stayed behind.  The Captain and the Oops, veteran Fore Skin Three Clubbers from way back in the 90’s, took the exact same three clubs (3-metal, 8-iron, putter) and ran away from the field by one-putting 6 greens for an even par score.  Team 5 had a tough time as 2.0’s 1st appearance was the 5th tee.  Only two NET skins were captured on this night.

Pistons are alive. Only two pizzas were consumed as cheeseburgers were the order of the day.  Strangely enough, one of the pizza-lovers was ground beef guru Kevin.  But you know what he had as a topping.  The Captain had his first Big Al Cheeseburger in 4 years (and, after a night of stomach issues, has sworn them off for another 4 years).  Team Jim went straight home to watch the Pistons on CCJ’s garage door.  This allowed Meredith to observe about CCJ, and we quote, “Tell him I said he’s gay.” Later, Meredith had her coy on when talking about family planning and Big Al rumors, but at least she let the Amber Bock flow.  The Pistons stopped pointing fingers long enough to scrape out a win at home and extend their season another game.  At least it was better than the sad performance last week.

Coconut Telegraph. The FSGL players (only) recorded the next episode of Wastin’ Away on the North Coast.  It was a sad episode as the FSGL players obviously had all energy sweated out on the muggy golf course earlier in the day.  But, still, the podcast link is to the right.  Click and enjoy.  Update:  A tasty video in less humid conditions is now being served at NorthCoastCast.com.

Skin Quiz: Who hit the 100-yard marker on hole #12 last week?

Did You Know? The World One-Club Championship was won by Thad Daber using a 6-iron at the 6,037-yard Lochmore Golf Course in Cary, North Carolina with a 73 on November 10th, 1985.  Thanks to Golf In Costa Rica

On this date in Fore Skin history: With The Captain experiencing a rare missed week away from the league, proper protocol was not followed and some of the league teed off in an electrical storm.  After one too-close-for-comfort bolt was “felt” by the league, seemingly on the course itself, the night was called without the customary vote, unless you count screaming as voting.

FSGL Poker/Skins Report: Heiney & Prez’s 5’s over 4’s full boat beat Team Jim’s 4’s over 5’s version.  Got it?  Skins were split 2-1 by Captain & the Oops and Heiney & Prez, respectively.

FSGL “Body” Shot Report: Mike’s birthday.  Meredith refused to do any body shots like she supposedly “used” to.  We all ordered hot damn sex.  Heck, even Former Trez and Sandbagger Don showed up only to order sex.  In fact, in our old age, we may have forgotten if it weren’t for him.  And, I must mention the following, reported first by Short Fat Guy at our sister podcast site, as we were trying to order our shots:  “When queried, Meredith replied with the immortal ‘Damn is hot and Sex is sweet.’” You can read this and listen and see more at NorthCoastCast.com.

Skin Quiz Answer:  SWDJ.