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Tiff and Scary - Take me out to the Ball game!


So the 2nd annual Band of Gamers took place over the past weekend in St. Louis, hosted by Tony (Tboa) and Odette, his wife. Very gracious hosts' for all of us!

Tiffany and I drove 12 1/2 hours down to this! Didn't matter, there was no way I was missing this one after letting a buddy of mine (Barroom Hero) down the year before. I was gonna make it if I had to beg, borrow or steal to get there. We left Akron Thursday around noon and drove all day. Stopped in Terre Haute (yes, infamous to only KISS fans as the home of the KISS Army!) for dinner at Steak and Shake. Little did we know that this would not be the last time!

After gettin right to our exits, in good 'ol Scary fashion, we trolled around town for a few looking for the right way to go. After getting our bearings we finally made it to Tonys at around midnight.

In attendance already were DarkPrince0004 (Wally), Darhoth (Jason), The BachelorPad (Chad) and Amanda (Chads girlfriend) and Tony and Odette! We unloaded the car and Tiff jumped right in to some Halo action with the fellas! Fit right in! Of course, showing up good 'ol Scary as well! I love you baby! We played a few more hours before hitting the sack and waking up at 9am for an early start.

It was absolutely sultry there! At around 10am it was well in to the 90's already. Tony decided to take me for a spin in his H.O.T. as hell Mazda RX-8. Absolutely rocking vehicle!! I now know why they have the 'Oh Shit' bars in a car! This car has some get up and go!! Tony got back and he had to head out to pick up TJ (FreeFly3r) at the airport. He was the last to arrive!

They got back and everyone loaded up in to the Lincoln Navigator and headed over to a local sports bar and grill for some great wings and sandwiches. Back to Tony's house to decide what the day holds for us. Darhoth offers up a game of 'Demolition Ball' to play. Now this was an absolute blast! To just hear about it you may not care for it, but after you see it played it is an absolute riot!! Also referred to in some areas (Cleveland included) as Whirly Ball). You get bumper cars on a basketball court and ride around throwing a wiffle ball at a basketball backboard. Stopping your opponents by ramming em with your car. Great fun, especially when Wally offers up shots to us to make it even funner!! Red headed sluts here we come!! This was followed by shots from TJ as well. After an hour it was off to dinner where Tony treated all of us to Vietnamese food! At first looks it may not be too appealing, especially to a pregnant Tiffany. But it was all very good stuff!

Back to Tonys for a night of gaming in Halo 2. Great times in to the weeee hours of the morning. Helped out with a few shots of Grey Goose and Tequila. Mmmmm good!!

Saturday was a big day! Not to mention that it was damn near 100 before noon. We're supposed to show up to Chads (The BachelorPad's) house for a cookout and swimming. Well, a few of us were hungry and they wanted Steak and Shake, yes day #2 of the good 'ol SandS!! We definitely should have skipped this, lol! Good lunch, we load up and head to Chads. What a place this kid has!!! WoW!!!!! I've known Chad for 3 years now and I've felt like Chads been there a lot for me, so it was truely an honor to finally meet him after so long. He had a great swimming pool that we enjoyed for a few hours, a great, kick ass, gaming room with awesome seating in it, and a great grill that he hooked us up with a mid day BBQ on.

It was decided that we would head out afterwards and catch a ballgame at Busch Stadium where the Cardinals hosted the Pittsburgh Pirates. It was a total blowout, 8-0 Cards! Great game. And in good fashion, Busch Stadium was BoG'ed!!!


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The BoG Family at the Ballgame - Cardinals vs. Pirates

The game was done and we headed back to Tony's to get cleaned up and ready to hit the town! We headed out and went to a great place called Americas Pub, which was located in a great little area with lots of different bars in it. We were right at home here, minus the lousy DJ that Wally felt the urge to remove from the booth! HAHAHA!! Lot's of drinks and good times had by all! And yes, whisky is a terrible thing! I kept on insisting that if someone looked at me the wrong way, they soon would find out why they called me Scary!! Some times I amaze myself! Ya know??!!


Friends finally meet - Scary and The BachelorPad




A toast to BoG!

Sunday brought a close to the gathering as we all exchanged photos and pleasantries! What a great experience! Next get together looks like it will be in Houston, hosted by TJ! I am saving my money now! And this time, with a non-pregnant Tiffany in tow!

Thanks for the memories guys! Check out the Flickr link to the right for over 80 more pics!