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You should know that I love you.

You’re not being the ball, Noonan.

Fresca

Mmmmmhhh? Mmmmhhhh?

i'm definitely, totally, unequivocally, without a doubt

a maybe.

You and your big ass grill must come,

I’m counting on you.

Well after that comment, the astigmatic dyslexics are guaranteed to be there.

The Dogfather - July 10, 2009 reply

We WOULD like your grill...

(And you can come too!!!!) ;-)

Let me see what I can do.

Do you feel cheap and used?

Now, or in general?

Just now.

Not really.

Give it some time though. I may just end up in the corner of my shower curled up into the fetal position.

If you do that

don’t forget to have Berlin’s ~~greatest~~ only hits blaring in the background.

Awww...cmon.

There was more than one.

Yeah

But only one works for a fetal-position shower scene.

Oh it works for plenty of other scenes

like

bowling and eating watermelon and ironing my slacks.

WHAT ARE THINGS I DO WHILE DRINKING?!

Having sex while masquerading on the metro?

WHAT ARE THINGS I PLAN ON DOING WHILE DRINKING?

As a complete mood killer,

and monkey wrench in the engine, when I told my wife that I wanted a divorce, she cried in the shower in the fetal position. For a few hours.

That was not one of the best days in memory.

At least you had the testicular fortitude to say it.

Nothing to do with you mikev...

but in general, guys need to sack up when its time.

(I’m not referring to you!)

yeah ok

;-)

I just know too many guys in that situation.

Yeah, my situation is just slightly more complicated.

Right.

Which is why I wasn’t referring to you. :-)

Ouch.

So.............

………….
………….
…………..
……..you’re coming to AN Day?

wrong fat guy.

Awesome.

I was asking you!

I know mikev is coming…with or without the grill ;-)

Will Saint the Baker be in attendance?

Will he label his special confections? Will there be a “taster?”

So many questions.

The Dogfather - July 10, 2009 reply

Only eat Gigs treats and you should be ok. That's my best advice.

Unless of course my treats travel…

Oh, the possibilities are endless...

I try.

rawr

Just for you.

Leave the grill at home and just bring yourself. You’ll find out who your real friends are…

(Kisses to my girls LZG and BBG!)

Oh...okay.

Then I won’t be grilling. Its all good.

Hey now.

You love showing off your grill.

It's an excuse to take up extra parking spaces.

well parked

I'm sure there will be other grills there...

Oh hey, whatever works out.

I've been known to work out. flex

Oh fuggit, who are we kidding.

Short fat guys ftw.

You're adorable.

I feel like we need a group hug.

Hi.

No more words.

word!

I don't get kisses??? :( :( :(

gigglingone - July 10, 2009 reply

You totally do!

But you weren’t trying to use mikev for his grill. That’s where I was going with that.

Ah, okay.

gigglingone - July 10, 2009 reply

it works!

Commenting from LAX en route to DEN. Go A’s! (Just testing this. It’s cool.)

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Do not adjust your browser.

It’s just the reverberation of an empty collieseum at game time.

The Dogfather - July 10, 2009 reply

LOL

Trainman - July 10, 2009 reply

Awesome.

QOTM

doctorK - July 10, 2009 reply

Im definitely there!

As far as hotels go, is there one where most people stay? should we all stay on the SF side or the east bay side?

visiting team families

have been known to stay at the Oakland Airport Hilton – which I think has a shuttle to the coliseum…

OaklandSi - July 10, 2009 reply

There is a whole group of hotels right around the corner from the Coliseum

all reasonable priced and walking distance/shuttles.

and easily attainable via Priceline

for not very mucho money.

And YAY!!!!

Thank You, Thank You. My first AN Day in the 5 years Ive been here.

Im excited!

Yay!

pam5981 - July 10, 2009 via mobile reply

Will you be bringing the fiancee?

lol. Fiancee?

Oh Mikev?

called the wedding off. I guess its no longer legal in this state.

It's OK, I was using you anyway.

I was only marrying you for your grill :-p

it's really not as spectacular as made out to be.

this is really intriguing convo

I disagree. It's got great craftmanship and fires up a mean piece of meat!

It's also sturdy enough to withstand falling over while driving 80mph down 580!

And it has lots of room for all kinds of goodies...

whose grill are we talking about again?

Evedently mine.

and

how much room are we talking about?

I've got lots of junk inside my trunk.

oh yeah

i remember now.

So yeah...maybe we should use mikev's...

I think I love you.

it's lust, mikev

not that there’s not everything right with that.

You say potato..

I say chips.

I think I love you, too.

I'm pretty certain

the feeling is mutual.

Even though part of it is lust.

That's the good part. Keeps things fresh.

rawr

rawr yourself.

I know pi to a thousand places.

Ain’t got no grills, but I still wear braces.

you are a rare one bloom

me enjoys it

I wish I had pictures to prove the time my brother and I

VERY unwisely decided to take a hot tub with deck sideways (aka upright) in the back of his F-150 from Alameda to his house in Martinez. To this day, I’m not certain how we did it without tipping the whole thing over. We tied it off with nylon clothes line. I’m fairly certain my brother and I might be two of the stupidest people on the planet.

we're guys

we’re all stupid, bloom.

I'm pretty sure

there’s a group staying at my house.

Wait, what am I saying??

Hahaha...

…we did the house switch from norcal to socal during the last set of games. “AN hostel” it was!

Sounds awesome.

Was it anything like that movie Hostel?

Oh wow. The mind wanders. There were probably pillow fights going on every evening.

my mind just did more than wander.

We are a fish called wander

I'm SO happy there's mobile commenting

8/22 – check.

pam5981 - July 10, 2009 via mobile reply

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Oh okay....

…LOL!

They even bother my poor father cause he's down with me.

Awesome! You rock!

He's the King of Rock

The King of Rock that is my name.

I've got prescription glasses and my eyes are correct

Two times every year I go to have them checked.

...

Gargamel is in the yard, he gets my momma’s d**k so hard
she cannot she, she cannot think, she’s mixing up a whiskey drink
her sixteen kids from virgin births all love the Monkees and the Smurfs
but Evil John the gardener’s about to make things so much worse
(what’s this blue stuff between my toes?)
100 Smurfs we loved the most have now been turned into compost
(who ran the lawnmower over the secret Smurf village?)
now the Smurfs all live in fear of Honda, Toro, and John Deere

Can I bring this RiverCat as my date?

OK you need to relax.

He’s mine, damn it.

Children, children. Play nice. You can share.

As far as I know, LB won’t be joining us so there will be no fighting over the Ice Man.

"Children"?

I am old enough to put you over my lap and spank you.

So am I.

Boys, boys, boys...

What size shoe does he wear?

I hope it’s an 11 or higher!

Who’s the Ice Man?

Blevins.

is he cute?

Depends who you ask.

A little too lanky for me.

Nope. He's horrible. DO. NOT. LOOK AT HIM.

You know, I'm right here. I can read these things.

Sorry honey.

I mean you could at least just say I'm below average.

Horrible is a little harsh.

The list was tampered with...

Apparently, LB’s dad owns a shoestore and all the girls want free Candies…

Well there's your "depends on who you ask".

can you post a photo? i’ll be the judge of this….the only other cute A for me is Ryan Sweeney (who needs to group out that buzzcut)

I'll let Zigfan do the honors.

It’s her boy.

Wait, no Chavy love?

If you like Trav, I'm not worried.

is it jerry blevins?

Is there another?

Does he have a brother?

Mind wandering…

It's not like

she’s going to steal him from you.

Of course it’s been awhile since I’ve seen a cat fight.

i just want buck, and i mean it…. maybe once, twice would be nice…

might I suggest a cold shower?

She has good taste.

quiet, you.

Killjoy.

Suggesting a shower is a bad thing?

Alone?

And the web-cam.

slightly better.

well

I don’t really know the girl well enough yet. Give me a second.

OK, you’re right.

Agreed.

here's blevins

that pic really fails

to accentuate his frail little girl arms.

Yeah, wasn't sure

if she wanted a face shot or full body.

Really? Cmon...

OK.

Was hoping you would come through ‘cause I’m being lazy.

Do you really think I want to increase the competition?

Or maybe I’ve got it backwards. Maybe this will help my cause…

Now you're getting it.

I'm not worried about her thinking he was cute if she likes Trav.

I would say different taste. But then again LB loves Trav too.

Using LB probably not the wisest choice.

He also thinks I’m hot.

Point taken.

Now that I think about this...

LB and I have different taste. Except for Blevins. And LZG. I guess I’m still not making a good point.

keep trying

So I guess your point is the best one:

Do not try and compare oneself to LB! It doesn’t work!

He's pretty much incomparable, no?

Right!

He’s an anomaly!

Well, I do hold an

advanced degree at one of the 10 best universities in the country and I work in a sign shop, so…probably.

Check out my musical recommendation below.

I love Jerry for who he is, not what he brings to the table.

I think Buck’s effing hot.

And Don…well, I just love Don’s musk. Someday, when all this is over, we’re gonna get an apartment together.

When what's over?

Why wait?

you do make speeches Bloomy

Blevins is yours Zig. I probably do need a cold shower thinking about Travis but I’m at work.

well if you have your own office

like i do…

Thanks!

The joys of working from home. Speaking of which, I think its time I go took a shower.

Great! now I'm gonna need one!

oo la la...

So since mikev is out of the picture…

HI. I'M STILL HERE.

Eye muffs!

Doesn't work so well on a blog.

Until we get sound everytime someone posts.

Working on it.

Yep, all yours!

Sweet!

/cocks shotgun

we should chat.

Isn

't this how

the Titans lost an ex-QB?

can they actually lose

an ex-QB?

Lesson therein: if she’s crazy, don’t sleep in front of her.

You stay away mikev!

I will fight you for her and by fight I mean we will both duke it out in sumo suits!

wait a minute.

Zigfan’s got another one?!

Yay Baby!

Hard to keep up, eh?

Viagra

BARBELL.

tee-hee

And by then

she will have moved on, while you guys lay battered and bloodied, wondering where your wallets are, not to mention your dignity.

Oh I kid, calm down.

You two are going to be in the love shack with 2 less lady lumps.

Are you talking about those two midget wrestlers?

LoneStranger - July 17, 2009 reply

This is not a road you want to go down.

you are entering a world of pain, Smokey.

You know not of which you speak.

I don't even know what's going on anymore.

lol.

Just keep fighting mikev. It's all good.

so I take it you're on my side?

sweeeeeet!

I'm not sure how crazy I am about this side of you.

Its not a bad thing.

Trying to entice me to fight over you?

apparently,

neither do you.

It’s a movie quote.

Fair enough, but my comment still stands.

Which comment?

The one where she insinuated I don't know what I'm talking about.

The one about how he really doesn't know me.

I thought you liked Chavy better.

Ooh.

You’re right. Travis who??

Travis MINE : )

Just so you know.

He enjoys being tied up.

yummy!

You fit right in.

Yeah, yeah, TW…

Well, if we're getting all kinky and gay and stuff,

I’d probably do Giambi… He’s got the Gougar looks that drive middle-aged leather bar patrons crazy!

So I am doing two of my

favorite lunchtime pastimes at once:

reading AN, and a Bill Simmons mailbag (been a long time). Understand I am hardly a fan of his but enjoy the mailbags, which he always ends with “Yup these are my readers” (after closing with an off-the-wall letter). Today’s runner-up:

Q: I have no idea why, but I have a massive S&M crush on you. With other men, including my boyfriend, I’m pretty normal, but something about you makes me want to tie you up and have fun with you. It’s weird. This is not a drunk e-mail, or a high one, or anything like that. Can I get a “Yup, these are my readers?”
— Jennifer, Atlanta

SG: I need a safe word. Besides, we’re not quite there yet.

And winner:

Q: Hey Bill, I saw your man (Celtic’s star) Ray Allen at a bar in Hartford on Saturday night. After getting over the shock of seeing him, my boyfriend turned to me, very serious, and said, “OK, go have sex with Ray Allen and tell me how it is.” Would you make that offer to the (your wife) for any sports figure? If you did would she be offended? Because I wasn’t, and I think maybe I should have been.
— Jen S., Newington, Conn.

SG: Yup, these are my readers.

All of which made me think of another Jennifer for some odd reason.

I used to like Bill Simmons.

Since he’s gotten older and married with children and successful and Boston’s succeeding left and right…well, he’s just kind of a douche now.

exactly

I'd rather read Lon Simmons blogging about dryer lint

than anything Bill Simmons has to say…

I think

I’ll still be laughing about this comment a week from now.

Hey Rated-R

AN Day will be nothing like this thread. Not at all. Nope. Uh-huh.

I will be there with OP Guacamole!!!!

OptimistPrime - July 10, 2009 reply

Hello there.

Hola Marquez

OptimistPrime - July 10, 2009 reply

I love Guacamole!

Who doesn't, really?

I'm on my last two hours of work and need some kick ass

music recommendations. I’m Godsmacked out and have already Ween’d out on other music.

Help??

can you get whatever you want?

yep

If you like Ween,

then of course, the obvious recommendations are the Dead Milkmen, They Might Be Giants, Camper Van Beethoven, and Moxy Fruvous…

If you’re down for 70’s post-prog psych punk revivalism, then you should get the Sgt. Disco album by Circus Devils (it’s the guy from Guided By Voices, so you know it’s good)

If you’re down for a bunch of insane gibberish, try www.myspace.com/pilotsdaredme

Oh wow, I never expected anyone to mention Ween in here.

I absolutely love them, ever since a buddy put on Pure Guava back in the early 90’s. I go to a show practically every time they come around.

I was thinking this morning that I needed to make sure my work collection of Ween MP3s was complete so I could do a ‘not-all-at-once-marathon’ of the entire Ween Discography. I did the David Bowie one last month.

LoneStranger - July 17, 2009 reply

you had me at

last two hours of work. it was then i realized i hated you.

Then I remembered

that I own the joint.

It makes it even more painful, I think.

sad but true

But one day…it will all pay off handsomely.

No, it won't.

we’ll both die bitter and alone.

You are so trippin'.

This right here is what will make the end result taste that much sweeter.

NO! You guys will both have each other.

And maybe a love shack.

maybe?

We have to get his ass here.

Working on it.

While you're working on his ass, are you going to tell him to show up at AN Day?

I'll tell him after.

Not much for multi-tasking, mike.

Fair enough.

Slipknot, Mudvayne, and Chimaira.

It's the new sound.

All the kids are digging on it.

So sayeth LB.

Trivium

The Crusade: a purely instrumental piece is unbelievably good.

muffinpryde - July 10, 2009 reply

Wow a bit late...

Oh well, it’s still awesome

muffinpryde - July 10, 2009 reply

Can't wait!!!!!!!!

Loved going to AN days over the past few years.

But, we missed last years (we went camping).

We can bring a cake for AN day 6.

We already have tickets, I just need to know what parking lot and where?

Mike Heath - July 10, 2009 reply

Are you

the real Mike Heath? My sister loved him. Hell, I loved him.

This will actually be my first AN. Figure it’s time.

Whether he's the genuine article or not...

I enjoyed watching Mike Heath play with Oakland and the Yankees, and if I had to pick an 80’s backup catcher to run my ballclub, it would definitely be him or Jim Essian over the clown we’ve got now!

We'll work on details

Is Blez coming?

Would be fun to see him and Ericka and Maya!

btw- if there are any old Pacific Coast League fans here at AN, August 22 is also the date for the Pacific Coast League Reunion at the Oakland Museum. If you are a fan of PCL baseball, this is a fantastic event: former ballplayers who are friendly and approachable and love to talk baseball; memorabilia and always an interesting player panel. You could do Oakland baseball all day long. If you want more info, contact me off AN.

LongTimeFan - July 10, 2009 reply

I for one am hoping Blez makes it.

And that PCL thingy sounds extremely cool.

YOU would really like the reunion

LongTimeFan - July 10, 2009 reply

Are you going that day?

I just may have to attend.

Incidentally

why do i look like I’m falling over in that picture?

I've been an A's fan almost all my life, been to loads of games.....and have never tailgated!!

I’m gonna check my calendar and see what’s what. I only wish I was posting this from my PHONE!!! Hahaha.

BERRYJO - July 10, 2009 reply

Awesome....best comment ever!