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3rd Annual WGOM Convention (Video & Photos)

Sparrow

This entry was posted by Banjo on Sunday, August 16th, 2009 at 9:57 am and is filed under Miscellaneous. It is one of 81 entries by the author. We are no longer accepting Letters to the Editor on this post.

38 comments to 3rd Annual WGOM Convention (Video & Photos)

  • FirstTimeLongTime
    August 16th, 2009 at 10:17 am

    What is sparrow doing to that hot dog?

  • Rhubarb_Runner
    August 16th, 2009 at 10:54 am

    Very "New Guy" in your prediction, Boss. Too bad about that.

  • brianS
    August 16th, 2009 at 11:09 am

    Very good use of Reusse and, was that Top Jimmy?

  • greenmachine
    August 16th, 2009 at 11:31 am

    Fun to see everybody, and thanks again to SGB and Banjo for setting it up. AuntWalt for the chocolate bars I gorged myself on. cheaptoy for the homebrews.

    It was a frustrating game, but we did see the wonders of a Delmon Young walk and a Mauer homerun, so I was satisfied.

  • ubelmann
    August 16th, 2009 at 11:31 am

    I'm intrigued by this Sparrow fellow. What sort of enlightenment did he possess?

    • brianS
      August 16th, 2009 at 11:34 am

      I dunno, but he had a certain sense of style.

    • Banjo
      August 16th, 2009 at 11:48 am

      Fun facts about "Sparrow"

      1.) Real name: "Curtiss" - but only his mom calls him that
      2.) Age: 17 (or so he said)
      3. ) Tats: at least two - feathers under his eyes.
      4. ) Coffee - he likes his black
      5.) His drum: broken at/near a McDonald's drive through
      6.) His dad - an ex-Navy electrician who worked on nuclear submarines
      7.) Dreds - he's working on them and he claimed that even guys with receding hairlines can have dreads and they "look pretty cool". He said I was at least 5 years off
      8.) Drugs dealt: Marijuana, Mushrooms, LSD - but none of the hard stuff
      9.) His grandpappy wrote songs for George Jones.
      10.) Rollerblading wrist guards -- apparently both stop infections and protect you in the case of a fight
      11.) Loves Rum wants to go the British Virgin Islands where you can get a case for, like $5 bucks
      12.) Predicted a "Woodstock" reunion at Minnehaha Park, and was correct.
      13.) Smokes - American Spirit, of course
      14.) Was nearly molested on a truckstop in the midst of Hurricane Rita
      15. ) The Lord helped him secure "Widespread Panic" tickets when he had no money.
      16.) Shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die. No wait, that was someone else.
      17.) Stopped a gang of three thugs from choking a women by McDonald's

      To be continued...

      • ubelmann
        August 16th, 2009 at 11:53 am

        He is truly a font of wisdom! I'm going out to get some wrist guards right now.

      • SBG
        August 16th, 2009 at 1:42 pm

        18.) While he was correct that there was going to be a Woodstock tribute at the Park (which provided some nice background music), he was a little off on his prediction that hippies from all over the country were about to descend on the park.
        19.) Actually, he drank his coffee with cream, but didn't want to take our cream.
        20.) Borrowed my cellphone to call a bunch of people have them come to the concert. No one showed up. Frown But, some guy called me this afternoon in the middle of my nap to inform me that I had called his number yesterday, wanting to know what I wanted.
        21.) Laid out a blanket to watch the show a long ways from the music and in an area that made it really hard for him to see the musicians.
        22.) Admitted that getting a job with facial tattoos was a tough thing to do.
        23.) Was very polite and was thankful for a cup of coffee, a big old Banjo-sized pancake, and cup of water. Never once asked us for any money.
        24.) Needs to put on about 10 pounds.
        25.) Bought a homebrew from cheaptoy with what I think was his only dollar. I had to tell cheaptoy after the fact that I believe he is a minor. Not too sure about that 17 year old story, though.
        26.) Allegedly had been all over the country.

      • E-6
        August 16th, 2009 at 2:32 pm

        Keep your eye on the Sparrow.

  • ubelmann
    August 16th, 2009 at 11:39 am

    I wish I could've made it, but I have made every even-numbered convention, so hopefully I'll be able to keep that up at least.

  • cheaptoy
    August 16th, 2009 at 6:44 pm

    For anyone who might care, we were unsuccessful in getting juicy lucy's after the game because the Nook was much too busy. We ended up eating at Chatterbox, which was to say, interesting. (I've never seen so many hipsters in one place before). But aside from the burnt out host, the food was pretty good. I had a tasty sloppy joe with a decent maibock to wash it down.

    • UncleWalt
      August 16th, 2009 at 7:55 pm

      Bizarre. We had a sitter that night and almost went to the Nook. Instead, we went with the Blue Door. The new Bacon Blucy has cheddar and bacon stuffed in the hamburger, with BBQ sauce and onion rings. It might be the new fav.

  • UncleWalt
    August 16th, 2009 at 8:03 pm

    We had a great time. Thanks to everyone who carried it off. And it was fun to meet Nation folks in person.

    FWIW, we had a good time at the PGA too. It's a lot more fun to be there than it is to watch golf on TV. Of course, we only stayed for a couple hours, but we saw Tiger three times. The highlight may have using the same portable toilet Tiger used by the 11th tee. The lowlight was when the youngest made a beeline onto the course during Tiger's follow-through on his second shot from the bunker on 15. Apparently, the officials throw people out for going onto the course, but we left before they could track us down.

  • SBG
    August 16th, 2009 at 10:04 pm

    Thanks for the video, Banjo! That's pretty fun. I believe, though, that Sparrow was born in 1992.

  • Algonad
    August 17th, 2009 at 10:13 am

    Wasn't Sparrow the code name for the Albanian (White all over with pink eyes?) spy kid that stayed with the Simpsons?

    Was Sparrow a White Sox fan perhaps? He sounds way too polite to be a White Sox fan but maybe that was part of the act.

    • AMR
      August 17th, 2009 at 10:30 am

      I think you're confusing "Albino" with "Albanian." The Albanian spy was "Adil." I don't recall his codename, but "Sparrow" seems correct.

      • SBG
        August 17th, 2009 at 11:38 am

        I hate to say that one convention is better than another, but I do believe (a) Banjo and I have this thing figured out now in terms of how much food to make -- last year way too much, (b) next year will be open to those who want to stop by for breakfast -- and I'll be working on making a worthwhile endeavor, and (c) Sparrow was something else.

        • hungry joe
          August 17th, 2009 at 11:46 am

          if you think the freaks come out at the falls, go check out hidden beach. wow.

        • Banjo
          August 17th, 2009 at 6:53 pm

          I can't take much credit in terms of "having figured it out" -- I was more like logistical support for your brilliant plan. I like the breakfast plan - any excuse to eat breakfast and drink coffee outside. You know next year, even though I love the falls, we might be able to legitimately "tailgate."