Afterglow 2009 - Day 4 Tuesday

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Our team was haphazardly put together, so we didn't know where we were supposed to be. Yesterday I suggested to the kids that we should do the Obstacle Course as Team Revolution if and only if Uncle Greg was our coach. Obviously that didn't happen. Our lack of Uncle Greg holding a clipboard was evident from the beginning, as we failed task after task. Everything (and possible Brian for his actions) went to hell when he threw a football at a target and missed wide 10 feet to the left and hit Nate McClouth in the face. We lost 2/7 of our team because Nate's parents (Kevin's cousin Mark and his wife April) had to attend to him. We basically lost all chances of beating the kid's time. But we never even had a chance because we struggled so mightily on the sticks at the beginning and the skis at the end.

There was a good crowd of people who came out for the Obstacle Course, but only a select few (5) who came out to support The Revolution. The rest of the people with their fists in the air are a bunch of posers and have no affiliation with The Revolution. There's always some people trying to ride our coat tails.

People of equal size are paired up in the balloon toss to increase the chances of actually catching a balloon without popping it. For the longest time when he was younger, Tommy was trying desperately to cross the 50 pound plateau, but he just couldn't so it. I doubt the guy weighs over 100 pounds, so it was understandable that he was matched up with Stacy. And that's no disrespect to either of them. That's just the way it is for the balloon toss. Kevin and Brian were matched up because they are similar in size as well, but mostly because they are life partners and it is oh so cute to see them throwing things at each other. Gives you a glimpse into their future as husband and husband.

Next came my big event - the Tug-o-War. I don't think anyone has as many titles in this event as I do, and damn if I'm gonna let some little kids take one away from me. I scouted my "competition" (let's be honest, they're a joke) from the dock as they squared off against each other. The winner would then face Team Revolution.

Kevin and I were matched up in the balloon toss. We are not close in size nor age, so they must have done it because we were both wearing sombreros. After finishing, it looked like we were involved in a wet t-shirt contest, which is sure to excite all the non-related ladies checking out this site. Ok, so then it excites no one.

The creation of Team Revolution meant that we would now be going up against the very team that chose us as their mascot and team name. Although it was a conflict of interests to support their endeavors,. Kevin and I stuck true to our word and represented (although silently) them during the water balloon toss.

At some point we realized that were weren't going to be able to beat the time of the other kids. I think that was when Gail clicked start on the stopwatch. So there was no reason to try after that point, so Kevin decided to catch the water balloon in his sombrero. It didn't work, but he sure looked funny doing it.

The last leg of the OC is always the sack hop. This used to be so easy when I was younger, but now that I'm getting up there, it is difficult just to put both legs in one sack, let alone hop after doing it. So I put 1 sack on each leg and basically ran to the finish line. I wish I had the video of it. It looks as funny as it sounds.

I knew that we were gonna walk away with this one and send all the kids crying back to their mommies and daddies, but then Gail threw a winkle into this beloved event. Both teams would be squaring off against Team Revolution! Now ok, they are only kids, but they were the strongest kids alive. And I had Stacy "Stasis" Kurutz, Tommy "Bare Bones" Kurutz, Kevin "He's such a Disease" McKissick and Brian "No Brain" Kurutz on my side. Although they are pivotal to The Revolution, they are hardly the people I'd chose to Tug-o-War with. Shit, at least give me James "Athlete of the Week" Reck or Timmy "the Human Jukebox" Reck. I don't mean to talk crap about these kids, but there is only so much that Scott "The Anchor" Reck can do to ensure victory. But how did we do? Check out the video in a few pages.