Afterglow 2009 - Day 6 Thursday

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The Revolution can be started anywhere, and it is up to you to be ready when it is finally time to to get this ball rolling. We're constantly Starting the Revolution, but like us out in the water, we're just treading water waiting for this shit to happen already.

Mom and I lost in the horseshoe championship game, but I guess I was the only one upset by it. But then the sun came out to cheer me up, and I forgot all about that stuff. The usual suspects joined my in yet another dip into Lake Afterglow, and all was good.

What a surprise! Kevin is eating again. I swear that kid is a human garbage disposal. I guess he is a growing boy, but this is ridiculous. And speaking of surprises, Tim was playing guitar. Now that's not something that you see everyday. You can only see it at Afterglow.

Taking a page out of former American Gladiators Laser, Nitro and Turbo, Tim stood up in the kayak and challenged Brian to a game of Joust. Although Brian was a worthy opponent, Tim ultimately won because he had the higher ground. Victory was never so sweet.

As a child I spent a lot of time in the inner city. I blame my parents for raising me in a hostile environment. And I instantly take that back because 56th and Locust wasn't all that bad when I was a kid. And they did move me to Wauwatosa when I was 13 years old. The point is that I am originally from the streets, and being from the streets means that I have been surrounded by plenty of gangs in my lifetime. But I'll be damned if I ever saw a gang of kids wearing sombreros. Walking to video night we instantly gained tons of Street Cred from the local community because we were viewed as a force to be Reckoned (spelling error intentional) with. The Afterglow Sombrero Gang rolled out.

A kayak is supposed to be a one man vessel. I Googled 3 man kayak (right after I was finished doing a Google image search of 3 piece set, which sadly didn't find the Back Alley Burners.) But it did find lace lingerie, matched luggage and a Batman costume). But Kevin wasn't having that, as he turned Timmy's kayak into a passenger vehicle. Kevin was apparently too lazy to swim out to the raft because it's been a long week. So he stuck out his thumb and hitched a ride. Timmy happened to be passing by, and abided by the unwritten book of the road.