I can't remember when Igor or Clarence first drunkenly threw out the late-night "hi gheorghies," but we need more of that. And more drinking!
I just finished my first two classes: Financial Accounting and Organizational Behavior. I had A's going into this week's finals, but we shall see. But for now... cue the Alice Cooper / Barenaked Ladies mash-up, "School's Out for One Week." Gimme some music, gimme some beer.
In the interest of spreading the love of good music, we will throw out six suggested songs by certain bands you may or may not know much about. Not much of a time commitment, just a little something to get the flavor and get you going.
Gheorghe's 6-Pack: The Connells
VitalsWhere: Chapel Hill, NC
When: 1984–present
Who: Mike Connell, David Connell, Doug MacMillan, George Huntley (originally) with some new faces through the years
This weekend is my 30-year high school reunion. Tonight at my alma mater, The Connells will play to alums and kegs. In 1992, they played to us, with kegs, at Trinkle Hall at the College. They played the first live concert my daughter ever saw.
And they're just an around-the-way band with some good tunes in their catalogue. Enjoy.
"Scotty's Lament," Boylan Heights, 1987
"Fun and Games," Fun and Games, 1989
"Stone Cold Yesterday," One Simple Word, 1990
"Get a Gun," One Simple Word, 1990
"'74-'75," Ring, 1993
"Slackjawed," Ring, 1993
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The Connell's Trinkle hall show, just one of the two concerts at W&M where I was thrown out. Memories.
Hi Dave!
Big ups to dudes who do grad school at night while still grinding the 9-5
Does a Flex MBA involve weightlifting? Or Mad Cobra? Or anyone named Funkmaster?
And by “dudes” you mean “Gheorghies” right TJ? I’m not in the dude category
And I loved Organizational Behavior Management class.
Whitster - Proudaya!
i love the connells. i’m quite jealous of this.
hi marls!
whitney's going back to school? and has a personal trainer? i guess it's opposite year!
https://www.google.com/search?q=calvin+and+hobbes+opposite+day&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjkhs3Y6OzaAhWlneAKHQzyAnIQ_AUICigB&biw=1404&bih=721#imgrc=obtDiHmPe3jhxM:
I was just wished a Happy Nerd Christmas by my bartender. I was confused but quickly informed.
I assume you nerds get the reference?
nerds and nerf herders alike get the reference
Attaboy, Boba Teej
The force is strong with the Tri Lams.
And May the 4th be with you, Lando Marlrissian.
Don't get started on that. Lando Fratrisian is a different guy. Marls was a Fratwok.
My travel baseball team has a game tonight. I dropped the hammer w/ the parents in an email, saying the days of position rotations and equal rest time are over. A couple parents are gonna sweat and fight bug bites to watch their kid bat 10th/11th, sit two innings and play corner outfield. They won't love that, but we need to get this ship turned around after being swept in a doubleheader.
Think folks would mind if I spiked a cooler w/ Adderall?
Lando Fratrisian was Johnny Carlisimov, correct?
I was not a fratwok. I’m not hairy enough.
Khalil was Lando. Juan Carlos was Frat Vader. I wanted to be Boba Frat but Sam snagged that before me somehow.
Maybe you were Jabba the Frat.
Cumbersome on Lithium. Go Tribe.
I believe McDLT or Lumpy Steve was Jabba the Frat.
All the frat/Star Wars talk went so far over my head.
Last soccer game of the season tomorrow. Was looking forward to some celebratory drinks by my pool postgame but I’m currently fighting the early effects of a cold after my wife left town for work early this week and my kid immediately came down with a head cold AND pink eye.
Hoping a little whiskey can helps the cause. If not, at least I got tattooed today. And didn’t get pink eye.
Congrats to you, Whit. I have a ton of respect for you guys who work and go back to school at the same time.
Also, I still dig Cumbersome. I used to get high with the lead singer’s (W&M?) younger brother when I lived in Orlando during some summers in college.
Fratty quake in Hawaii
Big come-from-behind 13-12 win for my U8 baseball team. They were down 12-7 in bottom of 6th, but clawed an ugly one out. My kid came on to pitch with the bases loaded and one out in the 1st and had no ERs and 7 Ks in 2 2/3 innings. Good to get back to .500. I know you all care.
anyone else picturing tr wearing the uniform like a major league skipper?
I actually do care. I dig hearing about kids falling in love with sports. That’s a special thing. Happened to me with baseball in elementary school and then again with basketball in junior high. I’m hoping it happens with my kid but really rooting against the gymnastics/cheer/dance triumvirate. Those are some shitty weekends.
My step kid could be really good at LAX but she’d rather be on Instagram.
PJ Carlesimo's voice sounds like a dirty ashtray, if a dirty ashtray could talk.
No uni, Rob. Just a polo shirt that I keep tight so the moms can see the goods.
moms love the skipper, tr.
i've hit for the cycle on the gymnastics/cheer/dance thing. it's...awesome. my wife and youngest leave tomorrow for virginia beach, where the little one is competing in cheer 'nationals'. eight roundtrip hours in a car for 3 minutes of cheer. suboptimal, but my kid full on loves it in a way she never did with gymnastics or soccer.
in much different news, i spent the last few days hanging out with attorneys general from across the western united states of america. it was fascinating. those are some smart motherfuckers. and they perceived me as an expert in a field of endeavor. so, in some sense, they aren't as smart as they seem.
Hi Gheorghies!
i am suffering no ill effects from drinking copious amounts of my spicy habanero tequila last night.
TR wears Bike brand shorts hiked up all the way, shirt tucked in, hat high on the head. He smokes in the dugout and keeps his Pall Malls in his breast pocket.
You forgot the striped tube socks, yanked up my calves, and my Pony cleats.
Watched the Connells at my old school. They weren’t thrilled to be the backdrop to reunion crowds catching up but they sounded pretty good. Dinner would’ve been a good call. As it was, I fell back into what got me voted Class Clown in 1988.
I'm so surprised.
my wife is out of town, so it fell to me to take my 16 year-old prom dress shopping. we’re on our sixth store. i’m a motherfucking saint. saint rob, patron saint of fathers with teenage daughters.
Good on you, lad
spicy tequila hangover came late in the day, but i am also a dad/saint. i assembled an outdoor ping pong table today and then put some pavers in the back lawn so that the table is level. outdoor ping pong!
of course, i like ping pong a hell of a lot more than prom dresses, so perhaps i'm not quite a saint.
you could be a minor saint. saint dave, patron saint of beer pong.
Kentucky Derby exacta pays $69
Hell of a game in Philly. That Al Horford guy is pretty good. Brad Stevens and Jayson Tatum aren’t too shabby either.
brad stevens might be the best coach i've ever seen at getting great looks from out of bounds situations. it's uncanny.
here's a cool analysis of the most recent play calls that led me to make my previous statement:
https://www.sbnation.com/nba/2018/5/5/17323504/brad-stevens-celtics-timeout-ato-breakdown-video
Kyle Lowry is going to get so fat when he retires.
I don’t think there’s much doubt about it at this point, Rob. Even other high level coaches admit it. He has a seemingly endless reservoir of ATO plays.
He’s probably the best overall tactician in the NBA.
The Ainge/Stevens combo is borderline unfair.
if i may make a recommendation to the good people of gheorghe, you should check out john mulaney's new standup special, kid gorgeous. i didn't know a damn thing about mulaney until he hosted snl a few months back, but he's a phenomenally talented standup.
lebron is fucking preposterous
I quit on Cavs-Raptors because the wife came home from working a bat shift at her family’s restaurant’s second location (just opened this week) and because I mean, come on...nobody thinks Toronto can win this series.
She went to bed and I switched it back just in time to see OG tie the game. And then that floater. God damn. He’s the size of Karl Malone. His skill...
exactly. that skill at that size. unstoppable like nobody ever.
And then he did that. 18 foot floater off the glass for the win. At this point he’s just twisting the knife on Toronto.
I’m still nostalgic for Jordan as the best ever but that argument gets harder quite often. And LeBron is only 33. He’s not close to done.
if we get mark, we get america #teamlebron
To be clear, I’ll still take Jordan but it’s getting real close.
Eventually I think I move to LeBron. With current nutrition and medicine and his dedication to his body, I bet he plays another 8-10.
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