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So, with Riata drained, Spoons & I chose to voyage out to some of our old haunts, safari style, to see what remained after a year's absence.
MDF has a net which is higher then ours, but if you breathe on it, it would tear to shreds. But it doesn't matter, because the one resident who was hanging around poolside claims that there is "hardly ever" game there anymore. Pool almost totally deserted on hot, summer day = no cover for invasion force and nothing really worth invading.
Next we turned to the battlefield formerly known as Mirage, now the Jefferson, but forget movin' on up to the big time, because these deluxe apartments have remodeled the pool area so there is no more net--probably because of something we did!
Last chance saloon was Lincoln Oaks, which is still called Lincoln Oaks. Apparently things are tough all over, because a couple of the locals saved us from a management swooping down on us a mere minute after we arrived. JB showed up later and interest slowly grew in what we were cookin.' JB and I traded some nice sets for some big hits, and I then turned traitor and blocked Spoons twice at the net. I saw some of the old familiars later in the day, with skill level about where we left it. But there was interest, so we are planning a return trip.
By this time it was high time to return to the one true Obstacle. Note to all Pandas--pre-party consumption of hard booze will not help your game much. I know this because Tyler knows this...
There was an especially bad game involving me, Mikey, Will sans beard (Ford stole it back!), and me--I think things broke down because we were not allowed to have the 2nd T model like we planned.
As most of us know by now, JB was taken out of action by Jessica, there were some good fast rallies, and plenty of chances for showtime all around. OJ's serves were particularly strong this day. Jess & T2 both caught me with a couple of serves (but only a couple), but I got my licks in as well.
Games went into the evening, where Spoons Will won't beat the Wild Boys in 2s, but Juice Will will.
Optimus returned to his rightful habitat
Oddly enough, Sunday had a bigger turnout than Saturday. "Early" games involved a rare double Chief 2s squad vs. Riata newcomers, which ended (predictably), badly for them. The Mikey Bunny Chief show did pretty well early on. There was also a Bunnyblock on Jess.
Best part of the day is mo' residents getting into the action. Maggie and friends played all day. I hope they'll be back, because the late night games were genuinely entertaining, as was Creepy, who was creeptoxicated.
Word is Riata is back on-line by midweek, so hopefully we'll have another shot at ball by Wed or Thurs, and for sure will have someplace to play before 6 on Saturday and Sunday.
Oh yes--a rumor for further safaris--there is supposed to be a place called the Artisan (near Parmer & 620) that has regular game.
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