When You Wish Upon a Star

For a limited time only, The Dragon has climbed out of his cave. Yes Hugh, I can agree that some of my posts on the game reviews were long, but I tried to get every bit of information engraved into immortality for those international students who are no longer with us. Many of you do not know me but I had the honour of writing the blog at the beginning of semester 2 in 2011. Having moved to the bush life to teach I am forced to miss out on frisbee for an indefinite period. I was dressed as Prince Philip from Sleeping Beauty. Rest assured I hope to make it to some tournys and hats in the future. From what I gathered on Friday night I can tell that frisbee never goes out of style and that each semester we are blessed with the joy and frivolity of our international friends.....Giggity.

Let this be a lesson for the new recruits: "You get what you put in." Time to be extroverted to the max. Any further information regarding how to make your semester abroad a memorable one can follow the link below.

http://townsvilleultimate.blogspot.com.au/2011/08/welcome-to-jungle-and-best-semester-of.html

Well without further gilding the lily and anymore adieu I give you the recap of the Disney themed pub crawl, which was helped run by the seeker of serenity, the protector of frisbee virginity, the one the only....Timmy "The Beast" Roland!

(fyi this is all I remember of the crawl as this prince was indisposed shortly after the Sun Hotel)

Step 1 - create costume day before the crawl
Step 2 - pregame at suitable destination
Step 3 - meet at Uni Pub
Step 4 - Liver blasting high score

Myself and some other professional work associates arrived at the Den of Sin (Miller/Roland house) and got to work on costume set up. Finny was blasted off yagger and Smashl...sorry Ashley wasn't too far behind. Upon reaching the uni I noticed the creativity was in full effect this crawl (apologies if names are wrong). Some notable costumes were, but are not limited to:

A-O'Suv, James "Air" David, Bevo, Stoffels, Creigan "Gibbo" Gibson, Matt "too long of a nickname" Pyne, and the mighty Ray Brigade Everest for their remarkable showing of the army men from Toy Story.

Jaime Lynn for her depiction of Kida from Atlantis

Greg and his Hades costume. Legit face makeup bro.

Allison's Aristocats look was an oldie but a goodie

Aaron's tinkerbell was spot on and legendary

Nierdermeyer's attempt at Walt Disney was a good save alongside his Minnie Mice

Pipe's drunken attempt of Wall-E....

and Alex Fisher's Mad Hatter. I'd love to see side by side pics of his and Ricky Hazelton's version

After a giant drunken leap from Uni to Riverview we were all blessed with the sight of the biker boys and their death defying 3 wheeler skids. Keep an eye out for other types of "track marks" in the future.

Slowly but surely the night became a giant haze. I think I was having some good discussions with a few pirate hookers and a Swedish "Flounder" before we left the Sun hotel, and I vaguely remember Molly Malones or the Shed. Here's what I know now after seeing pictures from many (Danni Su for the high-5) You were all filthy on that bus through pole dancing and striptease practices; most notably from a Minnie Mouse drag queen named Julian.

Whatever stories I was not privileged to witness I apologise. Usually if I become out for the count I am given recaps from others. Some other notable events were:

1.) It was the return of the real BEVO; a hunter on the prowl.
2.) Snake with Angry Head (Finny) ended up in the gardens of St. Mike's with the bush turkeys.
3.) Ben Lewis, 1 of the 7 dwarves lived true to his name and became very... how you say... HAPPY!
4.) We found out that as always, green paint doesn't hide pure drunken mentalities and facial cues.
5.) Megan "Nala" Stransky used quick thinking manoeuvres to quietly hide her fluids via plastic cups (note the plural).

I am pretty sure that the Sun Hotel was the end point of consciousness for many of us, but rest assured, the sun shall rise again. This will not be the first time you drink with the frisbee crew. You're all family now so act like it. Again you will feel the taste of good beers by the docks and the beach, and once more you will have the benefit of each other's company. Every Wednesday was like Christmas morning for me and I hope it is for you too. Seriously, Christmas morning I was the kid yelling out NINTENDO 6444444444444444444444444444444444444444444!!!!!! Except it was Sega Genesis because I'm old. Last year it was FRISSSSSSSSBBEEEEEEEEEEE!!

Bottom line is to get keen, these moments won't be available forever, but you can hold them close with memories made in your final moments in Oz. Do yourself a favour and get out of your shell. Make new friends, do new things, go out there and get some strange ass.

All in all it was another fine showing and I was glad to meet some new faces that I wish I could see more of having not being able to live in Townsville. Feel free to enjoy whatever time you have left and take care of yourselves wherever you may go. Make a wish upon the many stars in the southern sky and make it come true with the act of living in the moment.

Carpe Diem
This is my sign off,
Back into the cave and the bush life...
Honourably yours,
The Man With The Dragon Tattoo

P.S. Yes that was me singing Little Mermaid's "Part of this World" song. I'm a Disney fanatic and was hopped on the piss. So what? Disney and Teaching, that's what the Dragon Man does.

Semester 1 2012 Team Previews

So begins the excessively delayed blog posting for Semester 1 2012 league!!!

We are now 4 matches into our 9 match round robin season. With only 2 teams left undefeated the league is still very close!

For this week I will do a team overview plus my predictions on where each team will finish.
Hopefully this will help get our current tipsters up to date on who are the teams to tip and the teams to trash.


Pink Stink (Pink) - current record 4 wins 0 losses

Rob Dehollander's rookie year as captain is proving to be a successful one so far. With the help of Townsville leader Chris Ende, star recruit Bobby Jackson plus some fresh new lady talent Pink Stink are setting the benchmark for the league. Needless to say, there will be many puns made about their 'creative' team name!

My Prediction - Pink Stink to go all the way and take out the league.


We Tie You Die (Rainbow Tie Dye)- current record 3 wins 1 draw

Led by Finny, We Tie You Die is easily the most sexually appealing team in the league, looking stunning in rainbow tie-dye. We Tie You Die recruited strongly this season picking up stars in the way of Liss Bowden and Etienne 'ET' Hine plus getting some athletic new recruits. In regular Finny tradition you would be very likely to see copious amounts of alcohol around his team.

My Prediction - Undecided. Either will make it to the finals or more likely take it easy around 5th place due to prior drinking commitments.


Red Imperium (Red) - current record 3 wins 1 loss

The tag team action on Mattie Hamilton and Sean 'Bevo' Beveridge is once again a big player in the league. He has lost Dave DeHollander from his leadership team from last season but picked up American dynamo Tyler Wright and star part timer Peter Roach. Known for spoiling his team with disgustingly delicious ice cream cake at the end of the year. I want some already!!!

My Prediction - A solid consistent team I see finishing 3rd.


Black Mambas (Black) - current record 3 wins 1 loss

James David running around in his signature tight blacks is always an amazing sight to see! A barrage of new and old faces in the tight blacks leave these guys with an X factor that teams have always underestimated. The little Frenchman Tom Felix will provide James with leadership support and Rowan Hall offers freakish pace and a pretty little morph suit.

My Prediction - Dropping off at the end of the year to finish 4th.


Tea Cup Pigs (Yellow) - current record 2 wins 1 loss 1 draw

Ashley O'Sullivan's Tea Cup Pigs follow in the regular tradition of being a run and gun team that loves to go deep! With the ever improving sticky handed Damien Baillie headlining the attack you know that this will be a team to compete. If your eyes don't work well with fluro yellow I would suggest avoiding this team!

My Prediction - Safe in the middle of the pack. 6th place.


Blue Blizzard (Blue) - current record 2 wins 2 losses

Captain team of Timmy Roland and Ryan Miller have banded together this year to pull together a motly crew of new and old players. Started the season off strongly with american recruit Will & superstar lady Sanne and further bolstered their ranks last week with the pick up of Mike 'The General' Larson.

My Prediction - With the pick up of Mike I see these guys making the final but falling short. 2nd.


More Smarter Than You (Orange) - current record 1 win 3 losses

Zane Quinn has pulled together a group of 'intellectuals' to attempt to teach the frisbee community that brains is better then rugged good looks and sex appeal (not that they lack that either)! With Zane's pinpoint backhand hucks and leadership abilities and Mark Genge & Johannes Hammer-Li running all over the park one could be disappointed with their start so far. These guys are a dangerous team!

My Prediction - With a slow start to the season I can see them taking 7th place


Sky High (Green) - current record 1 win 3 losses

The towering giant Duncan Webley runs Sky High with a giant iron fist. Dispatching his troops over the park with a point of his mighty hand. With the exceptional generals Godfrey & Rob Davies he is very well supported. Be wary of the times when you see Duncan tearing down the field, you will understand why the team is called Sky High.

My Prediction - Due to captains working commitments at times I forsee a 8th place finish.


White Lightning (White) - current record 0 wins 4 losses

Our only American leader for the semester, Cody Wolfe, has struggled thus far. Can see the improvements going as the weeks progress and will expect to see them keep improving! The Townsville talent of Creigan ' Gibbo' Gibson & Rob Edmond are passing on their experience to the rest of the team. Expect to see them rack up their first win very soon!

My Prediction - Having a grand old time for the semester will see them ease into 9th place.


Zulu Zebras (Black & White Stripes) - current record 0 wins 4 losses

The tag team of Dee Finn & Carlos Castro have banded together to pull together a group of striped warriors to battle their way through the weeks of league. I only have one thing to say about this team. RAY BRIGADE. He is part man, part machine and pure awesome.

My Prediction - Dee is still learning the way of the Finn. Unfortunately due to this this they will take home the spoon.


That concludes my small novel for the team previews. Stay tuned for the draw and the start of the tipping competition on Monday and then results and power rankings later in the week!

As always lots of love and just keep throwing!

Sparkles

Blog to continue? Time to grab the reigns.

The blog has been on a massive break over the Christmas holidays and well into Semester 1, 2012. People have been asked whether they want it to continue and faced with no other choice in a facebook poll, the overwhelming response is yes they do or some variant on the affimative.

The problem faced by the blog in the past is that there has been a preconceived notion of what is required in terms of each game night write-up and that towards the end of semester this preconception becomes a liability for those with assignments and exams who are tasked with writing it. Writers were forcing themselves to spend hours reliving games and ensuring each team was given at least 500 000 words detailing the night. Sure that happens when you enjoy yourself and have a lot to say and it's great, but it's less pleasant and less likely to last when the blogger forces themselves to say so much.

For the blog to continue it might be worth noting that a game night write-up might just include the scores and names of teams at the very least if otherwise it will be ignored. Any additional fun added is at the will of the blog writer who is typically chosen for their enjoyment of writing on the blog and having a good time. This person doesn't need to write a 1500 word assignment after each game we play, but preferably will be able to post the results in a timely fashion and prefer to write regular small posts like this one (was) over infrequent massive ones.

Will Sparkles be up to the challenge? Will the Man with the Dragon Tattoo return from the Towers? Will some other hardcore disc hammerers fill the void left by the Disc Hammering Honeys? Will Duncan simply post his announcements on the blog to give it some momentum and purpose above simply a recap of results? Who has the random urge to post photos of their friends on the pub crawl or great shots from the last league night? What about general chatter about the sport for all the new kids? Who's posting details about what tournaments are on for Townsville players or their results from their last efforts?

Most importantly this blog is about marking Townsville Ultimate's history and each worthy event should be noted! So of utmost urgency, who is writing up the 4th bi-annual Pub Crawl write-up??? Before it is soon a thing of an almost distant and most easily forgotten (not-remembered) past.

I cannot say whether the blog will continue now, that is in the hands of those who dream it will live on, but at the very least it shall be updated at least once more, because this post has made it so!

Handing over the baton, the legacy...
Former El-Presidente and Townsville Blog Initiator/former #1 Blogger
Hugh Osborn
Over and Out.