The time has come, the Super Important, World Premiere of ‘Townies Don’t Surf’. We failed mightily in securing a good viewing venue. Apparently the best surf video to come out of Mar Vista in the last 9 months doesn’t seem to carry much weight around these parts. Apparently, all the theaters are busy showing “Real Movies”.
Not to worry though, this will actually make for a good old fashioned Hootenanny at our humble residence. We will be hosting a viewing party at Beethoven St. this coming Saturday from 6:00pm-10pm. Whiskar will be provided to all guests, in jars.
Anyone in attendance is encouraged to bring a jug of their favorite moonshine, a few cold ones, or if you run over some meat on your way here, we can throw it on the grill. We will be BBQing at around 6:00pm.
There will be two showings of the film.
First Screening 8:00pm
Second Screening 9:00pm
Bowling 10:00pm
This will be a townie themed hootenanny, so dress appropriately. If anyone has a friend or two, bring them, as long as they’re kin!
Afterparty
We have three lanes reserved at Mar Vista Lanes at 10:00pm for those interested in throwing stones.
If you’re having a little trouble getting excited about a surf movie, made by two guys who don’t surf that good, maybe a few tarp tasties will get you in the mood. Scratching!!!!
Beloved Ministers,
I have a proposal for you…. I propose we hold our annual Super Bowl Sunday party in sunny Los Angeles, CA this year. The reasons for this change in tradition are two-fold. One, the Santa Barbara chapter has graciously allowed the flappies to descend upon the quaint seaside town every year and it is time the favor is repaid. Two, We have a nice place, with a rooftop deck and a HD TV, perfect for such an event.
We can discuss the specifics through this post. However I propose an official flapjack meeting either the Sunday of the game or the previous Saturday. There’s a nearby IHOP and I will look into whether or not they serve beer, we may need to explore the space on that one.
We have the capability to BBQ on our spacious rooftop deck, and we have a solid kitchen for the preparation of serious game time munchies.
As far as accommodations are concerned, we will NOT be running a Monkey Motel at Beethoven St. I feel as we are getting a little older, crashing on couches becomes a little ‘IV’, and I’d prefer to keep our house as the game time venue, not as lodging for broke ministers. You stay classy ‘Beethoven Street’. There are numerous economic and luxurious Motels/Hotels ranging from ([spend like Finance](http://www.super8.com/Super8/control/Booking/property_info?propertyId=14189)) ‘Super 8′ options, to ([spend like Nova](http://jdvhotels.com/hotels/venicebeach/erwin/)) beachside accommodations. There are also a few local Ministers who may open their homes to rambling travelers. It might be nice to do a little of both, get a nice beachside party room, and a couple economy ‘barracks’ to house the troops. There are numerous bars and restaurants nearby where the flapjacks lads and friends can go to ‘make party’.
This brings up a few issues which I would appreciate a little assistance in organizing.
1. The Meeting. Will we make an official IFS meeting out of this event? There are numerous local pancake houses, and I think we need to have a meeting. Maybe a local minister could help me do a little research into a good venue.
2. The Food. With the Rebbi on the East coast, we are left to fend for ourselves. Photo/Wine, your lovely lady friend is an expert in game time eats. Could we try and coordinate an attack that would combine some external side dishes with some in-house BBQ?
3. The Help. True to tradition, we need some help serving drinks. Ideas? Glory? Should we do some reconnaissance work in the local establishments?
Please post comments to provide feedback and input on this event. I look forward to seeing you all again, very soon. Good Flapjack!
Not sure how many of you are avidly following the NBA playoffs this year, but I’ve enjoyed the Kobe vs. Lebron commercials that Nike have put out, and the new one is pretty good. Check it out to see / hear what I mean. A couple other videos after the jump for anyone who needs some entertainment before tonight’s tip-off.
For those of you who may be unaware, our beloved Minister of Finance is living in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico playing professional soccer for one of the 4 teams in Guadalajara. Its a great ceetey. His absence has been sorely missed every time we attempt to divide the IHOP bill by the number of ministers at breakfast. He has kept in touch and sent the pictures you see below. The official name of the club is ‘Club Deportivo El Oro’. For those of you who don’t habla the espanol, ‘El Oro’ is Spanish for ‘The Oro’ Finance says, “Club Deportivo El Oro has two venues: ‘La Primavera’ and ‘El Estadio Jalisco’, the team is in the Mexican Second Division of Soccer, and I’m not sure about the mascot, but I would have to say it is GOLD. Sometimes they call us ‘los mulos; which refers to the mules that were used to carry the gold from one place to another.” Below is the link to the club homepage, which is all in Spanish, so you’ll have to find a Spanish speaker to decipher it’s code.
You should write an email to say hello or actually go down to see a game, which I may actually do very soon. If anyone is interested in sampling some authentic Mexican Meat Pancakes from Mexico in the near future, let me know.
In his free time he has been helping a mechanic bro who recently started a small
shindig of buying and selling used cars. “We do all the mechanical,
body and paint work. Here are a couple pics of him and I taking out
the fuel injectors while tuning up my malibu.”
Another one with his son
who is learning the ropes.
“Also a picture of a dood i know who lived
some time in L.A. His shirt says, ‘An akward morning beats a boring
night.’ i think the cold sore on his lip is a nice touch.”
Our beloved Financiero is living the dream, hopefully he’ll be someplace we can all watch him soon. LA Galaxia friendly?
IFS has always prided itself in seeking quality in all aspects of our organization. With this in mind I feel to watch the Super Bowl in Standard Definition would run contrary to our commitment to excellence. It seems an organization such as ours must view this Sunday’s game in High Definition on a screen no smaller than 40 inches.
I understand arrangements have been made to have a cable box which will support HD TV, but all attempts to find a High Def delivery device have proved fruitless.
I have been asked to bring my television north for the viewing of the game which I am willing to do, however if this can be avoided I would be forever grateful. The TV is something of a beast and I am unsure if it will even fit in my 4Runner. Our second option would be to try and secure it into the back of the Rabbi’s truck, which sounds like a great way to break the TV.
This is what I propose, Someone at the Mesa house drives over to Circuit City and picks up a closeout flat screen. TVs are pretty cheap right now and a good TV might be just what the doctor ordered for late night viewings of the ‘Talking Heads’ DVD. I would also propose a 10$ viewing fee for all those watching the game to offset the cost of the TV. A good HD TV will enhance your movie/sports/porn/surf video/music DVD/blue ray watching experience greatly.
Please do not take my plea as a sign of ungratefulness for the hosting of the IFS weekend and the Game. I just don’t want to lug my TV to SB and possibly break it. For any member who will bite the bullet and purchase said flat screen, you will get my vote for Member of the Month. Trust me thats a big vote, I’ll rig that shit like Blagojevich. Clammy.
Health on Sitting, Waiting, Wishing Everyone's been talking about the old man's balls.... intentionally or not
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RT9FPYt7na0
Health on Sitting, Waiting, Wishing It's hit the 2000 milestone.. I keep posting the link all over ESPN.com articles. This thing has to take off eventually. I just can't wait till Letters gets on Tosh.0
letters on Sitting, Waiting, Wishing most of it made its way onto the airwaves in one minute chunks... glad you guys like it. its almost at 1,400 views... if you have a facebook, share it, and we'll see what happens. in flapjack related news:
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mandrew on Sitting, Waiting, Wishing Nice work!! Was that piece made for the SB airwaves, or just for fun?
M+T on Sitting, Waiting, Wishing Awesome. You sound really good, but now I can't shake the image of Favre's balls.
Rousing on Sitting, Waiting, Wishing You sound fucking great Baggs. Strong lyric jam and nice Big Ben reference slam. Great work!
