The Birdcage
The Birdcage

Rise of the Q

El Wire couldn’t Q this AM – has been getting his butt kicked at work! So I decided to take the Q for him. I haven’t been taking the DAILY RED PILL the last few glooms. After some nudges from Tinkles and Angie’s List – I knew 4 misses were …

Techno-Free Beatdowns

YHC knows he’s old school, old fashioned, and just plain old.  #RespectHasItsDrawbacks.  For the COT, he utterly–and proudly–failed in his effort to record the names of the 28!!! PAX who posted in the gloom.  Even with Mariah’s held (#TClaps), it was hopeless.  Thank God our beatdowns are (generally) techno-free. With …

2 is 1

It was a cold 40 so a PSA from Brown Bag Below 57 longs sleeves, below 50 pants and hat. Quick mosey to the Zoos mud field and warm up of SSH, Mountain Climbers, Parker Peters. We then formed into a line and did BLIMPS 5,10,15,… to the parking lot …

And so it begins…

Yes, yes, YHC recognizes that Mardi Gras festivities started several weeks ago now (Hail Chewbacchus!), but it really starts in earnest today, Wednesday, with Nyx and Druids (geaux F3 Druids!).  Why don’t we get some work in so we don’t feel so guilty with what we are going to do …

CBGB Block Party

YHC has appreciated the staged “coupons” at the Skinny and Birdcage, and after some creative festivities by Medulla Oblongata (see Halloween and Christmas) thought it appropriate to greet the new year with 36lb CMUs. Disclaimer, block party announcement and we’re off. WARM UPMosey the parking lot, back behind the bandstand. …