Backblast! The Kickoff of the Funhouse Farewell To
- When
- Tuesday, October 1, 2024
- AO
- Block Party
- Q
- darkhelmet
- PAX
- 35 +1 FNG darkhelmet, Abagnale, Anchorman, Band Camp, Bonsai, brianjohanson, Cake Boss, Cohiba, FunHouse, Italian Job, Jekyll, Jeremy Holt -, Matt Bernard, maximus, Old Bay, Only Fans, Poppins, Red Wire, Retiree, rock_thrill, Rosie, Senator Tressel, Short Sale, sirtophamhat, Slapshot, Slash, Soup To Nuts, Sprocket, Stang, Sugarbug, Suplex, Tesh, The Mule, Vuvuzela, Wegmans
WARMUP:
I am certain we warmed up.
THE THANG:
It occurred to me as I sat to write this, that I have no idea (since it was a MONTH ago) what all we did that morning. I usually have a plan written out ahead that I either commit to memory, or will even shove a printout in my pocket to reference just in case. I didn't do that this time. I know that I tried to call a few of the favorites of FunHouse in his honor. I know we hit The Zipper and we definitely performed the Gonorrhea Burpee (because it has The Clap), but that's all I really recall...
Now, the only person likely to read this is Band Camp, but I just got painfully convicted about not writing Backblasts in a timely nor efficient manner. As I was looking back to see if I could find this weinke, I discovered that I have the BB from both my FNG post (administered by Jekyll and Pusher) and from my VQ at The Armory.
Road Rash joined us as an FNG that morning. As it turns out, this came at a critical time in his life... and is hopefully blessing it. But, I failed him as a Q. He now does not have the enjoyment or blessing of being able to go back and read the report from his first post and reflect on that in the same way that I do. The first day I posted, I was sure I was going to die when Pusher said, "And now for the second half, I'll hand this off to Jekyll". I didn't understand how the toughest workout I had ever done to that point in my adult life could have a SECOND HALF.
That's a cherished memory. So, for Road Rash and every man after him, I commit to writing BackBlasts, making them interesting and timely, and hyping the reading of them after the fact. I also will attempt to persuade other men to do the same.
MARY: No chicks.
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