ANW 2014 – penalty totals

Penalty totals as of 11/5/2014…

Cow – 6
Leo – 3
Dag – 3
Gapp – 3
Peeve – 2
Vin – 2

10/29 – 11/5
No violations

10/28
Hidey Ho Campers! Vin gets one while discussing stocks via email.

10/27
Oh Boy. Cow gets another. He’s approaching your friendly neighborhood editor’s personal record of eight.

10/26(PM)
WOW! The string of non-violation days is over. A penalty has been added to Dag’s count after a debate about the use of the complete sentences in emails went awry. Cow brought out a Schoolhouse Rock video published on YouTube to help make a point to Leo about the use of interjections within the English language.

10/22 – 10/26 (AM)
The ANW boys are carefully treading email and conversations and making sure not to express their thoughts with a word starting with d and r. We have a 3 day no-violation string going…will it last until the car ride up? Will Cow gather magic number 6? Will Vin gather #2?

Only 10 days until ANW.

10/22
Daaaannnngggg. Rob gets one for a d-r word in an email.

10/20 to 10/21
No violations.

10/19
Oops. Cow throws down a d-r word in an email.

10/18
No violations to be recorded.

10/17/2014
Ugh. Gapp gets one for not paying attention to what he is writing in this blog.

10/16/2014
Wow. Cow starts a sentence off with a d-r word. Might have something do to with distracted dwiving and writing email. Leo gets one based on assessment by Cow.

10/15/2014
Yeesh. Peeve gets involved in a discussion of music and how get can get it on his iPod and throws down a d-r word.

10/10/2014
Interesting day. Gapp started the afternoon penalty fiesta with a double email that could clearly be blamed on a phone equipment failure but he took with good spirits. Vin followed with a double-text to Cow…to Cow’s great delight. Dag, in a moment of rare technological failure, followed with a double email incident.

10/9/2014
Cow jumps out to the early lead with an email containing multiple d-r words. Gapp falls on his sword for one in celebration of the nearness of ANW. Dag and Leo do..something..I can’t remember what but they earned them.

Peeve states that he will not participate in ANW email banter due to the possibility of sending duplicate emails but is joining in after an apparent relaxation of the rule.

Vin makes a claim that the rules are out the window. Later in the day Peeve joins the penalty list in solid fashion by contributing to the music discussion and mentioning a hard ‘dwive’ in an email.

2014 ANW Disc Golf Tourney Preview

Introduction
The latter part of 2014 was spent putting together this web site and getting the Disc Golf scores over the years tabulated and posted. Based on the analysis of the scores as well as the health condition and well-being of the players what follows is a prediction for the winner of the 2014 ANW Disc Golf tourney.

Keep in mind that the order of finish has not changed much over the years with Cow, Peeve and Vin generally in the top 3 and Leo, Dag and Gapp the second tier of players.

Cow
In Cow we have a player who has been dominant over the last few years. Excellent dwiving skills and stellar putting have lead the way. This year however Cow may be hobbled by some health issues which could spill over onto the field of play. While there are lingering issues with his health the will to win is undeniable and Cow could be a force by simply sowing rumor, challenges and general vocal mayhem.

Peeve
Over the last 4 years Peeve has averaged 7+ strokes back in the 2nd place campaigns of 2011, 2012 and 2013 and there was a win in 2010. Peeve’s downfall could be that he gets over-served on the course.

Vin
Vin has averaged 18.5 strokes back and no wins in the last 4 years. Vin usually plays with the leaders but he is one train wreck of a round away from falling out of contention. Vin is a real threat to take the trophy this year and Peeve would do well to watch Vin’s play and press on holes via shot challenges.

Leo
In Leo we have a wild card among the 2nd tier of players. Leo was consistent in the 2013 campaign with an average of 57 for 4 rounds and was only 5 strokes back from Peeve for 2nd and two strokes back for 3rd. Should Leo continue his consistent play while Peeve and Vin fight it out for first place he could slip into the mix and finish in the top 3.

Dag
Who? Dag that’s who! Dag’s play over the years has become consistent. Good dwiving and improved putting skills have greatly helped. Oddly Dag’s been quiet all year as if he’s plotting something. It could be that he’s has been out practicing and consuming heavily to build his tolerance.

Me
Your friendly neighborhood editor? I’ve got a lot riding on this year. There could be a lot of “That was a 2…right?” going on. Fifth is within reach with a stumble by Dag or Leo. Fifth or gefelta fish.

Prediction
Assuming that Cow’s health issues are detrimental to his game it will Peeve by 4 strokes over Vin.

Stories of ANW – Hillbilly and Peeve

The story of Hillbilly and Peeve as told by Brother Leo.

I think this was ANW 2001…

Lots was going on in the world, and ANW was no exception. We had more people for that year than ever before, and certainly more than we’ve had since. In fact, it was after this trip that it was decided that 6 was enough. That rule sticks to this day. I mean, the right guy, baring the right gifts, can pop in for a night or two. However, we stick pretty hard to the 6-man rule..

But, I digress…

So this particular year, it happened that my Step Father-in-law, Papa Joe showed up for an overnight. And because he never liked to travel alone, he brought his long-time buddy- A guy that everybody aptly called “Hillbilly”. Now Papa joe is a mountain of a man. At the time, he was 6’2″ and about 350 Lbs. He’s got a typically Sicilian look and air about him. All in all a good man to have on your side in any situation. Hillbilly, on the other hand stands about 5’4. Maybe, if he’s carrying rocks in his pockets, he weighs 150 Lbs. You also need to picture a hairline similar to the 1980’s version of Gallagher, only dirty blonde and straight. He speaks with an accent that sounds straight out of West Virginia, even though he grew up in Madison Heights, Michigan. To call this man a character is to give characters a rather dubious reputation.

Aaaanyway…

We were sitting around the fire-pit. It was late, so obviously no one was feeling much pain. Slowly, as the night wore on, people started excusing themselves for the night. As each guy made his exit, Hillbilly, who was sitting on a log next to Peeve, would kind of lean across the fire toward Papa Joe and make some comment about their legs being too skinny or their belly being too small. Not anything over the top… Just strange little comments that really had no context. Papa Joe would make a comment back, and maybe make some kind of hand gesture that everyone would ignore…Except for Peeve.

Now, mind you, Peeve stands about 6’4″ and at the time he weighed in at about 275. So here is Peeve, listening to, and laughing at Hillbilly’s critiques as each guy walks away. Pretty soon, it was just Peeve, Hillbilly, Papa Joe and myself at the fire. We shot some shit back and forth for a while, laughed at the short-comings that Hillbilly had pointed out about the other ANW brothers and consumed another beer or three. Then it was Peeves turn to call it a night. As he stood up from the log to say goodnight, Hillbilly kind of leaned in his direction and, touching Peeve’s leg said:

“So… Where are you bunkin’ tonight, big fella?”.

Well, I’m not sure I had ever seen Big Peeve truly frightened before. But at that moment, he was absolutely petrified. He was frozen. He had no ability to speak and it must have taken him at least 30 seconds to regain the use of his legs. When he finally did, he didn’t say a word. He just tuned and half walked/half ran into the cabin. Papa Joe and Hillbilly laughed uproariously and then revealed to me that the whole thing had been staged. Hillbilly had bet Papa Joe that he could, by the end of the night, scare the big guy. They certainly succeeded…

The next morning, Peeve pulled me aside from the group. Obviously still shaken, He wanted to know what the deal was with Hillbilly. I tried to maintain my composure as the conversation progressed. But I must say I lost it when Peeve described how he spent the rest of his night. I’ll just quote Brother Peeve to close this story…
“Dude… I’ve never been so scared. I had to sleep on the zipper of my sleeping bag!”

Hillbilly 1, ANW boys 0
Bahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

Additional commentary by Peeve
…And still today, that was the most scared I’ve ever been. The part of the story that you didn’t detail was when Vin walked away and into the cabin and Hill Billy say… “Man, he has one nice ass. I’d like to tap that tonight”

It was at that point that the night turned.

Stories of ANW – Curt’s Tantrum

Below is the story of ‘Curt’s Tantrum’ which is contributed by Brother Cow.

It was one of our ANW trips for the ages. The weather was a challenge. The wind speeds were directly out of the north blowing south with constant wind speeds of 20-30 miles an hour on the beach. The sound of an angry Lake Michigan and the crashing surf were deafening. Wind gusts were constant…reaching up to 50 – 60 miles an hour and were unjudgeable as to when they would come and go.

A true nightmare for the players.

The scene was Hole # 9 (Ed. Note: Get a view of Hole #9 here) which was originally named “Travis’s Head”. The target at the time was a large black rock that was shaped like Leo’s sons Travis’s head. But following this trip , it was re-named Kurt’s Tantrum.

We were teeing off in one of the middle tourney rounds and throwing directly into the Norse Wind that included rain squall burst up the beach. On this hole a long straight shot is needed even in good weather. A slight pull to the left or right would leave you in the woods or worse the lake.


From Brother Leo
The best of us were finishing the hole that year with a 5 or 6. The only way to get there was by throwing very short, low shots. We were, without exaggeration, laying on the ground to throw and trying to keep the disc no higher than 6 inches from the sand.

It was EPIC!

The wind this day off of Lake Michigan in my humble opinion was like that of the October/ November Gail’s that sank the Edmund Fitzgerald. As we readied to teed off, members could be heard humming the Gordon Lightfoot song of the doomed ship.

The wind was so strong that any disk throw more than a foot off the ground was being grabbed and blown backwards over the throwers head behind the tee box. Leading off of the tee on this hole was not an advantage! How to play the hole was a mystery.

All players, but in particular Kurt, struggled. Several times his disk was thrown forward and caught in the wind and blown backwards behind him. On one throw his disk was grabbed and taken off the beach by the wind and blown a good 50 feet into the woods and some 90 yards behind where he had thrown from. His subsequent shots went everywhere. Some into the water which cause a “play it from where it lies disrobing”. Some into the woods.

Kurt’s anger and frustration grew. Then finally after 12 or more shots he exploded in a profanity laced tirade, disk bag throwing and beer can throwing, followed by his picking up and taking a 12 on the hole without finishing it. His anger, driven by brothers laughter, and his beer bong and shot penalties wer a memory to be saved.

A day later, as the tournament came to a close and the four day tally of scores were compiled, Kurt became excited to learn he had beat his big brother by a mere stroke and would not be taking home the “Meat”. His excitement was immense and could only be rivaled by the time in which he beat Vin at Boggle! He was friggin’ stoked!!!

Vin, at this time, calmly pointed out that Kurt had picked up the day before and therefore had an incomplete score and the “Meat”! A large argument ensued but the ANW brethren sided with Vin over Kurt in a landslide vote. As Kurt’s “picking up” was indeed viewed as decorum at its lowest level during a tournament of ANW’s level and would never be accepted in any tournament.

The Meat and the anger of a lost argument was Kurt’s. Which, in this writers opinion, may have led to Kurt’s departure from ANW.

Editors Note

It’s a lovely day for a game of disc golf

In an earlier post I noted that the ‘Old Course’ had several holes that ran along the shore of Lake Michigan.

The weather, such as it is in October and early November, could make shot-making a bit of a challenge. Stories abound of shots going astray, catching in the wind and blowing far into the water and high into trees. There is a sad feeling one gets when watching what started off as a good throw get caught in the wind, soar 50 feet in the air and a 75 yards in the opposite direction of the hole.

The picture below shows, from left to right, Cow, Dag and Leo waiting for something…probably your friendly editor, to complete the hole.

All I know is that water was C.O.L.D.

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