As I was considering my work on this temperate July 7th day my thoughts wandered to… ANW 2015!
Of course, all things must change and this year’s ANW is going to be a bit shorter time-wise. We’ll arrive at the cabin on Thursday afternoon (3pm checkin time) rather than the usual Wednesday night. This will make for a shorter but perhaps more intense ANW this year. The late Wednesday arrival lets the brothers let off a little steam on the ride up and take a bit of the edge off before the events of the weekend start.
There are a few outstanding themes from last year such as:
1. Can the LB’s (LIKE BEER) team step up their washer’s game and take the Championship of the World away from the Fatgina’s?
2. There will be a couple of guys brought up from the farm team to attend the ANW Show. Andy, a participant from several past ANW’s and the notorious bearer of a referee whistle, will be there. Along with Andy, Cow has invited a lodge brother to ANW who will also be doing some cooking during his visit. Questions such as: How long will it take Leo to punch Andy if he brings the whistle? remain to be answered.
3. Last year’s Disc Golf event saw Cow take his fifth straight 1st place trophy. The question being asked here is: Where is Peeve’s game? Peeve, he of long reach and the many time beneficiary of the ‘clubhouse bounce’ out of the trees, was only 3 shots out of the lead. Can Peeve take the trophy this year?
4. The 2014 Disc Golf event also saw the return of Dag to last place where the ‘Meat’ trophy is earned. Dag is the only player to get the ‘Meat’ three times in a row and because of that tasted the ‘potted meat’. Will he return to something resembling form this year and escape last place or fall to last place again and have to agonize and stress over his finish during the 2016 Tourney?
5. Vin… well.. will Vin suffer from another epic collapse during one round that costs him his chance at first place?
5. Lastly, Gapp managed to escape last place in 2014 and bounce up to third, 4 strokes out of first place AND by doing so escaped the Potted Meat. Was this an anomaly, a shift in the magnetic fields or is a changing of the guard afoot?
We’ll see soon enough.