Snuffy's Birthday

Big happy birthday wishes going out to Snuffy (a.k.a Dee). A picture will be posted with his bio which will be coming at some point. This is the first time he's been mentioned on the site (how appropriate being his birthday and all).

Ridin' the chum bus to yak town:

Here's Stubby up in a tree...
I can't remember why he was up in a tree but never-the-less... Let's all imagine that same face hovering over the the big white bowl as he was leggoing his eggos.

To follow please find Stubby's vomit update along with family members as applicable.
Stubby - 1/14/06 9pm
Lil'Stubbs #2 (son) - 1/17/06 7pm
Lil'Stubbs #1 (daughter) - 1/26/06 8am
Stubb-stress (wife) - 1/26/06 11am

Thank you for the update Stubby my brother! The clock has been re-calibrated and... go with God!

The Chapeau:

One place that's always been somewhat of a mandatory stop on Jake Day is an establishment that was once the "stomping grounds" of many a Jaker back in the day (that means college). This place has a name but we will refer to it here on the Jake blog as "The Chapeau". It's a dark and wonderful place small on space but certainly not lacking in character. It is a place filled with memories of yesterday, when times were simple and the biggest decision we had to make (after cutting class) was to play foosball or ping pong. As I said, it is usually a mandatory stop however last years Jake (14) we did neglect to make it there. This, at least in my opinion, was an oversight and one that our Jake 14 Coordinator (Cool Chief Rocker) should have rectified. Oh well, no use crying over spilled mudslides... I am not submitting a photo of this place as that would give away it's true identity.

Mario

Who is the greatest hockey player of all time?

1. Wayne Gretzky
2. Bobby Hull
3. Mario Lemieux
4. Bobby Orr
5. Other

Mmmm beer...

If you like beer (and I do), you might want to try this beer called Chimay. It's from Belgium and Doc told us about it. Me, Dancer and Lt. Stalkfleet had some of this when we were out at the cigar bar the night before Thanksgiving. These are the glasses they had that night and I'm kicking myself for not shoving one of them in my coat on the way out.

FUN WITH CAPTIONS:

This is a classic picture of Heff & Dancer on the day of Doc's wedding. Please submit your caption for this picture.

Here's mine:Heff (thinking to himself): hmmm these rich folks have some nice lawn furniture...

6 Jakers in SC

TOP ROW: Heff, N/A, Cool Chief, Stubby
BOTTOM ROW: Rosco (again wearing my jacket), Doc, Chag

Here we are in 2000 at a South Carolina golf trip. We only went down for a few days and played golf every day. 18 the first day, 36 the second day and 18 the third day. It's funny how you get all jazzed up for a trip like this and you plan on going out drinking after golf and raising some hell etc. Once you're down there and finish 36 you're like "yeah I think I'll have a couple of beers at the hotel and maybe play some cards". We were all in bed by 10:30pm. Not as young as we used to be. Squirrel also joined us on this trip but he left after the second day. The cat in between Heff & Cool Chief was not a Jaker so I had to eliminate him. The way he played golf, he was pretty much invisible anyways.

Top 20 Best Songs Ever:

Foreigner: Foreigner 4 - Jukebox Hero

Maybe the greatest piece of music ever written for a kid who happens to be 13 years old in 1981. I played this album until the needle broke off my parent's turn-table.

Weren't we all the Jukebox Hero in our own minds, standing in the rain by the backstage door... Oh yes...

Heff's update on Squirrel:

The following is Heff's update on Squirrel's whereabouts. I've edited it to make it sufficiently ambiguous i.e. delete names of places/locations to throw off the obvious fans/stalkers/hangers-on of the Squirrel who frequent this site.

{{{{{{{{ Heff wrote }}}}}}}}
It has come to my attention that the Squirrel is headed for his old stomping grounds. He has already landed a job as a bartender at the place right downtown (I forget the name but it has 3 floors and its right across from the movie theater and next door to the Italian restaurant).
{{{{{{{{ End }}}}}}}}

Attaway Squirrel! Don't be surprised if you see some of us wandering into your establishment looking for a little hair-of-the-dog and some friendly conversation! I assume there will always be a VIP spot open at the bar for us Jakers. Congratulations but don't think this means you're out of Jake 15.

The dream is over...

I must have been crazy to think I could dodge a bullet like that.
This morning 1/11/06 at 3:45am. Ralphy was dialed up on the big white comode-a-phone.
Start the clock again folks.

Vomit update:

Welp, it's official - The Chagnasty family vomit statistics have drastically changed recently. The new stats look like this:

Chagnasty - holding steady at 3 or 4 years ago (don't have the exact date).
The Chag-stress (wife) - broke her 8-10 year streak and went down 1/10/06
Lil'Chagger #1 (daughter) - 1/8/06
Wee lil'Chagger #2 (daughter) - 1/9/06

The bug ripped through the house but I've dodged it so far. It is, however, like being a sailor on the high seas watching all your mates go down with seasickness one by one. You just have the feeling that sooner or later your numbers going to come up. Meanwhile the boat keeps rockin' - back & forth, back & forth...

Here are a few of my favorite euphemisms for vomiting (in alphabetical order of course) for your reading pleasure.

Blow your biscuits - Cough cubes - Getting bit by count barf-ula - Laughing at the lawn - Ride the big yak - Talking to the interior decorator on the ol' comode-a-phone - The Jersey yodel - Yelling at the ground.

JAKE DAY SCRAMBLE:

Rules are as follows:
2 man scramble meaning both players hit, then advance to what they consider the better ball and hit from that spot. Continue this format until the ball is holed. The ball can be moved one (1) club length (not nearer the hole) from where it comes to rest. The ball cannot however be moved from any hazard (i.e. if it lands in a bunker, it's gotta stay in the bunker). Low team score wins. There will be no ties (neither first place nor last place).

In the event of a first place tie we will play a tie-breaker hole. If the course will not allow this or time is of the essence, we will have a putt off at the practice green.

In the event of a last place tie we will decide the absolute losers based on the hardest handicap holes. Losing team buys the first round for everyone.

The Jake trophy is awarded to the winners at the golf course. The winning team gets their names / year of win on the trophy and they take it home for the year.