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Volleyball was played on Tuesday this week as the RBVL
deferred to the birth of the United States of America and moved their weekly
action from Wednesday, July 4th. This
news flash might have arrived too late to beat last week’s deadline at the Wave
but it’s still worth printing this week.
On 6/27, Mama Dianna McCool of the Social Yachties showed her daughter D.
McCool of Rockaway Seafood that age and experience always prevail with a 4-1
victory. (Isn’t it nice when the
team with the Mom spanks the team with the daughter?)
It is going to take more than a few teenage "Fontbonne Bonnies" to stop
the Socials. The teenagers may look
cute in their Corona Light tank tops, but the Socials have 40 plus years of
professional beach experience. Maybe
next time! And, as for the Socials,
please remember that all socializing must be done as a group.
Rory, did you pull a Darren?
There was a report of some jerk cooking chicken at an Ocean Division net
on the beach or was it some jerk chicken being cooked or was it some jerk
cooking some jerk chicken? Only
Frank Ganun knows. Or was someone
just jerking our chain? Mrs. Vertigo
and Mr. Stroke are walking in circles and tripping over their own feet but they
do own two new Corona Light bikes, which should help.
The RBVL rounded the half way
mark on an Independence Eve night designed for volleyball.
Casino Tow took three games from the depleted
Wharf
Rats led by the ancients, Joe and Rocky.
Sarah, Brianne and Lauren’s youth and vitality
helped offset the “slow pace” of the arthritic duo.
Charlie Brady arrived for game two much like
Maximus returning to Rome and led them to victory.
In an occurrence as rare as
Haley’s Comet most of the Rockaway beach Volleyball League was off the day after
volleyball.
Did someone say party?
Team Margaritas took three out of
five led by Nicky Castellano and his son Mike.
Nicky served 14 points in a row.
Not an RBVL record but impressive nevertheless.
Next week the after volleyball
get together is at new sponsor- Thai Rock Restaurant.
Pepe of Alive N Kickin
and his son will be providing the live
entertainment on the deck.
So be sure to come out and see the new Tiki Bar
and help support a
new sponsor.
Steve
Gifford, Captain Queeg of equipment fame, won the Corona Bike at Connolly’s.
Steve, as Mr. Happy, responded accordingly to
his new found bounty.
“I hate the color
white! Laruen wanted to know where
George was.
His absence was felt.
When the going gets tough the Jim McDonough’s
get going. Home that is.
He excels at the dead man’s float.
The Attack Pack took five games
from the Comeback Cats led by the triple attack of
Colleen,
Arial and Julia.
Looks like the Comeback Cats are going to have
to change their name to
Slack Cats. No
Cheshire smiles here.
If the Attack Pack is required by RBVL rules to
have six players on the courtshouldn’t they change their name from Attack Pack
to Six Pack? DJ Deirdre Roberts, serving as
the music maestro, guided the crowd at Connolly’s through a wide prism of rock,
blues, country, oldies and future oldies,
with
a balanced representation of most genres.
No one left the bar hungry for good music and
many dance shoes were worn down. After losing game one to the land
Sharks, The Stanii rebounded with four straight wins to close out the night.
Shoulder injuries to Kevin and MAF almost
derailed the team.
This forced the rest of the team to “shoulder”
the burden.
Game on.
The Land Sharks did win one game but that is
like coming in fourth place at the Olympics. Hamilton Hardware was down two
games to none verses Sons of Beaches and down in the third 19-10.
They came back to win that game and the next
two. Maybe
they should change their name to Comeback Cats. The most interesting man alive
and the Glam Vizier of the RBVL, Cubby, has not been seen for quite some while.
The Cubby Hole has been Cubless for several
weeks.
There can only be a few reasons why:
1)
He is teaching Michael Phelps how to improve his swimming
for the London Olympics
2)
He has been recruited to the Middle East to single handedly solve the
Israeli-Palestinian problem
3) He is in Rome
advising the Pope on Canon law and church
doctrine. 4)
He is on location in Djibouti filming a new series of Dos Equis commercials. Since many of you have begged and
pleaded for a “Rockservation” of team names and punny-pun
type
names that actually play on the team, here is the list.
Gerri Walsh actually said she can’t go another
week without it. These
are actual names that have not been changed to protect the innocent because
frankly; there are no innocents in this league.
Comeback Cats:
Kitty litter JG
Electrical:
Meg A. Hertz Average Joe’s:
Stu
Pendous Gatement.Net:
Ann Droid H.L. Sandhogs:
Sandy Hogg Miley Quality Home Improvement:
Bill
D.
House Rockaway Seafood House:
Brooke Trout
Rodgers Irish Setters:
Kay Nine Daltons’s Grill:
Ann T. Pasta Jameson’s Pub:
Ginny
Tonic Thai Rock House:
Ty Juan Onn Bungalow Bar:
Frank N. Beans So there it is for 2012.
Cubby
refused to come out of hiding until it was published and Pat Connolly refused to
eat tofu until he got his Rockservations mainlined.
Todays Equipment tip from Steve and Rocky: Don’t pull the plastic plates out of the ground until the sand has been dug out. Many of the rope attachments have been broken due to the stress. Anyone found doing this will be forced to baby sit for the Octomom on Saturday night. All six people on your RBVL
Committee are willing to help you with any problems that come up; just take care
of matters in a respectful manner.
For new players, the RBVL Committee is made up of President Patty Moule (The
Stanii), Steve Gifford (Connolly’s), Denise Brunner (Thai Rock Island), John
Sica (Blackwater Water Boarders) and Rocky and Joe Abbracciamento (Casino
Towing). You can find them every
week, playing ball on the beach.
They are always available to help out on any
matters and answer your questions.
As always, if you have any questions before then please call Patty at
917-613-0908. (Be sure to call
between 10 AM and 9 PM. Remember,
Patty has a life outside of VB, too.)
Or just check our website at www.rbvl.com.
You'll find the answers to most of your questions there, not to mention
pretty pictures and funny stories.
See you on the beach!
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