Week Eight: The Home Stretch

This is it kids, the week ( & weekend, if you count makeups ) that decides it all – who will move on to compete for a new car The Chalice, and who goes home crying. Chuck and I will be making our bracket picks next week, or at least I will; Schmoopy Pants has gone AWOL, but I have hopes he’ll return. In the meantime, we’ve been busy this skeeson, so let’s recap: – Like the gaggle of overgrown rebellious children we are, The Boston Skeeball League turned one year old and promptly changed its name to SkeeBoston, got a new website, a new logo, and a “Mom” tattoo on its bicep. Technically the league had its Anniversar-Skee party in August just before the start of Skeeson IV in September, but tomato, tomato. Hrm…doesn’t have quite the same effect in writing, but moving on. – We continue to bask in our 15 minutes of fame this skeeson with a mention in the Metro and a photo slideshow on Boston.com. However, we all know the best article about skeeball ever written still is written by your truly. Yep, skeeball league started out for me a story assignment. I showed up at TGB with my notebook of questions and voice recorder ready to interview “Mr. DeVilling,” and found myself yelling over you wild animals (it’s 7:15 on a weeknight, why are these people so drunk?) to some girl named after a beverage holder and another kid whose entire team seems to enjoy the company of older women. It was at that moment I decided you were cool peoples, assembled my team, and you’re all stuck with me now! – We rage(d). We had a kickoff party, everyone and their mother won a Mija Happy Hour, there was a new batch of birthdays, we had a Hallow-Skeen party, filmed a music video, and ohhhh we’re not done yet! Super Saturday is Ugly Sweater Themed, so dress to depress in your most horrific holiday wardrobe malfunction. Free Skee, and therefore drinking, starts at 11 a.m., and with the awards ceremony not kicking off until 6 p.m., it’s black out or back out time, kids (Editor’s Note: I am totally stealing that line, love it). I’d also like to use this opportunity to lobby the We Make Cupcakes crew to make s’mores cupcakes. I know, I know, the little homemade marshmallows are a pain in the ass, but THAT IS THE BEST PART.  Back me up guys, use your peer pressure for the greater good. –  We played skeeball! Even if your team doesn’t make the playoffs, the Hundo Shootout, Around the World, and High Roller/Wild Card tourneys should be incentive for you keep your rolling arms warm and your drinking boots on straight through to the end. Lastly before I sign off for the week, I’m announcing my own contest and perhaps our noble leaders will give it the stamp of approval by making it, like, Facebook official as next week’s trivia or something: I’ve decided Duke & Alexis’ three boxers would make a great honorary SkeeBoston team! There’s three of them, Alexis already dresses them up anyhow, and so on. Best team name for our furry mascots wins…something…probably just the glory of winning, but perhaps even a drink if we wanna be fancy. We’ll see how good your answers are. Week 8, don’t hate – go big or go home! – Rachel Pennellatore