World Series of Beer Pong 6 - Day 3 (Pookcast Episode 18)

With a 5-7 record we obviously were not good enough to make the playoffs on Day 3. In fact, I haven't made the playoffs since the last time that I played with Hummel at WSoBP II. So for the last few days I have used Day 3 to get drunk and check out Las Vegas. I've been to Vegas almost a dozen times now, so there's not really much more to see. So I decided instead to hang out in the room and do nothing. Kind of a wasted way to spend the day if you ask me, but at the time I was tired as shit and really didn't feel like moving around. Eventually I got off my ass and fulfilled my yearly goal of eating at In-N-Out Burger. This video I took at night recounts my Day 3 of the World Series. I hope that I recalled all of the events that happened that day, but to be quite honest with you if I didn't remember all of them I have no memory whatsoever, because I really didn't do much that day. But all is well that ends well, and a bad day in Las Vegas is better than a good day back in Milwaukee when I'm stuck at work. Thanks again for sticking with me through another World Series of Beer Pong, and since I've already decided to go back for Year VII, I will start practicing at an earlier date so that I can be ready this year. I will return to the playoffs on Day 3 or my name isn't Iceman! Later dudes.



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World Series of Beer Pong 6 - Day 2 (Pookcast Episode 17)

After going 2-4 on Day 1 I wasn't very optimistic about Day 2. We would have to go 4-2 just to finish with a .500 record, and would have to win all of our games to finish at 8-4 and have an outside chance of reaching Day 3. So while making the Playoffs wasn't going to be easy, finishing at 6-6 seemed to be an achievable goal. But after losing the first game of Day 2 my hopes were dashed that we could put up a respectable record. But we got our shit back together and won the next two games before dropping another two, then won mthe last game of Day 2 to finish on a high note. So Hummel that Shit closes out the WSoBP VI with a 5-7 record and -20 cups or something, which was "good" for a 324th place finish. But we were still in good spirits, as you can see from this video of Hummel and I recounting our experiences from Day 2.






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World Series of Beer Pong 6 - Day 1 (Pookcast Episode 16)

When I woke up this morning Lethal Weapon was on TV, which made me think of Danny Glover's line, "I'm getting to old for this shit." Let me state for the record that I'm glad that I'm here and I'm also having a great time. But Hummel that Shit finished with a 2-4 record and have little to no chance of making the playoffs. What ever. That's a story in itself that I will write at another time. Mainly I was feeling pretty old this morning because my body is all kinds of sore from walking, drinking and not sleeping. I'm feeling more and more like an Old Man every day that I'm out here, and I don't think that I can handle Vegas they way that I used to. Granted I'm not hung over this morning because I sobered up well before bed time, but I'd be lucky if I got 5 hours of sleep last night. I usually average around 6 hours a night back home, but back home I don't subject my body to this kind of abuse. I wouldn't be surprised if my body was pissed off at me and decide to give up on me. Despite having an asshole, I don't think that my body is one, so I have a good chance of making it through the day still standing. So while while I'm struggling to stay alive out here (in more ways than one) check out a recap of Day 1 in this video. Thanks for all the support and I just want to let you know that I won't let you down. (but please have some low standards and be understanding. Also be gentile...)

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World Series of Beer Pong 6 - Drunk in Las Vegas (Pookcast Episode 15)

This is the 6^th time that I am out in Nevada for the World Series of Beer Pong. We always arrive here on the 1^st of January, but the tournament doesn’t start up until the 2^nd. For me that means the first day is a day when I am able to get drunk and enjoy Vegas, which usually involves me walking around on the Strip with some form of malt liquor in my hand. This year my choice would be Steel Reserve because I saw a toothless degenerate wandering around drinking one and he looked like he was having a good time. In fact, I would go on to say that this bastard was my hero, even though he was someone that you certainly would not look up to in normal circumstances. But the streets of Las Vegas are anything but normal, especially when a lunatic like me is wondering around vocalizing his thoughts for all to hear. When I started the Pookcast I meant it to be the audio version of this blog so that you could hear the tone of my voice and see my non-verbal reactions when I'm talking, which are two things you just can't get from reading written word. So here is me drunk in Las Vegas doing an episode of the Pookcast. Tournament play begins today so wish me luck. I know I'm going to need it this year. I'm definitely on the wrong side of my beer pong career, and we basically need to catch lightning in a bottle or have drunken recall take effect to do well out here. Later dudes.

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World Series of Beer Pong VI - January 1-5 in Las Vegas

The Iceman retired from beer pong in 2010 after WSoBP 5. Well then it's a good thing that the WSoBP 6 takes place all the way into the future in the year 2011. Or a bad thing depending on how you look at it. At this point I'm going to go ahead and take a positive look at it because I have yet to play a game out there (I'm still in Milwaukee at the moment) and have yet to witness the embarrassment that has become my beer pong career. More on that later of course. It's something like 3 in the morning right now and my flight leaves in 6 hours. I just wanted to get on here and let you know that I will be updating this blog while I'm out in Vegas for a more detailed look at my time at the WSoBP that my Twitter account and Facebook statuses (or stati? Either way they will be plural because there will be a lot of them) cannot provide. If I'm feeling up to it, I will post some pictures and write a detailed account of the day's activities. If I am too drunk I will record an episode of the Pookcast and tell you about it myself. From my mouth. So that's basically it. You know how to follow my adventures and make sure you chime in with encouragement or comments saying damn it Iceman you're just too old to still be playing beer pong. I appreciate all kinds of feedback. Sometimes it's just nice to know that there's someone out there who gives a shit. Especially if you are a single woman. Let's face it, I'm almost in my 30's and I'm definitely not getting any cuter. So you know how to reach me.

I would like to wish a very happy and safe New Years to everyone and may 2011 and the decade of the teens bring you all the shit that the 00's promised but failed to deliver. I'm looking at you Flying Car. I'm going to start the new year as I have every year for the past 6 years - drunk of my ass playing beer pong in Las Vegas. Maybe some day I will grow up and forget all about this Tom Foolery, but that time is still not upon us. So look out for some more updates and all of the other Ill Shit that you've come to expect (which I also have delivered) over the years. Wish me the skill to hit nothing but foam and the ability to Just Play. May the wise wisdom of The Godfather always be in the forefront of my mind and let my partner Hummel pick me up when I fall down. Let me forget that I am supposed to be a responsible adult and that at the World Series of Beer Pong I can be accepted for who I am without having to put up a front or make excuses for my behaviors. But most of all let me remember that beer pong is a game and that games are supposed to be fun, so grant me the poise to have the same attitude and demeanor in victory as well as in defeat. Also please someone tell me what the hell I am writing about...

Hummel that Shit!

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