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space monger
VoivodFan
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posted October 17, 2002 13:42
    
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Tangento:
[QB]Monger: "Horror of Yig by GWAR "
GOOD one!
I saw them play that down in Tijuana once, and it melted my gonads.
Haha! I am seeing them 12 days from now in Calgary. I'll be sure to wear my best clothes and I'll try to get some dirty filthy pictures also.
My pick for today: lets stay on a Voivod theme : Warriors of Ice killer tune!
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Tangento
VoivodFan
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posted October 17, 2002 17:05
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Originally posted by Noitall:
Wow, Gwar in Tijunana. That would be cool. After that did you go watch Jai Alai?
Jai Alai?
That obscure sport was certainly the last thing on my mind.
I was completely inebriated, the girl we were with was covered and stained pink from head to toe with the vile fluids of Oderus. I had to find my way back to my truck, which we wisely parked across the border.
I also had to pray that I hadn't lost my coil wire, which I wisely removed from the distributor to deter theft of my
Killer '89 Dodge Dakota Sport Factory Convertible Pickup.
God, I miss that thing.
Well, we made it out of there and I even got to see Sleazy P. take off his hair, as I peeked backstage from above. He saw that I saw, and actually RAN AWAY! That guy is too fucking funny.
Sorry to ramble.
So is Jai Alai anywhere near as cool as hockey?
Oh yeah, song for the day:
I, Me Mine - Godflesh
If played LOUD enough, your neigbors will pack it up & leave.
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nia
VoivodFan
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posted October 18, 2002 10:14
Probably Väinämöinen! Miami has the oldest Jai Alai court in North America. And the court in Tijuana has cheap booze, so getting smashed there is a lot less dangerous than on the streets. You bet on the game (which is quite funny when you're a) loaded and b) you don't know any of the players so your criteria goes along the lines of, 'he's small so he must be fast'), they play singles and doubles and yeah, the ball moves at crazy speeds. (Sorry Tangento, I know I'm totally off your LOUD topic!) About the game:
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Even though more than 400 years has past since the sport first originated, it has changed very little. The game is known for its fast pace and exciting tournaments. The ball, or pelota, has been clocked at speeds of over 180 mph. According to The Guinness Book of World Records, Jose Ramon Areitio threw the fastest ball ever. It was clocked at 188 mph on Friday, August 3, 1979 at Newport Jai Alai in Rhode Island. Jai alai is a very distinctive sport which requires its own special equipment. The cesta, a Spanish word for basket, is the long, curved basket a player uses to catch and throw the pelota and is hand-woven specifically for each individual player. The wicker basket is made from reeds found exclusively in the Pyrenees Mountain and the frame is made of steam bent Chestnut. The pelota is the hardest ball of any sport. It is roughly 3/4 the size of a baseball and is harder than a rock. The core consists of Brazilian virgin de pola rubber, is layered with nylon and hand-stitched with two goat skin covers. The pelota, on average, has a court life of about 20 minutes before the cover splits due to the high velocities at which it hits the wall during play. Jai alai is played on a special court called a cancha. The cancha has three walls that are made out of granite because it is the only material that can withstand the impact of the pelota. Although there is no standard size cancha, most are 172 feet long(about half the length of a football field) 40 feet high and 40 feet wide. The cancha has three walls and a wire screen forms the fourth wall so spectators may safely view the games. The rules of jai alai are similar to those followed in tennis and raquetball. All games start with a serve which must land in a certain lined area of the cancha (between the 4 and the 7 line). The receiving player must catch the pelota in the air or on the first bounce, then return it to the wall in one continuous motion. The player cannot stop the motion of or hold the pelota. The players continue to volley until the pelota is missed or goes out of bounds. There are three judges, or referees, on the cancha to enforce these rules (One on the 4 line, the senior judge on the 7 line and the other judge on the 11 line). The quiniela matches have eight post positions where post one and two play against each other every time. The winner of the point stays on the court and the loser goes to the end of the line. After everyone plays their first point (End of the first round), The points are double (each point counts for 2). This round robin scoring format continues until points in the game reach seven. Jai alai has both double and single matches with the rules remaining the same regardless of the type of competition. The partido matches' rules remain the same with the only difference being that their are two teams instead of 8 and the point goal is 25, 30 or 35 instead of seven. Jai alai is a very difficult sport to master. Training for this sport begins between the ages of eight and ten years old and continues for years before the individual can become a professional jai alai player.
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posted October 15, 2002 15:31
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DNR-Do Not Resuscitate:Let me fucking DIE! 
posted October 19, 2002 06:00
posted October 21, 2002 02:52
