Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Notes from GW the 21st

Return to River Ridge! Things that happened, not necessarily in any meaningful order:

  • Mark, Amorak, and Joe A kicked off the weekend by watching the Braves-Dodgers game at Turner Field. The Dodgers won 3-1. The Braves fan behind us hit Mark and Amorak with her foam tomahawk. The very soft-speaking elderly woman in front of us told us a story about her granddaughter being bullied, but we couldn't hear most of it.
  • Scott drove to Joe R's house and they were the first ones to the cabin.
  • Christopher arrived Wednesday evening during the poker game.
  • It rained on Thursday and we didn't go anywhere. 
  • Friday evening, we dined at the same Taccoa riverside restaurant (I forget the name) where we dined on our previous River Ridge GW.
  • Games we played included: RoboRally, Airlines, Pandemic, Heroes of the Multiverse, Hive, Zombie Fluxx, and obviously poker.
  • We got very silly late Friday night and played Idiot Poker.
  • We watched part of the 2014 Iron Bowl on the SEC Network replay. Mark was very kind not to gloat too much.
  • Saturday evening, Joe R and Scott grilled burgers in the rain.
This was not the most activity-filled GW, but it was nonetheless extremely enjoyable. Relaxing, game-packed, lots of hang out and catch up time. Lots of poker, too. 

Sunday, July 26, 2015

Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Monday, July 20, 2015

Update: The Weekends, by Name

1995 - Guys Weekend - Atlanta, GA
1996 - Guys Weekend II: Leavin' the Seat Up - Cape San Blas, FL
1997 - Guys Weekend III: Buzzkill - Birmingham, AL
1998 - Guys Weekend IV: Throwin' Your Clothes Away - Reelfoot Lake, TN
1999 - Guys Weekend V: Too Much Beer - Rock Island, TN
2000 - Guys Weekend VI: Son of Guys Weekend - Cincinnati, OH
2001 - Guys Weekend VII: Asses of Fire - Jekyll Island, GA
2002 - Guys Weekend VIII: The Fab Four - Cleveland, OH
2003 - Guys Weekend IX: Full House - Gatlinburg, TN
2004 - Guys Weekend X: Liberal Wieners and Right-Wing Nutjobs - Guntersville, AL
2005 - Guys Weekend XI: Killing Dr. Lucky - Mentone, AL
2006 - Guys Weekend XII: 100% Pure Awesome or Hi, Chicago or Two Feet in Chicago - Chicago, IL
2007 - Guys Weekend XIII: ...This May Not Be the Weekend for You - Mammoth Cave, KY
2008 - Guys Weekend XIV: Full House 2 - Blue Ridge, GA (Lakeview Lodge)
2009 - Guys Weekend XV: Viva Las Memphis! - Memphis, TN
2010 - Guys Weekend XVI: Asses of Ice - Blue Ridge, GA (River Ridge)
2011 - Guys Weekend XVII: Harry Potter & The Pair of Fives - Blue Ridge, GA (Lake Escape)
2012 - Guys Weekend XVIII: O Brother! (The Stephen Experiment) - St. Louis, MO
2013 - Guys Weekend XIX: Reversion to the Mean - Panama City Beach, FL
2014: Guys Weekend XX: Planes, Games, and Automobiles - Indianapolis, IN
2015: Guys Weekend XXI: Idiots Playing Poker - Blue Ridge, GA (River Ridge)
2016: Guys Weekend XII: ??? - Arlington, TX
2017: Guys Weekend XXIII: ??? - Kansas City, MO