Bar Buzz Week 9

Hmmm who runs the Bar???

Well, I hate to be the bearer of bad news but we've only got 4 weeks of Kickball left (that is, should the rain gods continue to be kind to us). Some of you may instantly be running stats and run differentials in your head to figure out what you've got to do to make sure your team is #1. But the real question here is... what's this mean for your social life?

Pretty soon WAKA Wednesdays will only be boring Hump Days once again. A middle point in the week. A precipice between Sunday Football Tailgates and Friday Fundays. You'll work hard to find a temporary replacement but nothing will quite compare to an ice cold pounder in your hand, the taste of overpriced apps on your lips and the humming of DJ Khalid beats in your ear. You'll feel lonely. Empty. Lost in a word where time spent in "real" adult life has grown proportionately larger than your days running like a kid after a big red ball.  For those of you in your first season, I cannot adequately prepare you for this low point in your life. It's gonna suck. A lot.

But you've still got time to fill that impending hole in your life... let it overflow with WAKA Wednesday fun so you can fill up your reserve and hopefully find some way to make it through the bleak mid-days of winter where WAKA Wednesdays do not exist. And "How can I do this Trici?!?" you eagerly ask? Well my friends,  we've still got 4 belts up for grabs. And until you know the sweet victory of posing ridiculously with all of your teammates with a cheap plastic belt or changing your profile pic to reflect such a momentous occassion... you have not known joy. And THAT joy; THAT sense of accomplishment; can take you further than you dare to dream.

"Enough of the melodrama," you might be muttering as you roll your eyes, "let's get on with Week 9!" SO here's what I'll tell you about Week 9... Week 9 was a sighting of Kickball Social Giants. A meeting of our Bar Buzz Goliaths. And if you were there, if you were lucky enough to see such celebrities mixing and mingling and having the time of their lives, you probably learned a thing or two. Because what we have from Week 9 is not one single champion, but rather, a week where everyone wins and wins in the truest spirit of the Bar Buzz... together. And not only that... in Week 9 we gained just the slightest glimpse into possible future players in our All Bar Buzz Team.


Matt "the Experience" Barcus: Quickly becoming a recognizable competitor in the division. However, his bark is often bigger than his bite as "work obligations" often keep him away from the bar. He does operate under the mantra "go HUGE or go home" but will this philosophy be enough to keep him on a team where more often than not "slow and steady" wins the race?

Smooth Operator Duncan with "Pretty" Plesha

Scott Duncan: Once The Experience's sidekick, Duncan has been able to come out on his own and make a name for himself on the Peninsula. His smooth charm and not so smooth flip cups skills always make him a crowd favorite and well... we've never denied that the Bar Buzz WASN'T a popularity contest.


Ashlee Gitkos: Although her other half has been more MIA this season, (with good reason, Kevin Gitkos gets up early every morning to help train future ROTC warriors. oh yeah and - teachers take note - he still manages to at least stop by the bar on his way out) Ashlee has managed to single-handedly lived up to the Gitkos namesake and legacy. Can she keep rolling with the punches? Our Magic 8 Ball says "signs point to yes."

Rumspringa in the House: HEARD DAT

Matt Wellbrock and Troy Southall: Rumspringa has had a rough go of it this season. After starting off strong (both on the field and in the bar) they've fallen disastrously to the bottom, only to rise back with a vengeance. And although Wellbrock appears to have lost the majority of his "hype men" brethren, he's also managed to secure Southall has a loyal and successful wing-man. Will these two keep the 'Springas on track or will they fall off the the party train dynasty that they once created?


Brad Gault: Still the ever present fixture throughout our WAKA Wednesday Night. Can he keep up his consistency or will fellow teammate, Wade Brock find a way to oust him as mayor of the Bar Buzz?


Micheal Seals and Kim Merritt: These two are veterans in our kickball world. And recently the cosmos have aligned to bring more sightings of these once allusive legends. Will they replace Freed and LeBlanc to become be the titans of old who tell us great tales? Only time will tell.

Gault and Litle show us how to mingle

Katie Litle and Nicole Plesha: Perhaps you could call these two some of our favorite kickball beauties. However, in that case I'd dare you to take a second look. Even though these two bombshell brunettes do have the looks, they also have the staying power, social skills and all around charm to keep them in the running with the best of the best. They've become the Masters of the Minglers and there isn't a group they can't find a way to just jump right in to.


John Patrick Wilkinson: A former commissioner "John Marlin" Wilkinson, is no stranger to the kickball social scene. His expertise has served Free Ballin' well as his representation often enables FB to be one of the few teams accounted for on slower Wednesdays. Can he make a move to take his party status beyond that of "loyal representative"?

Chug, Chug, Chug: JAGERNAUTS

Jagernauts: Call it a conspiracy. Call it favoritism. But you can't deny a team that has 10+ on not one, but two rain out weeks. And they don't just have the numbers, they set the standard for social interaction at the bar. Sure, their hard partying comes in second to a few other teams but their wholistic approach to dominating the social scene makes them top competitors time and time again.


New Kickheads on the Block: This week NKOTB demonstrated once again that they have strength and skill in numbers. Despite being unable to clinch the belt yet this season, they are still consistent competitors who may be difficult to out-seed.

NKOTB: The Right Stuff?

Of course these are just a few of the friendly faces you've seen roaming the dance floor at Luckie's. Only time will tell who our final team will be. If you think you've got what it takes, get to the bar and show us what you're made of. After all, only the best can claim a Bar Buzz Title and live in (almost) infamy.

Until Next Time - Bottom's Up!

xoxo Gossip Girl