 For
the first time in recent memory, we had no Frankie and Johnny picture.
So, I went with Becky and
Gaye. No offense guys, but they're a lot
cuter. |
 2003's
Digger champions:Kent &
Chris and
Darcy &
John. |
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The Ladies were definitely out in full force at the pre-digger
    
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Which, as we all know, eventually leads to threesomes    
OK, what's wrong with this picture:
a) the last one's a foursome; and
2) why is Dari in all these pictures? Inquiring minds want to know!
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 So
we did a little eatin' |
 and
a
little drinkin' |
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 And
of course,
some boob grabbin.
Um . . I'm not sure I like
that boob grabbin'.
Let's try again . . .
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Much Better!
(remember, you can click on any
picture to see a larger version) |
 Ed
Duffy, shown here courtesy of GQ, appears on the scene as one of
the newest Digger photographers. |
 Annette
Harmon was one of the other main photographers for the evening. Here
she's taking a short
break
to sing a little
"Sweet Child of Mine". |
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 No Way, Dude!
You think I could actually
make the finals tomorrow! |
 That's
right, I'm pregnant.
And I'm pretty sure
Ron Krall is the father. |
 Balance
in life is the path to happiness. |
 Yeah,
but volleyball is the sure way to enlightenment.
I'm totally stoked about tomorrow!
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|
 Hey,
any of youz guyz
want a piece of this,
bring it on! |
 Not
sure what to say here.
I'm speechless. |
 I'm
having two babies.
Uh, John, I hate to break it to you, but
Tammy's having three babies - that's, um, like, one more finger
and another $100k for college tuition. |
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Eventually we made it to 1am without too many casualties. |
 So,
we tried to take
the 1am picture like we normally do - at sea level.But
we just couldn't
squeeze . . .
everybody. . . .
in.. . . So . . . . |
 Becky
decided to go "up top"
for the bird's eye view. |
There
we go! The official 1am picture!
 |
 But
alas, it
was time to call it a night.
Here's the last Pre-Digger picture from the wee
hours in the morning. |
So the stage was set.
Digger Day #49 June
18th,
2003
|
 "Top
O' the Mornin' to Ya!
It's going to be a glorious day"
proclaims Johnny McBrandeis
|
 "O
But it might rain"Says Nicholas O'Mendoza.
No rain in sight, but I better open up the umbrella just to be sure. |
 The
weather was pretty much perfect
for volleyball-playin' and vodka-lemonade
drinkin'
- 75 and slightly sunny with a wee bit o' a breeze.
At one point we had over 100 folks playing! |
 Amy
and Mike were there on their wedding day -a Digger first!
Absolute
Troopers! |
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 We
had a challenge from the over-40 crowd to all takers.
The over-40 crowd team was comprised of
Tommy P, Joey D, Brently, and Big Ron.
They put up a good
fight, but eventually fell to the spry legs and
nimble minds of
Todd Henson, Matt Bentsen, Joe Finley, and
Johnny B. |
 Joe
Finley
and Carol Crane did the vast majority of the pairings, while I stepped in after
everything was done to do the announcing and take all the glory. |
 We
had the Yellow Digger Leader jerseys going again this time.
Cory Spence is
shown wearing it here. But shortly thereafter he would relinquish it,
being crushed by a 5'6" guy hailing from Darien, IL. |
|
 Joe,
is that a Gatorade in your shorts
or are you just happy to see me? |
 The
now-long-standing
SOB Euchre game
was in full force |
 And
your King
and your Queen
for this year's prom are. . . . |
 Gilby
says hello to
Melissa and her "girls" |
After 5 rounds or regular season, 3 rounds of playoffs, and 500 vodka
lemonades, it was time to start
THE FINALS |
 In
corner one, we had
Digger-virgin JR paired up with
Julie McGill, a
now-veteran competing in her first finals. |
 In
the other corner, we had
Darcy Juarez, 2003 June Digger Champion,
paired
with
Matt Bentsen, the Music Czar and virgin-finalist, coming in at a height
of 6'11" |
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 Before
the match, they had a nice group hug to do a little bonding. |
 But
then JR and Julie donned their
Yellow Digger Leader jerseys
for which
they'd fought so hard,
and prepared for battle. |
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 As important as the match itself is the peanut gallery.
On
the starboard side,
a nervous Marc Vieux cheered on his girlfriend
Julie.
|
 On
the port side were all the cool kids, drinking and
causing trouble.
Yeah, they're cool now, but wait till they grow up and realize that
popularity and looks don't really matter.
yeah right. |
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 We
had Tommy P on the mike doing the announcing.
Yes, that's right, I let
somebody wrestle my beloved megaphone away from me. |
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Let
the Games Begin!
 Set.
. .
 Spike.
. .
 Count
it!
 Switch.
. .
 Lollipop.
. .
|
 In
the end, the yellow jerseys had fallen. |
 And
we crowned our
new Digger Champions
Matt Bentsen and
Darcy Juarez! |
So, we packed up our stuff, turned in the nets, cleaned up the beach, and
headed to the post-digger.But wait . . . . |
 We've
got a cooler full of vodka lemonade,
plenty of room on the digital camera,
it's a beautiful day,
let's just stay here and drink! |
 Whaddya
gonna do? If Tommy says we're drinkin', then we're drinkin'. |
 Par-tay! |
|
 I'm
a little bit bewildered
by this new occurrence |
 Rock
on dude! |
And so, the masses spoke, and they stayed.
And hence was known as the
"pre-post-Digger".
And the People Rejoiced!
  
   
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Eventually, we made it to Yak-Zies. We had a great turnout for the
Post-Digger.
    
   
   
  
 
Some notable quotables: |
 I
am not sharing any of my wings! |
 Wings!
I love wings! This is great!Where are we? and Who are you? |
 It
was only a matter time before the shots came out. |
 Dude,
seriously,
know when to say when. |
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