blog post Oh How The Tide Hath Turned

For those of you who care about the continuing saga of the Buckys (no, not the Radio 3 award but the softball team named after them), I have sweet, sweet news. Our game against The White Whale ‘Wailers’ (I can only assume that’s how their team name is spelled) ended in victory. More importantly, that victory was for us.

Firstly, in the tradition of Homer, a few words building up our opponents to make our victory seem all the more glorious. The ‘Wailers’ is a fierce East Vancouver team composed of musicians hailing from Mohawk Lodge, Octoberman, Panurge, Blood Meridian, and The Choir Practice. Their ‘Hector’, Ryder Havdale, looks like someone that normally captains oil tankers, or perhaps a pirate ship. More daunting than this, Marc Morrissette, under the pseudonym Octoberman, was actually nominated for a Bucky (the award, not the team) for ‘Best Song to Listen To In The Fetal Position’. Do I even need to mention they had Shira from Blood Meridian/Choir Practice? Didn’t think so.

Of course, our own Buckys also had a member from the Choir Practice. And thanks to Chris Kelly’s salacious behaviour on home plate against AdBusters two weeks ago, we also had one of their members on our team. Our own Phil Rabin clocked a few into next week – all the while fashionably decked out in a button up dress shirt. Our start player Dave (who works for Radio 3 in spirit) spent every batting round trying to send the ball into a nearby beach volleyball game (about three football fields away). Eventually the volleyball players threatened to ‘rush the pitcher’ if it happened again.

When the dust cleared the final tally was an astounding: 27 – 14. The Buckys can finally attend shows in the fair city of Vancouver without the shame of never having won a game.

In honour of such a momentous occasion, here is Octoberman “Run From Safety” - A song which undoubtedly the ‘Wailers’ will be listening to today.

…in the fetal position.