The Greatest Call Munson Ever Made

We knew this time would come. Larry Munson has already said he will only lend his legendary voice to Georgia home games this year, and AD Damon Evans has already stated there is a contingency plan in place if Munson is unable to even do that.

But it’s not like we won’t have some memories, fellow Dawgs.

We’ll always have the hobnail boot…

… Butler kicking it a mile…

… Herschel running over people…

… Greene to Johnson…

… and Sugar falling from the sky…

… but for me, personally, Munson’s best call came on July 14, 2007. You’ll know why at the 2:20 mark…

… I didn’t know whether to laugh, cry, or form-tackle the blue-hair at Table 7. So forgive me if I say that’s the greatest call Munson ever made, but maybe one day he’ll speak your name, and then you’ll understand.

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Tent City Blows Up

Our tailgate group was prominently featured in a front-page article in Sunday’s AJC.

Big thanks go to John Kessler and photographer Brant Sanderlin for a wonderful job.

The full set of pics from the Tennesee game are up on Flickr, right here.

Well, It Doesn’t Look Good

The impression we’re getting regarding the Trivia face-off now is that it ain’t gonna happen. Frankly I’m disappointed. People get married all the time, but a For-All-The-Marbles Trivia Shootout? Once in a lifetime, my friends, once in a lifetime.

Here’s the discussion that went down on Q100 Wednesday morning about all this (mp3, 3.5 mb).

Sorry to get everyone’s hopes up, but I take comfort in the fact that it wasn’t my fault. Maybe one day it’ll happen but everyone involved doesn’t seem too optimistic. At least now I can get my full focus back on more important things - primarily college football, secondly finding a job.

Q100 Trivia Challenge Has Been Postponed

Sorry for the late notice, and I doubt anyone will read this before tomorrow, but the trivia face-off has been postponed to a later date. Apparently, one of “El Chupacabra’s” team members actually thinks her wedding is more important than a trivia competition. Yeah, I know, right? They won’t be able to get their team together this week because of planning for the nuptials.

Assuming Alexandra is actually going on a honeymoon after her wedding this weekend, I don’t expect this thing to be rescheduled for at least a week, likely more.

If I already contacted you once, expect to get another e-mail when the new date gets set. Unless you don’t want an e-mail from me, in which case, I’ll cry. A lot.

It’s On. For Better Or Worse, It’s On, Or Not So Much.

The trivia competition has been postponed. Info here.

Sometime in the (hopefully) near future Tomorrow, Wednesday, August 23^rd at 7:30 AM, I will be uniting with Ben Sian and Beth Haggerty under the moniker “Wyld Stallyns” to take on VH1’s World Series of Pop Culture champions, “El Chupacabra” in a no-holds-barred trivia face-off, live on Q100 (100.5 on your FM dial).

A little backstory: From July 10^th to August 3^rd, VH1 broadcast its first-ever “World Series of Pop Culture“, an NCAA-tournament-style, single-elimination competition pitting 32 3-person teams from across the country. When the dust finally settled, Smyrna’s own “El Chupacabra” was crowned the champion and earned $250,000 for its efforts. Not long after, the members of “El Chupacabra” appeared on Q100’s morning drive-time program, “The Bert Show”, to talk about their victory. It was at this time that Ben Sian e-mailed the station and threw down the gauntlet; Ben insisted he could put together a team that could not only compete with “El Chupacabra” but beat them in a head-to-head matchup as well.

Via several degrees of separation that may or may not have included Kevin Bacon, Ben was able to recruit both myself and Beth to join him in the quest to unseat the champs. After a preliminary on-air deliberation with our valiant leader and Alexandra of “El Chupacabra”, the stakes are set:

If you listened to the file above, you see what we’re up against should we lose - I might actually have to venture outside the Perimeter. *shiver*

Not a good look for me.

And so, dear readers, I encourage all of you to tune in to Q100 tomorrow morning at 7:30 (the second half of the competition will be the same time Thursday as well), light a candle, or say a prayer, or whatever you’ve got to do. Do it not for me, but rather for the folks attending Smyrnabration¹.

If you’re not in the Atlanta area and can’t pick up Q100 via the old-timey method of radio, visit their website and click “Listen Live” at the top of the page.

Thanks, and may the force or something be with me.

¹ Not like we’re actually going to lose or anything. This is just hedging a bet, in gambling parlance.

I Sit Upon My Throne With Golden Chalice And Just Laaaaaugh

Accessatlanta.com just published the results from their Best Of Big A (huh-huh… “Big A”) roundup, publicly-voted categories ranging from best barbeque to “best place to propose”, and one result couldn’t have made me happier.

That result is from the category “Best Local Sports Team“. Not surprisingly, my beloved Bulldogs of the University of Georgia won (handily, I would expect). But my sheer unbridled joy comes not from this news, but from which local “sports” team was beat out by the Gwinnett Gladiators (!) and didn’t even make the list of five finalists.

I’ll give you a hint. Rhymes with “Borja Meck”.

We’re Number 6! Maybe!

On a disappointing and frankly criminal note SHE somehow didn’t win “Sexiest Voice on Radio” OR “Radio Personality You’d Most Like To Date”. This can only mean we are nearing the end times my brethren - pass the ammunition.

I Demandeth A Recount.

Not To Be A Dick, But Um, Who??