USVI-On-Line

YA STARTING TO GET PUMPED FOR THE TRIP I KNOW WE ARE! Maybe we will meet down at the Beach Bar going to try and make it. You know what I look like as many pics as I post so be on the lookout. Hopefully we can get some more formites to show. Nice day here in Ohio isn't it

I'm sitting here at work (not working) listening to Kenny C and cannot stop thinking about our trip! Man, I have "short-timer" disease...as they say "Good things come so slow, but go so fast!"

We'll look for you at the BB. I'll yell "O-H" and wait for you...

Hey Cptnkirk & 17th hole,

I am also sitting here not working, reading this board as I am soooooooooooo excited that our trip is almost here.

Cptnkirk,
What time does your flight arrive?? I think we arrive around the same time, we arrive at 2:06 from Philly.

Are you's going to be that BB on May 3rd as well???

The Shopper

Hey 17th hole... I-O! Unfortunately we won't be there until mid June so will have to shout it here.

We're 100 miles south of you on I-71... Both my kids are grads of OSU, youngest is in his first year of grad school there, just finished his 4th year as a sousaphone player in TBDBITL... I assume you know what that means...
/Brag on
Yes, he dotted the i this past fall at the Shoe! Very cool!
/Brag off

Sorry to go OT for those that won't appreciate it, but dotting is a big deal for Buckeye fans, competition is fierce... Script Ohio was voted the most memorable college tradition in some sort of poll, heard Musberger say that more than once during bowl game coverage but can't tell you where it was...
now back to your regularly scheduled forum...

irbgolfin

irbgolfin,
Captnkirk & I will try our best to leave our "Buckeye" mark on the Beach Bar. Congrats on your son dotting the i! Maybe you can post a pic so the rest of the forum will see how big a deal that is! Which game was it at?

17th hole... Kent St. The pics have one shortcoming, you don't get to hear 100,000+ of your closest friends as the drum major leads the i-dotter from the o... Even before he was in TBDBITL, seeing the script was a thrill, and I'm not an OSU grad... been to about 25 or so games the last 4 years while he was in band, nothing better than watching the ramp and the script, and I'm sure you can imagine how special the Kent St. game was for us... He's been to StJ but won't be with us this trip, probably a good thing, wouldn't want to embarrass him, but I think he's used to it, comes up regularly, he made it on a couple of radio shows, and when he's interned there's always a Buckeye around that he drops the line about dotting (in the past, the future dot, next intern, it's happened), never fails to get a WHAT? You're kidding!!!

Aside from dotting, being in TBDBITL gave him some great experiences... 4 bowl trips, 3 of them BCS, presidential inaugural parade, meeting Jack Nicklaus (who sent handwritten thank you notes to each sousaphone player, class act!) 2 trips to the Big House in M*ch*g*n - well, I don't know if he'd call that a good thing but it was WAAAAY better than the trip to Penn St... guess I'll shut up now as whatever I say will tick someone off...

In case anyone is curious, here's a link for those not familiar with Script Ohio...

http://tbdbitl.osu.edu/?action=a074

Pics below, first shot is script from home side, he's on opposite... That's Tony on the scoreboard... Big class this year, 9 eligible, only 3 got singles...







So, happy hump day to Captkirk and 17th hole and, a reminder to have them replenish the cooler for me...

irbgolfin

irbgolfin....that is so cool; congrats!

17th hole & captnkirk: y'all leave some of the BB for us on May 11th!! Are y'all gonna be there then also? That's gonna be alot of great forum people then too......one awesome party!

Hey 17th Hole and CptnKirk,
I see you guys are from Ohio and are Buckeyes fans. We are too! And let me tell you living in Pa. and not being Penn State fans, we take a lot of crap!. But our friends that are HUGE Penn State fans are LIVID that "we" got Pryor. Penn State wanted him in the worst way...So, Go Bucks!! (I have a CD of the marching band. I know.. what a dork..)

All Hail to the BUCKEYES IO back at ya 17TH

Irbgolfin what an honor that is awesome you must be so proud

Shopper our plane arrives around 3:30 unless Spirit changes it again Come on down the 4th it will be a party ay

bevm good for you you have great taste for football teams I really do like Joe Paterno though ya got to admire him.

I do admire him...But it's time for him to retire. He's 120 years old give or take a few years...

irbgolfin,
I was at the Kent State game! So, I guess I saw your son dot the i that day! Heh...small world!

We're going to be leaving island on May 10th so I won't be able to meet everyone at the BB on the 11th, but I'm sure everyone who works there will be talking about the two guys from Ohio!

To bevm,

A CD?

I have a few (something to play on the drives between Cincinnati and Columbus - between 2 kids in college, games, etc., we're at 100+ roundtrips the past 7 seven years), as well as DVDs of 4 seasons of band performances, they are produced for band members. Haven't sat down and watched a lot, but now and then I stick one in and watch a ramp and a script, pretty cool.

Guess a bunch of us have more in common than just going to StJ, eh?

Go Bucks!

And raise a toast to the forum folks and the Bucks at (pick one - BB, Skinny's, Island Blues, etc) after a great day of snorkeling at one of the north shore beaches, at least that's what I'll do... in June... soon come...

irbgolfin

Hey 17th I'll have three more buckeye fans with me

I arrive 5/2 but am making a quick trip over to STX on 5/3 to cheer on a friend doing the 1/2 ironman. I'll be coming back to STJ on Sunday night but probably not in time for the BB. I'll be thinking of you all. Have a great time at the gathering. Cheers, Ali~

cptnkirk wrote:Hey 17th I'll have three more buckeye fans with me

Cool! I'll be with my wife, who is also a Buckeye fan!