of course.

ill be in chicago this weekend

but soon?

sorry you won't be able to make it lucky. part of moving it to the 17th was that there's a tour da chicago stage on the 10th, and i figured some of you were involved in throwing that.

Yeah, me too. Thanks for thinking of Da Tour, though. With or without me, Chicago will be represented at the winter classic.

Now, this weekend, I'm going back down to St Louis to continue training my B-AMWBPC shock-squad. I think we'll call them... Egan's Rats

Trent and I just read your post, and, subsequently, the Wikipedia page on Egan's Rats. Pending approval from the other players, I think you've officially christened us Egan's Rats. That was a great Wikipedia find.

We'll see you Sunday!

Jen (the first lady of STL Bike Polo)

we're going to form teams on the morning of. doesn't mean it won't be competitive, it just means that it'll be way less predictable.

we'll save the more intense hardcore competition between the a-teams for your tourney on the 16th and the next Midwest regionals...

lookin forward to all of it...

Shocked the world in the fall. 2-1 against the eventual champs (got screwed by crash the official on the goal call). Than beat the self proclaimed "A Team" 3-0 in about 40 seconds. WE failed to score a goal the reset of the match but thats beside the point.
We actually started our own separate Milwaukee Polo Club too we meet on tuesday mornings out on 38th and Kilborn. Rigorous work outs including plyometrics, a lot of cones for stick handling practice, weights, and a group of school aged children that form our practice squad. We have trained them to play games similar to all of you A teamers out there (which isn't too hard considering you're all a bunch of babies anyway). Come stop by and check it out sometime I dare you.

I think this might be the most competitive tournament thrown yet, tons of folks from lots of cities mixed up. Every game will be pulling nails to win. I am looking forward to it,

Jonny

what happens if we have a number of people there that is not divisible by 3?

zach, sam, joe, meg, crandall, jake, eric, brian, guthrie, matt, feih.

this will grow and maybe change but we are expecting to bring 12 at least.

any other cities coming besides the trifecta?

also just a reminder to all these recent anonymous posts...post a name or register because talking shit without a name attached is pointless and foolish.

if we could field teams with players from three different cities.

I'll be there.

i haven't seen you in years.

i hope thats what you guys are doing this week...might even need a front end loader to get rid of the foot of snow. Clear that thunderdome out. OHH and hell YEAH A. Nonymous is gonna be there!! dude,. s/he rules at polo!

t-dome clear itself out.
i rule at po-lo.
a - nonny - jam

i think it might need some help this time.

hmmm, apparently not. Check out this photo that jonny took today.

love you too, kevvy

Life is good in madison, we were going to rent a snow blower but this worked out great.

I'm in. Some dumb bat-killing fungus is getting all the caves on the east coast closed down, so my trip to West Virginia is off.
This makes three cars coming from Chicago, 6-10 bikers that I know about.

I'm really excited about this. I think the Toyota advert counts as a good omen.

yeah, the current courts have a bit of ice from yesterdays snow but it is melting and will probably be gone by tonight. We are going to salt a bit but also have shovels and other tools for sunday. If the weather stays about 10 F we should be fine as the courts don't garner too much precipitation. If all else fails we head to the garage.

jonny

the courts will be wet, but it's forecast to be 31 degrees all through Saturday night, and throughout the snowfall on Sunday. which means puddles and perhaps occasional shoveling in the corners (bring a shovel just in case), where the radiant heat from below isn't as strong.

So: Game on. We have lots of gin and fresh cider for warm martinis, and tons of steak... Should be a good day.

Motherfuck how I wish I was there for this. Have fun and document the hell out of it. Please.

aka - all else fails frank lloyd wright tourny.

So, if we can't play polo we're all going to become emotionally distant fathers who monomaniacly design broad, flat buildings and uncomfortable chairs?

How does gin and steak fit into this?

well.