pictured above (j. vinson, t. vinson, s. bethel, t. delk, c. knight, b. gas)
The picture above is the perfect introduction to what took place last night at Bremen. You see the picture represents a blast from the past, so to speak. That is what it felt like last night in the cozy confines of Bremen gym. We had many classics on hand for the much awaited showdown between Kendall and Bunch. After days of trash talk right here on this very blog, as well as a very controversial poll, the Git/Deh showdown was on. Kendall came all the way from the abyss known as New Johnsonville, Tn for this much anticipated matchup. Also on hand were a couple of friends who we once played basketball with on a much more regular basis. Bremen legend, and critically acclaimed trumpeteer, Scotty Bethel was on hand. Scotty was a part of many legendary and state award winning Bremen High School marching bands. He also likes beans. The other former great who graced us with his presence was Jason Courtney, aka JC Ice. He is known mostly for his ability to mow about 877 yards in one weeks time, while also holding down a full time job on the side. When he's not mowing yards or making airbags, you can normally find him losing 10th district tournaments by letting Jeremy "Moose" Morris stick jumpers in his grill in the waning seconds. Now on to the game highlights.
We were disappointed when we only had 9 guys show up to play. This forced us to shoot up for teams of 4 with one team having a substitute. I don't know what Grant Sharp has done to his buddies, but they are some of the most disloyal punks I have ever been associated with. Just like you can write down with 100% certainty that Mark "every game is senior night" Coury will be in UK's starting lineup, you can write it down that Sharp's boys won't show up on a Sunday in Bremen. Think about that Mark Coury nickname for a minute, its a classic that I must credit to Matt Jones over at kentuckysportsradio.com. Anyway, the teams were decided with Bunch and Kendall landing on opposite sides. The only bad part about this was that Kendall ended up on my team, so I knew that more than likely my team would be the one with the fewest points when the night ended. We had me, Kendall, Tom, and the aforementioned JC Ice on our squad. I guess you could call us the Lakers. The Celtics had Grant, John Pelphrey, Mike Spilla, and the dynamic Scotty duo of Bunch and Bethel. The Celtics came out on fire and took a commanding lead which over time we were able to dwindle to nothing and actually took the lead for a brief few minutes. However, in the end, having no sub cost us big time and we just didn't have enough in the tank to pull it out. I don't know how in the world the 2 young guys ended up on the team with the sub. About halfway through the game, as I was silently praying for the Lord to allow me to finish, it hit me that my team were the ones who hit the shots when we were shooting for teams. Why did we get punished with no sub? I'll never understand that.
This was a game with many individual highlights, however. The first thing that comes to mind is that JC Ice came to the gym saying that he hadn't played ball in 15 years. He then hit about his first 9 shots of the game. Just like riding a bike I guess. We also almost had to stop play once when Kendall went for a save only to have the ball ricochet back at him and ensure that Joakim Noah and the Fresh Prince will never have a little brother or sister. Then there was the "no call" when Grant Sharp should have received a technical foul for slamming the ball down after Tom gave up what I thought was one of the smartest late game fouls in Bremen history. Then there was the late 3 put in Kendall's eye by none other than Scotty "Too Hottie" Bunch to seal the fate of the Lakers. However, the play of the game involved everybody's favorite "Git" shooting the lights out, or at least he can say he put a light out somehow. The Celtics eventually put us away in overtime, with Grant Sharp pumping his fist and shouting trash talk in German, or some kind of funky language that was hard to understand. Maybe those closer to him were able to make out the words of the celebration. I was dehydrated and just glad it was over. Hope everybody can make it back next week, when we anticipate the return of Bob Gas and Terry "Aw" Nunley. Have a good day, and don't forget: say your prayers, eat your vitamins, and if your kid nearly kills one of his best friends in a car wreck and ends up in jail for 8 months, do your best to keep his name in the news. That's all I got for now.
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