bama vball reunion tour
so, jason and i actually got frank back on the court for a volleyball tournament. it was the first time the three of us had played together since 2000. there was considerable rust to be shaken off. frank hadn’t used any of his excuses in almost 8 months because of an elbow surgery, but he fell into it in no time at all. frank did a great job at setter (he gets my mvp award), but neither jason or i were hitting the ball quite as well as we had been in bham. i think the blood doping may not have worked as intended – apparently it’s OXYGEN you’re supposed to put into your bloodstream….live and learn i guess. anyway, we got a tough butt whipping in our first match, but came back to play pretty well the rest of the day. we made it all the way to the finals (in Open – the highest division) but lost to a team that had one hitter (greg) who was pretty much tremendous all day long. all in all, not a bad showing. speaking of not a bad showing, later that evening, lillis totally pounded frank in a burger eating contest at the vortex. she consumed a 1/2 lb burger with 4 slices of cheese, 4 slices of bacon, a fried egg and extra mayo in just under 5 minutes. it was incredible. here’s the team photo after the tourney (and before the burgers). as you can see, my sunscreen was highly effective. : )
