- When:05/25/16
- QIC: Tiger Rag
- The PAX: Chin Music, Good Hands, Header (the person, not the "exercise"), Busch, Retread, Swiper, Spackler, Madison, Bounce, Lorax, Alf, Floor Slapper, Huggie Bear, Gummy, Turkey Leg, Deep Dish, Stone Cold, Semi Gloss, Buttermaker, Fireman Ed, 777, Faultline, Daisy, Hannibal, Harley, Fletch, Skywalker, Donkey Kong, Starfish, Puddin' Pop, Dollywood
The GoFour
The real Four Year Death Valley Anniversary was three months ago (02-18). I suppose this was meant to be the observed anniversary for moving to the SCMS site, but that was 05-16. So I reckon this turns out to be the week-after observed anniversary celebration. The workout equivalent of buying a convenience store flower for your wedding anniversary on the way home from work. Such is the state of things at Dolly Gloss / Semi-Wood Death Valley.
We started by testing both Site Qs’ historical knowledge of the site under their charge. It didn’t take long. I chose 10 of the 21 questions listed below. Four or more wrong meant we would do a Hairburner Mile. Three or less wrong meant we would do the GoFour (the Gopher with four man teams). Asked questions in bold.
- Name one of the two original DV site Qs. Wrong
- Name the two prior sites for DV prior to SCMS. Wrong
- When did it start at original AO?
- How many times has DV met before today?
- How many Pax have posted at DV in new site?
- When did we start at current DV Site?
- In the infamous Harris Teeter workout, what kind of coupons did the Shore use?
- What was Donkey Kong’s original name? Correct (with help)
- Why did it change? Correct (with help)
- Short Sale had his first Q at DV? Who is he now? Correct
- What is the (non-convergence) record high attendance at DV?
- Which workout was formed soon thereafter as a result?
- Who was the creator of the three man Indian Run? Wrong
- Which jackwagon Q had us doing headers with an imaginary soccer ball?
- On 12-19-12, one of the greatest nickname conspiracies in F3 occurred. Who were the co-conspirators and what was the conspiracy?
- Whose signature move is the one-legged burpee? Correct
- Who’s signature workout was the Gopher? Correct (barely)
- What did we name the Pax named Motherhead?
- Who Q’d the original Hairburner Mile? Wrong
- Which Q broke a cinder block during an exercise of Suicidal Block Toss? Correct
- Who “tripped on a pine cone” and/or got decked by 777 on the way to Davie?
If you think you can do better, sound off in the comments.
Four wrong meant that we were to do a Hariburner Mile. Except that I didn’t feel like loading up the plates this morning, and I noticed in skimming through 20 pages of backblasts that Gloss just ran it a month ago. So we (in the royal sense) opted to run the signature DV workout: the Gopher. The special 4th anniversary edition would be four man teams, not two. Hence the GoFour.
All Pax convene on the veranda of Semi-Gloss’s Office.
- Pair 1: a lap around the track and back.
- Pair 2: down to the bleachers for 20 supines, 20 derkins, 20 dips.
- Reconvene on the veranda for 40 team burpees, all whilst enjoying the universally acclaimed workout jamz.
RINSE and REPEAT until 6:15.
OLD MOLEY
- I had a great time skimming through the 20 pages of DV backblasts. Lots of good memories in there and a reminder to be grateful for this gift we have in F3. I encourage you to read back through BBs sometime, especially if you are a new Site Q. You never know when that info will come in handy.
- The brain trust of Dollywood and Gloss was a sight to behold. It was a bit unfair to DW–he just stood there, with his budding Man Bun, waiting for the Senior Site Q to help him out. He’s not even a year into F3, so not much he could have done there. Gloss, though….well, he was Gloss. And I mean that in the best possible way.
- Lots of excitement about the playlist thrown together at the last minute. Didn’t get Pat Boone on there but there was some Barry Manilow and Public Enemy to keep you guessing.
- Had to take evasive actions coming into the lot this morning at 0510. Got tailed by an unidentified black vehicle and thought I was about to Voodoo/Checkpointed. Turns out it was Dollywood coming in for his 30 minute pre-workout meditation. Kind of like Gloss’s but different.
- The workout delivered as usual. Still amazed that the timing on the lap and bleacher work synchronizes so well. To claps to 49er on working that out years ago.
- Despite their almost non-existent knowledge of even the most basc facts of their workout, Gloss and ‘Wood keep DV atop the Wednesday workout heap. They get the important stuff right. TClaps to both of you.
PLAYLIST (in reverse order)
- 911 is a Joke – Public Enemy
- Bar Exam – The Derailers
- Battleship Chains – Georgia Satellites
- Mandy – Barry Manilow (REPRISE)
- Up All Night – Slaughter
- Sweet Dreams are Made of This – The Soul Rebels
- Bodies – Drowning Pool
- Too Much Time on My Hands – Styx
- The Wind – Zach Brown Band
- Mandy – Barry Manilow
- Now That We’ve Found Love – Heavy D
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Spackler’s resistance to burpees and general workout routines is unparalleled. Partner with him if you like the stench of Free Range t-shirts and hearing about weather patterns, local bars with stiff pours and golf tournies. #HugsBro
DemiGloss didn’t even get past the takeout before his shirt was off. He drives a rental car like he stole it too.
Tried to partner switch to Fireman Ed halfway through and was rejected. Felt like I was dating again.
DK has one heck of a sweater. Thanks for not hugging me with that course brillo pad. #HugsBro
Is Q1 a trick question? I recall Callaway as the original site Q, but don’t remember him having a co-Q.
Q2 is a tough one as well. The original DV site was of course the Siskey YMCA. Once they kicked us off YMCA property, we were nomads for a few weeks, right? One week at Hellenic fields (where we first witnessed Donkey Kong’s primate-like climbing abilities). Another week we tried Davie park, but were told to scram by a tough lady with a clipboard. And one week we worked out in the Harris Teeter parking lot, where The Shore’s coupon of choice was the pallets in the back alley.
Some of my other favorite Death Valley moments….
1-Tiger Rag incorporating math problems into the workout (was it 18 X 17, or something like that)
2-Dolphin’s first Q, where he sprinted down to the track like usain bolt, then started his cadence at an unsustainable level and lost his voice in the first 5
minutes.
3-Psycho T, with his inspirational, and long!, prayers in the COT.
4-headlamps. There was a time at DV where almost everyone wore headlamps. COPs were blinding.
5-even though it wasn’t technically Death Valley, charlotte middle was the site of my infamous partner exercises. If you missed it, consider yourself lucky.
Thanks Joker, that was a great walk down memory lane. I do remember all of those. Also, remember partnering with Psycho T at SCMS where he would leap up the full flight of stairs. #Goliath As well as, we used to short cut through the woods to Davie Park and witness Calloway heckle the clipboard lady. DV has a long history in Area 51. Good stuff.
Circling back to close the information gap…
Q1: I wasn’t sure if you were co-Q at that time or not. You projected rugged authority so I just assumed. I pretty much would have given them credit for any answer but they both swallowed their tongues. Credit goes to Stone Cold, I think, or one of the other old guys in the group.
Q2: I just pulled up the microfiche. The 5-14-12 (email) preblast from Calloway indicates that we will meet at the BoA across the street and run to Hellenic (the next day The Shore made us carry pallets and Heinz earned a new name: http://f3nation.com/2012/05/17/f3dead-valley-51612-pallet-o-rama/). On 5-23 we made our move to Davie and were repulsed by the Screeching Dragon Lady (sadly, no BB exists for this workout). To say we posted here would be to say we smoked, but didn’t inhale. And then comz trail grows cold. No emails, no BBs–nothing until 06-17. Likely SCMS start date would be 5-30-12.
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