Quoth the Raven “Nevermore”.

Quoth the Raven “Nevermore”.

9 Saturday morning fartsack forsakers mustered in the red glow of the Chick-Fil-A neon for another edition of Da Vinci.  We got to an even 10 when One Star joined us during COP over at the Salvador Dali Blakeney playground.

Kid Rock rejoined the F3 pax for the first time in 6’ish months, and brought FNG Rue Morgue.  T-claps on both accounts.  More on Rue Morgue, and the naming thereof, later.

The pax were fairly well disclaimed, and we launched.

The Thang & Ye Olde Moleskine:

We jogged over to the playground at Blakeney, and YHC about ran the pax right into oncoming traffic after Chopper crossed on his own.  Bucky mercifully stopped short of running YHC over in the middle or Rea Road. Thought Chopper was Q-jacking right out of the gate.

COP went something like this:

IW x 15 IC

H-R Merkin x 15 IC

Slow Squat x 15 IC

High Flutter x 15 IC

Mosey to fountains and partner up for the following:

P1 runs down around the far fountain near BR while P2 does CDD’s. Flapjack.

P1 runs. P2 LBC’s. Flapjack.

P1 runs P2 Step-ups on wall. Flapjack.

P1 runs. P2 Derkins. Flapjack.

Jog over to another part of Blakeney for some Triple Nickel action.

5 jump squats, run up the stairs across the building, down the stairs, 5 burpees at bottom of those stairs.

Jog down Ardrey Kell, then take an unexpected U-turn to get to the rock piles.

Can’t remember exactly what we did, but I think the following:

13 Overhead press w/rock

10 Merkins

13 Tricep extension w/rock

13 Slow squats w/rock

13 Overhead press w/rock

Time to head back towards launch lot.

Stopped at a couple points for some Mary: Dolly & Makthar N’Djaiye

Also made a stop and did some Dancing Chilcutts x10 IC; Kid Rock was worried he might of torn the hernia mesh patch or something like that…or was he worried he might of untied his vas deferens #norefunds

Stopped again in front of Salsaritas for some American Hammers and Slow Flutters

Then we did Jack Webb’s up to 5 Merkins & 20 Overhead press and back down.

Back over to the fluorescent grandeur of Truett Cathey’s devising for some Freddy Mercury & Protractor.

Done.

COT with a tandem takeout from Scratch & Win and Damascus.

A few observations about this morning:

Our young FNG – Rue Morgue got after it quite well.  The former Queens lacrosse goalkeeper was EH’d by his boss Kid Rock.  He and fellow Queens goalkeeper (of the fütbol variety) Scratch & Win were having a bit of a Royals lovefest throughout the downpainment.  Rue Morgue (as in Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Murders in the Rue Morgue”) also promises to post again at the Brolympics in 2 weeks at Weddington HS.  Sign up to compete and/or volunteer.  I heard Goonie & Pop Tart signed up to be kettlebell catchers.

Bucky and his former Bruno the Brown loving gridiron teammate One Star were both getting around DaVinci with authority as well. #glorydays

The Respect-worthy Chopper (WD), who played a version of Frogger in the first 3 minutes of the workout, did yeoman’s work, too, as did Damascus.

Leprechaun, one of the 4 Wessex Square residents that clowncar’d it with YHC, Lewinsky and Scratch & Win put in a full morning’s work despite recently recovering from the flu.

Lewinsky’s strong, and the 29-year old is getting stronger.  Also, T-claps as he and M. Lewinsky (the M. does not stand for Monica) found out today that they are having a little girl.  God is good.  Always.

Not sure if Rue Morgue or Lewinsky was WB, I suspect Rue Morgue.

Other announcements:

Brolympics Feb. 24th – Weddington HS

Father-Daughter dance at Ballantyne CC at some point this Spring – Damascus has details

Other stuff happening as well like Go Jen Go? or Run Jen Run? in early March.

Check one of the 47 channels on Slack or dust off your Twitter for more info

Mucho obligato to Fredo & Bucky for tapping me to Q.  Sorry for the detour on the way to the rock pile.  Hope everybody got their money’s worth.