Without a doubt, the highlight of today was the tip-off of our spring basketball league, made even better by the fact we opened with a win over our archrival. Feels good to be back out on the court after not picking up the rock since Thanksgiving. Whatever marginal amount of skills I had in my youth continue to erode, my body moves even more slowly than the glacially slow pace it moved at previously. However, it's all good, as I managed to burn off some calories, vent some frustration, and scored more points than I had turnovers and fouls. And our nemesis goes home to think about the curb-stomping they endured. Can't ask for much more than that, right?
We celebrate tonight with the Avant Garde Ale from The Lost Abbey out of San Marcos, CA. In the past days I've reviewed Dieu de Ciel! and La Trappe, and we're once again reviewing a brewery with religious ties, or at least a belief that brewing beer is a religion unto itself. This Biere de Garde was a bottle we picked up in Wegmans a few weeks back, and it pours a hazy, amber sort of orange with a foamy white head. The predominant aroma is of bread and when you take a sip there are notes of funk and lemony fruit, but nothing that overpowers the beer. There's a dry finish and a subtle bitterness in there as well, and this beer grew on me more as I kept drinking (although one could possibly argue all beers taste better the more you drink). This beer checks in at 7% ABV, which is helpful as I would certainly like to drink a number of these! Definite winner here, and I look forward to visiting Lost Abbey this summer. This is another brewery that Marci has crossed off her list, and in fact she too sampled the Avant Garde Ale.
Thing to Think About Today:
If we're dreaming about basketball, it's safe to say we have a basketball jones. Wait, capital letters are needed here: We have a Basketball Jones! As in, Basketball Jones, an animated 1974 short film by Cheech and Chong about Tyrone Shoelaces and his burning, unquenchable desire to shoot hoops. Wait, Cheech and Chong? Indeed.
Goofy, yes. Catchy, YES. Star power? YES. Try George Harrison, Ronnie Spector, Darlene Love, Nicky Hopkins, Billy Preston, Carole King, and Michelle Phillips as the band/back-up singers. Huh? If you're keeping score, Cheech & Chong got members of the Beatles, the Mamas and Papas, the Ronettes, and the horn section of the Rolling Stones in on this jam. In fact, this unusual number peaked at #15 on the Billboard Top 100 back in the day. Everyone seems to have a Basketball Jones, I suppose. Get out there and shoot the J, people!!!
Remember my uncle always saying I got a "Bassett ball jones"
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