926 – Maggie Valley Is On the Phone

926 – Maggie Valley Is On the Phone

QIC: Drama Queen

Date: 09/26/2017

PAX: Fingers, Conway (WB), 1040EZ, Harden, Sassy, Bunyan, Musk, Ink Spot (WD), Boomerang, Wobegon, DQ

YHC always enjoys a theme but the inspiration was somewhat lacking after checking this date in history and famous birthdays.  Current events were too depressing.  As YHC wrote 9/26 on a paper to jot down some exercise ideas, the brain worked in a mysterious way and had me recalling a local phone exchange from my youth – one of 5 in Haywood County that was the one for Maggie Valley.  And as quick as you can say Popcorn Sutton we had a theme.

10 other pax gathered for this beatdown and tour of a little mountain spot that once did pretty well for itself until Cherokee got gambling.

It went something like this:

Warmorama

• Merkins x 9 IC
• SSH x 26 IC
• Mtn Climbers x 9 IC
• Hillbillies x 26 IC
• Dry Dock Crabs x 9 IC
• Running w/scissors x 26 IC
• Skiiers x 9 IC (for Cataloochee – oldest ski slope in NC)
• Calf Raises x 26 OYO

Mosey to Wall

• Wheel O merkins 9 each (Wheels Thru Time Motorcycle Museum)
• Elk kicks x 26 (Elk in National Park nearby)
• Wall sits w/9 Jack Reachers each pax
• BTTW shoulder taps x 26 OYO

Mosey to benches around back

In honor of hiking in the mountains

• R/L step ups x 9
• Dips x 13 IC -26 total  (for pools, ice cream shops or smokeless tobacco)

To the Principal

Ghost Town Chair Lift

Partner Up – one pax at top of hill one at bottom

Begin bear crawling when meet 5 Booyah merkins – one trip each way

To Football field

In honor of Joey’s Pancake House – Flapjack at each end

• Partner push
• Partner pull
• Partner carry
• Saratogas

To Bricks

In Honor of St Margaret’s Church – my dad was brick mason

• Flies
• Wonderbras
• Curls
• Brirkins 18 IC (should have gotten us to 100 total)
• Maybe something else – Q fail of leaving phone over by brick pile

MARY

Before we did abs we did The Haas that YHC forgot w/bricks – concentrate on the stretch

• LBCs
• Low dollies
• Snow Angels

DONE

NMM

• As always thanks to the pax for humoring me with a theme. Strong work and some info on a place near my hometown
• Kotters to Ink Spot who was returning from injury and is also a new father in law.
• Conway made it back to post for his second time after coming out to VI yesterday. He even confirmed he’s ok with his name.  For any who don’t like their name you can post on Sunday at 0500 at this AO for a renaming ceremony
• Boomerang had some MC going this AM. Me – “Biggest attraction of Maggie Valley?” B- “Leaving”  Lot of other strong silent types out there but all put in hard work – even Boomerang.
• YHC stole downhill bear crawls and booyah merkins from a Drano workout – stealing is bad, downhill bear crawls are bad
• Think we got a Benjamin in
• Sassy keeps telling everyone how much weight he’s lost.
• Meant to do something on moonshine and Popcorn Sutton but forgot- google him if you get a chance. True original
• Lost the 9/26 #s of exercises as time was running out – glad we got more variety in

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Several Runs upcoming this fall – lots of choices
• Pony needs parking help at Heart Walk – think that is 11/11 watch for date – Fingers band is playing for the event
• Mega in Greensboro 10/28 – watch for details

COT

• several pax relatives and friends undergoing surgeries and cancer treatments
• YHC took us out thanking for group and asking for healing for those in need and healing for world and guide us to be a part of that.

Always an honor and thanks for the keys Sgt Schultz

DQ