btsh.org

*scores
theme: sharif’s ass.  he knows why.
unis “butted” heads with mso, 6-0
math told people to kiss bad touch, 10-0 (mercy!)
rehabs were s’assy to henry motion, 5-1
lbs stuck it to wtp, 3-2
pfr has some regrets about biters, 5-2
rainbows cracked tuques, 4-0
filthy proved its blackness to fresh killers, 3-2 in OT
demons burned the retinas of msq, 6-2

*week 9 faq
what the hell happened at the johnsons?
phil biters has a full write-up is in the works, but so far, we have the many yucks in this email.  as for details/photos, you’ll just have to wait.  or, if you’re like me, come to terms with what you missed.

*next week
WEEK 10:  6/18/06
CORLEARS
3:00 PM    Mighty Squirrels vs. Mexican Standoff
3:00 PM    What The Puck vs. The Tuques
4:00 PM    Henry Motion vs. Pork Fried Rice
4:00 PM    Fresh Kills vs. Rehabs
5:00 PM    Dark Rainbows vs. LBS
5:00 PM    Unicorns vs. Filthy Gorgeous
MOFFO
3:30 PM    Denim Demons vs. Bad Touch
4:30 PM    Gouging Anklebiters vs. Mathematics

COURTSIDE BBQ NEXT WEEK!  sorry to postpone, but partymaster peaches is out of town.

*btsh on the national scene
from liza fg:
Two of our very own have been selected for the 2006/2007 Women’s USA Ball Hockey National Team!

Becky Antar of Filthy Gorgeous and Kristen Wise of Mexican Standoff will headed to the 2007 World
Championships in Germany. Matt Novick of FG was also selected to be a Camp Coach for the team.

More information can be found here:
http://www.usawomensballhockey.com/selproc.php

There is another tournament coming up at the end of August in Ocean City, MD. Any women interested in
playing can contact me at wattsliza at yahoo dot com. Thanks!

*found and found!
-i found a stick on sunday. my email is jcassidy77 at hotmail dot com if they want to contact.

-I realized this week that last week (6/4) I picked up someone else’s orange and black Vector stick (about 60″, no tape) from the Johnsons. Email me at katherinembrown at gmail dot com if it’s yours… My own orange and black Vector (about 54″) was at home, so I must have left another 54″ black and grey stick (I don’t remember the brand) at the Johnsons instead – please let me know if you found one. Sorry for confusion.  thanks.

*kudos/gasface
johnsons edition
kudos:
-brent, pbr lady, phil, sascha, craig, tiny’s, dash, and everyone who was behind sunday night.
insert another sharif joke here (no pun intended), but also, thenx guys!
-jeff lesser
who declared his desire to “make love all over” one lucky female.  poetry like that must be shared.
-all those who won pbr
and big ups to your livers.  tough slog.

gasface:
-pbr and rainbows
both no shows?  do you not like free things?
-sharif witnesses.
i will never, ever let him forget about this.
-all those who lost pbr
and in turn had to drunk bar sweat/rag juice.  sorry toby.

*listings
-from me!
THIS Saturday June 17th
1:30pm “doors”
2 > 6 show
Free admission

East River Music Project
in cooperation with NYC Parks & Recreation
and New York Noise
presents

SATURDAY LOOKS GOOD TO ME
MOBIUS BAND
HUMAN TELEVISION
MENEGUAR

East River Park Amphitheatre NYC
just south of the Williamsburg Bridge on the Manhattan side
subway: F or JMZ to Essex / Delancey
an aerial view:  http://tinyurl.com/95jmh

Our next show will take place on Saturday, July 22nd, featuring Jonathan Kane’s February, Taiko Masala, Dragons of Zynth, and more TBA

-from ed pfr:
I wanted to thank all of those who attended the charity tournament for the American Cancer Society last Saturday.

I had hoped to raise $1500 for the ACS, but you helped blow out the number and we raised $2813.  Please tell those that didn’t make it how much fun it was so that next year will be even bigger and better.  I want this to be an annual thing and the plan is to have it before Memorial Day in order to avoid wedding/summer home/vacation season.  More importantly I want to increase the amount we raise for the ACS.

I have many people to thank and I apologize if I forget anyone…here goes:

Liza/Jason/Larry for helping organize this event
Zack for taking on the huge burden of being head referee and taking care of the nets
Raji for getting the waiver done
KK, BB, HC, JR and SP (initials used to protect the humble), who accounted for a combined >40% of the gross amount – your generosity is truly humbling.

Kudos to Mexican Standoff for sending the most players.

I hope to see you at the Second Annual NYC Street Hockey Tournament in May 2007.

sb

*scores
theme: the writing of these emails
bad touch typo’d scores for rehabs, 3-2
tuques cut’n’pasted listings on squirrels, 4-3 in OT
pfr tried to remember who didn’t pay their regsitration fee to unis, 2-0
math grasped for gasface/kudos about fresh kills, 6-3
rainbows edited listing email addresses of lazy mso, 4-0
demons promoted ed’s charity tournament to filthy, 4-1
lbs offended motion, 11-2 (?  the score sheet just said “mercy.”  owch!)
wtp forgot about biters, 4-2

*week 8 faq
-these used to be sent out sunday, and now monday or tuesday.  what gives?
1, i’m not there to gather scores, so i gotta wait on one of my helpful elves (thenx ZY!).  2, score corrections and lost/found stuff takes time to trickle in, and 3, i’m in the woods, dammit.  deal.

*next week
WEEK 9:  6/11/06
CORLEARS
3:00 PM    Mathematics vs. Bad Touch
3:00 PM    Rehabs vs. Henry Motion
4:00 PM    LBS vs. What The Puck
4:00 PM    Mexican Standoff vs. Unicorns
5:00 PM    Dark Rainbows vs. The Tuques
5:00 PM    Pork Fried Rice vs. Gouging Anklebiters
MOFFO
3:30 PM    Filthy Gorgeous vs. Fresh Kills
4:30 PM    Mighty Squirrels vs. Denim Demons
6:00  FREE FOOD AT THE JOHNSONS (MAYBE)

ya heard me–  pizza, pasta salad, breadstuffs, plus co-ed wet t-shirt contests and other devious events from the minds of sasha lbs and phil biters, iffn this whole thing really comes together.  to be confirmed soon, but hey, show up at the johnsons either way.  win/win sitch.

*found and found
-from dave tuques:
I found two sweatshirts at Moffo after I closed it up about 3 or 4 weeks ago – one is black  and the other is red, both have hoods.  if they’re yours, write david_ladanyi at yahoo dot com

-from christian unis:
found at corlear’s, yesterday.  a newish yet stinky pair of Easton hockey gloves.  write cgs1 at dec10 dot net

*kudos/gasface
gasface:
-btsh vs ballers
in the moments after beaning a basketball player in the back with a hockey ball, mayhaps one should say “are you ok? in favor of “give us back our ball!” (not that i know this for a fact, but it is an educated guess based on dealing with you people for 7 years).  thankfully moffo has a fence and btsh refs go above and beyond the call, thus keeping lbs and the sunday b ballers from killing each other.

kudos:
-keepin it clean
every week, the only kudos i get are about clean games.  this is good, i guess–  and big upps, rainbows and mso–  but can’t somebody barf on the sidelines, or eat a whole pizza, or accidentally poop themselves on the court?  c’mon.  gimme something to work with.

*listings
-from me!
Saturday June 17th
1:30pm “doors”
2 > 6 show
Free admission

East River Music Project
in cooperation with NYC Parks & Recreation
and New York Noise
presents

SATURDAY LOOKS GOOD TO ME
MOBIUS BAND
HUMAN TELEVISION
MENEGUAR

East River Park Amphitheatre NYC
just south of the Williamsburg Bridge on the Manhattan side
subway: F or JMZ to Essex / Delancey
an aerial view:  http://tinyurl.com/95jmh

Our next show will take place on Saturday, July 22nd, featuring Jonathan Kane’s February, Taiko Masala, Dragons of Zynth, and more TBA

-from patrick filthy:
This Wednesday, June 7th I will be performing at Bobby Tisdale & Eugene Mirman’s much-loved comedy show, Invite Them Up, at Rififi. There are three reason’s why you should consider going:

1) I will be performing a tap-dancing comedy act with my friend Holly Schlessinger. We have been threatening to do a tap routine together, on stage, for years. This Wednesday we’re doing it.
2) After the show, a new episode of the Video Power Hour, a 1/2 hour video shorts show put together by Matt Hall and myself will air. This new episode features videos from:
Martin Cjeka
Patrick Borelli
Vimeo.com
Jakob Lodwick
Francine Spiegel
Interpol
Matt Hall
Eric Brown
Stephanie Mnookin
Eliot Laurence
Tarvis Watson
Takeshi Murata
Andrew Sloat
Jon Benjamin
Bill Buckendorf
3) It’s my birthday. Matt Hall is bringing a large amount of pot that we can all smoke off of Jon Benjamin’s lower back (not his ass).
@ Rififi, 332 EAST 11TH ST

-from ed pfr.  c’mon!  preregister already!
On Saturday June 10th, there will be a street hockey tournament with all proceeds going to the American Cancer Society.

So here are the particulars:
Who:  Anyone over 18 who can play a clean, non-contact game of street hockey for a great cause.
What:  Street hockey tournament with a 3 game guarantee and possible playoff games.
When: Saturday June 10th, registration (signing a waiver and paying the entry fee) begins at 8:30am, the games will start at 9:30am sharp.  Expected ending time will be 4pm.
Where: Tanahey Park/Moffo rink in downtown Manhattan near Cherry and Catherine.
How:  There will be 8 teams.  All players will be randomly assigned as they arrive to the 8 teams to ensure that there is an equal distribution of males, females and talent across the teams.  Within reason and with the consent of team captains, there will be trades permitted to allow friends to play with friends.  There will be two simultaneous games running, one in the hockey rink and one on the basketball courts adjacent to the rink.  There will be 2 divisions with 4 teams each and there will be three 40 minute games round-robin style per team.  This will be followed by a playoff game between the top teams from each division.  If time permits, there will be a semi-final playoff game preceding the finals.

There is a $25 entry fee and that goes directly to the American Cancer Society.

PLEASE PRE-REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT.  If you pre-register, you can show up as late as 9:30am and still be guaranteed to not miss any playing time.

Here are the links to pre-register.  They are direct links to the American Cancer Society, so your tax receipt is issued immediately.  By pre-registering, you can also put your company name down in case they match donations.  Just remember pre-registration closes at 8:00am on June 10th.  At that time the list will be taken to the rink and there will be a record of it when you show up.

Pre-registration Method # 1:
http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR?px=1325605&pg=personal&fr_id=1010&et=SgwWh-hCp\
YMeN2e_D4cbCg..&s_tafId=1010

Pre-registration Method #2:
http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR?team_id=4770&pg=team&fr_id=1010&et=QxQXgr69ZjT\
ooTG5xOdvEQ..&s_tafId=1010

Pre-registration Method #3:

http://teamacs.acsevents.org/

Click on „Your ACS Team Event‰, click on „Donate to Team ACS Participant‰ and search under last name „Lau‰.  Please note that the date is incorrect (it‚s a webpage problem).

A representative from the ACS will be there to collect the entry fee and hand out tax receipts for those who wish to pay on the day of the event.  A check or credit card info is preferred and can be made out to the American Cancer Society.  Of course you can feel free to donate more.

Please keep in mind that this is a co-ed tournament with differing levels of skill.  The bottom line is that we will be playing for the American Cancer Society, not the Stanley Cup, so aggressive play will not be tolerated.

As this tournament is round robin, you will need to bring a white and a black shirt.

The first games will start at 9:30am sharp in order to get all of the games in within the permit times.  If you show up later, you will still be placed on a team, but you may have missed some playing time.

If you are a goalie, there are only 8 spots available, so please contact Edward Lau (nigeltufnelny at hotmail dot com) or Liza Watts (wattsliza at yahoo dot com) to reserve a spot.  If you are a position player, just show up and we‚ll put you on a team.

-from alec friend’btsh:
New Yorker By Nature Tour Kick-off
This summer, your school or civic group can build community outdoors. Yellow Arrow’s text-message technology will record your ideas about outdoor design on a self-guided walking tour of Fort Greene. Then New Yorker by Nature’s team will help you apply them to your neighborhood. We’ll kick off with bargains on Brooklyn Brewery beers, SmartWater, and dessert, plus a raffle for outdoor treats like a season pass to Rooftop Films and a skating lesson. All ages can enjoy the swingset and new menu at the solar-powered Habana Outpost: Brooklyn. See newyorkerbynature.com and ecoeatery.com for details.

@ Habana Outpost
757 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY
Thursday, June 8, 8:00pm

-from nat bad touch:
ChristianScienceMinotaur play ROOFTOP FILMS!!!
Saturday, June 10th.  We‚re playing at 8 sharp, so don‚t be dull.
@ THE OLD AMERICAN CAN FACTORY
Park Slope/Gowanus, Brooklyn:
232 3rd Street at the corner of 3rd Avenue
directions: http://www.rooftopfilms.com/directions.html

and tonight‚s feature is∑
CZECH DREAM
“Czech Dream” follows two film students who used a state grant to promote the opening of an entirely fictitious big-box mega-market in a Prague field. The resulting scandal, alternately hilarious and discomfiting, illuminates the waking nightmare of consumerism in a country still adjusting to the strengths and pitfalls of the concept.”
Eddie Cockrell, Variety 12th July ’04

Home Page

sb

*this week
WEEK 8:  6/4/06
CORLEARS
3:00 PM    Bad Touch vs. Rehabs
3:00 PM    The Tuques vs. Mighty Squirrels
4:00 PM    Unicorns vs. Pork Fried Rice
4:00 PM    Mathematics vs. Fresh Kills
5:00 PM    Dark Rainbows vs. Mexican Standoff
5:00 PM    Denim Demons vs. Filthy Gorgeous
MOFFO
3:30 PM    Henry Motion vs. LBS
4:30 PM    Gouging Anklebiters vs. What The Puck

*btsh needs YOU!  especially if you have a car.
from bob w:
“due to malfunction of the gear manager’s car today, he will not be able to
make it to the games this sunday. we need somebody to help with setting up
and closing the games at corlears this sunday. it involves getting the nets
and gear bag from the mini-storage facility near moffo (cherry st. and
catherine st.), bringing the stuff to corlears, helping set it up. and then
at the end of the day, helping to break down the nets and bringing them
back to the storage locker.

if anybody with a car can pitch in and help out, that would be great. it
pays $15 each way. so if you both open and close, it nets you $30. if you
don’t have a car but you have a bike, bob could possibly lend you his
“hockey wagon.”

contact bobw ASAP if you can do it. he leaves town at the crack of dawn
friday, so he will need to get you keys TODAY! email bob at
triagemusic dot com.

we’re really in need of some volunteering this sunday. be a hero and help
bring street hockey to the masses!”

*listings
-from ed pfr:
On Saturday June 10th, there will be a street hockey tournament with all proceeds going to the American Cancer Society.

So here are the particulars:
Who:  Anyone over 18 who can play a clean, non-contact game of street hockey for a great cause.
What:  Street hockey tournament with a 3 game guarantee and possible playoff games.
When: Saturday June 10th, registration (signing a waiver and paying the entry fee) begins at 8:30am, the games will start at 9:30am sharp.  Expected ending time will be 4pm.
Where: Tanahey Park/Moffo rink in downtown Manhattan near Cherry and Catherine.
How:  There will be 8 teams.  All players will be randomly assigned as they arrive to the 8 teams to ensure that there is an equal distribution of males, females and talent across the teams.  Within reason and with the consent of team captains, there will be trades permitted to allow friends to play with friends.  There will be two simultaneous games running, one in the hockey rink and one on the basketball courts adjacent to the rink.  There will be 2 divisions with 4 teams each and there will be three 40 minute games round-robin style per team.  This will be followed by a playoff game between the top teams from each division.  If time permits, there will be a semi-final playoff game preceding the finals.

There is a $25 entry fee and that goes directly to the American Cancer Society.

You can register ahead of time at:
http://teamacs.acsevents.org/

Click on „Your ACS Team Event‰, click on „Donate to Team ACS Participant‰ and search under last name „Lau‰.  Please note that the date is incorrect (it’s a webpage problem).  If you donate before 8am on June 10th, we‚ll have a record of donation as your entry fee.

A representative from the ACS will be there to collect the entry fee and hand out tax receipts for those who wish to pay on the day of the event.  A check or credit card info is preferred and can be made out to the American Cancer Society.  Of course you can feel free to donate more.

Please keep in mind that this is a co-ed tournament with differing levels of skill.  The bottom line is that we will be playing for the American Cancer Society, not the Stanley Cup, so aggressive play will not be tolerated.

As this tournament is round robin, you will need to bring a white and a black shirt.

The first games will start at 9:30am sharp in order to get all of the games in within the permit times.  If you show up later, you will still be placed on a team, but you may have missed some playing time.

If you are a goalie, there are only 8 spots available, so please contact Edward Lau (nigeltufnelny at hotmail dot com) or Liza Watts (wattsliza at yahoo dot com) to reserve a spot.  If you are a position player, just show up and we‚ll put you on a team.

-sara unis:
Sara of the Unicorns is looking for a new place to live as of Aug. 1st:
Would like to remain in the Boerum/Cobble Hill, Carrol Gardens, Park Slope, Atlantic Street Area.  Looking for a situation with one or two other people, but no smokers.  Can pay up to $875.  I keep it clean, like to cook, and have no issue living with musicians (in fact, can‚t imagine not living with one).

In addition, I‚d like to sublet my 2 room studio (good for one or a couple) from July 1st ˆ July 22nd or 28th.  Cost will be $1175 for all four weeks or $900 for three.  All utilities included, but please no abuse of the AC.  Located right on the F/G Bergen Stop on Smith Street in Brooklyn and incredibly convenient to all ˆ 8 minutes to get to Manhattan.
you can contact me at staticresponse at hotmail dot com

sb

better late than never…btw, if you’re looking for scores corrections, the scores page is totally up to speed.  then get over it.  tee hee!
*scores (these are from memory and not score sheets, so corrections are likely)
theme: ye olde internet, cuz i’m currently staying at a place that only has dial-up
habs flamed mso, 4-0
henry motion sent links to mbtv’s dawsons wrap-ups to the tuques, 4-3
fresh kills taught netiquette to demons, 4-3 in OT
biters bought a dialer for filthy, 3-2
msq irc’d with bad touch, 4-0
wtp read 2600 to rainbows, 2-1 in OT
pfr went to ao-hell with math, 11-4 (mercy rule anyone?  jeez)
lbs losered unis, 6-2

*week 7 faq
-i’ve played in the league in previous seasons, but i’m not registering until right this second.  does that make me a transfer or just a rolling registrant?
transfers are people who have already registered this season who are switching teams (and need the permission of both their former and future captains, etc, read the registration page), and they pay $8 pp/$5 cash to bob.  if you have played in btsh before but not this season, that makes your registration regular-style, $33pp/$25 to bob, done and done.

for those who have sent me registration info without pp’ing me money, you need to either pay or write both myself and bob to remind bob/let me know that you already paid in person.  i’ve got some forms here without the pp follow up and i’d like to give y’all the benefit of the doubt, but it’s hard.  i’ve been hurt before.

*word on the street
as official league mouthpiece, here’s a not-listing i’ve been asked to spread the word about:

RANDOM STICKS ON THE COURT ARE NOT FREE FOR THE TAKING.
in fact, they have owners, and those owners are fellow btsh’ers how had the forsight to show up at the courts prepared.  they do not deserve to be punished for their planning by having their sticks stolen by that schmuck of the week who didn’t bother to buy a stick yet.  this is the verbose way of saying doesn’t pick up and use sticks that aren’t yours.  thenx!

*kudos/gasface
one each, credited to the author.  i’m that lazy.
Kudos- Rehabs return to the Johnson’s, joining forces with Lbs and forming a league of Justice, drinking, arm-wrestling, singing, love was in the air! – bryan rehabs

gaseface– SB, Please tell people not to steal my stick, and please stick a pin in the voodoo doll that you have of this jackass [ie, the guy who tried to walk off with his stick] [also, i’m still on the road and left my voodoo dolls at home, sorry]. – lessy fk

*listings
-from andrea msq:
Donor Drive. Lauren suffers from leukemia, a form of blood cancer. A bone marrow transplant might be the only chance to save her life. Please register and help give Lauren and other patients a chance to live! Also looking for volunteers to help at the drive.
Saturday, May 27th, 11 am – 5pm at
St. Paul’s Church
315 W 22nd St
(between 8th & 9th Avenue)
New York, 10011
To find out more please go to: www.dkmsamericas.org or send an email to info@dkmsamericas.org

-from sam lbs (this is what i’m talking about!)
someone at the johnson’s accidentally walked away with my hockey stick.  sherwood feather-lite, paul coffee edition, no tape anywhere on it.  i would really like it back.  i need it.  samuelcanthony at hotmail dot com

-from alec friend’btsh:
New Yorker By Nature Tour Kick-off
This summer, your school or civic group can build community outdoors. Yellow Arrow’s text-message technology will record your ideas about outdoor design on a self-guided walking tour of Fort Greene. Then New Yorker by Nature’s team will help you apply them to your neighborhood. We’ll kick off with bargains on Brooklyn Brewery beers, SmartWater, and dessert, plus a raffle for outdoor treats like a season pass to Rooftop Films and a skating lesson. All ages can enjoy the swingset and new menu at the solar-powered Habana Outpost: Brooklyn. See newyorkerbynature.com and ecoeatery.com for details.

@ Habana Outpost
757 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY
Thursday, June 8, 8:00pm

sb

*registration page is up! alex is allowed to live!
http://www.btsh.org/register/teams/
in order to register, you need a login/pw from a team captain. don’t bother asking me for this info, i’ve already forgotten it, your captain should have it.

NEW PLAYERS — DO NOT SHOW UP TO PLAY UNTIL YOU HAVE REGISTERED. REGISTRATION = FILLING OUT A FORM AND PAYING THE FEE. IF YOU PLAY A GAME WITHOUT COMPLETING THOSE 2 STEPS, YOUR TEAM FACES A 10-0 FORFEIT. I’M SORRY TO YELL AT YOU BUT IT’S ONLY BECAUSE I CARE.

*this week
WEEK 7: 5/21/06
CORLEARS
3:00 PM Rehabs vs. Mexican Standoff
3:00 PM Henry Motion vs. The Tuques
4:00 PM Fresh Kills vs. Denim Demons
4:00 PM Filthy Gorgeous vs. Gouging Anklebiters
5:00 PM Bad Touch vs. Mighty Squirrels
5:00 PM What The Puck vs. Dark Rainbows
MOFFO
3:30 PM Pork Fried Rice vs. Mathematics
4:30 PM LBS vs. Unicorns

NO HOCKEY THE FOLLOWING WEEK – MEMORIAL DAY (5/28/06)

*bobw!
belated happy birthday!

*listings
-from nat bad touch:
LittleFuryThings records pwoudly pwesents:
(3rd = first/1st=last)

1. Lucky Dragons (stupor balance of organic/laptop swirling smiles. from providence)
http://www.hawksandsparrows.org/
http://www.myspace.com/luckydragons
2. HappinessIsHereToStay (nyc duo of keys/guitar and drumachiney, fun and silly and tear-jerky)
http://www.littlefurythings.net
http://www.myspace.com/littlefurythingsrecords
3. Radioshock (zany solo guitar/key/vocal all-at-once madness)
http://www.radioshock.org

Friday, May 19th
$3!!!
@ The Lucky Cat
http://www.theluckycat.com
245 Grand Street
L to Lorimer/G to Metropolitan. Across the street from the Trash bar.
8pm(sharp!)-10:30

sb