Usually, the first few days on the water in spring are frustrating. The wind (or water) is up, it's cold, it might be raining and your crew is slow to launch. Every other team is trying to launch as well, coxswains are steering for the first time in four months, your launch won't start or doesn't have gas and you've forgotten to pack up your cold weather gear. After a few days of these conditions, coach and crew are usually wondering why we don't compete on the damn ergs after all.
With that background being said, I have to comment on the great way the last two days have gone. Everyone seems to be ahead of where we were this time last year, organization nightmares that should be making me crazy (docks) aren't even blips on the screen and no boat has done anything exceedingly stupid yet. Except for Phil. But he'll get his later.
I've had a great time. It's been liberating. The sun is even out, so I get to wear my "Damn it feels good to be a gansta" sunglasses. That's right, I got it going on, and I ain't front'n.
I am disappointed in the lack of entertainment on the water. I mean, I miss the other crews getting in my damn way so I get to wake them out. I miss the exploding speed boats. My "launch slaves" so far this year have even been quiet and polite. No "ballballballballballball" or "can I drive the launch now.....how about now.......I'll be your best friend......pleeeeeeeeeease?" Even the guy's choices in clothing have been tastful. Nobody has caught a boat-stopper yet, there's only been once close collision call and the coxswains have even been on the correct side of the river.
Hell, it's been boring. I suppose this is how other crews operate. Perhaps this is what I'm supposed to expect? If so, keep it up, guys. I guess I'll just have to find some way to entertain myself, like coaching.
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I can't believe I am missing the first days on the water. I have been stuck at home with what the doc say is ethier the start of the flu or mono. and I've never been on the water before. I was mad before. now that I hear this I'm pissed!!!
Starbord=Suckbord; Jay, please get me out of there.
Roll up in time, shit slid rush, your pulling with the wrong hand, no no no use the other hand to roll up ok feel it feel it, SHIT TO FAST ok now drive WHERE WAS THE WATER ON THAT ONE! and on my way back up I start asking myself what the hell am I doin on port! Love being back out, but i need a little oil im a bit rusty.
Speaking of how good it feels to be a gangsta', Jay...
Round 2 (edited for content)
Damn it Feels Good to be a Rower
Sir Row-A-Lot and the Ghetto Boyz
Damn it feels good to be a rower
A real gangsta-ass rower plays his cards right
A real gangsta-ass rower never runs his f***in’ mouth
Cuz real gangsta-ass rowers don’t start fights
And rowers always got some medals
Showin’ all his boys how he won ‘em
But real gangsta-ass rowers don’t flex nuts
Cuz real gangsta-ass rowers know they got ‘em
And everything’s cool in the mind of a rower
Cuz gangsta-ass rowers think deep
Up three-sixty-five a year 24/7
Cuz real gangsta-ass rowers don’t sleep
And all I gotta say to you
Wannabe, gonnabe, c***suckin’, p****-eatin’ prankstas
Is when the race goes down, what the f*** you gonna do?
Damn it feels good to be a gangsta
Damn it feels good to be a rower
Workin’ ergs and goin’ out on the water
Although I was born in Poland
Now I’m in the US makin’ deals
Damn it feels good to be a rower
I mean one that you don’t really know
Rowin’ around town in a brand-new eight
Hittin’ catches in my Wintech fo’
Now gangsta-ass rowers come in all shapes and races
Some graduated in the past
But this rower here is a smart one
Started failin’ all my classes and I last
Now all I gotta say to you
Wannabe, gonnabe, c***suckin’, p****eatin’ prankstas
Is when we win the race, what the f*** you gonna do?
Damn it feels good to be a gangsta
Damn it feels good to be a rower
A real gangsta-ass rower knows the play
Real gangsta-ass rowers get the flyest of the women
Ask that gangsta-ass rower little greg
Now women look at gangsta-ass rowers like a stop sign
And play the role of little miss sweet
But catch the woman all alone get the double take her out
And then flip-catchin’ the ass with the shaft
Cuz gangsta-ass rowers be the team players
And everything’s quiet in the clique
A gangsta-ass rower pulls the trigger
And his partners on the team ain’t tellin’ off s***
Real gangsta-ass rowers don’t talk much
All ya hear is the sound from the horn blast
And real gangsta-ass rowers don’t run for s***
Cuz real gangsta-ass rowers can’t run fast
Now when you in the free world talkin’ s*** row the s***
Hit the water and let the motherf***ers beat ya
But rowers like myself row fast and row hard
Cuz damn it feels good to be a gangsta
And now, a word from the coach:
Damn it feels good to be a rower
Gettin’ voted into the boathouse
Everything lookin’ good to the people of the team
But the Bellinger family is my boss
So every now and then I owe a favor getting’ down
Like lettin’ the women take our boats
And send ‘em up to the Canadians
So we can beat you know who
So rowers of the team keep supportin’ me
And I promise to take you very far
Other coaches better not upset me
Or I’ll intimidate them all to hell
To all you rowers that help me win
I sincerely like to thank you
Cuz now I got the world swingin’ from my nuts
And damn it feels good to be a gangsta
Foxbat, my friend, you have too much time on your hands. Don't you have homework?
foxbat, what happened to bio homework. Whatever. You are amazing.
"We few, we happy few, we band of Gangstas" ~Bill "Sir Shakesalot" Shakespear
Entertainment? We should bring Wu, and then have a Beat on Wu day where we just find whatever we can and throw it at him....that's entertainment. I do like the rastafari hat that Drew has got though. Maybe I can find something outrageous to row in. Or hell, even bring a stereo on a boat, that would be pimpin'! It's great having comic relief in boats for whenever your not rowing like Phil or Krack. I have a very short attention span, and not having anything to do during those breaks are killer.
hm, sounds like your asking us to be bad jay...i mean all you have to do is ask i could make that hole w*t tee-shirt thing happen...
speaking of short attention spans, i got this (after reading some previous comments on previous posts)
roses are red
violets are blue-ish
if it weren't for jesus, we'd all be jewish!
oh wait...i'm jewish...damn, that doesnt work.
collin, man the drive's to crew just aren't the same wihtout you, i miss you man!
Rowing is sweet.
I like rowing.
It's fun.
Someone buy some odd colors and dress funky from now on everyday. I want Jay to have to come up with awards on a daily basis. They are always good for a chuckle.
Oh, I do have homework. I wrote that one during school (took me all the way through fourth period, too). ;)
I think I'll write another specail one for midwest, but besides that call it quits for a while. I don't want to burn out.
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