Author Archives: Nik Bronder

Game On.

This aggression will not stand.

For the first time Pirates of the coast of Somali have seized an United States=flagged vessel that was headed to Kenya from Djibouti. At least 20 American crew members are currently being held hostage. This is the sixth ship that has been hijacked this week off the Horn of Africa.

This nation was built on the destruction of Piracy, it’s time we get back to our roots.

UPDATE:

American crew members have retaken control of the ship. One pirate is believed to be in custody.

God Damn Right.

Chicago Golden Gloves at St. Andrew's.

Last night I got to checkout the Chicago Golden Gloves tournament down the street from my place at St. Andrew Gym. As a long time boxing fan (primarily due the exploits of Mike Tyson) it was great to finally see boxing in person. The night included 19 bouts with almost no break in between fights. Early on in the evening the gym was packed but the crowd started to fade as the night went on. We got to see at least one knockout and several really good fights.

St. Patrick's Day.

This past Saturday was another successful St. Patrick’s Day (past St. Pat’s: 2005, 2006, 2007 & 2008). Like last year we headed to Ginger’s Ale House where Dan was able to secure our table at 9:30am. Except for the occasional pub crawl the bar wasn’t nearly as packed as was last year. We managed to last about 10 hours at Ginger’s before the crowd broke up and some of us found our way to Finley Dunnes. As in years past there was a black eye and a fish fry on Sunday.

Various parts of the day that were of interest:

Gary Busey making an appearance.
Ted ‘Million Dollar Man’ Dibiase making an appearance.
A raging makeout session at the bar in the middle of the day.
The time when Jeff insulted the honor of some woman (contrary to popular believe Chivalry is clearly not dead).
The entire afternoon when some douchbag decided to play depressing Irish folk songs for several hours and Nick Barbone kept attacking the jukebox in response.