First of all, thanks to the boys at Maxies that let us hop on their bus for the trip down to the concert.  Bus driver Keith was a little intense but he did manage to get everyone there and back so good job. 

Also, special thanks to Nikki for making the 200 jello shooters for the ride down.  Making the shooters must of been exhausting though as she decided to have a little sleep once we pulled into Regina.  Sadly, this sleep lasted 4 hours which caused her to miss the concert altogether.  No worries Nikki, it was just the best concert ever so you didn't miss to much!

Arriving at the stadium, we stood in the mile long line to get in and then had to throw a few elbows to get through the stupidly long beer line up.  Hate to say it but those were some of the tastiest $6.00 beers I've ever had!

Prior to the show starting, we were treated with the Snow Birds making a few passes over the stadium.  The crowd was literally on its feet and the Snow Birds headed off into the distance with 40,000 people cheering like you wouldn't believe.

Finally, ACDC hit the stage and of course opened with the hit Runaway Train.  This was one of the best openings I have ever seen and the show only got better from there.  They played a few of their new songs however the crowd went wild with such classics as TNT, For Those About To Rock and the ever popular Hells Bells.   For a 61 one year old guy Brian can still blast out the tunes and he kept the crowd on its feet for the entire show.  Angus of course did not dissappoint and he ran all over that stage like he was still in his twenties.  I could go on and on but will just summarize with, BEST CONCERT EVER!

The only negative thing about the whole night was that they ran out of beer at the concert by 10:00pm.  Comeon people, 40,000 fans and you don't think that maybe, just maybe you should have extra beer on hand?  Give your heads a shake...................

Anyhow, twas the show of a lifetime and worth every penny.  ACDC, they definately still got it!

SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:

With the season at an end, I thought I would share a few of the more memorable moments of 2009....................

#1)  Al, Brian and Cheryl all striking out swinging.  This was the first time EVER that they had struck out and quite frankly, it was nice to see them finally contribute to the beer fund! 

#2)  Jeff N finally hitting his very first home run.  Twas a thing of beauty but sadly, he then proceed to strike out the following week.  Don't worry Jeff, even though you struck out, for one glorious day, you were a god!

#3)  This year the team learned alot, and I mean alot about our long time friend Cheryl.  I can't elaborate much further without her hurting me but I will say this, had Cheryl done her shopping at "Dirks", the store would still be in business today!

#4)  Al returned to his pre-kid form this year and I would say easily averaged a home run per game.  These home runs probably would of helped the team more if anyone had actually been on base but hey, something to work on for next year!

#5)  Jeff N again made the highlight reel with an ALMOST spectacular running catch out in centre field.  All was good, ball was in his sights and then he preceeded to run, slip an fall in the wet grass and wound up flat on his back with his feet sticking straight up in the air!  This of course did cost us a run or two but you know what, it was definately worth it!

#6)  It took until late July but finally Neil was able to figure out that when it is hot, wear shorts, when it's cold, where sweats!  I'm telling ya, on some of those balmy +8 days, his pasty white chicken legs looked awfully cold out in left field!

 Anyway, there were quite a few more highlights but those are the ones that stuck out the most. 

See you all next year.................................Coach

Because striking out in Slo-pitch is not humiliating enough we thought, why not share this with everyone!  

This year at least half of the team struck out swinging at least once so instead of there being a strikeout champ for 2009, I have decided you should all hang your head in shame!

Strike out Results:

Week 1 - Pam, Week 2 - N/A, Week 3 - Al, Paul, Week 4 - N/A, Week 5 - N/A, Week 6 - N/A, Week 7 - N/A, Week 8 - Jeff V, Week 9 - Pam, Week 10 - Brian, Week 11 - Jeff N, Week 12 - N/A, Week 13 - N/A, Week 14 - Cheryl