The Legion Jukebox

The Legion jukebox has received several comments. One comment mentioned that it caters to only one demographic. Another just said something had to be done.

Let's do it! There are about 40 empty slots on that jukebox. Those slots can be filled.

It took close to a year of asking our vendor to put one in. Then over a year to get one that would actually play songs. When one finally arrived that worked, the song selection was something resembling rancid bacon. We have permission from the vendor to put anything we want on that jukebox. I got about 20 CD's put on the jukebox. Those get most of the play.

What do you want on the jukebox? More important - what would you pay to play? What do you want to listen to when you throw darts? The only way to get the vendor off his butt is if he sees revenue. I'll do ANYTHING to get a better music selection. I've run out of my stuff. What's your stuff?

We're pretty much stuck with the sound quality.

Step 1 is to get the CD's to the legion you want to hear. It can be individual songs made into CD's. Step 2 is to get the vendor to come out and put them on. I'll fight that fight and Juanita will join in. I pity the fool who ignores Juanita.

We've got to know what you want to hear and will pay to play before we can do anything else. What do you want?

Some greaat darts thrown Saturday night

I just finished up the results sheet and saw some great stuff. It was a tough night. Kraig came into the night as an 18.5. He played 9 501 games with 20.23 ppd - he lost 2 of 3 matches. Throwing above the "expected" ppd's didn't win many games Saturday. It was tough as nails - hit your outs darts the entire night.

When the handicap league was first set up those of us who set it up concluded that players at 11 ppd were the hardest to beat. An 11 ppd player can hit outs and can usually score enough to win a lot of games. That's still proving to be accurate.

Katherine Fitch and David Garrett hit Red Bull Outs. Jimmy Dinsmore chipped in a 97-out - against me - GRRR! - Oh, wait, I'm supposed to say Congratulations, Jimmy! I'm starting to be real glad I've got Jimmy lined up on my team for the next Thursday session.

Here are the latest standings and ppd's - and some proof that those danged 11's are tough to beat - especially if they can throw some Cricket.

(League points) are based on 8 for 1st, 7 for 2nd...down to 1 for 8th and accumulate each week.

1 - Ian (20) - 11.11 ppd
2 - Jimmy (19) - 11.01 ppd
3(tie) - Merlin (15) - 13.23 ppd
3(tie) - Sherry (15) - 9.00* ppd
5 - Katherine (13) - 11.26 ppd
6 - David (12) - 12.28 ppd
7 - Kraig (7**) - 19.48 ppd
8 - Lisa (6) - 9.50 ppd

Scores marked with * are awaiting the results of tests for performance-enhancing drugs. In the Seniors league on Wednesdays "roid rage" usually means someone forgot their Preparation H.

Well, not really

* Sherry has had a sub for every 501 week so far, so her 9.00 is still her "starting" point that was assigned. She's throwing WAY better than that, so this will be corrected.

** Kraig has a makeup game against - yep, Sherry. Kraig will get either 7 or 8 points in that match, so his point total will put him among the leaders as soon as the makeup match is played.

The disappearing marker tip mystery solved

You know how it works. A new marker gets broken out and before the night is done the tip of the marker is just showing past the end of the plastic.

You start looking at who chalked with it and wondering how they managed to press so hard that they shoved the tip into the marker. Rumors spread that some players ruin markers, then you try to see if you can press hard enough to shove the tip into the marker - and you can't.

I did it last week. I shoved the tip of a new marker right down to the tip of the plastic. I was putting the cap back on the marker and got a solid piece of plastic instead of the opening in the lid on the tip of the marker. I was pushing hard enough to get past the "click" you get when the cap is firmly replaced.

When I took the cap back off to chalk the next score, the tip was buried.

It's not people pressing too hard, it's just an accident of bumping the tip with the cap.

Saturday Night League

Here's the standings (8 points for 1st each night, 7 for 2nd, etc.)

Ian - 14
Sherry - 14
Jimmy - 11
Merlin - 11
Katherine - 8
David - 5
Kraig - 5*
Lisa - 4

*Kraig has one more makeup match and he's playing for 7 or 8 points in that match.

Sherry has an interesting strategy. Sherry started as a 9 (lowest ppd since we don't play 301). It seemed fair since she hasn't played in a while. It seemed reasonable after watching her in a Round Robin we held before the league started.

Sherry missed the first 501 night. Joan subbed for her and came in second, earning 7 points for Sherry.

The next week was Cricket and Sherry showed she's back with her competetive spirit intact. Sherry is not a 9 in Cricket.

Here's where if gets better. Sherry can't make it next week for 501 and Missy is going to sub for her. That's great except that's going to give Sherry 2 Cricket matches without ever throwing a 501 in the league to set her average above 9. I don't think that's going to happen. If we have to switch a Cricket and a 501 week, we'll do it.

Since it's a payback league, accomplishments and trophies aren't in the mix, but I'm still going to recognize *ahem Kraig* great shooting when a player *ahem Kraig* does well.

140 - Kraig
133 - Several
Hat Trick - Kraig
9-count - Kraig - I think I'll turn that in for a pin
7-count - Kraig

The 9-count was against me. I had a small, but not comfortable lead. A 9-count on 20 can be overcome. There are a lot of numbers left. A 9-count on 15 is different. There's usually nothing other than bulls left.