come out to the 12AICC tomorrow

and watch me and andy defend our !!AICC championship.

happy cornhole eve friday!

i just wished starla a happy cornhole eve...

...and she told me this is how she was feeling.

i think it bodes well.

trend alert?

with the 9th annual international cornhole cup rapidly approaching (june 14, jicyww), i've been brushing up on what the kids are listening to, and i noticed a thing.


this is a new song by jeremih featuring YG, which i shared with you as a potential song of the summer. it features a (pretty loose) sample from 90's clurb anthem "rhythm is a dancer".




this is a new song by kid ink featuring chris brown, and i noticed it sounded pretty much exactly the same. the sample in this one is from the 90's clurb anthem "show me love" by robin s.


the answer to this riddle is that both tracks were produced by some guy named dj mustard, who is clearly phoning it in. you can recognize him by his "mustard on tha beat" calling card. i guess it's not really a trend if it's just one guy repeating the same formula. i hope it catches on though because i'm enjoying the aesthetic.

on a side note: what are the odds that two songs called "show me love" would be released in the same year by people named robin / robyn?


UPDATE: ugh here's another song that sounds exactly the same.


come on, dj mustard.

a good idea for the cornhole tournament this weekend

liquor gummies!

 who wants to volunteer to bring these? i'm looking at you thomas wilhelm.

summer is coming

can't believe we left this off the playlist for the 6THAICHC. rest assured we won't be making that mistake again #7THAICHC!

the ravens play cornhole

i guess i know who i'm rooting for on SoUpEr JoEL SunDAE

3 DAYS!!!!!!

originally purblished in august 2009.

the countdown continues:

10. the pride of the southland marching band
9. smokey
8. rocky top
7. the color orange
6. eric berry
5. trash talking
4. lane kiffin derek dooley

3. tailgating!
everyone knows that half the fun of college football takes place before the players even take the field. tailgating is a mainstay of any successful gameday, and i would argue that no one does it better than the SEC. the term refers to the act of partying on or around the tailgate of a vehicle. however, this practice has evolved into a staple of college football tradition and culture.

from the grove of ole miss to the decks of the vol navy, fans have been known to wake up at all hours of the morning to get a head-start on the day's festivities. a noon kickoff means you better be outside and drinking by 8am at the latest. rules is rules, and i don't make them.

no tailgate would be complete without the phenomenon of cornhole, which has taken the world by storm over the past decade. the crisp thud of a well-worn bag on a warm fall afternoon is enough to jolt the volunteer heart right out of the past nine vacuous months of football-less-ness.

so everyone drag out the bags-and-boards, plug in the jambox, and fire up the grill, because football season arrives tomorrow, the vols take the field in 3 short days, and those natty lights aren't going to drink themselves!!!

bonus link: top 10 tailgating colleges

the 6th annual international cornhole cup : REGISTRATION DAY!!!!11

we're one month out from the 6th annual international cornhole cup, and we are opening up the registration today! if you will be in the new york metropolitan area on may 19th (armed forces day), you're going to want to be involved in this. here are the deets:

Come to eat, drink, hangout.You can sign up (see below) in teams of two, or enter yourself in the single and looking category and we will set you up with your perfect cornhole match. As always, day of registrants will be accepted as bracket space allows.

Your small registration fee of $10 per entrant will go to fund the extra surprises we have in store to properly celebrate 6 years of causing trouble on Brooklyn rooftops. You can expect keg beer, America-positive decorations, food, special prizes, and a surprise performance by Sinead O'Connor (the surprise is that the performance is in Montclair, NJ).

anyway, here goes the fine print:

WHO: you and your best friends
WHAT: sunshine, booze, food, dancing, and friendly cornholing
WHEN: Armed Forces Day 2012 (May 19th) roof opens at noon, opening ceremonieskick off at 1:30pm
WHERE: Williamsburg rooftop - Lorimer stop on the L train
WHY: because it's there

If you want to play, please pre-register and pay by May 10th. We need to try to get an accurate headcount, so your help in this regard is greatly appreciated.

Full Eyes, Clear Hearts, Can't Lose.

REGISTER HERE


and


PAY YOUR ENTRY FEE HERE

Individual Entry $10.00 USD Team Entry $20.00 USD

and let me remind you that this is an international event, so distance is no excuse. we have verified the travel itineraries of both KTV and melissa, who are coming from tennessee. here's a link to kayak. see y'all in a month!

brb outside : beantown!

this weekend, joel and djv and i set sail for the birthplace of america: boston, mass.

we accidentally did this the night before leaving, so we were a little hungover.

a problem that is easily remedied.

duh.

first stop was 2Pz friend aaron's house for some afternoon cornhole. 

when in boston.....

this is really nothing. don't even bother looking at it.

the view from the roof of our accommodations.

here are the boys with our host and 2Pz bestie, maxwell. cute hats!

some of our new friends, alex and lindsey, at the local bar.

dave made a new friend too....

welcome home sunset.

that's a great idea

molson coors is introducing coors light iced t. Just in time for the 

SIXTH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CORNHOLE CUP!

welcome to the party, new york times.

you're late.

Cornhole, a simple yet addictive pastime with Midwestern origins, is sweeping the Northeast. This summer — from the Jersey Shore to Brooklyn, and from the Hamptons to the Catskills —the satisfying thump of weighted sacks hitting plywood reverberated across New York area beaches, lawns, rooftops and city sidewalks. Its mainstay is fall and the football season, when cornhole is also known as “tailgate toss” (a name that might sound better to folks who prefer to avoid the rude double entendre). (via)

(photo from our fifth annual tournament...)

thx erin!

three. point. stance.

look at christina ricci playing a weird version of cornhole on jimmy fallon. looks like she needs a better coach.....

the 5th annual international cornhole cup!

here's what it looked like!

 that's hip-hop jesus, jicyww.

opening ceremonies.

 grillmaster.

robot penis.

 black, white and red all over.

white gilt.

 more white gilt.

 little pre-dance party dancing.

 it just happened, ok?

 post-nightfall semi-finals.

the champs, navy yard ninjas!

OFFICIAL BRACKET.

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announcement!

the 5th annual international cornhole cup tournament has been scheduled! jicydak, it will be taking place next saturday, august 20th at jOeL's HiZziE!!!

2Pz friend and owner/operator of cornhole cooperative, patty halley, has posted a timely item:

an official rulesheet. this will answer all your questions concernig cornholes, dirty pillahs, rim jobs, etc.

now that you're all in the mood to play, sign up for the tournament! you won't win, as the city (me 'n starla) will be dominating, but you'll have a lot of fun!!

i left my heart at the fancy acre.

over the weekend, g.animalz and i ran screaming from the heat wave, all the way to sunny portland, oregon, to visit jenny and kevin at the fancy acre! would you like to hear a little about that? thought so.

the first thing you should know is that the acre recently acquired a brand new family member. his name is royal, and he is a tiny bear cub pomeranian.

here he is joining his roommates, patsy, loretta, and wynonna for a hearty breakfast of chicken feed. 

the second thing you should know is that despite what royal might tell you, he is not the boss. that title goes to mr. jacky scrapple. he likes to wear t-shirts, and he recently lost his signature snaggletooth. lucky for him, he has three more huge fangs left, and now his tongue has a bit more room to spread out (of his mouth).

i was lucky enough to get the fanciest room on the acre.

more about the chickens: they lay eggs! loretta and wynonna are pretty cool about it, and put them in the coop where they belong, but patsy's kind of a b. she thinks she's special because her eggs are blue, and she hides them under things all around the yard. i tried to help find them, but i wasn't very good at it. anyway, jenny basically made us a whole breakfast from chicken eggs and vegetables from their amazing garden. it was pretty fancy.

while we ate breakfast, we noticed a pretty loud buzzing sound. jenny and kevin just got some bees and a beehive, and a wild swarm showed up to make friends with them. there was like a million.

i could just go on and on about the wonders of the fancy acre forever. we also went on some adventures! for example, we took royal and jacky to peewee puppy play group at the dog park.

we floated down this river.

omg, remember patrick halley? he lives in portland, too! i forgot to take a picture of him, but he came over for our big green egg pizza cookout, and brought his beautiful cornhole boards. he also dropped off the new set of bags i ordered from the cornhole cooperative. aren't they gorge?

we visited kevin's world famous biscuit establishment, pine state biscuits. drool!!

ryan and i played some golf.

on my last night, we dined at park kitchen, which jenny is pretty much the boss of. i can't begin to describe what an enjoyable tasting menu flavor journey we were plied with. god. so good.

sadly, after that meal, it was time for me to head to the airport. i had such an amazing time (thx jenny, kevin, jacky and royal for being just the best hosts!). can't wait to visit again VERY soon.

ps - did you know portland and brooklyn are the same place?