Philly Classic 6


Today i attended the Philly Classic in Ft. Washington, PA. Amazing to see the old skool games and go back to my roots as a gamer. Didnt buy anything as my McFarlane collecting and Xbox gaming takes up tooo much of my free time as it is. I'd definately be looking for a home if i had another console collection. :) hehehe..

This years event didn't have as many vendors as in the past. They had some arcade classics set up for peeps to play for free and a few of them dance pad stations. That is soo funny to watch people do. They also had the Guitar Hero, which looked awesome. I can rock the guitar at home... Thats whats up!!! I chatted with some of the guys from GameCrazy. They were on a Round Table discussion in which my fellow gamertag.com grew were a part of. (Cold Justice, KOW, and ram2600) I got there too late.. :D They hosted a Halo2 tourney. Some kid from my hometown in NJ won. New Jarooze representing...

You can see Pics i took at the event here. Later to come are a few video clips i need to edit... :)

All in all it was great to see my fellow XBLF/Gamertag hommies KOW, ram2600, Capt Crash and Cold Justice... (met Cold Justice for the first time).

Flyers vs Islanders..
Flyers win 3-2
OUTASTANDING!!!! was my first ever hockey game and it was insane. WT you werent kidding on the fun i'll have. I'm a fan now and will try to make it to a few more games. KOW likes the Flyers and i can try and hook up with him for a few games.

Gisel calls me and tells me her co-worker has tickets to the game do i wanna go. um, i never went to a hockey game. Kools, no probs i'm game. anything FREE rocks.. :)

We get there and there are alot of fans rockin Flyers gear. Hockey is back!!! nice.. Seats were decent. Sat in Section 106 row 17 seats 1-4. Great view! At start we were behind the Islanders goal. Live games are Waaay different then TV games. This stuff is fast paced, whew! One other thing i noticed was the many line changes that occur. You dont see that much on TV, but live they switch in and out quick fast and in a hurry with out missing a beat. Also unless it was too early in the year, Flyers fans were not as bad as Sixers or Iggles fans. I was like WOW, are we in Philly?

It was great to jump up and Roar and when the Flyers scored. #9 for the Flyers scored 2 goals was looking to see if my first game had a hattrick, but it didnt happen. I had a blast and look forward to going to another game, maybe when the Flyers play the Penquins... :D

Here are the Pics i took at the Game.

Sorry Capt Crash your boys lost!!!!

Chapter 34: Separation

November 7, 2005 I became officially separated/Honorably discharged from the military. Its Official as of yesterday. Turned in all my gear and signed off on my hand receipts leaving with out owe-ing nothing to my unit.. whew!

To my online/Xbox live communities: XNC, XBLF, Gamertag.com.. thank you for holding me down and supporting me while I was deployed. You all rock and are cherished dearly in my heart. God bless and see ya on the Live side... Buck B4 I duck.. The!

I had the pleasure of chilling with some of my troops and my LT (Wild Turkey) this past weekend. It was sad to see them and have to say goodbye to them again as I did when I left Iraq. (that sucks!) As much as Iraq sucked being away and the dangers we faced daily I miss the times I had with my troops and friends. I left there having a wonderfully connection with a few people that I wish started years ago. Esp for my military career, would've made me stay in longer probably and not get bored with my job prior to my deployment. They helped my grow a a soldier and as a person. One of my troops advanced to the next pay grade and I would love fall under his command and rock on! DA-z!!! Thank you for giving me that one opportunity in Ft. Drum to stand to your left. :)

To the Wild Turkey Crew; I'll never ever forget you guys (and gal- Wild Turkey herself). You need one strong female type to keep all that testosterone in check... :) Wild Turkey thank you for letting me be the best I can be. I know we had a rocky start and we together overcame that as we never lost faith in each others abilities and continued to make it happen and get the job done. enuff and(s) in there huh!!! hehe.... You all be safe, strive to be the best and I wish you well in life and in your military endeavors. If ever in my area doing military duty you have a place to crash. If ever want to come visit please do so, my house is open to you. Wild Turkey, DAz, Uncle Mac, Rollin Thunder, Trash Man, CJ, and Short Round wishing you all well. I know some of you may have to pound AssPhault again next year. Please keep in contact and let me know what I can do for you. I look forward to SR's wedding in Feb as it will be another re-union, and then to Wild Turkey's big re-union in the spring. You all have my number/email Please call me and or write. Ahh I alost forgot, a Wild Turkey honorary member Squirrel. He's currently in Iraq, be safe bro and take care of yourself.

So that chapter in my life is over. Not clear what my intentions of returning in the future are, but as of now NOT! even thinking about it. I am in the process of transferring my military time into my state job. SAWeet, adding 12 years to my 11 years with the state. Working out the logistics of the buy back option and amount owed. That run in the military was great. I loved what I did as a soldier. I got bored in the reserve system, but as I spoke to Wild Turkey over the weekend I loved the active duty part of it. Doing it everyday making an impact on people lives and getting to roCk it with fellow soldiers daily was AWESOME!!! I'll miss that. It is what it is.. SAW, Cocoa, Whiskey 30, Melencio is now a Civilian.