Jeremy Mirken's Footbag Blog

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I watched at least one game of yours, I think more than one, and I bought a net bag, mwahahaha, to the dark side!!
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Re: A Worlds Write-Up

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Senor Grommet wrote:We beat Patrick and Cory 5-11, 11-0, 12-10. It was possibly the best competitive feeling I have ever felt at a footbag event. The first upset of the tournament, produced by me!
Is that a typo?

Senor Grommet wrote: Disappointment. So many freestylers, even my closest friends didn't really see me compete in my net matches. Their loss because I fucked shit up!:
I saw it. It was crazy good.
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Hey Jeremy! It was really good to see you again. It's so good to hear that you had a good worlds. It would have been great to see your net matches. I got bored capturing shred footage and watched some interviews last night. I happened to catch yours it was really good. You had some good stuff to say. Well, I should be travelling again in a month or a few or whenever. Maybe I will pass by your way. Are you planning on staying in Santa Cruz for a while? I want to move some where with a footbag scene. I just moved into a new appartment and we got the internet today. So, I guess take it easy, stretch that groin. Stay healthy and have fun. I'll see you around.

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Thanks for all the views anf comments everyone.

My groin feels better.

The German world's team is visiting Santa Cruz this afternoon if all goes according to plan. I hope to show them a good time.

Vasek, Honza, and Milan are here in CA, but I haven't visited them since Worlds ended. Fletch and Emily have/will.
My name: Jeremy Mirken, AKA Chocolatey Shatner, AKA jerk enemy rim.

I kick it with trunk chef elf and liz luck key my.
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Senor Grommet wrote:My groin feels better.
This works well for that

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Re: A Worlds Write-Up

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C-Fan wrote:
Senor Grommet wrote: Disappointment. So many freestylers, even my closest friends didn't really see me compete in my net matches. Their loss because I fucked shit up!:
I saw it. It was crazy good.
I was there too, you guys were awesome :)

I just got my wisdom teeth out today but in about a week I will be going up to berkeley to visit my sister and would love to hit you up on your offer of net and freestyle.
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Blog officially revitalized due to numerous posts from friends.

I'll see you next weekend then Chadwick! Excited.

Yes Tom, that is what cured my groin injury actually.

Yes Ken, 11-0 was NOT a typo. We had crazy momentum!

Im glad that Scott and Sam have seen the light. Henry, c'mon now, you were born to play net. You will grow into your net body in a few years.

Germans did not come down to Santa Cruz like I hoped tonight, but thats okay, EJ and I will have a session with them tomorrow in Oakland, and then attend a sweet after-party.

Going to start counting the number of sit-ups I do monthly.
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Official Worlds results:

Open Singles Net: 26th place
Open Doubles Net: 15th place
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jeremy, i had fun razzing you about being a net player all week. it was nice to finally meet you in person after all the online chat for so many years! i really enjoyed that night you came to our place and we talked footbag and drank beers and stuff. you're a great fella. good times!
see you in prauge?
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Thanks Andrew. Indeed, I had a lot of fun that night. I enjoyed meeting/seeing everyone in your house. And I DO hope to visit Prague next year, so I will likely see you there, if not before!


Please take a gander at this topic I created in general footbag and post if you feel so inclined. I really desire feedback. Thanks.
http://modified.in/footbag/viewtopic.php?t=17070
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crap looks like i might be heading up next weekend... does that still work?
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I washed one of my "jerk enemy rim" footbags a few days ago ...
its so clean and soft and soo broken in.
thank you sir, and have
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I was lurkin like jeremy mirken.
in the foot steps of boba fet, J. placed in footbag net.
after a serve and a spike, the opponents took a hike,
no one can mess with the grommet, cause is serve comes like a comet
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That Montana rhyme was a grip of dope
Rise over run don't trip on slope
of my upward grope of your girlfriend's butt
16th place and under didn't quite make the cut
Chemist I'm called when i procure mad spikes
Wipe the net court up with any of you little tikes
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In a game tonight, I achieved my third triple-triple Scrabble play, "grodiest," for 140 points.
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recent life experience

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Well, I was at work when i got a call from Paul Levasseur, a movie production assistant. He asked me if I was interested in flying down to LA in a couple of weeks to be in some scenes in a soon-to-be-released movie. Really surprised and not totally believing him, I said "Sure, sounds interesting." Anyway, a week or so later, he got some information from me and purchased a flight down there for me ( and about 9-10 other footbaggers) to meet some of the movie production crew . They paid for our hotel stay for 8 days, we got a lot of free food, and a couple hundred dollars per day to film a scene over a weeks time.

We got to see and meet some primo actors, athletes and singers and learn how Hollywood movie magic happens at Universal/Sony Pics. entertainment and Warner Bros. Studios. In a couple of weeks time, there is a possibility that I will be flown down to Cabo San Lucan, Mexico to continue filming one other scene. That would be sweet and I'm hoping my life doesn't get in the way of this experience.

Just wanted to tell someone about it!
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I don't know which of the last 2 posts make me more excited/envious. Sounds like life is treating you well sir!
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Cool mirken! I didn't know you were one of the lukcy ones to be in the AS movie! Props!
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Thanks Sam, it was an amazing experience, and not quite over yet wither. They are asking be to come back and do another scene in which I think Ill be Adam's body double 8O .

This week was one of the best from a footbag perspective. I had 4 quality kicks, two up in Oakland and two here in Santa Cruz. Some of the players in Santa Cruz are really stepping up and raising their games, and some of the newbs are starting to look more like intermediates.

Today, I played really consistently throughout especially with my bumping and setting and as such, even when paired up with fair intermediate players, we were able to consistently beat higher level teams. Today I won about 12 games and lost only 3. Usually its 50-50.

Theres a winter net tournament in Phoenix this year and the Santa Cruz crew looks like it will represent in full force!
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Buck 65

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Just got back from watching Buck 65, my favorite white, Canadian hip hop-ish artist, live in San Francisco. T'was awesome.

Check him out here: http://www.buck65.com/

He just released an album Oct 30th called Situation and is touring around to promote it. He'll be in the following cities soon, so you should go check him out if you have a chance. Its like nothing you've seen before. Skratch Bastid is on the 1s and 2s.

Austin, TX Nov 9th
Atlanta, GA Nov 14th
Philly
NY
Detroit
Chicago
Minneapolis

all before the end of November!
My name: Jeremy Mirken, AKA Chocolatey Shatner, AKA jerk enemy rim.

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