HEADS-UP  The Bald Guys Newsletter             

Volume 12- 6                                                                                                                                                                       Fall/Winter 2011

Inside This Issue

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Sweltering Fall

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Noggin News

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Sickles & Such

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The Beer Essentials

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Bald Worthy

 

 

Sweltering Fall???

 

Heat records fell all across the northern US this year. We averaged almost 5 degrees above normal in November in my home sate and its 48 degrees and no snow as I type this at 8pm at night.

Normally it’s about 20 degrees this time of year with a lot of snow on the ground. Could this unusual heat be the reason for these weird holiday antics?

PST Chestertown, Md. (AP) -- Who says "Frosty the Snowman”, has to be jolly?

A man in a "Frosty the Snowman" costume was arrested Saturday during the annual Christmas parade in Chestertown, on Maryland's Eastern Shore. He's accused of scuffling with police and kicking at a police dog.

Sgt. John A. Dolgos tells The Star Democrat of Easton that 52-year-old Kevin Michael Walsh became agitated when a dog-handling officer tried to escort him away from the crowd.

Walsh told The Associated Press that he has dressed as Frosty in the parade for at least 10 years. He says he did nothing wrong and was wrongfully arrested. He says an officer hassled him after he made a joke about the police dog's presence at the parade.

Walsh was released on personal recognizance.

                   Baby Jesus wrapped in bacon                                                    You better be on this Santa’s nice list                                     Yukon Cornelius with side of Rudolph   

 A bag of these and you’ll sleigh the open road                                 Ho Ho Ho Hammered     

 

News from the Baldies:

 

Recently I was out of the country on business and decided to take a mini vacation after an invite from some fellow Baldies in the area I was at.

They hooked me up with a GS Beemer and we did some really nice rides. I was treated to some splendid scenery, roads, food, drink and camaraderie.

Many thanks to all you “Conquistador Baldies” especially Cedro and Mannie. With any luck I’ll get back over there again for a longer stay.

Smeg the Prez

 

 

 

Thad says good food and brew are essential  for great Baldie ride.

 

 

Founding Fathers:

Once again the founding fathers rang in the New Year at the Baldies East unofficial clubhouse.

Delving into fried clams and venison tartar el Hard Drive with some fresh brewed cider and turducken from LB.

Frosty cold and heated beverages were abundant and enlivened a thrilling game of Pictionary and displayed our artistic talent.

Or lack thereof, heh, we really know how to throw a party. At least it kept us awake until midnight so we could watch

Some of the most bizarre New Years TV celebrations I’ve ever seen.

Happy 2012 to all you Baldies and your families.

 

 

The Beer Essentials:

Another Stone collaboration, another beer that raises money for a good cause. This time the beneficiary is in New England. Stone Brewing Co. in California has teamed with Ninkasi Brewing Co. in Oregon and The Alchemist in Vermont to create a beer called More Brown than Black IPA. Proceeds from sales of the beer will benefit the Waterbury Good Neighbor Fund, which is assisting people who suffered losses from Hurricane Irene in August. The hurricane had been downgraded to a tropical storm by the time it crossed into Vermont, but it nevertheless created enormous damage. Among the victims was The Alchemist itself, a popular brewpub in. (More about that here.) The beer comes on the heels of Japanese Green Tea IPA, a collaboration that also involved Stone and raised $64,000 for victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan.

PORT RICHEY, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a Tampa Bay area man ordered a beer at a bar, left to rob a nearby bank then came back to finish his beer. The Pasco County Sheriff's Office says 52-year-old John Robin Whittle was arrested at the Hayloft Bar in Port Richey on Thursday afternoon. Deputies say he's the man who robbed a Wells-Fargo bank branch earlier, but not before stopping off at the Hayloft for a brew. A bartender there says Whittle ordered a beer, disappeared for about 30 minutes and then returned to his beer. Deputies say they arrested him at the bar about 10 minutes after he left the bank. Whittle remained in jail early Friday on $10,000 bond. No attorney was listed for him.

GREECE, N.Y. (AP) — Police say a drunken New York man struck a deer with his vehicle, then tried driving the injured animal to a nearby hospital — for humans. Police say 29-year-old Andrew Caswell hit the deer early Monday in the suburban Rochester town of Greece. They say Caswell and three companions argued over what to do with it before Caswell decided the deer needed to go to the hospital. An officer who pulled the car over discovered the deer was in the vehicle's trunk and had died. Police say Caswell's blood-alcohol level was .16, twice the legal limit. Caswell's phone number couldn't be located Thursday. Police Chief Todd Baxter said that while trying to save the deer was commendable, "driving while intoxicated will not be tolerated."

 

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Bald Worthy Goodbyes

 

 

 

 

 

 

                        RIDE SAFE, RIDE FREE, RIDE BALD….DRINK BEER (AFTER YOU’RE DONE RIDING)