End of the line: King of the Road awards party, 8/20/05, the Knitting Factory, NYC.THANKS TO OUR FRIENDS at Boost Mobile, we were able to step up the awards ceremony from last year's weenie 1. weenie - [on BBSes] Any of a species of luser resembling a less amusing version of BIFF that infests many BBSes. The typical weenie is a teenage boy with poor social skills travelling under a grandiose handle derived from fantasy or heavy-metal rock lyrics. roast to a full-blown rock 'n' roll rock 'n' roll: see rock music. New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. rager. The Knitting Factory The Knitting Factory is a New York City and Hollywood music club, originally specializing in jazz and experimental music. It was opened in 1987 by Michael Dorf and Bob Appel, both from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. was the spot and everyone who wanted to got in for a free basement of booze and an upstairs sonic explosion featuring uber-weirdos Ween (back for their first show in over a year). DJ Patrick O'Dell ran his I-Pod and a grip of New York's finest scenesters lolled out front and fought for space on the dance floor with the heavy presence of costumed and vocal Ween fans. Jake presented a quick mix-down of the KOTR KOTR King of the Road (skateboarding) KOTR King of the Ring (pro wrestling) KOTR Knights of the Round KOTR Korea on the rocks (website) footage tapes which shocked the capacity crowd with Sandoval's high-flying nudeness, Freddy Gall's understated tech attack, Shane Cross' dirt-eating slam, and Mike V's all-terrain destruction. This video is going to be the wildest one yet. Chris Cole took the stage to accept the Boost Mobile VIP award (getting a phone and the cash), and then the places were finally announced. Flat out, Zero ran away with it. In 2004 they won by 300 points, but this year (against possibly the gnarliest competition yet and dealing with multiple injuries), they took the top slot by a margin of over 1100 points. Word is they will be returning for an unprecedented third KOTR year. Let's just hope we can find three teams who think they can step. JAMIE GAVE a very gracious speech and Bill Danforth tussled with security as he tried to mount the stage amidst cries of, "We won, 'cause we had the most fun!" Everyone jammed down to the basement where Jake pressed the flesh, Tommy wrestled all comers, and the Mystery Guests met their eager, grown-up grown-up adj. 1. Of, characteristic of, or intended for adults: grown-up movies; a grown-up discussion. 2. fans. Ween rocked, the open bar was extended all night, and everyone got as weird as they wanted. Thanks to Janae at Boost, the guys at Frank, Lindsey, Bertie P, Ween, O'Dell, Zero, Flip, Habitat, and Ewlement, and all the kids who came to support the King of the Road. Totally sweet.--MB |
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