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NathanStinson	*Official Elite/Kart 2008 Meeting Recap Thread*	Lead	[-]
Posts: 1866 Aug 17 08 7:59 PM eats your heart out More My Recent Posts	Tags : None I seem to be the first to have arrived home after this awesome weekend, so I decided to create the topic to get the ball rolling. Please, feel free to post all pictures/videos/comments/favorite moments/reflections/etc. pertaining to the meeting here. I will get my thoughts in later (going to upload pictures this evening. I hope this thread will serve to motivate many more of you to come next year:) Some stats records for our American meetings: -4 Countries represented -6 or 7 American states (can't remember which right off) -2 genders (yes, there was a real girl!) We each owe a death, there are no exceptions, I know that, but sometimes, oh God, the Green Mile is so long. Baddest CRANK CALL on the Planet: NathanStinson Aug 17 08 8:40 PM. Edited 2 times.
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NathanStinson		#1	[-]
Posts: 1866 Aug 17 08 8:36 PM eats your heart out More My Recent Posts	Some great moments that I was going over with shade (so many to remember): -"Fort Bumpass" -Illu falling off the deck fully clothed -The "king of the hill", along with all the homosexual innuendo's from Woll -Jimbo calling Liz a bitch during mario kart and during poker:-p -Matis and Sterling walking through the door, surprising people -Same with Shade and company (although it didn't surprise me!) -Patrik forgetting how to speak Swedish after a week of all english -Matis and Trent doing flips off the top of the boathouse docks. -The Weathertons coming out while they were doing it... we thought they were busted, but they just sat down and watched and laughed with us. lol -Pretty much anything PY Lemire did, he was our mime/comedian -Ditto for Clark, he has a very understated sense of humor. -Jimbo spending 3-4 hours on Archives) -Sterling (who looks totally not like a gamer) spending about 9-10 hours total trying shortcuts on kart64, and all the yelling/cursing that went with it) -Same with Liz, Wonn, and Andrew Weatherton (although not so much cursing from them) -Mark Jones spending 2 hours trying for the spiral and almost hitting it. -The neo slam from NGamer during the GNC -The football game.. the whole thing was all sorts of epic (and hilarious). Lots of tree shots and elbows to the face -QB, Jimbo and I playing Jungle pong. We each owe a death, there are no exceptions, I know that, but sometimes, oh God, the Green Mile is so long. Baddest CRANK CALL on the Planet: NathanStinson Aug 17 08 8:41 PM. Edited 1 times.
Djie		#2	[-]
Posts: 463 Aug 17 08 9:02 PM Time for a ... More My Recent Posts	- Jimbo saying "I don't recognize you" with a face - Playing a single game of PD and sucking at it - Seeing SA try his luck with Liz - How FUCKING hot it was over there... god so suffocating. - The Group Picture that I can't wait to see, so glad I'm on that one - Me falling in the stairs... hopes noone noticed - Seeing Patrik play GH2 on Expert... sick little fellow It was just great meeting everyone, I'm so coming next year for the whole time.
NathanStinson		#3	[-]
Posts: 1866 Aug 17 08 9:14 PM eats your heart out More My Recent Posts	-Watching Patrik play stepmania. We were all amazed, especially Trent, since he plays the game -The outdoor shower.. and sterling.. and all of the comments that we should take a group shower... shivers -Playing SMK with Clark -mmmmmmmmmmmmoooooooooooooo -Listening to all the-elite and kart historical and strat talk -Clark calling Josh Layne a jackass -Wonn vs JT on SMB1 We each owe a death, there are no exceptions, I know that, but sometimes, oh God, the Green Mile is so long. Baddest CRANK CALL on the Planet: NathanStinson Aug 17 08 10:50 PM. Edited 5 times.
MK Elite Mark		#4	[-]
Posts: 975 Aug 17 08 10:27 PM TOC More My Recent Posts	Memorable Quotes: Stinson: Dad Gummit! Patrik: Yaaaa sure Sterling: Oh my head! Illu: Awesome! NGamer: Mmmmmkay QB: shrug nod smile Matis: Jimbo you're fat, Let me do a handstand flip off the moving boat over the tube Currently Undefeated, Elite Sumo Champion
Matabird		#5	[-]
Posts: 3192 Aug 18 08 12:23 AM YEAH!!! More My Recent Posts	pics coming soon.... I totally got some last night. Really? No. My Back boosting times
TuxedoBond007		#6	[-]
Posts: 3331 Aug 18 08 1:06 AM Vote against Lovins in 2008! More My Recent Posts	Greg and I just got back! Funny how we left at 2:30 and got back at 1 by flying and driving would've been faster. Even more so true for the way there cuz of waiting for Adam and Sterling! Anyways the meet was great and easily better than last year. I think we got to do a lot more stuff and a lot of the people knew each other from last year so that was cool but also great meeting the new people especially the Euros. The GE tournament was great and I was very happy to redeem myself from last year's disaster. Can't believe I was close to taking down Jimbo in the elite 8! Maybe next year I didn't place that great in kart (7th) but I only lost 9-7 to JT in the playoffs and he was the 2nd best there. And right before we left today Jimbo FINALLY accepted my challenge to play 1vs1 kart and I beat him 9-7, proving his 3rd place kart finish was a fluke! On a less anti-Jimbo note, it was awesome to see him get Archives 16. I also jumped off the roof into the lake! Thanks to Wonn for driving Greg and I back to the airport, and for the good Brawl matches every night of the meet. Wonn, Greg, Adam, and me played that every night, with me ending up half asleep near the end of those sessions and Adam and Greg teaming up against me as always lol but great times. I'll write more later...very tired and gonna go pass out on Greg's couch now. My GE Times My GE Movies My GE Turbo Times "I hereby raise my mug of beer to the idea that we are idolized by thousands, if not millions of onlookers who aren't part of the elite. Cheers!" - Ryan White "If you're gonna try and lie, at least do some research before hand" - Brandon Sanford, on some noob's claim of Runway 00A 37 "hmm if that run was a female id do her" - Adam Matis, on Jimmy Bauer's Dam 53
NathanStinson		#7	[-]
Posts: 1866 Aug 18 08 1:25 PM eats your heart out More My Recent Posts	I am feeling the lack of sleep today, had to get up at 5:45 for work, after about 20 hours over the last 5 days before last night. I'll write more and post my pictures later this evening! We each owe a death, there are no exceptions, I know that, but sometimes, oh God, the Green Mile is so long.
PY Lemire		#8	[-]
Posts: 370 Aug 18 08 4:18 PM More My Recent Posts	Just got home! took 22 hours from Drew's house with the stop at QB's place and I had to slept twice after going on those bumps a few times. That was my first meet and it was great. I wasn't sure if I wanted to go at first since I didn't know much of the other guys except from chat a bit. But I'm glad you bothered me all the time now Nathan . you forgot the David Wonn's "Jimbo you're fat" quote . Other highlight for me: The kart session at night with Josh JT and Liz which was so freaking close all the time Liz getting all those river card wins. I remember 2-3 on me, 3 on Jones and I'm sure a couple more! Jimbo winning the MP3 by getting 4 stars in like 3 turns. Illu's headshot through the glass in facility on jimbo. The like 3 or 4 double kill that happened in one of the Illu and jimbo match I think. Me getting lost to go to QB's house Me getting lost while leaving from QB's house I also had fun watching pretty much anything that was played. Patrik was great at Stepmania. I liked to look at Jimbo going at the Archive WR. And it was fun seeing Sterlin getting pissed about the Shortcut since it did remember me what it could be sometimes! As far as the elite goes I didn't really know anyone other then some from the chat a bit. I never had talked to Jimbo before and he's such an amazing guy. I had a lot of fun with him just watching him play since he's pretty good at most of the games he did well in MK64, in GE in arm wrestling and in getting that archive A 0:16. I didn't talk that much to Trent, Ngamer, Woll, Matis or Lovins but I did watch their match and Trent is good at GE for sure.Lovins actualy did very good on MK64 and probably could have done better since him vs Jimbo was a pretty tight matchup that could go either way. And well Ngamer is awesome at landing in a funny way at long jumping he did pretty well and better then what everyone predicted in that event. Woll did some awesome GE match and he looked quite good at SSB Brawl (even though I don't know much about that game). As for Matis he looked like a funny guy and he made me laugh a lot. I liked the way he kept saying awesome and the weird flip and tricks in the lake. He's quite muscular too (he lifted Jones on his shoulder ! Then QB well I got to his place late because I got lost which made him rather tired because of the olympic schedule and we had our fair share of happening during our car trip (be it with the GPS not stickin gor saying to turn left like 4 time in a row or other things) I didn't really talk to him a lot during the meet though since I was mainly playing kart or watching jimbo playing archive. From that tape he looked very decent at sports though and he didn't do too bad at ping pong either. Then the Sweden guys were quite interesting to watch I talked to them a bit illu on the boat while we were trying to do some wakeboarding. And Patrick is a funny guy that stayed around looking at us fail our kart runs also trying to say things in french which sounded funny to Quentin and me. They sure did show their talent in their matchup and in the final matches with crazy shots while they both won. You better keep that "certificate" Patrick! I didn't talk all that much with Quentin either but he was usualy joking around and saying fun stuff or making fun of my french canadian accent . I really hope you Euros will come back next year! There is also Jim with whom I spent quite a big lap of time just looking at him failing those run with plenty of failed sixteen because of the "stupid bitch" or "stupid cunt" . He's always joking around and ready to laugh. I do hope I can meet him up next year too. This time he'll probably go for that bunker WR . Nice meeting you Jim! As for Shade he sucks he came for just a few hours! Boooo! You need to do better then that next year. I'd have to talk to the elite more and hopefully I could be in the GE tournament next year since I don't think I'm all that bad even if not at all top 8 material... for now wre, lrague gonions >PYL
Quiet Bol		#9	[-]
Posts: 1641 Aug 18 08 4:40 PM I'm cooking Ramen, pal More My Recent Posts	Easy on those GNC and GE spoilers, Pier! The videos aren't released online yet! Glad you got home safe!
NathanStinson		#10	[-]
Posts: 1866 Aug 18 08 4:52 PM eats your heart out More My Recent Posts	how could I forget... -The Food. 'nuff said. -Watching Clark trying to help us set up the fort. He bent over, pulling on the couch, we all heard a wood cracking sound, and he ended up on his backside on the floor. It was around 4-5am, so that only amplified the humor:-p We each owe a death, there are no exceptions, I know that, but sometimes, oh God, the Green Mile is so long.
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Matabird	PICTURES AHHHH YEAHHH!!!!	#11	[-]
Posts: 3192 Aug 18 08 7:22 PM YEAH!!! More My Recent Posts	Alright guys all my pictures are uploaded there are some spoilers, having to know who the victors for GE/MK/Ping Pong and stuff like that. Hope you enjoy all 262 of them cause it took me forever!!!! I'll do my wrap up later still but for now have fun!!! http://www.myspace.com/matabird I totally got some last night. Really? No. My Back boosting times
wheatrich		#12	[-]
Posts: 1805 Aug 18 08 7:51 PM What? Rice? More My Recent Posts	I suppose I'll have a go at this (tries not to spoil things) wondering if PYL and QB made the quietest two person car ride in the history of time PYL always has a grin on his face. I'll never get that many smiles in my entire lifetime. He'll just walk in smile at something, repeat this for the entire meet (lol at that post btw I don't know if he even said that much the entire four days!). I wonder what's going on in that head up there! Most of the time with QB based on chat I can see him do a facial expression and pretty much know what he would've said in chat from that. In other words--I've spent too much time in chat. I realized later about how badly I played in the poker tourn but obviously I was just goofing around; pretty fun though to see Liz catch quite a bunch of rivers and ended up winning the thing (over jimbo who shoved 63o into her 99 HU on the final hand lol). Patrik snorting immediately upon receiving one hand was pretty hilarious too. A few tells I did btw I don't even know why I did them. Probably been too long since I've played live. I only got 9th in kart cause I got royally screwed (we only had 3 matches before the final 8 and I had a ridic draw leading up to it--I didn't think I cared about the tournament but watching a few people that I know I'm better than finish ahead did suck [with at least one ending up in the final four--very irritating to watch that--esp when he noobed pretty much every track in the final]) That said, I had no chance to win anyway and I liked not having to play extra matches because I was already bored of the tourney. If we don't add another top notch karter I wouldn't mind just scrapping the thing. I thought I would at least compete a little better in the GE tournament but in GE if you're massively better than your opponent there's a 0% chance of even getting like 5 kills. I believe this spoiler won't kill people. The Sterling vs Ngamer GE match was one of the most epic matches in GE history. Ngamer blew a 9-6 lead in the third game to make it 9-9 and then.... Now I know why Shade's a freaking ladies man. Sorry SA, I know I talk really fast (I'm just wired that way in my head) but I can't help it--which was why our conversations got a bit choppy. (having no idea on some of the earlier stuff posted--even when you're there you're going to miss something) The meet really was about the perfect amount of time; some of you were starting to annoy the heck out of me on saturday and we were all dead on sunday anyway. Obviously a big highlight for me was beating the Jimbo/Sterling/Lovins combo 20-13-13-13 on stack. I have to admit I was excited there. (and still probably didn't crack any smile lol) The looks on your faces though (especially sterling's) was picture worthy! I had a really bad middle stretch too in that game but somehow at the end kept one shot killing people. It's a fluke but I'll take it. Ngamer needs to play more--the only thing I missed doing that I had wanted to was getting him in some GE match but outside of the tournaments he never grabs a controller. Playing a few top GE guys 1 v 1 was pretty cool too despite obviously getting completely pwned. I'll have to work on this so I just lose really badly next year. Watching Jimbo fail 5 of his 6 archives 16's (and blowing two others on the window)--of course when I leave he gets it. I obviously am his bad luck charm. Matis taking a picture of me and then me realizing how I'm sitting and I was thinking how the fuck was I sitting like that? Also he didn't recognize me at first causing me to laugh inside. I find his "awesomes" just in completely weird spots. Two meets and I've still somehow found a way not to have a conversation with Woll about anything. I'm not sure we were even in the same room for more than 30 minutes [the finals of the tournaments] the whole meet. Somehow Fried got into almost every kart discussion the first two days. That guy just is into everything kart related (his match too during that time also was brought up) so we really couldn't help it. Another issue we could potentially have next year is if we have more people it will be impossible to organize these types of tournaments because it was pretty tough this year--I don't think with any more that we will even get anything done. I'm sure I forgot a ton (and can't spoil anything else so...)
Djie		#13	[-]
Posts: 463 Aug 18 08 7:53 PM Time for a ... More My Recent Posts	Omg Adam! Awesome pics!
NathanStinson		#14	[-]
Posts: 1866 Aug 18 08 7:59 PM eats your heart out More My Recent Posts	" The meet really was about the perfect amount of time; some of you were starting to annoy the heck out of me on saturday and we were all dead on sunday anyway. " do tell:) how did I miss some of these pics? Like this: http://a999.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/37/l_973184c68e86846972cf677dc758a936.jpg We each owe a death, there are no exceptions, I know that, but sometimes, oh God, the Green Mile is so long. Baddest CRANK CALL on the Planet: NathanStinson Aug 18 08 8:02 PM. Edited 1 times.
Djie		#15	[-]
Posts: 463 Aug 18 08 8:07 PM Time for a ... More My Recent Posts	Jones is one scary fellow!
Carathorn		#16	[-]
Posts: 2683 Aug 18 08 8:21 PM Nothing! More My Recent Posts	I think those pictures were awesome! Tribute to Speedruntrainer Summer Contest 2008 bracket winner: goodspeedruntrainer WHO RATED MY VID 1 STAR IS DEAD! BLOCKED, BURNED AND EVERYTHING I CAN DO TO RUIN HIS LIFE! I wanted to do that, BUT MY WASHING MACHINE IS NOT WORKING :-O MY YOUTUBE ACCOUNT AND GOOGLE EMAIL!!!!! IM NOT DOING THIS!!!! Whore Agent 0:24 (untaped) Fuck Elvis in public (taped) * means A good PR Alex, Axel, same letters. LMAO Perfect Dark Times \| Co-op Times
Ngamer64		#17	[-]
Posts: 6719 Aug 18 08 11:05 PM Did you just call me Mangamer? More My Recent Posts	I have alot of thoughts and cool moments, but I'll post them tomorrow- trying to get some of the GE vids going right now.
wheatrich		#18	[-]
Posts: 1805 Aug 19 08 12:14 AM What? Rice? More My Recent Posts	PYL made another long post with different things over at the kart forum topic http://www.mariokart64.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1219023571
OversizedJimbo		#19	[-]
Posts: 927 Aug 19 08 12:23 AM Welcome To The Gun Show More My Recent Posts	Well I don't want to take the time to individually link every single picture here, but I will definitely link you guys to a Facebook album I made with 49 quality pictures uploaded! http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=66011&id=503916270&saved#/album.php?page=1&aid=66011&id=503916270 Now, lets get to some thoughts! -The trip there was incredibly time consuming and frustrating. Nothing irritates me more than having to stop for absolutely no good reason whatsoever. When you get closer to the east coast, you realize that people's merging-incompetency really costs people time and happiness. We were 20 damn miles away from the Lake House when we hit a traffic jam and went 5 miles in 55 minutes. -Walking into the house seemed like walking home, it felt so welcoming. The awesome response to losing weight really flattered me (in a non gay and non egotistical way, I appreciate it guys). Knowing guys like Illu and Patrik and SilverAngel were there really made the anticipation hard to handle! -PYLemire is the funniest SOB I have ever met, bar none. His mime-like gestures made going for 0:16 so much more enjoyable. He's a good guy, just wish he would have spoken a wee bit louder! -Patrik learned American slang quickly and was great to listen to. I never really played him in GE 1 vs 1, oh well. Holy FUCK on Stepmania, etc. -I kind of thought it would be weird meeting Mark Jones knowing the history I had with him when I was like 14, but he was definitely one of the coolest people I had met in my life. One of those guys you could easily befriend in real life. -Everyone had high expectations and I think this meet still exceeded it, which means this is probably a sure-thing in 2009! -I cannot wakeboard, had a ton of fun swimming, and as a result became more sunburned than at any other time in my life. -Wheat looks normal without that hobo beard. -Meeting Elizabeth was a great thing because it proves that there ARE cute girls who can lay down better times at MK64 than me out there somewhere.... -The crowd that watched me play Archives, I was really afraid I'd let them down but I certainly didn't! Glad I got it -Shade! Holy crap dude sorry about being a stupid fuck and not recognizing you -David Wonn almost broke his own DK Arcade record, but lost most of his lives in the beginning. I spent a lot of time talking with David and really wish he could stumble upon some fortune and meet a girl who could really like him, he seems lonely -I was actually able to swim across half the lake, thank GOD QB stumbled upon a shallow spot pretty far away from the dock for me to catch my breath or who knows what would have happened, my arms were jello for days after that. -Oh, and we all managed to get a picture of Ngamer being worshipped. There are so many other things I could talk about but others have summed it up nicely. Andrew lives in a nice house and I already am looking forward to 2009. Post more pics guys! Baddest CRANK CALL on the Planet: OversizedJimbo Aug 19 08 12:35 AM. Edited 1 times.
megawabs		#20	[-]
Posts: 2328 Aug 19 08 4:16 AM Federer is God ! More My Recent Posts	Haha, this picture is fantastic!
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