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Ok I'm gonna keep going with this at a more regular pace lol, if even one person wants to read it that's good for me :)
Cherry, so far so good, been fortunate to see eachother several times since April... and a trip coming up in a few weeks (BOOGER :P). Heeeeeehe!!
Soooo I'm gonna go catch up on YOUR Trip report then I'm going to get to work on the bellyflop...
Awesome, I can't wait for more! Now get flopping :p
Day 3 – Belly Flop Competition
At some point that morning someone brought it to my attention that our presence would be required at the Seastar Inn for the Belly Flop competition, promptly at 2:00 p.m.
HA! I’ve been stoked on this since I knew my dates for this trip. There had been bunch of talk about it for at least a whole month leading up. I wanna say that Tattoo first came up with the idea and Brasi kinda took on the real planning. I don’t even think Tattoo showed up as a spectator LOL, but I do know he was in Negril….I seen’t him myself. Hahaha
Anyways it had built up to be quite a production. We had a panel of judges (myself included), and a really stellar line-up of floppers. Throw in an outstanding venue (Seastar Inn) and BADA BING!! Seriously though….your probably thinking what could be better than a day of drinking and judging full force belly flops? Well I'll tell ya...
Giving back
It was decided early on that there would be a small cover charge to participate/attend the Flop and that all the proceeds would go to the Buy-A-Brick program at Travellers Beach Resort. I was stoked on this on a whole other level. I had heard about people buying and painting bricks that would ultimately benefit the Negril schools and the children of the town that we all love, and it’s been on my to-do list ever since.
So, after a fun morning hanging out at Catcha/Ivans, Everyone starts rambling around talking about getting ready to go. It’s close to time, so we head back up to the Moon to hope in the shower...you know to rinse off all that sand....LOL, and my cottage just happens to have a really cool outdoor shower for two. What do you know.
I feel like I should warn you all about the outdoor shower at the moon cottage. I’ve come to believe that it’s a portal to some kind of time warp. Time passes at crazy lighting fast speeds and you can find yourself running very very late if you get caught up in there. In fact, the time warping power is so strong that it can effect the people staying all the way down in the Libra cottage if the wind is blowing in the right direction. LOL Seriously. Just be aware.
I remember looking at the time and thinking DOH…I signed up to Judge and Booger signed you up to flop…we got to GO!
There’s Mr. Louis with perhaps an even cheesier grin than usual. He’s ready to grab us a cab but we are on foot today. And off we go, down Seastar lane …
*** The following is my memory of the Bellyflop Competition. As we have already established, my memory is not the best, so this may not be real accurate. I could go back and reference other peoples accounts of this day but I’m just going to roll with it and it should at least resemble the truth***
When we arrived, we headed back to the pool area and ran smack into none other than GerryG, who was accompanied by his pretty girlfriend, Jodie. I’m excited to meet them, as I had recently followed along on his Trail of Ashes Trip Report. I was able to spend more time visiting with them after the Flop contest and look forward to the next time. Jodie is a sweetheart and when you meet Gerry, it just doesn’t feel like the first time for some reason. I like people like that, that make you feel comfortable from the get go. The next stop was under a gazebo where the floppers were hanging out pre-competition. The beautiful and charming Patty was there to greet and “sash” me.
“Hi Patty. I’m late…”
“It’s okay sweetie”
I love Patty
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There was lots of activity and I suppose we still had plenty of time before the actual event. I shouldn’t have even said anything about being late. LOL Some of us hung out in the pool for awhile.
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I think I was at the swim up bar when Bras started to address the crowd. Pretty sure I asked him if I could judge from the swim up bar and he just looked at me….no answer…I’ll take that as a “no”? LOL
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At the judges table was Joe (via webcam), Shauna, Patty, Beachgirl, and a woman I did not recognize. I took my seat next to her just in time for introductions. Brasi introduced The first three lovely ladies then came to the one on my right…..And this is BECCAJEAN!!
“Ohhhhh you’re BECCA!!, hahahaha”
This made me laugh cause we had talked back and forth about hooking up and going fishin, but I had never seen a picture of her. Going back to that Face pic/board avatar thing…
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So it was time to get the show on the road. Brasi surprised us all with the first FLOP of the day!!!! I know there is a picture of him mid-air but I can’t find it to save my life. Anyways it got us all hyped. LOL
The first competitive flopper to take the plunge was Muzikdoc. For the record…My $ was on you. It was technically perfect. Pure bellyflop, no antics. I still don’t know why you weren’t a final contender. Scores were given and I think this is where you got jipped. See, we had not yet figured out that we could add our number signs together to create higher scores. Maybe I’m dreaming but I think that had something to do with it.
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Next was….hell I don’t know….Booger or maybe Drummberboy? I couldn’t find any pics of Drummerboy’s Flop but I have a little picture sequence for Boogs, so we’ll just go with that.
Next up….BOOGER!!! Woooooo!! He impressed the crowd with a stylish Flop….
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I wanna say Booger’s better half Sandie went next. She rocked my world with her pre-flop jig and hair toss. Sandie if by some chance you read this….That was hottttttt sis, but unfortunately it wasn’t gonna win any titles…not enough splash babe.
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Who’s next? Everyone looks around for Guirigay….it’s his turn to wow the crowds, and he’s gonna need to bring it cause the competition is tough. Suddenly the changing room door swings open. IndyCindy peeks into the changing room and dies laughing while she steps out of the way. I see one flipper…..two flippers….what the hell is that?!?!?
That my friends….is a Guirigay
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While comedy wins GG a highscore, my fellow judges and I had a slight issue with the flotation devices softening the blow. Here I’ve been checking to see how red peoples bellies are, and there you are with flippers and a floaty. LOL Good stuff Guiri, I’ll never forget you waddling around the pool in this get-up. I’d say its Neck n neck with your Halloween costume. LOL
….up next is Gerry G…123!!! I don’t can’t even tell you about Gerry’s first flop, cause I still don’t know exactly what it was that I saw. Hahaha
Pretty sure he took kind of a running start then when he approached the waters edge I have no idea what happened. He did some kind of switch-a-roo and surprised us all with a BACK FLOP!!!
I swear somebody has a video of this…long version…can’t I just post that? I suck at remembering stuff and you just GOTTA see the back flop to believe it.
Anyways…as much as we wanted to award Gerry for Originality…we had to stay true to the fact that it was a BELLY flop competition. On that note we had to ask him for a re-do. Thanks for being a good sport!
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Maybe this is the time Jon takes the leap. Like I said, I don’t exactly remember the order. But I do remember the flop. It was stunning. Honestly, and I’m not playing favorites, this was one perfect belly flop. He is lean so I was thinking, Oh c’mon how is he gonna even compete?? LOL Well he starts moving around tables and loungers and takes as much of a running start as he can manage….then flies HIGH through the air in perfect Flop form. The impact was loud and the splash was impressive. I didn’t realize it until the Second round of flops when he opted out of flopping at the last second. He was hurting pretty bad after the first one, and I’m just glad he had his priorities straight.
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Who’s next? NinJA!!! I’ll be completely honest and I regret to say this but I don’t think I was paying attention for this one. I did however catch him in all his glory when he made impact….and that’s the moment that counts!! It was a fine flop indeed. Props Ninja.
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By this point the red stripes have taken ahold and my recollection suffers…
I know we had a second round of flops and this is where contenders start dropping like flies!! Drummerboy just doesn’t have enough splash….Jon couldn’t pull off a proper flop due to 1st flop injury….Booger and Sandie probly sat this round out at the swim up bar….
Dangit. There’s this little block of time where I just don’t know. I think I was trying to get my Craven-A lit. LOL
Wait a second something’s coming back to me…
Booger did flop in the second round!!! I only remember cause he dropped his drawers so it was a FULL MOON FLOP!!! HAhahahaha For the love of god, please tell me somebody got a picture I can’t find one anywhere!!!
I’m pretty sure Muzikdoc pulled off yet another perfect flop (but remember he was jipped in that first round lol). I have no idea if GerryG flopped in Round 2….I wanna say yes.
Ninja wow’d everyone with another dazzling belly buster. Guirigay came out in costume again, but he learned his lesson and ditched the floatie this time. At this point the scores were tallied up and our winners were announced.
1st Runner up……..GUIRIGAY
And the CHAMPion…..of the 2012 Belly Flopping Challenge…..
Can I get a drumroll? (Just pretend like you don’t already know)
NINJA!!!!!!!! Wooooo woooo woo woo
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After the bellyfloppers were sashed, Everyone squeezed in together for some fun Group shots
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The funniest part of this day was the part where Guirigay was just SURE that he had won. LOLOL Oh Guiri, you kill me.
(look how triumphant he looks hahaha)
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At some point during all this nonsense….Daisy and Markus made a fashionably late appearance. Daisy took her spot next to me at the judges table while Markus sadly missed out on the chance to compete….
But that didn’t stop him from FLOPPIN...kinda LOL
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The winners with their good luck charms
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When the dust settled all that was left was a lone ducky
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So glad you're back in TR mode!!
Awesome, lol!
Love that I'm fat, Let's party shirt Brasi is wearing!! And I'm happy to say I can identify each boardie in the picture you posted:)
I have loved reading all of the April trip reports but I have to tell you, that I was really looking forward to yours because of the side (love) story and you do not disappoint. Love it!
What a great day that was....I had a blast....looking forward to BellyFlop II...Great report Tiz!