AN Day 4: AN'ers Gone Wild!

by McFood on Aug 7, 2007 9:19 PM PDT Comment 32 comments

A very large "Thank you!" to Blez, BBG and the entire AN community for showing up and making AN Day 4 another fantastic experience. Once again, the best part of the whole thing, for me, is just getting to hang with familiar AN'ers and meeting LOTS of new ones. Clan McFood had a grand old time, and we got to watch a win too! The A's are now 3 for 4 on AN Days. An extra thanks goes to xbox for giving his BBQ voucher to one of my daughters, as we were unable to purchase extra ones on short notice. I never did get to buy you a beer, but I owe you one! The pics will tell a better story than I could, so peruse with your peepers, people:

This has nothing to do with AN Day, but I liked my daughter's cake, and it's my diary, so...

The Father, the Son, and The Holy Toledo!

AN'ERS ASSEMBLE!

Zonis, aka "Mr. Lucky"

Rickeyfan, front and center

Various AN'ers, please identify yourselves! Thanks!

MikeHeath, Sal, and Apricot all sporting the original AN ringer tee, except MikeHeath accented with a Holy Toledo patch. Sal, Apricot, you just got fashion PWNED!

Some like sun, some like shade, but nobody likes Sinead O'Connor

A sea of green, I love it!

Some people, with faces, and...stuff. Nico's hat still has that "new car" smell.

I'm digging Nick's old school A's cap in the lower left.

Melody, grover, Louis & Bear88. xbox practices his scowl in the background.

AlleninSF & Devo

Sal & McFood. You would think a college grad would know better than to fall for the old "pull my finger" trick, but you'd be wrong.

OH MY GOD! Poppy was standing right next to me when this pic was taken! But when I got home and downloaded the images... <cough>succubus<cough>

Devo & Brad, or Buzz...or something.

Robb, Ohad & friends, I think.

Melody tossing her cookies, GreenNGoldGirl rockin' the high socks, grover offering a rebuttal whilst monkeyball lurks behind.

Back Row: sslinger's SO, sslinger, ohtobe21likehuston(I think) Front Row: McFood, monkeyball O'Town stylin his $5 BART Bridge hat

Clan McFood

McFood & Ice Cream stage an impromptu gun show. Easy, ladies, they're taken. Or should that read, Easy Ladies, they're taken.

Hopey plays hide 'n seek with Mrs. McFood. Cuter than that is NOT possible.

The Midwest AN Travel Squad, in formation. Hmmm...we seem to be missing the queen bee.

Batgirl wins "Best of Show" in the cutest hat competition with a sparkly number. Who can resist sparkly things?

xbhaskarx, monkeyball's sun tan lotion covered elbow. Can you tell them apart?

AN rises to its feet with two outs in the ninth and the A's clinging to a one run lead!

Embree readies for the delivery!

We're on the verge of victory!

One more strike will do it!

The batter digs in!

Three outs, we win, and Nick trumpets out our victory cry!

Ok, I'm hella tired, so that's all folks!

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We werent there

so that pic is not me and ohad.

Lets go Oakland! Check out my blog:http://sportsrus33.blogspot.com/

by bballfanr33 on Aug 7, 2007 9:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Because I can't edit my diary...

Here's the pic of Hopey that I messed up.

"Woo hoo!" - mikeA

by McFood on Aug 7, 2007 9:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Looks fixed to me!

Just dial 1 800 Geek Squad.

More than just ANtics: http://www.louisgray.com/live/

by louismg on Aug 8, 2007 12:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Where are the pics of me?

These friggin' unclutch losers will never, ever win another game! Ever!

by FoolshGame22 on Aug 7, 2007 9:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

"Where's my $100.00?"

Ooh, byrned!

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Aug 7, 2007 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

lol

do I owe you?

These friggin' unclutch losers will never, ever win another game! Ever!

by FoolshGame22 on Aug 7, 2007 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

No. I stayed out of that mess.

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Aug 8, 2007 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

nico

NICO FAN CLUB!

Lets go Oakland! Check out my blog:http://sportsrus33.blogspot.com/

by bballfanr33 on Aug 7, 2007 9:54 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Nice pics Mcfood.

See you on the 28th.

I think religion is a neurological disorder that prevents people from thinking on their own.--B. Maher

by sf drift king on Aug 7, 2007 10:05 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Good job!

I love your camera... and, clearly, it loves me. Can I have it? I'll trade you a T-shirt for it...

"They weren't frightened of me, they LOVED me!" ~ McFood, deep in denial

by Poppy on Aug 7, 2007 10:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

great pics, McFood

you were too busy taking pics to be watching the game.

My thoughts...

1. devo is way cooler than I thought he'd be... kewl blue fashionista!

2. Nico went for that cool Dallas Braden hat style (so, he could get that good peripheral vision thingie that Dallas sold Fosse on, no doubt).

3. I don't think anyone that I owe money to was there... I should have come. ;-)

These friggin' unclutch losers will never, ever win another game! Ever!

by FoolshGame22 on Aug 7, 2007 10:58 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Who doesn't have an A's hat ...

to match every outfit?

"It's for your own good. Big strong Devo knows whats best for Poppy" -- Mossback

by devo on Aug 8, 2007 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'll cop to being down the road from Dallas ...

... in the "some people" pic. The wrong half of Dogm... err, Sue and I was facing the camera.

The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus

by The Dogfather on Aug 8, 2007 7:34 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

great pix-thanks

On days like these I really miss "oaktoon".

by bigelephant on Aug 8, 2007 9:58 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

dammit

I need to learn to be less photogeneric

Beane's World!! Excellent!!! Rock On, Beane! Rock On, Geren!

by Satchmo22 on Aug 8, 2007 10:34 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Nicely done McFood

Only comment - the guy next to me is Batgirl's friend, not O2B.

by sslinger on Aug 8, 2007 11:11 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Am I the only one who can see Poppy in that

"succubus" picture?

'I have a theory about Randy Bell, but it betrays such an abject lack of faith in humanity that I cannot voice it.' ~FSU

by LAXile on Aug 8, 2007 11:37 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I can't see Ice Cream, either.

The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus

by The Dogfather on Aug 8, 2007 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

thanks for the posting

great pics, in sequence, no less. wish I could have made it.

by Brian in 317 on Aug 8, 2007 11:39 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

WOOO!!!

AN DAY GONE WILD!!!!

[pulls down socks]
[steals picture]

Stuck on Buck :)

by GreenNGoldGirl on Aug 8, 2007 11:47 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

LOVE the cake!!

And I am in one of those pictures, but it isn't cute, so I won't say which one!

Great pictures, by the way!!

"I'm already in Barry's head! He doesn't want to play against ME!" - Kotsay on facing Zito, Fan Fest 2007

by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Aug 8, 2007 11:53 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Is this the first ever pic of BCG on AN?

by Reg on Aug 8, 2007 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Good stuff, McFood. I really enjoyed the pics

and am looking forward to finding time to post mine soon. Great looking family if you could "Poppy" yourself out of the picture. J/K.

As sslinger said above... that ain't me! I ain't no Senator's son. Not quite sure how I missed "Hopey" but she is an absolute angel. I still can't believe how many people I didn't meet on Saturday. Luckily I ran into you on the way out the door.

BTW... is Nico playing PSP at the game?

Tara Reid - "I make Jessica Simpson look like a rock scientist"

by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 8, 2007 11:54 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Nico never watches the games.

If you don't believe me, check out his write-ups.

The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus

by The Dogfather on Aug 8, 2007 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

no he's controlling the game

the power source for the device is hidden in his hat

Signatures? We don't need no stinking signatures.

by jubjub on Aug 8, 2007 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

no, I was hiding in his hat

After the game, we flew to LaGuardia.

I'm not throwing in the towel, but I'm using it to wipe the sweat off my face and enjoy the rest of the season. ~ oaklandSMASH @('.')@

by monkeyball on Aug 8, 2007 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That's my transistor radio--

Without Ken Korach, there IS no game. I have never played any baseball video game and never will--which is why my top score remains "zero".

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Aug 9, 2007 7:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

looks fun...

one of these days i'm gonna make it.. one of these days.

"I hope he arouses the fire that's dormant in the innermost recesses of my soul." - Ichiro on Matsuzaka

by ConditionOakland on Aug 8, 2007 2:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

MISSED everone this year :(

Thanks for the photos, C.McFood - makes me less sad that I missed my first AN day since I knew about them.

~~ Emily (formerly "Baker")

by eebie on Aug 8, 2007 3:47 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

you're welcome

and no need to buy me a beer, i don't drink.

it was good to see you again, i think we're two of only five folks who have attended all four AN days, unless i miscounted (blez, baseballgirl, bear88).
of course baseballgirl still screwed up my name tag....
"i forgot what letter goes on both sides"
uhh, X, obviously!

A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on Aug 8, 2007 5:33 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I enjoyed meeting those of you I met...

but I mostly hid out.

I enjoyed watching the first half of the game with "InBillyWeTrust" until my girlfriend's pale complexion demanded we head for shadier seating.

Ever since I read the Chinmusic magazine article where Johnny Ramone interviewed Billy Beane and vice versa, I wanted to turn Mr. Beane on to Guided By Voices, and I was happy to find he'd already found their triumphant garage rock stylings to his liking.

Now, I realize what I should have been worrying about is turning Monkeyball on to Guided By Voices. I'd love to hear a triumpant A's oriented parody of "Demons Are Real" or "I Am A Scientist."

"We are all gods. You can never underestimate the creative potential of a human being. Nor the destructive potential."- Robert Pollard, GbV

by The Pilots Dared Me To Die on Aug 9, 2007 9:50 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

and one more thing...

I perused all the photographs from all the AN day posts, and I only found myself in one photograph, way in the corner where nobody would be looking anyway. That made me so happy. I was trying to look nondescript and not attract any attention.

Rock on, beautiful people!

"We are all gods. You can never underestimate the creative potential of a human being. Nor the destructive potential."- Robert Pollard, GbV

by The Pilots Dared Me To Die on Aug 9, 2007 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs