Skilasnow
06-28-2004, 11:32 PM
SOMERVILLE, MA: Another evening of Mirth, Merriment, Ribs, and Tuckerman Memorabilia!
Eleven skiers decended on the unsuspecting crowd at Somerville's famous ribshack in Davis Square, Redbones. Attention was drawn to the crowd due to the unusual headware being worn by several of the group, ski goggles.
As their numbers increased a waitress was overheard commenting to a co-worker, "Who ARE these people?"
They are members of a hoi polloi group calling themselves "T4Ters," or "Tuckermaniacs." This evening was one of a hodgepodge of near pilgramages that this group puts together with no apparent plan or schedule. Their only intent seems to be eating ribs (and fried okra, and at another popular T4T gathering spot, fried pickles), drinking beer, and discussing, in June (and other otherwise non-snowy months), the famous and infamous Tuckerman Ravine and any related or unrelated topic.
Excerpts of the conversation included innumerable anectdotes about something called "schussing", wherein many members seemed awed by someone named "Toni." At least one discussion involved two stories of ski injuries in foreign countries requiring surgery. Other topics involved "trees," "mandatory air," and "face shots," which I can only assume refers to collagen.
One member of the group, Harkin Banks, who is the official curator of the mysterious TMCCH, brought along antique and vintage literature that was hemmed and hawed over by the entire congregation, though it was whisked away quickly when the pork products arrived. These materials seemed harmless enough but some were referred to as "****." This phenomena prompted such comments as, "NICE!", "WOW!", and, "They did THAT with THOSE?"
The attendees of this event were, clockwise starting from the scheduler (the schedulers of such events are known as The Defender Of Snow And Related Topics) Skilas, Rider.Steve, RR, Harkin Banks, Skibum12583, SkiChick, KMRN, (Dan)*, Bladegirl, (Bladeguy)**, and Rainman.
Three state's citizens were represented, Massholes, New Hampsters, and Connmen.
The un-official photographers at the event were classic (ie: non-digital), and so, lamentably, pictures of the event may remain undisclosed for some time.
* "Dan's" real identity has been concealed to protect the innocent
** Identity Unconfirmed by T4T administrators
Eleven skiers decended on the unsuspecting crowd at Somerville's famous ribshack in Davis Square, Redbones. Attention was drawn to the crowd due to the unusual headware being worn by several of the group, ski goggles.
As their numbers increased a waitress was overheard commenting to a co-worker, "Who ARE these people?"
They are members of a hoi polloi group calling themselves "T4Ters," or "Tuckermaniacs." This evening was one of a hodgepodge of near pilgramages that this group puts together with no apparent plan or schedule. Their only intent seems to be eating ribs (and fried okra, and at another popular T4T gathering spot, fried pickles), drinking beer, and discussing, in June (and other otherwise non-snowy months), the famous and infamous Tuckerman Ravine and any related or unrelated topic.
Excerpts of the conversation included innumerable anectdotes about something called "schussing", wherein many members seemed awed by someone named "Toni." At least one discussion involved two stories of ski injuries in foreign countries requiring surgery. Other topics involved "trees," "mandatory air," and "face shots," which I can only assume refers to collagen.
One member of the group, Harkin Banks, who is the official curator of the mysterious TMCCH, brought along antique and vintage literature that was hemmed and hawed over by the entire congregation, though it was whisked away quickly when the pork products arrived. These materials seemed harmless enough but some were referred to as "****." This phenomena prompted such comments as, "NICE!", "WOW!", and, "They did THAT with THOSE?"
The attendees of this event were, clockwise starting from the scheduler (the schedulers of such events are known as The Defender Of Snow And Related Topics) Skilas, Rider.Steve, RR, Harkin Banks, Skibum12583, SkiChick, KMRN, (Dan)*, Bladegirl, (Bladeguy)**, and Rainman.
Three state's citizens were represented, Massholes, New Hampsters, and Connmen.
The un-official photographers at the event were classic (ie: non-digital), and so, lamentably, pictures of the event may remain undisclosed for some time.
* "Dan's" real identity has been concealed to protect the innocent
** Identity Unconfirmed by T4T administrators