It's G-Fafif's Birthday 12/31/08

[bmfc1]

It's G-Fafif's Birthday on Wednesday... let's wish him a happy birthday, Faith & Fear style, such as...

It was my birthday and I went to the place that I love best, Shea Stadium. There are only two seats left so I climbed to the upper deck, sat in one of them, and sighed. A wrecking ball was swinging below me, unlike Beltran when Wainwright's ultimate pitch arrived, but I didn't care. I was in Shea Stadium; even if it became a Ballroom Blitz of destruction, it would still be sweet. And I still couldn't get a blintz, or a good knish, at Shea, right up until the end.

So I sat in one of the two remaining seats, alone, thinking that I was the only one in the park, when a voice called out, "Happy Bird-day!" I looked around, and some shmuck (not a putz) was in the only other available seat. "Happy Bird-day!", he called out again. I stewed as the wrecking ball went back and forth, until I looked at him and said "it's BIRTHDAY you fool, my birthday!" And then he said "that's what I said, it's just how I talk." And I felt badly, even if he was lying, because he was a Mets fan.

We walked out of Shea Stadium together, toward the LIRR, and smiled.
All in all, it's not bad being a Mets fan. Sometimes it's even better than a random episode of The West Wing.

Edited December 29, 2008 by Guest

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

For whatever reason I thought this was a thread about Greg Brady.

I'm sorry that the holiday season passed without my having come across "A Very Brady Christmas" this year.

So Merry Chrsitmas, Greg Brady.

And happy birthday, Greg Faffif.

[bmfc1]

I changed the name of the thread, for some reason.

[G-Fafif]

Wait -- did I miss Greg Brady's birthday?

And if I haven't, when do I get to meet Don Drysdale[/url:x79q2qrf]?

[Guest Edgy DC]

Greg met Don Drysdale.

Peter met Rosie Grier.

Bobby met Joe Namath.

Who won?

[soupcan]

I have no idea what bmfc's post meant (by the way have I ever mentioned that whenever I see 'bmfc' I immediately think 'big mary foose cock'? No offense intended its just that that's what comes to mind when I see those letters together. Weird I know) but happy birthday to Greg nonetheless.

And Happy New Year as well.

="Edgy DC":1rnr8j2h]Greg met Don Drysdale. Peter met Rosie Grier. Bobby met Joe Namath. Who won?[/quote:1rnr8j2h] Bobby in a landslide.

Edgy DC Dec 30 2008 07:59 AM

Yeah, thanks to Cindy, I think. But if came down to a fight, I'd bet you'd like to have Rosie on your side. On the flip side, Marcia got kissed by both Davey Jones and Desi Arnaz, Jr., Cindy (along with Bobby) met Don Ho, and Jan got the cast from her aunt's broken leg, which had been autographed by Jean-Claude Killy. Jan: screwed again.

Benjamin Grimm Dec 30 2008 08:17 AM

One of my favorite Brady Bunch lines (not that there are many) is when Carol has to ask her husband: "We don't know Joe Namath, do we Mike?"

bmfc1 Dec 30 2008 08:43 AM

Ugh. This was meant to be a thread to wish our friend G-Fafif a happy birthday. My post was extending this wish in the form of a tribute/parody of the fine work on FAFIF. I was inviting others to do the same.

Edgy DC Dec 30 2008 08:45 AM

Oh, I see that. And I appreciate that. And I wish Greg a happy birthday. But once someone invokes Brady Bunch scripts, you just can't keep me on topic. It's too late.

metirish Dec 30 2008 08:50 AM

Happy birthday Greg.

metsguyinmichigan Dec 30 2008 09:07 AM

Happy birthday, Greg! Jan, in real life, grew up to be quite the hottie. Cindy, not so much.

A Boy Named Seo Dec 30 2008 09:17 AM

themetfairy Dec 30 2008 10:08 AM

Greg - I hope you have a great one tomorrow!

TheOldMole Dec 31 2008 05:22 PM

Happy Birthday to the champ of Met bloggers.

Vince Coleman Firecracker Dec 31 2008 07:15 PM

Happy birthday!

DocTee Dec 31 2008 07:18 PM

happy happy!

G-Fafif Jan 01 2009 12:36 AM

New Year's Eve is a strange birthday, everybody counting down 'til when it's over. Thanks for your good wishes making it a little extra fun while it lasted. On to Opening Day!

themetfairy Jan 01 2009 07:18 AM

="G-Fafif":3lr2oqde] On to Opening Day![/quote:3lr2oqde] It's almost the Baseball Equinox! Kong76 Jan 02 2009 10:56 AM I thought I chimed in here ... happy belated. Zvon Jan 02 2009 02:28 PM cooby Jan 02 2009 07:52 PM Happy Birthday and I hope your mom got a crapload of gifts for having the New Years baby themetfairy Jan 02 2009 08:05 PM (psst - he was actually a New Year's Eve baby....)

[Guest Edgy DC]

Yeah, thanks to Cindy, I think. But if came down to a fight, I'd bet you'd like to have Rosie on your side.

On the flip side, Marcia got kissed by both Davey Jones and Desi Arnaz, Jr., Cindy (along with Bobby) met Don Ho, and Jan got the cast from her aunt's broken leg, which had been autographed by Jean-Claude Killy.

Jan: screwed again.

[Benjamin Grimm]

One of my favorite Brady Bunch lines (not that there are many) is when Carol has to ask her husband: "We don't know Joe Namath, do we Mike?"

[bmfc1]

Ugh. This was meant to be a thread to wish our friend G-Fafif a happy birthday. My post was extending this wish in the form of a tribute/parody of the fine work on FAFIF. I was inviting others to do the same.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Oh, I see that.

And I appreciate that.

And I wish Greg a happy birthday.

But once someone invokes Brady Bunch scripts, you just can't keep me on topic. It's too late.

[metirish]

Happy birthday Greg.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Happy birthday, Greg!

Jan, in real life, grew up to be quite the hottie. Cindy, not so much.

[A Boy Named Seo]

[Guest themetfairy]

Greg - I hope you have a great one tomorrow!

[Theoldmole]

Happy Birthday to the champ of Met bloggers.

[Guest Vince Coleman Firecracker]

Happy birthday!

[DocTee]

happy happy!

[G-Fafif]

New Year's Eve is a strange birthday, everybody counting down 'til when it's over. Thanks for your good wishes making it a little extra fun while it lasted.

On to Opening Day!

[Guest themetfairy]

="G-Fafif":3lr2oqde] On to Opening Day![/quote:3lr2oqde] It's almost the Baseball Equinox!

Kong76 Jan 02 2009 10:56 AM

I thought I chimed in here ... happy belated.

Zvon Jan 02 2009 02:28 PM

cooby Jan 02 2009 07:52 PM

Happy Birthday and I hope your mom got a crapload of gifts for having the New Years baby

themetfairy Jan 02 2009 08:05 PM

(psst - he was actually a New Year's Eve baby....)

[Guest Kong76]

I thought I chimed in here ... happy belated.

[Zvon]

[Guest cooby]

Happy Birthday and I hope your mom got a crapload of gifts for having the New Years baby

[Guest themetfairy]

(psst - he was actually a New Year's Eve baby....)