We actually did pretty well this year, in spite of ourselves.  We pulled together 16 or 17 handsome and sexy ultimate players from Bellingham to make "The Merkins".  Adam was a huge part of our success because he took our discombobulated spirit and actually produced a few props so we had something to show off (a necessity at Potlatch).  First of all, he whipped up the Merkin shirts.  You can see them in this photo.  Yes, if you know what a merkin is, you can determine what is on our shirts.  Also, and possibly a tight runner-up for awesome-ness is the "pub" that Adam wheeled onto the field on Friday morning. 

He told me he was going to make a "bar", and we all know that Adam can pretty much make anything out of two nails and a piece of plywood, but I had no idea how important the "Pubic Pub" would be to the success of  the entire weekend.  Enid had a major part in the human artwork, which in no way could I ever hope to match.  Sean provided the wood and a bit of ingenuity on the wheels.  This provided the perfect template for our infamous "Pin the Merkin" game, which was a huge success for all the 9 teams that had the chance to partake.  

The stats aren't nearly as impressive as the aswesome gallon-sized mojitos we gave to each of our competitors, but even so, we ended up in 3rd/4th-ish place in C-Pool.  We won 1 of 3 games on Friday, won 0 of 3 games on Saturday, and won 2 of 3 games (wow) on Sunday.  So, overall that puts us at winning 3 out of 9 games and still coming in in the top 30 teams out of 100 at Potlatch 2008.  Not bad for a team that can't get a practice together, or even a real game of ultimate.  Thanks, Adam and Enid, and Sean, for the encouragement and swag.  Adam, even though you didn't get to play this year, we all appreciate you being there and keeping our "spirits" high, and next year, we'll be making sure you're out on the field too.