Friday, August 03, 2007

I'm back. Sorry. Busy producing television, writing a children's book, creating a comedy show, etc. Check out my hilarious videos on Youtube.

And read my new story below...



Look closely at my current picture. If you can tear your eyes away from my stunning good looks, check out my t-shirt. It's hard to read, but on the shirt it says "The Mega Powers". There's a story behind that. (Of Course)

When I was a kid, I used to watch WWF wrestling with my Nanna (my grandma). I was a fan when Hulk Hogan teamed up with Macho Man Randy Savage. Together with sexy manager Miss Elizabeth, they formed "The Mega Powers" and won the Tag team championship belts. Turns out, this was only the second most successful Mega Powers team.

Fast forward 18 years to 2005. I am running a recreation program for elementary school kids. Every friday we played "Elimination", which is actually "dodgeball", but you're not allowed to call it dodgeball. Playing Elimination is fun, because it's the one time of the week you can hit the kids with dodge balls, which is a great way to relieve stress, as long as you don't hit anyone in the head.

Myself and the other counselors (Steve & Stefanie) would form a team, and we'd put ALL the kids on the other team. Outnumbered 40 to 3, it was a pretty even contest. I can't tell you how much fun it was! After a while, one of our favorite parents (Doug) caught on and started coming early from work so he could join in on the fun. He became the 4th member of the "Mega Powers". As a team we joked, dodged, taunted, flexed, and dodged some more. The kids loved the challenge, but they usually got rocked.

Eventually, all good things come to an end. Now its 2007 and the Mega Powers were splitting up. I got a job in Television, Stefanie moved to Maryland, and Steve got a job closer to home. But on one of the last days on the job, we reunited for one last smackdown. I bought t-shirts to commemorate the team. The kids couldn't wait to take us on, but we beat them 4 times in a row. We were dropping them like zombies in a video game. Eventually, they started to win a few games, but we had one last surprise for them. 2 extra "mega powers" t-shirts! We chose 2 kids who played the best and they joined our team. With the defection of their 2 best players, the kids were destroyed by the combined might of the Mega Powers!!!

There is nothing more satisfying then throwing a dodgeball 40 miles per hour at a 9 year old while he's running away from you. And accidentally hitting the unsuspecting kid next to him.