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By: mallets mcghee

mallets mcghee — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:40:36 +0000

I’ld venture to say that the North Side Croquet Club in Denver is just a hard as all of your clubs put together…we do a weekly web episode highlighting each week’s events…check it out and if you’re even in Denver – bring it!

By: Candice

Candice — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:34:47 +0000

Ah, very cool story! Much different than I had imagined. Thanks so much for stopping by, Steakboy!

By: Dave Bois

Dave Bois — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:00:25 +0000

>> Would also love to know where your secret identity came from

If dogs could only talk, attribution would best be given to Sadie, the pointer mix owned by the aforementioned Jon and his wife and fellow club founder Marina. See, I love dogs, but for some reason Sadie at the outset just would not give me the time of day. It broke my heart, but I soon had a new best bud by way of having dropped wee niblets of meat (slyly, I thought, and quite incorrectly) on the ground for her during a cookout.

Surprised by their recently-adopted somewhat reticent pooch all of a sudden following me everywhere, I was flat cold busted by Jon, and through a laughing fit, was dubbed ‘steakboy’ then and there.

>> You all sound like a bunch of people I’d love to play some extreme croquet with

All comers are always welcome. We play with not-so-much-regularity, but we’re trying to put word out of upcoming play dates, always on the same chunk of favored Golden Gate Park turf, through our SFECC Facebook page.

very best,
Dave

By: Candice Walsh

Candice Walsh — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:09:22 +0000

Hahaha, she’s right, you know!

By: JoAnna

JoAnna — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:08:21 +0000

@Dave ~ If Candice offers to take you up on a game of croquet, you can’t say no.

By: Candice

Candice — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:04:38 +0000

Dave! Oh goodness I’m excited you revealed your identity. You all sound like a bunch of people I’d love to play some extreme croquet with. Would also love to know where your secret identity came from, although I’d wager it has something to do with a deep love for steak…?

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uberVU - social comments — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:56:04 +0000

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By: Dave Bois

Dave Bois — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:54:21 +0000

d’oh — fists of ham. apologies. please allow SFEDD to stand for: “sorry for error — dufus deluxe.” meant: SFECC. cheers, Dave (dba steakboy).

By: Dave Bois

Dave Bois — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:48:59 +0000

Baaah ha ha ha ha !! I am dying a thousand deaths here — I caught wind of your article by way of my good friend Jon, founder of the San Francisco Extreme Croquet Club ( find us at extremecroquet.com ). Am delighted and a bit astonished to find myself mentioned by the name under which I join the battle: for I, you see, am Steakboy.

The Connecticut Extreme Croquet Society appears to be the US pioneers of the game, with a club that dates to the 1980s. We at SFEDD have had the good pleasure of crossing mallets with Seattle-area-based Lakewood Croquet Club, who unfurl the banner “meatheads plus mallets equals mayhem,” iirc.

‘Fun’ doesn’t even do justice to our outings. It’s bananas.

Best,
Dave / Oakland, CA