Huge history update: Unbeknownst to me, there was an actual Dudesday in the Summer of 2000. Our book keeper was going over the year 2000's taxes before shredding and picked up on this. So I am proud to announce that in 2010 it will be the 10th Anniversary of Dudesday!! Boys, the lights will be a lighter brighter, the beer a little colder and the pomp and circumstance will be um..big too.
Revionist History
It all began in May of 2001, The Summer of Love as most people now refer to it as. We were living in a Pre 9/11 world life was simpler. Four people went to North Wildwood for a shore house, only two returned. The two souls, MTK and Keller, who stayed down were only equipped with a 30 pack of Coors Light, a PlaystationOne and Madden. Later in the day there were met by JL (jesslomba) with more brew in tow. The Jade East was never……ever the same. Details are sketchy of what happened. Although, drinking and dipping have been confirmed.. The boys woke up the next morning covered in red paint and a bill for $1500 from Bull Feathers. It seems the boys tore the dance floor up.
Peeps there: MTK, Keller, JL
In 2002, the stakes were raised. More people, more beer, more Playstation(2). Details of this day are even sketchier. The hotel was the Garden State. Two rooms were rented. Witnesses that evening recall the Boyz speaking in foreign tongues at some points or standing almost comatosed as the band played some god-awful song.
Things of note for the day
Everyone went home at different times and different ways. The hotel was on 2nd Street. Some people got to 2nd Street via 6th.
It is rumored that one brave soul swam from Moore’s to the Hotel.
RTK would still be roaming the street of Wildwood if it was not for Chris Caruso standing on the corner of 2nd and Surf eating a ham sandwich.
Chris used a push vacuum to clean up aforementioned Ham sandwich. The results were not good
Hot Shots Golf was the game of the day
Peeps there: MTK, Keller, JL, Chris, Hart, RTK
From May of 2002 until May of 2006 the day went on hiatus as people got married had kids then had more kids (and more kids and more kids in the Boot’s case). As time went on MTK started to notice that the Girl’s were getting together for Girl’s Weekend, then Girl’s Day. MTK decided the Guys need a day. As we all know when a bunch of Girl’s get together they have pillow fights in lingerie and when a bunch of guy’s get together they drink beer, gamble, work in local soup kitchens and play wiffle ball. A date was set for old friends, family, mortal enemies, former rivals and ex tag team partners to get together to take 3-4 years off their lives. DUDES DAY was resurrected.
In May of 2006, the Wildwoods were once again the meeting place. Friends came together from all over the Delaware Valley. A young scamp by the name of Terlet won over some of the fella’s as he was crossing 12th street by himself. He soon became the official mascot of Dude’s Day and the first turtle to go to Dude’s day. It was a groundbreaking day in turtle history. The day was filled with wiffle ball, washers, betting on horse racers and poker. Dein brought 18 VHS tapes filled with some of the worst Stern bits ever seen by man.
Peeps there: MTK, Keller, Primo, Greg, Chris, RTK, Hart, Kent, Hoey, The Boot, Big Bry from the Shelter, JL, Ron
Things of Note of the Day:
Whoever was on MTK’s team lost in wiffle ball
Greg won the HR title over MTK by 2
Keller plays outfield like Bobby Abreau
Primo drank beer out of a Omaha Steaks Cooler
MTK sat on cooler and broke it
Don’t play a cash game with Mr (Bob) Hart
Dein passed out by around 10
Donald Brashear backed down from a fight with Chris
Jaeger Bombs are not cheap
Ron destroyed Chris’ Car
Team Hart came to the wiffle ball game 5 hours late after being H the night before
The Return of JL
Primo lied about liking Stella
RTK’s fart killed a small women in Owen’s
In 2007, the event moved to April. Casa de Boot held the event. Local legend has it that the island began to cry as the Dude’s Day caravan rolled into town. It was the nicest weather day in April ever per Hurricane Schwartz. We had our first member from South of the Mason Dixon line come up for the event. Terlet boycotted after he overheard a remark made by Dein last year. Wiffle ball, HR Derby and QB challenged last from 10:00am to around 6:00 PM. Heineken Light became the first ever beer sponsor of Dude’s Day. Roster ice also made it’s first appearance. Keenan’s was once again the spot to go at night. With Hoey buying several rounds for the ladies.
List of Peeps there: MTK RTK Keller Primo Chris Greg Hart Kent Ian RHJ Jay Franny Boot Hoey JGrab MikeFord Timmy Boobus
Things of Note of the Day:
North Wildwood’s McDonalds was run by Chinese people
Ron burns in the Sun
RHJ is an Ace wiffle ball pitcher
Primo curses a lot
MTK broke his tailbone
Greg brought rigged dice to the LCR game (per RTK)
Someone won in cards
Jay ran away from his girlfriend several times to get back in the bar
Dudes Day 2008 had many firsts. The weekend actually kicked off on Friday and come Saturday morning around 10am some of the boys wish it didn't. T-shirts were purchased and wore out to the bar and Mustache Mania ran wild. The brothers of destruction reeked mayhem in Franny's yard. Marty's thong turned on many a 60 year old women at Owen's. Jimmy Grabers strep throat won the poker tournament. The legend of the cock blocker was born. The Sun knocked some of the boys out of commisioner and MikeFord almost puked for about 2 hours.
THe List of Peeps is too numerous to mention but a few of the boys were elected to the Board of Governors.
Things of the Note of the Day:
The Chinesse no longer run McDonalds
Teams that cheat always seem to beat MTK's team in wiffle ball
Ronathan is a young charlie hustle
Mustaches are a horrible accessory
Any Cabby who drives you to their house so their husband can give you beer is Aces in my book
The Boot hooked everyone up via his connections at Keenans
Several other things happened that I am not at liberty to talk about due to the Patriot Act
In 2009,dudesday. I am not talking about how Pacman Jones made it rain either. There was actually liquid falling from the sky. The only thing I can think of is that the angels were crying because there so called god fucked Dudesday. But before you going getting upset a great time was had by all. Tuxedo T-shirts were the theme and it just proved you can't dress a piece of shart We had some firsts and hopefully lasts (broads crashing DD). Timmy actually came through with something that didn't suck (his parents house). We had a lot of new dudes join the fray and none of them were Douchebags. The weekend really expanded this year to Friday. We got our wiffle ball tournament in and played a lot of cards. Flip Flopz was the place to be Also Terlet no showed the whole event that santimonious son of a bitch...anyway on the highlights (lowlights)
As previously stated a lot of new Dudes joined but a few of the regulars had vaginitis and couldn't attend
MTK and Dan Miles hit the town early on Friday with a Just Legal and kicked ass in The Price is Right at Woody's
Craig Nash loves him some peperoni Pizza
Ian, Ron and Chris did not get sun poison.
MattMiles thought if he went to sleep at 9:30pm he could get a good spot for the Sunday Continental breakfast
Primo charmed the pants off everyone he spoke with
Todd Cav's crowning achievement was staying out till 2am until he realized the bars were open till 2am
Flip Flopz sent me a bill for 3K because the dudes tore up the dancefloor
Franny drank 20 "Walt Wits" and proved that if you bottle shit and put a picture of a dude named after a bridge someone will drink 20 of them
Jgrab did not drink and broke his ankle the next day at the Broad Street Run (proving running is for pussies)
Jess proved he still got it
MTK, Primo and Dan Miles won the Wiffle Ball Tourney
Everything else has been stripped of my memory because of the 20 Roofies I took that night
2010 will onced again be bigger and better with beautiful weather, more dudes and a new theme. The Wildwoods will never, ever be the same again! I realized there wasn't a god. If there was a god why would he make it rain on