Sunday, January 16, 2011
Friday, January 14, 2011
This morning, I got a text featuring this:
Coming soon to a Skatium near you.
O'Fallon Brewery donated two kegs for your enjoyment. Party Hard!
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Things to consider...Updated 1/14/2011
With the big day approaching, here are a few things to consider:
-Helmets are not required. You are an adult. We are not your parents. If you need a helmet, wear one. If you don't want to wear one, that's fine with us. We're not going to make you wear a helmet.
-Eat before you arrive at the Lock-In. The first meal we provide you won't show up until many hours after the start of the Lock-In. So enjoy a big breakfast/lunch/brunch before arriving at the Skatium. Also feel free to bring snacks and drinks. Leave them in your car or backpack them into the Skatium. Do what you need to do to survive the 24-hour party.
-You will be required to surrender extra mallets at the door. For 24-hours, you will only have access to one of your mallets. You can leave extras in your car or surrender them to us when you check in. Once you have surrendered your extra mallets, you will be required to put a name tag on your mallet shaft. The purpose of this it so we can call out your name if you're taking too long to get on the court for your game. Mallets without name tags will be tossed to the side and ignored. If your mallet breaks, you must come to an STL player, show him/her your broken mallet, and you will get a new name tag and one of your spare mallets back.
-We will throw you out if you are a dick. Anyone causing trouble...putting more than one mallet in the next-game-piles...destroying property...or being what we determine to be "a dick" will be thrown out of the Skatium. We are not bluffing. I will happily remove anyone that is ruining the Lock-In experience for anyone else.
-There will be punishments for things like own goals and spilling drinks. Punishments will probably be on a case by case basis. But if you witness an own goal or spilled drink, notify an STL member ASAP.
-Take lots of pictures. Reliving polo events through photography is something I truly enjoy. If you take pictures this weekend, be sure to upload and share them.
-Dress warm. Bring clothes for the winter weather outside. Also bring a few layers to the Skatium. It's a little drafty. A t-shirt and jeans will leave you wanting inside the Skatium.
-Be open minded and flexible. Having fun is easy. If you're too cool to have fun, you probably shouldn't show up on Saturday.
...I'll keep adding to this list as I think of new things. Check the comments too. I'm sure some STL players will chime in with things that I've forgotten.
The 2011 STL Bike Polo Lock-In is so close...I can almost taste that beer you spit in my face in the heat of partying.
-Helmets are not required. You are an adult. We are not your parents. If you need a helmet, wear one. If you don't want to wear one, that's fine with us. We're not going to make you wear a helmet.
-Eat before you arrive at the Lock-In. The first meal we provide you won't show up until many hours after the start of the Lock-In. So enjoy a big breakfast/lunch/brunch before arriving at the Skatium. Also feel free to bring snacks and drinks. Leave them in your car or backpack them into the Skatium. Do what you need to do to survive the 24-hour party.
-You will be required to surrender extra mallets at the door. For 24-hours, you will only have access to one of your mallets. You can leave extras in your car or surrender them to us when you check in. Once you have surrendered your extra mallets, you will be required to put a name tag on your mallet shaft. The purpose of this it so we can call out your name if you're taking too long to get on the court for your game. Mallets without name tags will be tossed to the side and ignored. If your mallet breaks, you must come to an STL player, show him/her your broken mallet, and you will get a new name tag and one of your spare mallets back.
-We will throw you out if you are a dick. Anyone causing trouble...putting more than one mallet in the next-game-piles...destroying property...or being what we determine to be "a dick" will be thrown out of the Skatium. We are not bluffing. I will happily remove anyone that is ruining the Lock-In experience for anyone else.
-There will be punishments for things like own goals and spilling drinks. Punishments will probably be on a case by case basis. But if you witness an own goal or spilled drink, notify an STL member ASAP.
-Take lots of pictures. Reliving polo events through photography is something I truly enjoy. If you take pictures this weekend, be sure to upload and share them.
-Dress warm. Bring clothes for the winter weather outside. Also bring a few layers to the Skatium. It's a little drafty. A t-shirt and jeans will leave you wanting inside the Skatium.
-Be open minded and flexible. Having fun is easy. If you're too cool to have fun, you probably shouldn't show up on Saturday.
...I'll keep adding to this list as I think of new things. Check the comments too. I'm sure some STL players will chime in with things that I've forgotten.
The 2011 STL Bike Polo Lock-In is so close...I can almost taste that beer you spit in my face in the heat of partying.
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Friday Night...
If you are getting in to St. Louis on Friday and you need housing, remember to contact Nick at LOCKINHOUSING@gmail.com.
Also, if you are getting into St. Louis on Friday, and you are looking for something fun to do, we will be playing polo at our Maplewood rink from 6pm-10pm. The Maplewood rink can be found at 7601 Manchester Road - Saint Louis, MO 63143-2840 behind the police station. This probably isn't happening...Thanks to the recent snow storm, and despite our best efforts, all of our outdoor rinks are snowy, icy messes. Just go to Handlebar and enjoy cheap drinks.
Also, if you are getting into St. Louis on Friday, and you are looking for something fun to do, we will be playing polo at our Maplewood rink from 6pm-10pm. The Maplewood rink can be found at 7601 Manchester Road - Saint Louis, MO 63143-2840 behind the police station. This probably isn't happening...Thanks to the recent snow storm, and despite our best efforts, all of our outdoor rinks are snowy, icy messes. Just go to Handlebar and enjoy cheap drinks.
After polo, we will be heading to HandleBar for cheap drinks until 3am in celebration of Jake's birthday. HandleBar can be found at 4127 Manchester Road - Saint Louis, MO 63110. Order yourself a dose of Wheeler's Tall Bike - A double decker shot special available until midnight.
After staying out too late and drinking too much on Friday night, we will all meet at The Skatuim on Saturday to experience a true, dead-of-winter Bike Polo Lock-In.
Check in for the 2011 STL Bike Polo Lock-In starts at Noon on the 15th. The Skatium's address is 120 Catalan Street - Saint Louis, MO 63111.
Check in for the 2011 STL Bike Polo Lock-In starts at Noon on the 15th. The Skatium's address is 120 Catalan Street - Saint Louis, MO 63111.
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Updates, Limits, and Housing
As of right now, 30 people have paid for their spot at the 2011 STL Bike Polo Lock-In. 30 people are all set to have the time of their lives on the third weekend of January. With those 30 spots spoken and paid for, 35 spots remain unclaimed.
I think we accepted around 90 applications, but we promised to keep the number of people in attendance at the Lock-In around 65. Obviously, everyone that sent in an application will not be able to attend our 24-hour party. If you have yet to pay or send us an email expressing your desire to pay at the door on January 15, you are on the outside looking in at the 2011 STL Bike Polo Lock-In! Read that last sentence again...I'll wait. If you want to be on the inside, you need to pay your $25 entrance fee -OR- send us an email stating the following:
"I, (your name here), will be paying for my spot at the Lock-In on January 15, 2011."
Starting RIGHT NOW, the first 35 people to pay or email us promising to pay at the door will officially be part of the Lock-In. The number of available spots are going to be listed below. When the number reaches zero, the 2011 STL Bike Polo Lock-In will be full, and no amount of begging or bribing will get you through the doors if you miss the cut. Okay? Good.
Number of Lock-In spots available: ZERO (updated 01/12/2011 at 5:08pm cst)
On another important note: If you need a place to sleep on Friday night (January 14th), you need to send an email to LOCKINHOUSING@gmail.com and politely tell Nick that you need a little floorspace. We do not have a ton of space for out-of-towners to crash, but if you ask nicely, I am sure the STL club can find a little section of floor where you can rest your weary eyes before stepping foot inside of our 24-hour circus.
So some of you have some work to do as fast as humanly possible: 1.) Pay or promise to pay at the door. 2.) Politely email Nick and ask for a place to sleep on Friday, January 14th if you need it.
Does all of that make sense? I hope so. If you have any questions, post a comment or email us. We will get back to you as fast as possible.
I think we accepted around 90 applications, but we promised to keep the number of people in attendance at the Lock-In around 65. Obviously, everyone that sent in an application will not be able to attend our 24-hour party. If you have yet to pay or send us an email expressing your desire to pay at the door on January 15, you are on the outside looking in at the 2011 STL Bike Polo Lock-In! Read that last sentence again...I'll wait. If you want to be on the inside, you need to pay your $25 entrance fee -OR- send us an email stating the following:
"I, (your name here), will be paying for my spot at the Lock-In on January 15, 2011."
Starting RIGHT NOW, the first 35 people to pay or email us promising to pay at the door will officially be part of the Lock-In. The number of available spots are going to be listed below. When the number reaches zero, the 2011 STL Bike Polo Lock-In will be full, and no amount of begging or bribing will get you through the doors if you miss the cut. Okay? Good.
Number of Lock-In spots available: ZERO (updated 01/12/2011 at 5:08pm cst)
On another important note: If you need a place to sleep on Friday night (January 14th), you need to send an email to LOCKINHOUSING@gmail.com and politely tell Nick that you need a little floorspace. We do not have a ton of space for out-of-towners to crash, but if you ask nicely, I am sure the STL club can find a little section of floor where you can rest your weary eyes before stepping foot inside of our 24-hour circus.
So some of you have some work to do as fast as humanly possible: 1.) Pay or promise to pay at the door. 2.) Politely email Nick and ask for a place to sleep on Friday, January 14th if you need it.
Does all of that make sense? I hope so. If you have any questions, post a comment or email us. We will get back to you as fast as possible.
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Thank You, Sir. May I Have Another?
Since our last post, we have had a good number of people send us their entrance fee to the 2011 STL Bike Polo Lock-In. Thank you for your prompt response. Paying early helps us purchase items we need to have and want to have at the Lock-In.
If you have not paid yet, get your money in as soon as you have the chance!
Again, you can send your $25 entrance fee to us via PayPal at: stlbikepololockin@gmail.com
If it is impossible for you to pay early via PayPal, we need a simple email from you stating that you plan on paying at the door. Hopefully, knowing who has paid and who still owes us money will make the process of getting people into the Skatium a little smoother and faster.
Get excited. It’s only a measly 17 days until we all party together for 24 hours at a run-down skating rink in South St. Louis. The STL Bike Polo club cannot wait to show you that traveling to STL instead of Boston is the right decision 110% of the time.
If you need housing on the Friday night before the Lock-In, information on that will be posted in the coming days. Stay tuned.
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Goods and Services...
On January 15th and 16th, we will explore the countless ways to have fun at an indoor skating rink in St. Louis, Missouri. Together, all of us will experience life-changing craziness that will be burned in our hearts and minds forever. If you leave The Skatium on January 16th and can say that you did not have a blast, you will have failed in an epic manner.
Of course, to get into our polo party, there still remains that pesky issue of paying the entrance fee. But before you start throwing money our direction, the STL Bike Polo Club wants to clearly state what your money is providing you:
1.) 24-hours of sheltered partying and polo. Your entrance fee helps us cover the building’s rental fee. Your entrance fee provides you with a (kind of) warm place to explore partying and polo for 24-nonstop-hours. There will be polo. There will be partying. There will be dancing (if you’re not too cool for school). There will be games. There will be a piñata. And Lexington promised an underwear game (we’ll see if they deliver on their promises).
2.) Beer. Lots of it. Your entrance fee provides you with access to as much beer as you can ingest in a span of 24-hours. We will try to do whatever it takes to make sure that you can have a beer from the first minute to the last minute of the STL Bike Polo Lock-In. You are also welcome to bring your stashes of moonshine/FourLoko/beer/liquor/homebrew/etc. for your enjoyment and the enjoyment of others. Just remember: The STL Bike Polo Lock-In is a marathon…not a sprint.
3.) Two meals. One of these may be vegetarian…The other will be along the lines of a pizza run. If you need more than that, feel free to backpack-in whatever sustenance you think you may need (side note: my college roommate backpacked a full, roasted chicken into the AMC theatre in downtown Chicago on opening night of “The Dark Knight.” Feel free to do something similar. Maybe we’ll hand out a prize for the best item carried into the Lock-In via backpack). You will also be welcome and encouraged to explore the city for grub. It’s called a “Lock-In”, but we are technically not allowed to lock you inside the Skatium for 24-hours…Something about fire codes.
4.) Chances to win/earn “fabulous” prizes throughout the 24-hour party. No, I am not talking about Velocity Chukkers. Booze is more likely. We will see what kind of fun stuff we can dig up around town.
Would you be willing to pay $25 for all of the fun promised above? Honestly, I have seen people spend more playing Photo Hunt at the local bar.
If you have read the list above and still want to attend the STL Bike Polo Lock-In, here is what you need to do:
- Send us $25.00 via Paypal. stlbikepololockin@gmail.com
- Make sure the message sent with your payment contains the following info:
a. The name of the person for which you are paying.
b. The name of that person’s club.
**PAYPAL NOTE** Before you try to pay us online, make sure that you applied and were accepted by the STL Bike Polo Club. If you try to pay for a spot and you haven’t sent us an application, you will not be allowed into the Lock-In, and we may keep your money. If you pay for your spot and we have your accepted application on file, you will get an email officially confirming your golden ticket to the 2011 STL Bike Polo Lock-In.
If you do not want to pay via PayPal, we will collect money at the door. But we will only collect money from people that have applied and been accepted. DO NOT show up at the Skatium on January 15th and think that you can beg your way into the Lock-In. Only people that have applied and have been accepted will be allowed into the party. NO EXCEPTIONS.
For those of you that need more convincing, it has just been confirmed that PBR has agreed to be a part of the 2011 STL Bike Polo Lock-In! This party is going to be amazing.
Friday, December 10, 2010
Countdown to Party...
The 2011 STL Bike Polo Lock-In is just over a month away. I do not know about you, but those of us in STL cannot wait to spend 24-beer-soaked-hours with those of you planning to be in attendance.
Response for the Lock-In has been fantastic considering that we basically spread the word via whispers. If you got your application to us and received your acceptance email, congratulations! You are a simple step or two away from participating in a potentially lethal combination of partying and polo.
As of right now, we are no longer accepting applications. If you missed the boat and you still want to attend, you are probably out of luck…but feel free to send an email begging to be allowed admittance (some members of the STL Bike Polo club missed the same boat).
Payment instructions will be posted sometime next week. Once they are posted, please follow the directions closely. Failure to do so may result in your spot being sold to the highest bidder.
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