Alright so the plan is to get a little bit of a network in place for recruiting. Here is what everyone needs to provide me with ASAP (bryanparadise@hotmail.com):

1. Degrees earned and dates
2. Years as a Hodag (# and years played)
3. Current Location
4. Where you grew up
5. Current Profession/Job with Employer (if recognizable)-for example Burkley works for Lehman Brothers
6. If you are comfortable your family situation

We are going to try and basically put together a sweet graphic on the website to allow people to basically see where Hodags are now. Our focus in providing this information is two fold. One give kids a person they may reach out to in an area they live if they have questions. Two to give parents a sense of the fact that many Hodags are successful/normal people. Obviously this is voluntary, but we are specifically targeting those that are out of school a few years.

If you want to save me time put it in bio form as follows:

Bryan Paradise, was raised in a small town in Wisconsin. Having discovered Ultimate as a Junior, Bryan played Ultimate at Wisconsin from 1999-2003. Bryan graduated with a B.S. in Chemistry in 2001 and then attended Law School and recieved a J.D. in 2004. After living and practicing in Milwaukee for 3 years he moved with his current wife to Minneapolis where he works as a staff legal attorney for Zurich. Bryan and his wife are expecting their first child in February, 2010.

I just spent an hour catching up on ultimate. It appears as though:

Muffin is coaching Bella Dona
Hector is coaching the Hodags
Madison is hosting College Nationals

Although there are a million things rushing through my head as I consider these facts, the overwhelming feeling that this "sounds like a party" is on the marquee in my mind's eye.

My next question, regarding nationals in Madison, is: how can I contribute? Aside from dropping drinks in other drinks and dry heaving the next day? The answer, at least one of them, is to contact Kate Arnold, the TD. She wants to get in touch with alumni that are interested in helping host the tourney. Reach her at:

")">'KATE ELIZABETH ARNOLD' , or upa_college_td@upa.org.

I would be remiss to not invite you all to stay with me. Becasue I still live in Madison (for-ev-er), my house is open to any and all that want to stay with me and my family. Although our apartment is only a 1 bedroom, we do have sleeping space in the living room, and people can probably pitch tents in the back yard of our apartment complex. However, my house is no longer lawless--the days of Fossum stabbing the fridge with a chef's knife are behind us. Maybe. But I do have a child who is learning to speak, so plan your actions and vocabulary accordingly.

So I'll just say this in passing and we'll see what happens... Wisconsin Alumni vs Team USA?

Mufabot. Word.

Hodag Love, Freddy

Hey Everyone,

There is a new Hodag Documentary trailer on YouTube.  It's called "The BluePrint Trailer 3".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0Kx1hpZUNo

It focuses on more off the field content.  There are some good segments of interviews, practices and a couple of great scenes from the pre season returner meeting.   If you're interested in donating to this project you can paypal me at ksfriley@gmail.com or snail mail me at: 

288 Prospect Park West #2

Brooklyn, NY 11215

Check it out the trailer and send me an email at the above address about what you think!

 

-Kevin Riley

Check out this newest Trailer for the Hodag Documentary - "The BluePrint" - that will be completed this fall.  This features a good portion of footage from Trouble in Vegas '08.

for more info on how you can contribute to this project contact Kevin Riley at ksfriley@gmail.com.  

Hodag Love

 Here is the trailer for "The Blueprint" - a documentary focusing on the 2007-2008 season!  Please contact ksfriley@gmail.com for more information!!

Alumni-

Here is our chance to make giving some support to the team over the course of the year even easier. PayPal allows you to subscribe for "recurring payments", which will automatically send a certain amount of money each month to the Hodag account. Below are three levels of donation that you can choose. If you have any questions, please send an email to Feldman.

Hodag Gold Donation Subscription - $25.00 per month

Hodag Silver Donation Subscription - $15.00 per month

Hodag Bronze Donation Subscription - $5.00 per month

William C. Lokke Internal System Database Report - v.5.2.09

2PM - Hector claims unblastable. Fast forward 24 hours to the hodag house living room couch: compelling evidence to the contrary. Claim fucking defenestrated.

3:30PM - Dean decides that a car bomb must be done for every hodag tattoo present. Final count, 17 tats.

5:00PM – Kentucky Derby happens, upset is watched. Scallet is discovered to somehow harbor massive amounts of horse racing knowledge.

5:30PM - Best ham in the world consumed at a primal pace by beasts of the northwoods.

7:30PM – Rookies Simmons and Dan Park have their hands duct-taped to pitchers and make wagers with Shane and Lokke.

7:45PM - Both finish their pitchers of Guinness in 15 minutes or less, sending shots to both halves of Spainzilla.

7:46PM – Dan Park immediately sends the Guinness into the nearest bush.

8:16PM - Muffin uses the ‘wrong’ mustard bottle. “awww, guys, this mustard is gross”. Extra yellow variety, courtesy of Hohenstein productions.

9:41PM - Picnic table flipped over by Shane and Doede. Much laughter had.

9:57PM - Shane drop kicks Lokke in the face, Lokke slaps the fuck out of Shane

9:59PM - First ever tiki torch javelin event. No one impaled.

10:18PM – First freshman cornered by Riley in the pantry. No escape, no surrender. Heijmen’s laughs from the East coast, doesn’t know why.

10:48PM - Matt Crumb forgets that he’s a doctor and drops a rock on his head after slipping down the stairs. Apparently it’s not a good idea to carry boulders around over your head at parties.

11:05PM - Shane and lokke simultaneously pull the trigger behind gaynors house. Immediately rally for more car bombs.

11:11PM - Jfo detonates beer while sitting in the living room. One hit wonder, in the eyeball. Muffin screams “HEADSHOT”.

11:43PM - Seth in a drunken stupor, overheard arguing with the wall about fast counts and double teams.

11:49PM - Wiseman un’wise’ly passes out early and receives his punishment from an unforgiving tandem. Step one: peel the bananas. Step two: put bananas in boxers. Step three: smash and thank god you weren’t the one passing out early.

12:13AM - Freddy spotted doing pushups to failure; passes out from exhaustion immediately afterward.

12:30AM - Speaker spotted lurking around corners for next victim. Total body count estimated at 6.

1:35AM - Dean kicked out of Big Ten’s for being unable to reboot. System down. Black box still missing.

2:30AM - Open pantry guy freaks the fuck out, “I need the police, I can’t handle this” slamming the phone into the counter repeatedly and shouting at the top of his lungs, as the line of drunk people wonder what caused the tweak. Drew moves up two spots in line due to deserters fearing their lives.

3:30AM - Bert Kang just says no to couch, and yes to taxi. Why don’t they call it the Quadruple Tree?