This past week was amazing. Aesop Rock was on point.
Sean’s photos are incredible.
Jelmer and Brandon were great as matching Olympic swimmers.
We had some special guests from northern California including the captain of the UCLA water polo team. Man, that kid had an arm.
This week is going to be the best ever. It has to be because it’s the last week ever!
BE THERE! YO LA TENGO!
Super Hero costumes encouraged, but you must have the courage to back them up on the court.
I urge everyone to check out http://www.bkdball.com/dball.html and keep up to date.

[ed. note: wtf, Shirtless Tom! What’s a shirt doing in this picture?]

Well, we had yet another rain filled Sunday at McCarren Park Pool but as always we still had a blast.

Cub Scouts represented and played even better than the Care Bears at times.

The line up was cut at the last minute from 4 bands to 3 due to a travel issue, but the three that played were good. I can always relate to the lyrics “I put some whiskey, in my whiskey”.
Some of the females that played dogeball this Sunday were the hottest of the summer and according to that female vote Ben H@ynes wins hottest male.

This next weekend is going to be huge.

The only Hip Hop line up of the summer rolls through featuring AESOP ROCK!
See you there.

This just in– the last and best pool party of all time has been announced. I know, I know– Black Lips + Deerhunter + King Khan was awesome and what could be better than that?

I’ll tell you what!

YO LA TENGO + TITUS ANDRONICUS

That’s right. I know. Really. Sweet.

I’m obliged to tell you that yes, we’ll be playing dodgeball and giving away free shoes. But as awesome as that is, even if you HATE Dodgeball and DESPISE free shoes, you should come to this because

a) it’s the last McCarren Pool Party EVER

b) it’s going to fun, regardless of its “last ever one of these so I gotta go one last time before it’s over and I can’t go anymore” status.

Doors/Dodgeball at 2:00 PM

This Sunday at the McCarren Pool, don’t miss one of your last chances to say, “Before they turned it into a pool again, I used to go there and get totally sunburned, drink a few brews listen to bands and play Dodgeball. Man… my life has really never been that good since.”

The Felice Brothers
with Langhorne Slim
Eli “Paperboy” Reed & The True Loves
Deer Tick
DJ Kool Kear

As you (should) know by now, the top dodgeball players of the day win FREE SAUCONY JAZZ ORIGINALS. So in addition to the games being crazy (bizarrely intense) fun, you could walk away with (a certificate for) a free pair of kicks!

Games start at 2:00 pm.

Even the rain was too scared to play dodgeball this week.
With the return of some of the best regulars this week, the rain held off, despite threats.
This Sunday was once again a memorable one. Three- time MVP this year, Brandon (Care Bear), was in a motorcycle accident and couldn’t play, but he did lend a hand as one of the best refs we have ever had. Big thanks to him and all the other refs.
A sight for sore eyes, the ‘wizards on vacation’ returned from St. Bart’s. They were the jerks in Hawaiian shirts and jean cut offs who dominated the court.
Dodgeball at McCarren Park Pool have even caught the eye of GOOD Magazine who will be shooting Sunday August 17. Everyone wear your best threads, you know I’ll be in my Sunday best as always.
See you next Sunday.