Official 24 Hours of RBI Thread

[Gantry]

We're done, played 65 games I think.  Thanks to all for the donations, Tempo has a Cubs game that starts in exactly 4.5 hours.  Shockingly I am not tired at the moment, think the adrenaline took over around hour 21 or so.   

[fknmclane]

Incredible. Nice work, gentleman. They said it couldn't be done.

[fathedX]

Congratulations to you hearty souls

[broiler]

Yeah great job!

[ultimate7]

We're done, played 65 games I think.  Thanks to all for the donations, Tempo has a Cubs game that starts in exactly 4.5 hours.  Shockingly I am not tired at the moment, think the adrenaline took over around hour 21 or so.   

I think Tempo would call it a Sox game

[Gantry]

Up from the "nap" - all in all it was a fun time.  I'd say only the last 3 hours or so were really all that bad in any way.  Having the PowerPak and switching up games made this infinitely better than if we stuck to the original NES RBI the whole time.  We played RBI2, RBI3 and a whole bunch of various Japanese versions and custom ROMs throughout.  The support from everyone who came was a big help as well - Lips and Sperling came by the night before, which of course led us to playing Trivial Pursuit until 1am. 

Once we started Lips was around until about 2pm, Carly was by a little after that, Tempo's brother stopped by then Tempos friends Paul/Stu/Mark (aka mcflykindofguy) came for the evening session.  Having people and the record player and the stream etc turned really into a fun affair. 

Never started my day at 7pm on a Sunday, this should be interesting. 

First things first, I need to figure out why my fucking tube TV stopped working the night before.  Though while I know a bit about electronics CRTs scare the fuck out of me because of the huge capacitors in them.  I'm determined to get it fixed though because it's the perfect TV for video games any my VCR, which I still use for movie watching. 

[TempoGL]

Made it up after sleeping for three hours and was only a few minutes late to the Cubs/Sox game.  Of course, the White Sox getting two hit and Jake Arrietta of all people hitting a home run dampened that.  Stu's dad was doing the "McLane/Diamondbacks" face grab move several times throughout the game.

I came home and fell asleep around six.  I was really hoping to sleep until at least ten, then wake up and do an assignment that's due for grad school tomorrow.  Instead I'm up now for some horrible reason.  I guess I'll figure this out somehow...

[Gantry]

Tempo - have a stash of your stuff, we'll have to get together next weekend and trade off.  Are the raisins and peanuts mine?  Got the book, your backup NES and that drywall spackle.  Will probably throw in a couple records for you to give listens to, a record swap is a quality idea. 

[TempoGL]

the raisins and peanuts are mine, but I felt weird taking them, so they are your's unless you don't want them.

Are you going to be in the city next weekend?  I will be Friday night, but I may had to Milwaukee to help McFly look for an apartment on Saturday and I'll be at Arlington Park Sunday.

For the raisins:

[Gantry]

Oooh, I'll take the nuts & raisins.  I think I'll be around Friday but not positive.  I'll just keep the stash in the trunk and we'll trade on next visit, certainly nothing urgent.  At worst I'll give back at the fest. 

[Gantry]

Just got the email, our initial set of funds $1358 is going to Ethiopia, they made a video series about it:

http://www.charitywater.org/journey/?utm_source=responsys&utm_medium=email&utm_term=d2p&utm_content=update1&utm_campaign=et192fundraisers

[Gantry]

The whole video set is worth watching, part 3 is where less of the travel/fluffy stuff begins if you are lazy/impatient. 

[fknmclane]

They emailed me this morning as well. Really fucking cool.

[TempoGL]

Link to the newer donation page?  I still have a check for $50 from Stu that I have to cash and donate.

[Gantry]

The 2nd set of our donations:



Your money was sent to Malawi!

You ran a fundraising campaign and because of your hard work, people in Malawi will soon have clean water to drink. We wanted to let you know that work is underway.

The Water Crisis in Malawi

Malawi is one of Africa's most densely populated and least developed countries. Most people here live in the tropical countryside where water is scarce. As a result, many women and children spend hours of their day walking to collect it.

Kids in Malawi face a high chance of malnutrition and water-related disease before they reach the age of five. Access to clean drinking water and improved sanitation can drastically reduce both risks.

The Language Spoken

The national language of Malawi is English. The most common language in the rural areas where our local partner, Water for People, works is Chichewa. In Chichewa, the word for water is: Madzi.

The Local Bites

Malawi is known for fine tea and delicious fish from Lake Malawi, the ninth largest lake in the world. A common meal includes porridge-like staple dish Nsima, made from maize flour and water, with relishes (side dishes) and piri piri chili sauce.

The Plan

Thanks to the mycharity: water community, Water For People is busy working on 70 new and 10 rehabilitated drilled wells.

In the Summer of 2017, when the projects are complete, we'll collect GPS coordinates, photos and other details about each community to show you the impact your campaign made in Malawi. See an example of the report you'll receive when your project is ready.

[Gantry]

The first set of donations helped to build a well in Ethiopia for 220 people, thanks a ton everyone.  Here are some details:

https://my.charitywater.org/p/myprojectsview?campaign_id=69862&project_id=ET.RST.1H.15.192.268&utm_medium=email&utm_source=transactional&utm_campaign=fund_192_3

[TempoGL]

Posted about this on my Facebook.  It took about ten minutes for a guy I work with to ask, in all caps, if it was the Gantry from Dee-Nee

This guy is at my house playing RBI right now.  I told him about the Lemon Party shirt and he laughed for like a minute solid.  He really wanted to meet Gantry, but it wasn't possible this time.

[TempoGL]

Update:  Nolan Ryan had a no hitter against this guy in the bottom of the 9th (15 strikeouts), then gave up a pinch homer to Marc Fkn Sullivan

[Darky]

Stinky Sullivan!