Loaves and Fishes… PAX please keep helping Columbia.

2015-10-052017-06-16Leave a comment

QIC: Dark Helmet & Solid State
When: 10/05/15
Pax: ALL FORT PAX
Posted In: Block Party, Clydesdales, Flight Plan, Golden Corral, Laces In, Laces Out, Millllkshake, Pantheon, Quagmire, Ring of Fire, Run 'n Gun, Slow Burn, The Armory, The Ballroom, The Colosseum, The Fort, The Hive, The Snake Pit, The Swamp, Varsity

Loads, nay, tons of support has been poured out on the Columbia PAX, but we are far from out of the woods. Spiderman is trying to garner support for a Columbus day trip to help folks start the clean up process. There will be A LOT to do. If you’ve been following the news, twitter, etc., then you’ve seen the devastation. It’s not widespread like Katrina, but for those folks affected, it’s close to that level of devastation. We are also still taking donations.

SO DONATE! Bring supplies to your AOs tomorrow and the rest of the week: Dry food, water (LOTS OF WATER), toiletries, clothes, and especially blankets or other bedding. EVERYTHING and anything helps. If you can’t make that, then drop supplies by my house: 7183 Meyer Rd. (near The Coop) We will be taking more loads down tomorrow and all week long.

Thank you for your generosity thus far. Let’s keep it going.

Someone tonight as they were dropping supplies by said, “It’s not much, but it’s what we could do.” I said that a lot of “not muches” makes a whole pile of “somethings”.

It made me think of the stories of Christ feeding the 5,000; or the account of the Widow’s Mite. Men, let’s cast in what we have, add it to the growing stacks, and make a dent in the suffering of another human being. The little we can do WILL MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE. We are promised it is so…

Additionally, if you have the means and are so inclined, here’s the link to the GoFundMe site: http://gofundme.com/9x5mxfv8

Helmet out…

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Columbus Day in Columbia

2015-10-05Leave a comment

QIC: Spider-Man
When: 10/12/2015
Pax: ALL FORT PAX
Posted In: Alcatraz, Block Party, Clydesdales, Flight Plan, Golden Corral, Laces In, Laces Out, Millllkshake, Pantheon, Quagmire, Ring of Fire, Slow Burn, Tempo, The Armory, The Ballroom, The Colosseum, The Fort, The Hive, The Ranch, The Reservation, The Swamp, Varsity

Gentlemen,

As you know Columbia was hit very hard over the past weekend by severe weather. Many of our F3 brothers, their families, and friends have been impacted. Daily trips are already in motion to deliver water and other necessary items. As the waters subside the clean up will begin. Let’s converge on Columbia to help our brothers dig out and clean up.

Details:

Plan to cut limbs, shovel mud, carry furniture, etc. We will coordinate with those in Columbia and refine the details as we get closer.

When: Columbus Day, Monday, October 12th.

Meet at 6:00 – 7:00 to collect donations
Depart 7:30am

Where: Lowes by Baxter Parking Lot (Slo Burn)

1640 Highway 160 West, Fort Mill, SC 29708

What to bring:

At least one case of water
Sawzall (battery powered)
trash bags
Face mask
Chainsaws
Loppers
Gloves
Rope
Hacksaws
Water
Shovels – (snow shovels and regular)

What to wear:

Solid Shoes or Boots
Jeans
F3 shirt
Gloves – I know you have some smelly ones somewhere that have seen their day in the gloom

BEFORE YOU GO:

A tetanus shot is highly advised for cleaning up a flood area. You can get this taken care of at a CVS or Walgreens so please get this done. Get this done in NC so you can complete it without a prescription. Check your insurance coverage, I was able to get this done at no charge.

Please help us make an impact!

Count so far:

HC:

Spider-Man
Dark Helmet
Chicken Hawk
Deacon
Cerrano
Jekyll
Barry Manilow
Fish Sticks
Senator Tressel
Rebel
Smuggler
Boeheim
Jennifer Cameron – BAC
Hank Chou – BAC

Thank you!

Spider-Man

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Be a #HIM and help out the Columbia Community

2015-10-04Leave a comment

QIC: Dark Helmet, Solid State
Pax: ALL FORT PAX
Posted In: Alcatraz, Block Party, Clydesdales, Flight Plan, Golden Corral, Laces In, Laces Out, Millllkshake, Pantheon, Quagmire, Ring of Fire, Slow Burn, Tempo, The Armory, The Ballroom, The Colosseum, The Fort, The Hive, The Ranch, The Reservation, The Swamp, Varsity

Gentlemen:
As you may (or may not) be aware, Columbia has been hit hard be storms and has gotten over 2 FEET of rain in the last couple of days. It’s a pretty bad situation for a good number of folks have had to evacuate and some have lost homes and other property.

There isn’t a ton we can do from this end until it stops raining, but we are mobilizing to collect supplies to deliver to our F3 PAX down there, so they can help Red Cross and others distribute to those in need.

WHAT YOU CAN DO:
Bring the following to AO’s where you post tomorrow and Tuesday: Food (dry), water, clothes, blankets, toiletries. Anything you’d need if you were suddenly rendered homeless. We are asking Site Q’s and Q for the day to collect and I will be in touch to collect it all to take it down to Columbia. We’ve been in touch with folks down there and he and I will be working out the delivery of goods.

If you want to donate go here: http://gofundme.com/9x5mxfv8

Please step up and help.

Helmet, out.

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Pre-Blast for The Fort 2015 Christmas Party

2015-09-262017-06-16Leave a comment

QIC: FunHouse and Company
When: 12/19/2015
Pax: Yes, All of You!
Posted In: Alcatraz, Block Party, Flight Plan, Golden Corral, Laces In, Laces Out, Pantheon, Ring of Fire, Run 'n Gun, The Armory, The Ballroom, The Colosseum, The Fort, The Hive, The Ranch, The Swamp

This is a long time coming, so here it is: The Pre-Blast for The Fort 2015 Christmas Party!

Now this will be no ordinary Christmas party. This party will be THE blowout of Fort Mill that people will be talking about for months, or at least hours…. There will be food, drinks, rap battles, break dancing, etc. The typical PAX throw-down. This is a BYOB event. This is all you need to bring. $65 a couple is a steal to hear DD drop the mic to an Eminen classic, “the Real Slim Shady” while Menthol throws down the cardboard to show us his old school break dancing moves…. This is something you don’t want to miss.

The Thang:

AO: The Diary Barn

Date: 12/19/2015

Time: 6:00pm – 10:00pm

Cost: $65 per couple – Pay here https://www.paypal.me/JoshuaSale OR send check to Joshua Sale 1213 Whitetail Drive Fort Mill, SC 29708

Extras: BYOB – If you would like to partake of a festive drink, please bring it and our bartender will be serving the PAX.

Remember that $65 now in September is easier to come by than in December. Do this now and have a pre-paid date night for your M that will be loads of fun!

Let me know if you have any questions.

Funhouse

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PREBLAST – THE FORT INVERGENCE, 3RD YEAR CELEBRATION!

2015-08-30Leave a comment

QIC: Fort Mill Pax
When: 09/18/15
Pax: All Fort MIll, Indian Land, Tega Cay, Rock Hill Pax, and Special Guests
Posted In: Alcatraz, Block Party, Golden Corral, Laces In, Laces Out, Pantheon, Quagmire, Ring of Fire, Run 'n Gun, Slow Burn, The Armory, The Ballroom, The Colosseum, The Fort, The Ranch, The Reservation, The Snake Pit, The Swamp, Varsity

Mark your calendar, get ‘a hall pass’ from the M, and come join your fellow Fort Mill area pax for our annual birthday party, The Fort Invergence! This September will mark the third year anniversary of F3 in the Fort Mill area, and we’ll celebrate it with a night of great food, fellowship, and a look back of all that we’ve done since September 2012.

What: Fort Mill Invergence (3rd anniversary party)

When: Friday, September 18, 5:30PM

Where: Bruce T. Rush Pavillion at the Anne Springs Greenway

Bring: Food, drink, chair, some cash (to cover the pavillion rental/donations to the F3 Foundation)

Use the link below to RSVP and list what food you will bring:

F3 The Fort Invergence RSVP/Dinner Sign Up

This years theme is High Impact Man (#HIM). Several members of the Fort area Pax will review our accomplishments over the past year, and talk about where we are going in the coming year. Our F3 leaders, OBT and Dredd, will be there too to discuss the plans for F3 nationwide.

WE WANT TO HEAR FROM THE PAX!

Consistent with the HIM theme this year, we would like to recognize those who had an impact on the pax or the Fort area region. Was there someone who got you through a tough workout or run? Who inspired you? Who got you out at 5:15 each day when you didn’t feel like it? Who supported you through a tough time? Who made a difference this year? Who exemplified the HIM?

Please submit the name of the person with a breif summary to fcicciarello1@gmail.com. We will either read them or post them during the event. You can remain anonymous if you like. This is not a contest or competition, but rather just a chance to share some good stories from the past year.

Burning the Ship!

Once a man embraces F3 principles, he no longer needs adjustable waist trousers to accommodate his yo-yo waistline. Bring in the clothes that no longer fit you. We will be celebrating the war and donating these clothes to a good cause. Lay down the pogo and stick it to the 40 that comes with it!

There will be weekly Twitter updates as the date gets closer. This is great event and one you won’t want to miss! Hope to see you all there.

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Fast and Furious at WEP

2015-08-25Leave a comment

QIC: Chicken Hawk
When: 8/25/2015
Pax: Repeat, Esso, CoPay, Bird cage, Roadie, Macgyver
Posted In: Block Party

This morning was an intimate morning when 7 men gathered at WEP for a morning that started fast and ended furious. Welcome back to Roadie who has been MIA for the last year and folded nicely back into the PAX. The message this morning was from Psalm 27 that speaks to when you have God as your strength there is reason to have fear or anxiety. As life happens, know that God is there standing beside you and know that he will protect you and provide for you.

Warm up (partner) – alternating run up the hill to the top of WEP.
Ssh
Imperial walkers
Sumo squats
CCD
Mountain climbers

The thang

Mosey to wall
50 combined chin ups / jumping lunges
75 bomb jacks / balls to the wall (only start after the balls are on the wall)
100 derkins / wall sit

Mosey to park
50 morraccan night clubs
Plank
50 overhead claps
Plank
50 morraccan night clubs
Plank

Mary
Lbc
Cbl
Protractor
Russian twist
Freddie Mercury

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Block Party

2015-08-18Leave a comment

QIC: WorldWide Leader
When: 8/18/15
Pax: CSPAN, Carbomb, Esso, Copay, Talongo, Repeat, Bird Cage, Wheelz
Posted In: Block Party

9 pax defied the urge to stay in bed this morning and opted to go running with WWL, I promised to do at least one merkin so that the workout could be labeled as a “bootcamp”.

QIC arrives at 0445 for a few solo miles, returns at 0512 with legs well warmed up

Pax gather and we mosey, the thang:

1 mile warm up run (2 full laps around the park)

COP – SSH, IM, squat, merkin, wind mill, mountain climber

Mosey to tree line, line up, lunge walk to first tree, 5 alligator push-ups, bear crawl to next tree, 5 alligator push-ups, lunge walk, bear crawl, you get the idea

Jog back to starting tree, repeat with frog jumps, crab walk, and 10 squats

Cuz we like running so much, take a fast lap around the park

COP for 5 MOM

Transition to Jack Webb with a Moroccan Night Club finisher

Cuz we like running so much, take a lap around the park

COT

Moleskin – QIC was heavy on running today with the impending BRR and only one other pax in the group also running, everyone else must be running…. But mixed things up along the way.

Schedules are getting busy with F3 birthday in Sep, Christmas Party, Fast5K, paintball, etc.

Keep your eye on the prize, whatever that may be, stay focused on being the leader your family needs, your wife needs, you need and God needs.

Prayers for Copay’s mother as she has eye surgery and Wheelz’s brother as he serves his family through a divorce.

WWL

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Walter Elisha Park: “SNIPER”

2015-08-11Leave a comment

QIC: Santini
When: 8/11/15
Pax: Rocky Top, Birdcage, Macgyver, CSPAN, Repeat, Longshanks, Copay, Esso, Montalongo, Full Count, Spiderman, Socrates, Dark Helmet
Posted In: Block Party

14 made it out for the “sniper” series workout. Basically, the exercises would begin and at any random time in the workout, Q yell’s Sniper. All men hit the deck except for some of the Pax who apparently would be dead in a live ambush situation.

COP: SSH, Imperial Walkers, Mountain climbers, windmills, merkins. Mosey to “sweet baby Jesus” location for the stair climbs. Merkin series on steps with Peter Parker, followed by a 3 jump up box jump to next steps – repeat. Squat series with box jumps on steps – repeat.

Mosey to brick wall under the sprinklers. Commence the “Crab Nipple” Series of merkins: incline, decline, regular, followed by flys on the ground. Sprinkle in a few Carolina dry docks, and moraccan night clubs. Essentially anything that will make your chest hurt. time will tell if these were as painful as having a crab pinch you nipple like Funhouse likes to do on vacation.

Question to pax to close: Who have you locked shields with in your life that is yelling “Sniper” to those things that will ambush us and take us down. (Porn, affairs, financial decisions, you get the drill) Find men in your life that are willing and that you have invited to yell – “sniper”

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Do we bear-crawl this hill EVERY workout?!?

2015-08-04Leave a comment

QIC: Flat Tire
When: 08/04/2015
Pax: Repeat, MacGyver, Esso (sp?), Birdcage, Deductible, Beast
Posted In: Block Party

7 of the absolute finest human male specimens posted in the humid early AM gloom of Walter Elisha Park, Fort Mill, to mix it up with some running, crawling, hopping, bobbing, and weaving. What all did we do? Lots, just keep reading! No FNG’s so after quick disclaimer we were off.

The Thang:

Mosey around the jogging path the long way to the sign by 160 and circle up for warm up. All IC: SSH, Squats, Moroccan Night Clubs, Merkins, Slow Jumping Lunges, Mountain Climbers.

Mosey down 160 to the parking lot by statue hill.

1st exercise, 12 hours of Merkin! On odd hours, regular, on even hours, wide arm. Crowd and Q pleaser! Looked good on paper but my muscles passed out at 10:00.

Next grab a spot on the brick wall for Peoples Chair. Man on far right broad jumped to the end then so on till all got a turn.

Recover briefly and back at it. Man on far left broad jump burped down the line.

Long mosey back to Clebourne street and down Main Street to meet at the flags on 160. Whoops, we went to far. Back across the train tracks to monuments. Dodge the sprinkles and find a step.

20 dips x 10 derkin then 20 dips x 10 incline merkins

By my count that’s 165 merkins of some sort. Really creative Q’ing!

Slow mosey (termed slowsy) back to Statue Hill

Once at the base of the imposing, dark hill, I call Bear Crawl up the hill. Deductible shared he hadn’t posted to Block Party in 6 months but the last time he did, we bear-crawled up the same hill. Lucky timing!

Bear crawl up the hill and plank until the 6. I see why the call him Beast, that man can bear crawl at warp speed! 20 LBC then rinse and repeat.

Quick mosey back to WEP to the grass by the parking lot.

7 helping of Mary:

Each PAX got to pick and lead their very favorite exercise.

Reverse Crunch, LBC, Fast Freddy Mercury’s, 20 second plank, Turbo Russian Twist, Protractor (back to school edition), and Flutter Kicks.

COT:

Prayer request and announcements. Third F convergence at Eternity Church, 6 AM, 8/7. All day activities on 8/8 with IL Gladiator Games, Columbia Mission Trip Pancake Fund raiser at Applebees on Dave Lyle. 0800-01000. F3 Golf 1:00pm Carolina Lakes.

Prayers for Birdcages Coworker who was badly injured at work, Truckers son’s medical test, the new Regent Park Beast gym, and one request from Esso that I’m afraid I forgot.

Thanks Repeat for having me! Honor and a privilege to lead.

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5k plus PAIN…

2015-07-28Leave a comment

Posted In: Block Party

7 souls descended onto WEP on a humid July morning. The increase in Tuesday workouts has thinned the PAX at WEP – we are ready for more FNG’s to come join in on the pain.

After a hurried disclaimer, we jumped into the thang:

Mosey to the field for:
SSH x 25
Merkins x 15
Windmill x10
IW x 20

Line up along the tree line and OYO to the nearest drill bit: karaoke out & back. Repeat w/side shuffle, butt kickers, and backwards running. Watch out for the dip.

Mosey to the Veteran’s Memorial on 160/White St. That is Pain Station #1 – 25 dips. Run up Main St to the parking lot across from Hardee’s for Pain Station #2 – 25 merkins. Run Clebourne St to the Credit Union for Pain Station #3 – 25 lunges, then close the loop. Rinse and repeat two more times. Change up pain stations to include lunges, LBCs, plank jacks, and squats.

Mosey up the Massey Street hill to the parking lot by Bowzee Wowzee. Run the length of the lot and back OYO, then 25 merkins. Rinse and repeat with 25 squats, and 50 LBCs.

Mosey back to WEP parking lot. Gump’s watch set the distance at 3.18 miles.

Prayers out to those in the PAX with upcoming travels, those with family who are sick, and those with changes in their jobs. Thank you to the PAX for the opportunity to serve. It is a blessing to be a part of a strong and faithful group of men.

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