SteaKnight: Fifteenth Knight, 9.20.2007
As the Knights celebrate a full year and a quarter of steak consumption and still going strong, they decided to head to the ballpark to enjoy the mood in the neighborhood where the horribly insufferable Giants ply their trade.
Originally the Knights had planned on eating dinner and then taking in a game but logistically this proved to be too arduous so they settled on going to the park and enjoying the ballpark atmosphere of Acme Chophouse.
The road leading up to this decision was a rocky one though, filled with a swirl of bitter email missives tinged with a sense of whine over the subject of exactly what the process is for inviting new Knights to the gathering. The topic had been frequently discussed at previous SteaKnights but a conclusion was never reached. A good ground rule for inviting new Knights was suggested by MP...that being that we should determine how many people we are looking to have on any given SteaKnight and this number should determine how many Knights we would invite. So, for example, if we wanted to have 10 Knights in attendance we shouldn't invite 50 Knights to attend as there would most likely be far too many. In the same vein, we shouldn't invite 5 because then we would have a very unlikely chance of getting our magic number of 10. Few could find fault with this line of reasoning.
As the Knights began to filter into the restaurant and the baseball fans started to filter out as game time approached, the high end night began.
After the new initiates fallout, two new Knights did brave the turmoil and show their faces at the gathering. AZ and D were welcome additions to the crew on this evening and we extend a hearty huzzah to them!
We also welcome a new nickname for JLM that the Knights who arrived at the bar early enough agreed on...enter Turbo!
As the Knights gathered around the table, JB made it known that this SteaKnight was a bit of a milestone for him. He had moved to the city and broken up with his girlfriend. We assume the two events weren't related unless his girlfriend considered the city a den of thieves and villainy. Had that been the situation it was better still that she had no knowledge of the secret society of rapscallions that gathered on the third Thursday every month...which takes us back to the present!
There were several Knights who were late and as the clock ticked away some of the Knights considered placing a penalty of a shot for every 6 minutes of late time but that will have to be voted on at a later time.
Once all the Knights did finally arrive it was business as usual, with a healthy selection of appetizers being ordered and circulated along with a steady flow of cocktails, beer and wine. AZ disclosed to the Knights that he has already had to valiantly fend off the inquisitions of his feisty lady friend to protect the sacred secret of SK. Well done! Some remarked that the notion of secrecy surrounding SteaKnight is a joke but most still strive for this noble ideal.
It should be noted that RMD showed up wearing a shirt that had snap buttons. This is appropros to absolutely nothing other than the fact that this might have been a SteaKnight first (and maybe last?)
As is tradition, the location of the next SK was brought up and HEB was shot down in spectacular fashion when he once again tried to ram through Sizzler as a low end location. For one, the Knights appear to be quite averse to leaving the 7x7 square of San Francisco. It does make sense, considering that a healthy dose of devil's brew is consumed at the monthly gathering as well as the fact that the vast majority of the Knights do live in the city. Still, will Sizzler ever have its day? Another possibility that was considered was a BYO at ATM's new pad. But there were questions as to whether he would be in town for the event. Another tradition is that the next SK location is rarely actually decided at SK. Instead, it is beaten like a dead Clydesdale in numerous emails that run the gamut from questioning sexual orientation to what time the ball game starts to what night SK will happen to restating the blatantly obvious. It's all part of the charm one welcomes into their life when they become a SteaKnight.
Other topics of conversation included:
- SK anniversary in Vegas? RMD and STB will head there next July to renew their vows (it's been a tough 2-3 months already) at a drive-thru wedding chapel and this would be the perfect opportunity for SK to take their show on the road
- RMD claimed to be the glue that brought Turbo to SK
- "Maybe" Tori Spelling is dumb
- AZ retracted an explanation about what time he gets up, but reiterated that he does enjoy scotch
- The accusations were flying about RMD being a "Notre Dame guys" now that he has married into the coven. He didn't exactly deny the allegations.
- RMD called for no man-chants, much to the chagrin of ATG and your humble correspondent who are the most eager man-chanters in the group
- Turbo said something funny about the A's
- The recent implosion of the Red Sox was thoroughly discussed
- Brian Bosworth is Kate Bosworth's father
- Brian Bosworth and Tony Mandarich were two terrible draft choices
- A massage by a man or woman turns on RMD
The Knights soon left the restaurant and many chose to join up with some of the melancholy fans at a nearby pub for a nightcap.
Total bill: $783.38
HEB (fourteenth Knight)
STB (thirteenth Knight)
ATG (thirteenth Knight, first FalseKnight)
RMD (twelfth Knight, first FalseKnight)
Turbo (twelfth Knight)RMD (twelfth Knight, first FalseKnight)
JB (eleventh Knight)
MPH (eleventh Knight)
ATM (ninth Knight)
MP (third Knight)
AZ (FirstKnight)
D (FirstKnight)
