Complete and Total Mountain Domination

PQFI, last night I dreamt of Steel Panther.  Here’s what went down…

I was at a concert, it was like Galactic or MGMT or maybe Wilco or something.  Anyway, I’m waiting in line and someone comes up to me, looks at my ticket and says, “no sir, your seats are over in “the angle”, the corner; I’ll take you.”  She walks me over to my aisle seat next to 4 men, dressed in full 80′s metal glam.  It was Steel Panther.  They were in their complete and total metal glory, spandex, giant hair, bandanas, leopard-print; it was glorious.  They were all drawing caricatures of themselves; Steel Panther cartoons being drawn by the members of Steel Panther!  I recall telling the guitar player that he was incredible.  We all laughed and chatted our way through the boring concert; carrying on like true rock stars.  All in all, a dream never to come true.

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I wanted to take a moment to thank everyone involved with making Operation Legacy such a huge and resounding success. We Dominated hard, we Dominated with authority, and we did not give in to the mountain. And YEAH… we did a little skiing. So stick that in your pipe and smoke it Mr. Anton Bryce!

Some of my favorite highlights:

Quick trip up… Tom not knowing that we were there on Friday… Baker’s stories… That first pitcher (and every pitcher) of Extreme… Dominating first tracks… Camel Crush… Baker telling the front desk to turn Thorpe away when he showed up… Texting Tom from the lift pretending we were on the road… Listening to Steel Panther relentlessly… Recording an acoustic version of Van Halen’s “Dreams”… Hallelujah… Watching Ski School 3 times… An encore viewing of Baseketball… Finishing 2 cases of room beer in addition to going out (no wonder so many people hit a wall)… Bang, bang, bang… Tai Chi… Are horsies pretty?… Baker taking Thorpe down a double diamond mogul trail on his skis… The pen is mightier… Checking out the casino… Actually running out of Extreme (not a highlight, just amazing)… Solid Metric lunches (and then some)… Not fitting the Dolomites into the Recons… Tom saying good bye to the lame Scott poles… Jim skiing his last days on the Dolomites… Thin Cover on Buzz… Dominating the North Side… Hitting last chair at Soliel… Incredible Dick’s Chicken… Facebook almost ruining the Metric Lunch (again, not a highlight)… Generalissimo Volant… Pete’s personal pitcher… Smoking cigars out by the bonfire… Bacon bourbon at 8:17 AM… Fast border crossings… The Tiger Woods Beauty Pageant… Beaver Tails… Wild Boar sausage… A fast ride home.

Ok guys, Operation Legacy was so awesome, and I thank you all.

I have some important information to share…. so, stay with me here.
Hang on to your butts and get ready for something amazing:

The guitarist of Steel Panther, Russ Parrish (stage name “Satchel”) is also the leader of his very own band called The Thornbirds.

The bass player for The Thornbirds is none other than Dean Cameron, a.k.a. Dave Marshak of Ski School.

Lose your mind…
We’ve made a connection from Ski School to Steel Panther!!?!
1999 to 2010, the circle is now complete.

PLUS, Dean Cameron directed a promotional video for Steel Panther song, “Fat Girl”.

Are you kidding me!?!?

Complete and total mountain domination. We promised 5 runs off of the TGV and we delivered. Apres at La Diable, dinner at Le Shack, and dessert at Beaver Tails.

Watching Ski School as Baker dies and Tom disappears.