PAX: AB, HS, SV, Rox, Lil cuz, pop
AO: Stage
By: Paradox
Historically, transitions of leadership can be rocky. Building new trust , healing old scars , using up frequent flier miles to BVI …it’s not for the weak hearted. Among the many challenges facing new administrations is the rogue startup. Miscreats, limeys, and even scallywags see there time to rebrand themselves and wash away the old blemishes. Opportunity drives them. They see other pax get entire one page ads for warmups they didnt create and think hey! …why not me?! They know the old guard would never let lunging arm circles be accepted but it’s a new day, time to test the electric fence and see if we can let a few raptors out.
Duke! Corporate is doing layoffs, time for a r
Pivot! Roll that bean footage.
7 pax deep on a stage Monday. Weasels were shook but it would only be the usual stalwart Monday crowd.
YHC fell down a few rebrand rabbit holes and found a boatload of famous things that got humble starts as something or someone else and pivoted to a whole nother thing. Further stimulated by yesterday’s Gospel during the epic “rebranding “ of Simon to Peter and YHC had a half cooked idea and you guys know that’s about as cooked as they get.
PreThang Warmer Upper
Song : Istanbul is Constantinople
-We put a little birdhouse in our soul with Al Gore and the triggers were Deep squat on Istanbul and jump squat on Constantinople.
This would be our only venture into geography for the day.
First Thang a Lang
Merkin Mile trivia
Traditional route w 25 merks at each stop, random variety. Wide, regular, ranger, stagger. Ended up with 125.
7 burpee penalty for wrong answers.
Dem Trivia :
Answers at bottom so you can play at home.
1. 1996 startup Backrub was the original name name for this current search engine company .
2. Blue ribbon Sports in Santa Monica, CA first retail location for what company ?
3. Space Beast was the original working title for this 1979 sci fit mega hit.
4. Good morning Miss bliss was the original pilot and 13 episode season before changing for the 1989 rebrand of this TV classic.
5. 1893 caleb bradham released Brads Drink later changing the name what….to reflect a major enzyme involved in digestion.
6. Not the Cosbys was the working title for this 1987 comedy starring Ed O’Neil
Answers:
Google
Nike
Alien
Pepsi
Married w Children
Notes:
-Space Beast HAS to be an FNG name soon.
-Even the word Pepsi produces just a slight disappointment.
-Pax performed well overall after a slow start. An ongoing debate ensued if merkins are truly a reward. Wellness center hours were updated.
-Honeysuckle revealed himself as the show runner and historian for all things Saved by the Bell. Great to finally know his day job.
-Lil Cuz reminisced about fonder times when men did not have to disguise amphetamine laced drinks.
Thang 2
Match the famous person name with their hospital name.
Pax would run a lap as timer while we did AMRAP exercises.
Curls, OHP, WW3, squats. When they return they would match two names and of correct they are removed, incorrect…burpees.
Names :
Hospital Name :
Mark Sinclair
Marion Morison
Lesly Lynch King Jr
Reginald Dwight
farok bulsara
Cassius Clay
Famous Name:
Vin Diesel
John Wayne
Gerald Ford
Elton John
Freddy Mercury
Muhammad Ali
Pax did surprising well with these and we ordered Roxbury one of the big number phones because he can’t be trusted with that infomercials anymore.
Rounded out with a solid Mary session
The pax, enlighten by the rebranding seminar, named off as follows :
-RayCharlesBury
-CedarHorizons
-HoneyKingJr
-The Artist Formerly Known
As Popeye
-Big Nephew
-Worlds Best
Conversions come in all sizes and shapes.
Let God lead ya day by day and dont worry why Constantinople got the works …It’s nobody’s business
So do some merks.
SYITG
Dox