The Ultimate Fail

This weekend we went on Warren's idea of the The Best Date in the History of Dates, i.e.: a professional ultimate frisbee game. Yes, folks, you heard me. Professional Ultimate Frisbee. Though it may sound like an oxymoron to many, to Warren it was paradise, as proven by the following photo where he has become possessed by Ultimate fanaticism:

Now I have nothing against Ultimate, per se, but I do think it's kind of ridiculous, generally speaking. Warren, on the other hand, could not stop advertising the fact that we were going to a "pro game" to pretty much everyone we spoke to. Of the 25 odd people he invited to the "pro game," a whopping 0 accompanied us. We pulled up to the Silverdome, former host of the Detroit Lions, Pistons, and an N*Sync concert back in the day, and discovered that it bore an uncanny resemblance to the abadoned lots peppered throughout Detroit. Welcome home, Ultimate Frisbee fans, welcome home. 

 Because of the few cars, the weed-infested pavement, and general look of disrepair, we thought that we had a) arrived at the wrong venue b) arrived on the wrong date. Turns out we were wrong on both counts. Indeed, we were right where we belonged. Strolling into the cavernous stadium, we were greeted by a sea of empty seats. In its heyday, the dome accomodated literally 80,000+ fans. Now, as the official home of the Detroit Mechanix Ultimate team, it comfortably sat about 50. 

I'm sorry to say that the losses were abundant at this "pro game," not the least of which included the Mechanix's ultimate loss at the hands of their Kentucky rivals, the Bluegrass Revolution. But there were also the "professional" cheerleaders to take into consideration, who put on a halftime show of about two and half minutes to the Footloose theme song. Impressive. 

The sole win of the evening? Meeting Rusty the Wrench, the Mechanix's mascot (naturally). Oh, and I also got some French fries and saw a guy that looked strikingly like my little brother (front of the line):

Thanks, Rusty! But at least Warren left a very happy camper. And we can cross "pro ultimate game" off of our bucket list. Just in time too, as this was the last game of the season (and, from the unfortunate looks of things, the last of the league's short-lived existence). Go, Mechanix!