Tall Tales and a Little Whitesalmon Lie

Thanks to @Eris_Goddess_of_Discord for startin another bit of fun for us.  

But it's only a couple of weeks till Christmas so tis the time for games, and I promise this one is very friendly and low on commitment! No dressing up or food products required.

While half of you go look for the 'Mute' function let me explain the game to the rest of you.

This one is called 'Lie to me'.

I basically tell you three facts about me. Two are true, one is a lie. First person to spot the lie then gives 2 truths and 1 lie about themselves and the rest of us have a go at spotting the lie again and we just keep going until we get bored or decide we know more about each other than we are comfortable with. Can be watch related or not.

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BIG Lies & BIG Names, Stretching the Truth and Dropping’ Names

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1). Courtney Love and I were childhood friends. We went to the same school in Portland, Even though she was a year older we both loved punk rock and liked making waves in our little pond.  We had an art teacher Mr. Ziggy who thought he was really funny and would prank us all the time. Class had just ended and everyone was making their way to the next class.

Courtney and I decided to skip class until lunch. As we were sneaking out, We saw our art teacher go into the teachers bathroom next to the supply closet.

For whatever reason. I decided it would be really funny to take one of the Giant 3 foot long rolls of paper out of the art supply closet and very quietly  jam it against the door. Locking Mr. Ziggy in the bathroom. Thinking someone would come along and discover him let him out. I was trying to impress Courtney with my bravado.

So Courtney and I get back to school half way through lunch break and go to the cafeteria to get something to eat. When we both see and realize Mr. Ziggy’s table has no food set and he's nowhere to be seen. My heart sank and Courtney and I raced upstairs to hear cries for help. Realizing Mr. Ziggy had been in there for almost 2 hours. We pretended that we didn’t know what happened and that it probably fell against the door when he went in.

For our defense we had to admit that we had skipped class and couldn’t have done it.

So got in trouble for skipping but never for trapping Mr. Ziggy!

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2) After I got let go from Nike for being to young (13) I got a job with the Portland Beavers baseball team. They were the AAA farm club for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Since I was still too young get a paycheck. I got put to work shagging baseballs in the fowl ball area’s of the stadium and any other mundane job they could think of in exchange for getting into the games for free. When I turned 15 they hired me as the clubhouse manager. Dream job for a kid who loved baseball, I got to meet some amazing ball players. The owner of the team would do different promotional nights to bring fans in. Every year they would do an Old timers game and bring some heavy weight names to draw fans.

One year the hall of famers they flew in were Whitey Ford, Ernie Banks, Mickey Mantle and Hank Arron. They sent to a town car to go pickup Hank Arron at the airport

When he arrived at the stadium and I got his gear and bags unloaded, I realized he was Loaded! Super Drunk! Not wanting to show up at the pregame meet and greet wasted. He asked if I could take him to a hotel or motel so he could sober up. He then asked me to tell my boss his plane was late and he wouldn’t be able to attend the pre-game meet and greet. I wasn’t old enough to get a motel room. So I had him just take it easy in the Trainers room of the Portland Timbers  soccer team clubhouse as nobody was there or would be.  So after a couple hours I brought him over to our clubhouse and nobody ever knew a thing. 200.00 tip for my effort and to keep my mouth shut. So now the world knows!

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3) I was working in the music industry as a production manager ( Glorified Roadie) in Seattle and Portland. The band (Pearl Jam) I was working with was  part of a film production (Singles ) that was being filmed in Seattle. It was kind of funny as Eddie Vedder was playing a backup guitarist to Matt Dillon as lead singer in the film.

 I was in charge getting the band members to set and coordinating with Matt Dillon's assistant. It was pretty chaotic dealing with talent and film crews on top of musicians. So I had everyone under my umbrella at one hotel "The Tropica” to help heard the cats. The Tropica was regular with bands because they tolerated a lot crap and was next to a Denny’s 24hr restaurant.

For a few days I was sharing a room with a guy named Gavin, the assistant to Matt Dillon. We had just wrapped a few days of time sucking filming and went out drinking. After a long night of work followed by long night of partying. I went to bed and fell asleep fast and hard. My roomie, Matt’s assistant came crashing through the door with a group of crew members and a bunch of randos from the club trying to keep the festivities going!. I simply buried my head under my pillows and went to sleep with the party ensuing around me. It seems like a revolving door all night!

 I awoke the next morning to the room being basically destroyed and two random people in the bed next to me. One of which was actor Matt Dillon and some girl. Apparently they got locked out of their room and no-one was at the front desk. My roommate had hooked up with some girls from the club and passed them his key saying I wouldn’t mind as I was passed out. One Big Happy Family!

If I left anyone out, Please jump in and anyone else daring enough! 

I'll keep this going till sometime tomorrow as I gave you a lot to think about!

Happy Holidays!

Let the Guessing Begin!

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Guess #2 is the lie. That’s just too many big names to believe. If so, I know a lot of people who would be envious. 

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2 is the lie because the Timber weren't in existence at that time

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They all sound pretty plausible to me so it will have to be a random guess. So  #1 gets it for locking Mr Ziggy in the bathroom. I'm sure he could've got on of the Spiders from mars to let him out.😆

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No Hurries, No Worries!

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2

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Knowing you they could all 100% be true. You should write a book.

However I'm going to guess number 2, because...

 I got put to work shagging baseballs 

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I guess it means something different over here... or maybe it doesn't... 😂

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UnholiestJedi

2 is the lie because the Timber weren't in existence at that time

Well...The Timbers were a NASL team from 1975-1982.

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DeeperBlue

Knowing you they could all 100% be true. You should write a book.

However I'm going to guess number 2, because...

 I got put to work shagging baseballs 

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I guess it means something different over here... or maybe it doesn't... 😂

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I'll let it ride for a few hours to see if there are any other takers👌

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Holy Cow! get to guessing'!

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6 responses and 5 guesses, Surly we can do better than that!

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Bump

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1 is a lie! Your much older than Courtney Love!! 😂

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I'll guess number 3.

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ok - busy day here doing Christmas prep, etc 

now on task!

Holy crap new levels of bonkers stories here.  Kind of overwhelming.  I’m guessing you were also buddies with Mark Lanegan?  His self read audiobook is bonkers.

I think we’re similar vintage so courtney is age accurate for possibility.

All those baseball references make my eyes glaze over but they’re the biggest historical names in baseball… so, far fetched

Any random person could plausibly wake up beside Dillion , so can’t rule that out.

But since everyone else chose 2, I’ll say 1 is the lie.  

Gotcha!  The most believable must be the lie!  🤘

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#2

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I'm going with #3

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Okay Here you Go!

1). Is TRUE, We did go to school together and Mr. Ziggy did spend 2 hours trapped in bathroom. He knew it was us, or more specifically me. His real punishment was making me think he was going to return the favor for a good two years. Just for the record Courtney is a really cool person! Ironically our paths came full circle when I started working as a roadie/production manager. We crossed venue’s one night in Portland. I knew who she was and she recognized me and came over to say hi. Hey “Shane” it’s been so long!  I thought I had made a bigger impression on her.🙄  What’s in a name?!?!

2). TRUE as well, I was the clubhouse manager for the Portland Beavers for the 1980 and 81 seasons. The owner of the team Dave Hirsch was a master at filling the stands. We were the triple AAA farm club for the Pittsburgh Pirates who had just won the World Series in 1979

First big promo game of the season was "Pirate night” The entire Pirates team was there, from Willie Stargell to Dale Berra (Yogi Berra’s son).

But the biggest night was Hall of famers night in 1980. All those guy were there, Including Ed Mathews who I forgot to mention. It was amazing to meet them. 

I’ll be honest, it kind of caught me off guard to have one of my hero’s show up smashed. However at that point I had become accustom to ball players habits. As it turned out both Mickey Mantel and Ed Mathews were drunk as well and went on to give some of the worst interviews ever. It went on to be known as the "Hall of Shamers" night.

@BigIona I have some great stories for you

3). TRUE with a LIE!  Everything went down as I stated. Except when Mr. Dillon's assistant came bursting into our room to keep the party going. I grabbed by bag, pillow and some blankets and went and slept in one of vans. 

***The Cast, Matt Dillon, Bridget Fonda etc. were all at the Hilton Executive suites in downtown Seattle. The Tropic motel was great for bands on a budget but a little too Lowbrow for Big named Hollywood Celebrities.***

When I woke up and went back to the room to grab a shower. There in My bed was Jeff Ament the base player from pearl jam and someone’s girlfriend. (It's always someone's girlfriend)

 Jeff actually loaned Matt Dillon his cloths for the movie. Matt Dillon would Not have stayed at The Tropica motel at that stage of his career. And being a serious professional, He went back to his hotel after filming in a limo. Pretty Intense guy!

I was surprised how long it took someone to say 3! I almost had to give it back to @Fiatjeepdriver 

  Since @Fiatjeepdriver has already gone.  @MinnKonaMike is up!

Surprised how many went for #2!  One of the coolest jobs I've ever had

"I'm the Kid Grinning Ear to Ear! bottom row on Left"

1980 PORTLAND BEAVERS   

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 @MinnKonaMike Your Up To Bat! 

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I did mine last week but, I messed up the thread and only 5 or 6 people showed up😕

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MinnKonaMike

I did mine last week but, I messed up the thread and only 5 or 6 people showed up😕

Yup! That's why you get a Second chance at the Wild life! Get Er' Done!

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Brother, you have had a much more interesting life than me! 

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DeeperBlue

Knowing you they could all 100% be true. You should write a book.

However I'm going to guess number 2, because...

 I got put to work shagging baseballs 

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I guess it means something different over here... or maybe it doesn't... 😂

It's crossed my mind, But if the readership of this thread is any indicator of book sales. 

I think I'd better stick to writing smart-ass remarks and fart jokes on WatchCrunch😎

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Okay Here you Go!

1). Is TRUE, We did go to school together and Mr. Ziggy did spend 2 hours trapped in bathroom. He knew it was us, or more specifically me. His real punishment was making me think he was going to return the favor for a good two years. Just for the record Courtney is a really cool person! Ironically our paths came full circle when I started working as a roadie/production manager. We crossed venue’s one night in Portland. I knew who she was and she recognized me and came over to say hi. Hey “Shane” it’s been so long!  I thought I had made a bigger impression on her.🙄  What’s in a name?!?!

2). TRUE as well, I was the clubhouse manager for the Portland Beavers for the 1980 and 81 seasons. The owner of the team Dave Hirsch was a master at filling the stands. We were the triple AAA farm club for the Pittsburgh Pirates who had just won the World Series in 1979

First big promo game of the season was "Pirate night” The entire Pirates team was there, from Willie Stargell to Dale Berra (Yogi Berra’s son).

But the biggest night was Hall of famers night in 1980. All those guy were there, Including Ed Mathews who I forgot to mention. It was amazing to meet them. 

I’ll be honest, it kind of caught me off guard to have one of my hero’s show up smashed. However at that point I had become accustom to ball players habits. As it turned out both Mickey Mantel and Ed Mathews were drunk as well and went on to give some of the worst interviews ever. It went on to be known as the "Hall of Shamers" night.

@BigIona I have some great stories for you

3). TRUE with a LIE!  Everything went down as I stated. Except when Mr. Dillon's assistant came bursting into our room to keep the party going. I grabbed by bag, pillow and some blankets and went and slept in one of vans. 

***The Cast, Matt Dillon, Bridget Fonda etc. were all at the Hilton Executive suites in downtown Seattle. The Tropic motel was great for bands on a budget but a little too Lowbrow for Big named Hollywood Celebrities.***

When I woke up and went back to the room to grab a shower. There in My bed was Jeff Ament the base player from pearl jam and someone’s girlfriend. (It's always someone's girlfriend)

 Jeff actually loaned Matt Dillon his cloths for the movie. Matt Dillon would Not have stayed at The Tropica motel at that stage of his career. And being a serious professional, He went back to his hotel after filming in a limo. Pretty Intense guy!

I was surprised how long it took someone to say 3! I almost had to give it back to @Fiatjeepdriver 

  Since @Fiatjeepdriver has already gone.  @MinnKonaMike is up!

Surprised how many went for #2!  One of the coolest jobs I've ever had

"I'm the Kid Grinning Ear to Ear! bottom row on Left"

1980 PORTLAND BEAVERS   

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 @MinnKonaMike Your Up To Bat! 

Craziness!

My sister made out once with Matt Dillon, but that's as close as I'll ever get to the great man.

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Mr.Dee.Bater

Craziness!

My sister made out once with Matt Dillon, but that's as close as I'll ever get to the great man.

Thank the heavens, And I think Speak for all of us. It was your Sister!🤣