Happy New Year...
2006, the year in review...
January
1. The New Year began as it has in recent years at the Kovach household. This year however, would be the last at the Brightwater estate.
2. The first baseball game of the New Year was highlighted by John Conley dislocating his knee.
3. The greatest college football game was played at the 2006 Rose bowl featuring UT vs. USC for the National Championship. This game featured not only David Saldana on Tuba in the LHB but also the 3 best players in college football in 2006. Texas won its 2nd straight Rose bowl thanks to Vince Young’s 400 plus yards of offence, multiple touchdowns and thrilling end-game heroics. After effects of this game to come later in the year.
4. Ben pulled a Ben as he walked right into Will’s old house and probably scared some old lady to death. Priceless.
February
1. A cartoon shows Muhammad in a negative light and as a result, people go ape-shit.
2. The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Seattle Seahawks in one of the most boring Superbowls ever.
3. After the Superbowl, I watched my first episode of Grey’s Anatomy just to see what all the fuss was about. Well, some dude literally got blown up in the hospital and I’ve been hooked ever since. Hands down, the best show on TV.
4. Happy Valentines Day, no such thing.
5. The Winter Olympics take place in Italy and no one cared.
6. Dick Cheney shot someone in the face.
March
1. I turned 20.
2. March Madness was indeed mad. No number 1 seeds made it to the Final Four but an 11 seed did. Florida ended up winning it all.
3. The Oscars were the Oscars. Thankfully, “Brokeback Mountain” didn’t win shit and proved that movies that are made specifically to win awards shouldn’t always do so.
4. Baseball Hall of Famer Kirby Puckett died. Mr. Dubose told Roby Justin that I looked like him. “shrug”.
5. An article published in Sports Illustrated details the entire Barry Bonds steroid experience.
April
1. Tom DeLay announces he will leave Congress.
2. The Houston Dynamo make their season/Houston debut and I was there as a member of their pep band, something I would do all summer. Thank God they changed their name from The 1836.
3. The Houston Texans prove they are the dumbest sports franchise ever. On draft day with the first overall pick, the select Mario Williams. Instead of picking Vince Young or Reggie Bush, they pick some scrub they could’ve gotten in the 2nd round. That was possibly the worst draft day decision since Sam Bowie in 1984.
4. South Park absolutely destroys Family Guy in one of their funniest two-parters ever. Their exposing Family Guy forced me to not be able to watch it for a long time. However, it did force the producers of Family Guy to put more effort into the show again and paid off when the new season started.
5. The Houston Astros started defense of their National League crown without Roger Clemens and no one seemed to have a problem with that but me.
May
1. Tiger Woods’ dad dies.
2. The Dulles High School Honor Band performs in Moores Opera House.
3. The Moores School of Music Symphony Orchestra performs Mahler 2.
4. Lizzie Kovach has the most ridiculous graduation party thrown for her.
5. Barry Bonds hit #715 and not much fuss was made over it. Obviously because he was juicing. However in considering what will happen with the Hall of Fame and such, if McGuire gets in, so should Barry even though I think neither deserve it.
6. The first game of Summer MLB street 2006 is an absolute disaster. The second game was better and the MVP trophy was introduced. On the whole however, baseball was lacking all summer. I on the other hand was awful. I played like Grade A ass-hole all season. I was a pretty good blooper reel.
June
1. A man in a grocery store robs an old woman of her box of poptarts, punches her in the stomach when she resists, tries to escape only to get hit by two different vehicles in the parking lot before being captured by the authorities.
2. Ben Rothlesburger is involved in major motorcycle accident. He barely survives.
3. The NBA playoffs were awesome and the Miami Heat, lead by Dwayne Wade, down those fuckers from Dallas. (Real Rockets fans hate Mavericks)
4. The World Cup begins and is very entertaining. The USA plays like shit.
July
1. Ken Lay dies, allegedly.
2. Italy wins the World Cup but the story of the match was the head-butt done by Zinédine Zidane.
3. After winning the Tour de France in incredible fashion with an equally incredible and compelling story, Floyd Landis is found to have done steroids.
4. The National League loses the All-Star game…again.
August
1. Mark makes it into town for the last baseball game of the summer.
2. Pluto loses its planet status. ?
3. School starts again. One of my tires is slashed on the 2nd day of school.
September
1. I am more or less fired from teaching lessons at Dulles High School.
2. Monday Night Football moves to ESPN.
3. The greatest halftime show ever is performed by the both the University of Houston Spirit of Houston Cougar Marching Band and Grambling State University Tiger Marching Band.
4. Bill Duggan is granted the status of Band Director Emeritus at Dulles High School.
October
1. Google agrees to buy YouTube. Yay for “funny videos on the internet”!
2. The Astros miss the playoffs.
3. The Cardinals win the World Series.
November
1. I played 3 concerts with the Houston Symphony.
2. Democrats take over congress in midterm elections.
3. Donald Rumsfeld announces his resignation as U.S. Secretary of Defense. His successor is Dr. Robert Gates, former president of Texas A&M. His replacement I heard is a Cougar.
4. Texas A&M is penalized in-game for having 12 men on the field. Priceless.
5. Tom and Katy get married.
6. The Houston Dynamo win the MLS cup. Boom goes the Dynamite!
7. My car is stolen again. The ass-holes responsible crashed it into a ditch while attempting to evade police. The alignment was messed up and the batmobile actually did lose a wheel this time.
December
1. The Houston Cougars win the 2006 Conference USA Championship.
2. I am inducted into Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. OAS AAS LLS!!!
3. Kramer comes out of the racist closet.
4. Vince Young came home to Houston and kicked the Texans ass.
5. Winter MLB Street 2006 begins.
6. Death comes in threes as James Brown, former President Ford and Saddam Hussein die this month.
7. Hours after getting my car back, I am hit in an intersection. The car is totaled.
8. Though the Coogs lost one hell of a game at the Liberty Bowl, they stood toe-to-toe with an SEC team coached by a “legend” they weren’t supposed to beat.
Here's hoping 2007 is as good or better than 2006.
January
1. The New Year began as it has in recent years at the Kovach household. This year however, would be the last at the Brightwater estate.
2. The first baseball game of the New Year was highlighted by John Conley dislocating his knee.
3. The greatest college football game was played at the 2006 Rose bowl featuring UT vs. USC for the National Championship. This game featured not only David Saldana on Tuba in the LHB but also the 3 best players in college football in 2006. Texas won its 2nd straight Rose bowl thanks to Vince Young’s 400 plus yards of offence, multiple touchdowns and thrilling end-game heroics. After effects of this game to come later in the year.
4. Ben pulled a Ben as he walked right into Will’s old house and probably scared some old lady to death. Priceless.
February
1. A cartoon shows Muhammad in a negative light and as a result, people go ape-shit.
2. The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Seattle Seahawks in one of the most boring Superbowls ever.
3. After the Superbowl, I watched my first episode of Grey’s Anatomy just to see what all the fuss was about. Well, some dude literally got blown up in the hospital and I’ve been hooked ever since. Hands down, the best show on TV.
4. Happy Valentines Day, no such thing.
5. The Winter Olympics take place in Italy and no one cared.
6. Dick Cheney shot someone in the face.
March
1. I turned 20.
2. March Madness was indeed mad. No number 1 seeds made it to the Final Four but an 11 seed did. Florida ended up winning it all.
3. The Oscars were the Oscars. Thankfully, “Brokeback Mountain” didn’t win shit and proved that movies that are made specifically to win awards shouldn’t always do so.
4. Baseball Hall of Famer Kirby Puckett died. Mr. Dubose told Roby Justin that I looked like him. “shrug”.
5. An article published in Sports Illustrated details the entire Barry Bonds steroid experience.
April
1. Tom DeLay announces he will leave Congress.
2. The Houston Dynamo make their season/Houston debut and I was there as a member of their pep band, something I would do all summer. Thank God they changed their name from The 1836.
3. The Houston Texans prove they are the dumbest sports franchise ever. On draft day with the first overall pick, the select Mario Williams. Instead of picking Vince Young or Reggie Bush, they pick some scrub they could’ve gotten in the 2nd round. That was possibly the worst draft day decision since Sam Bowie in 1984.
4. South Park absolutely destroys Family Guy in one of their funniest two-parters ever. Their exposing Family Guy forced me to not be able to watch it for a long time. However, it did force the producers of Family Guy to put more effort into the show again and paid off when the new season started.
5. The Houston Astros started defense of their National League crown without Roger Clemens and no one seemed to have a problem with that but me.
May
1. Tiger Woods’ dad dies.
2. The Dulles High School Honor Band performs in Moores Opera House.
3. The Moores School of Music Symphony Orchestra performs Mahler 2.
4. Lizzie Kovach has the most ridiculous graduation party thrown for her.
5. Barry Bonds hit #715 and not much fuss was made over it. Obviously because he was juicing. However in considering what will happen with the Hall of Fame and such, if McGuire gets in, so should Barry even though I think neither deserve it.
6. The first game of Summer MLB street 2006 is an absolute disaster. The second game was better and the MVP trophy was introduced. On the whole however, baseball was lacking all summer. I on the other hand was awful. I played like Grade A ass-hole all season. I was a pretty good blooper reel.
June
1. A man in a grocery store robs an old woman of her box of poptarts, punches her in the stomach when she resists, tries to escape only to get hit by two different vehicles in the parking lot before being captured by the authorities.
2. Ben Rothlesburger is involved in major motorcycle accident. He barely survives.
3. The NBA playoffs were awesome and the Miami Heat, lead by Dwayne Wade, down those fuckers from Dallas. (Real Rockets fans hate Mavericks)
4. The World Cup begins and is very entertaining. The USA plays like shit.
July
1. Ken Lay dies, allegedly.
2. Italy wins the World Cup but the story of the match was the head-butt done by Zinédine Zidane.
3. After winning the Tour de France in incredible fashion with an equally incredible and compelling story, Floyd Landis is found to have done steroids.
4. The National League loses the All-Star game…again.
August
1. Mark makes it into town for the last baseball game of the summer.
2. Pluto loses its planet status. ?
3. School starts again. One of my tires is slashed on the 2nd day of school.
September
1. I am more or less fired from teaching lessons at Dulles High School.
2. Monday Night Football moves to ESPN.
3. The greatest halftime show ever is performed by the both the University of Houston Spirit of Houston Cougar Marching Band and Grambling State University Tiger Marching Band.
4. Bill Duggan is granted the status of Band Director Emeritus at Dulles High School.
October
1. Google agrees to buy YouTube. Yay for “funny videos on the internet”!
2. The Astros miss the playoffs.
3. The Cardinals win the World Series.
November
1. I played 3 concerts with the Houston Symphony.
2. Democrats take over congress in midterm elections.
3. Donald Rumsfeld announces his resignation as U.S. Secretary of Defense. His successor is Dr. Robert Gates, former president of Texas A&M. His replacement I heard is a Cougar.
4. Texas A&M is penalized in-game for having 12 men on the field. Priceless.
5. Tom and Katy get married.
6. The Houston Dynamo win the MLS cup. Boom goes the Dynamite!
7. My car is stolen again. The ass-holes responsible crashed it into a ditch while attempting to evade police. The alignment was messed up and the batmobile actually did lose a wheel this time.
December
1. The Houston Cougars win the 2006 Conference USA Championship.
2. I am inducted into Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. OAS AAS LLS!!!
3. Kramer comes out of the racist closet.
4. Vince Young came home to Houston and kicked the Texans ass.
5. Winter MLB Street 2006 begins.
6. Death comes in threes as James Brown, former President Ford and Saddam Hussein die this month.
7. Hours after getting my car back, I am hit in an intersection. The car is totaled.
8. Though the Coogs lost one hell of a game at the Liberty Bowl, they stood toe-to-toe with an SEC team coached by a “legend” they weren’t supposed to beat.
Here's hoping 2007 is as good or better than 2006.