Chuck-A-Puck

Tonight my family went to an Admiral's game. The Admirals are the professional hockey team of Milwaukee. Tonight the giveaway was an Admirals t-shirt. This has got to be the greatest bargain in entertainment in this area. During intermission a multitude of high jinks take place. Among them are racing Merkt's cheese containers. You have your swiss almond, port wine, beer cheese and the ever popular sharp cheddar. Tonight's winner, much to my chagrin, was not port wine, but swiss almond. Another popular attraction is the saucer bowling. There is a super-sized sling shot that is pulled from the middle sides of the ice back towards the goal. Then an adult is seated on a snow saucer and the sling shot is placed along his/her back. The aim is to get to the inflated bowling pins at the opposite goal via locomotion of the sling shot. Tonight 3 of the 6 contestants got strikes. Then there are those jumbo tron picks. The jumbo tron camera looks for uninterested parties at their best. You know the ones. They are picking their noses or my personal favorite, the kid with the empty popcorn bucket on his head! Also on the agenda is chuck-a-puck. This is Jack's intermission favorite. You pay $1 and get a Nerf puck with a number on it. When you buy the puck, the number is recorded, along with your section, row and name. A HUGE mat with a bulls eye is then rolled out mid ice. When prompted, everyone begins throwing their pucks onto the ice and the person who gets closest to the bulls eye wins a $50 certificate to Potawatomi Bingo and an Admiral's jersey. Jack won this contest last year. Pity the people who sit in the rows in front of me. It never fails, in at least one try per season, I completely miss the plexiglas barrier and boink someone on the head. Tonight was the night. The best thing about the crowd is that they are contagiously excited and caught up in the joy of the moment. I love being part of that.