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Remember when? This was 2002 at the Cammi Granato fund raiser for Ronald McDonald Charity.  These kids were in charge of the Beat the Duffer Goalie Game.  Kids paid money to shoot the puck in the Stump's 5 hole.  (Left to Right) Frankie Jura who is Duffer Referee Agi's daughter, Michelle Spillman, Maddi, Stump Board and Jeff Lopatka.  We should find that Stump board for the next time we have a goalie walk out.  

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To see Jeff race his 1963 Nova, go to: http://www.youtube.com/user/jloshot12

The next Tilted Kilt Lunch is on Wednesday, October  30th at 1:00.  They will have pumpkins with Cleavage.

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Lopatka Family Feud!

Romeoville, IL
October 18, 2013
Attendance: 23

Anvil Runs his Streak to 5 Wins!
We had a nice turnout thanks to Beak's Grandsons and two new guests, Ken and Steve, who came bearing gifts of Frankincense and Myrrh.  Sorry, didn't mean to go biblical, actually, they brought Crown Royal and cash.  They were welcomed with open arms.  The game featured a classic match up of the Anvil and the Brain.  They brought their A games and that was a good thing since each team had their share of speedy snipers.  Jeff "Speed Racer" Lopatka scored on Eddie early in the game.  Tom "TO" O'Connor teamed up with Geno to score a Meaningful Goal for the Reds.  Jeff added another goal then Brinks set up Ken Kroll with a nice pass to give the Whites a 3-1 lead.

Eddie's beard gets Michelle's attention.

At the start of the 2nd period, Tweedy (Dan Lopatka got tagged with that name when he was 10 years old and refereeing for the Duffers) fired a pass to T&A (Tom Ambrosia) who failed to snag it, but the Czar was layered, (USA Coach Donny Granato taught us that) took the pass in stride and raced in to roof a shot over the Brain's shoulder to make it 3-2.  T&A sent a pass to Tweedy who tied the score with a one timer.  Tweedy then gave the Reds a 4-3 lead with a break- away goal.  He didn't want to score, but he did want to get his Dad an assist for banging the puck out of the zone.  Tommy Z reluctantly scored a goal that he claimed was an accident and he did say he was sorry.  There was one shift when Jeff and TZ were on the ice together where the Red team could not get out of the zone for the 2 minute shift.  TZ and Jeff fired passes back and forth until their defenders were dizzy.  Jeff then scored his Hat Trick to give the Whites the lead again.  Chris "Berserk" Mazerk shamelessly poked the puck away from 75 year old Hacksaw then headed out of the zone.  T&A retrieved the loose puck and sent Chris on his way to a game tying goal for the Reds.  T&A later set up Tweedy for his Hat Trick winning goal.  That assist gave Tom the Playmaker award for his 3 assists.  Tweedy Added one more goal just to show his nephew Jeff who was top dog.
Final score Reds 7, Whites 5.  The Anvil picked up another Meaningful 1-0 shutout.               

Memorable Moments: 

  • Anvil's granddaughter born to his oldest daughter Danielle and her husband Joe.  Tessa Joyce Czajkowski was born  on 10-10-2013.  She weighed 7 lbs. 4 oz. And measured 21 in. long.

  • Ken and Steve showed some promise when they showed up with fists full of dollars and 2 bottles of Crown Royal.

  • Ken scored a nice goal, then added 2 Klinger Krashes to his evening.
  • No change in Perfect Attendance list.

Grandpa Beak with His Grandsons Mike and Jeff

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T&A's wife hates this shirt, she also hates his nickname, but she loves the Duffers. "T&A" is a better nickname than "TO".

  

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We had 3 Lopatka's in the stands cheering and 4 on the ice. 

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Beak and his grandchildren, Michelle, Mike and Jeff.
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Thor swipes a fry from T&A. The Czar is safe with a salad.

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Thor and Hacksaw give their advice to Stephanie.
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Our newest guest Steve Hammerman with his son.

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Our other new guest was Ken with his son. 
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Michelle laughs at Hacksaw's hair.

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Beak and Eddie were in synch again this week.  Last week they had matching shirts. (above) This week they had matching caps and jackets. Eddie survived the Hunter’s Moon full moon on Friday night.  

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The Anvil gives Speed Racer Jeff the business for scoring 3 goals.

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Jeff's brother Mike and Girl friend Mel get a kick out of the razz.

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Michelle Spillman

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Michelle hits a 2 run home run for Romeoville High School in a 3-0 victory against Joliet Catholic Academy.

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Michelle Spillman hit a 2 run Home run to beat Joliet Catholic on April 18, 2012. ... greg Lopatka ... Michelle Spillman and Romeoville High School. ...

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Michelle Spillman hit her 4th homerun on April 21, 2012 to beat Hershey High. ... greg Lopatka ... Michelle Spillman "outdoor sports" ...

 

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Michelle hit a triple to help beat Highland Park High 8-5 on 4/21/2012.