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Hipbase: T'was The Night Before X-Mas 2006 - Stephen Dame - 12-14-2006
One more time. I focused on the newbies this year, with a few of us old dogs thrown in for good measure. Again, it's all in fun, so if you're name doesn't appear, it's not a slight, it's just simply due to the fact that I'm not around here as much as I'd like to be, and my memory is worse than that of the remaining members of The Grateful Dead. Hope everyone enjoys:
T’was the night before Christmas and all through Hipbase
The Hipheads were gathered for “The Amazing Race”
When NegPhil explained that he was so inspired
Sean Bonner agreed; all that travel had him wired
And so with a nod, Lance gave the okay
Princess booked the tickets for a group get-away
This year would be different; all had a role
This year the Hipbase was off to the North Pole
The regulars by name, you know them all well
They skipped and they jumped and their hearts they did swell
For into a giant balloon they all gathered
Prairieman and Zenith took care of boozing matters
Bundled up well and with Pigography at the wheel
They floated along until Crashman77 spotted a field
“The North Pole!” exclaimed Dr. J with a smile and a wink
The balloon then touched down near the lonely end of a rink
As the ‘base disembarked, JC Shades noticed something when;
Rushing down the ice came ten joyous men
It was Bobby and Gord and Johnny and Paul
Soon Sinclair appeared and there they were all
Through the icy fog tfoe squinted to see
The other five men were little indeed
Except for one forward who was big red and jolly
It was Santa and his elves vs. The Hip; what folly!
As the game progressed Angels Wings made it a party well hosted
While Bob the Critic made sure the chest nuts were roasted
The Hip were beaten when Santa scored a goal that was tragic
He touched his nose, looked up, and said, “that was pure magic.”
It was Elliot G who finally introduced the whole crew
Everyone greeted and asked the boys to play a few
Haplo was the first to request a big hit
A drunk Almost Hip yelled: “Pretend is the shit!”
And so they did play, on this wintery eve
MattyM and Zopust went and rolled up their sleeves
They went about building a nice snowy igloo
Of which Daryl24 promptly walked directly through
Rebuilt in a hurry, it was the perfect fit for the clan
Warm and cozy barrybre17 enjoyed watching the band
Smg333 sat right next to the jolly fat man
Santa screamed along with Gord and held Thompson Girl’s hand
As the beers kept on flowing, Santa’s “naughty list” was proclaimed
And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name;
"Now, Chris! Now, Jenna! Now, Corby and Direwolf74!
Hugh! Shannon! I thought I warned you people before!”
But the spirit of the season overcame the great Claus
He began distributing gifts to everyone just because
His eyes how they twinkled, his dimples how merry
He handed Mav a brand new shiny blackberry!
From the stage Gord could see, his audience enthralled
But not with him, but rather that big red butterball!
With the stump of a butt he held tight in his teeth,
Paul told Gord to chill; “He’s no spotlight thief.”
Downie spoke not a word, but went straight to his work
He began to rant and then turned with a quick jerk
With a wink of his eye and a twist of his head
Gord put on a rock’n roll show that was nuclear fed
Soon Santa gave him a smile and began to bob his head
Gord knew right away he had nothing to dread
In fact, in the end he brought Sooguy and Santa on stage
They all finished the show with “On The Verge” in a rage
As the party wound down, invisibleairwaves passed out
Bosman reminded Santa of his duty with a shout
The old elf sprang up much faster than a shiver
He remembered indeed that he had gifts to deliver
The Hip were exhausted, another stellar show they had weathered
It was agreed that the band and the ‘basers would all leave together
And laying his finger aside of his nose,
Gord launched the balloon and into the atmosphere they rose
Santa himself sprang to his sleigh and to his team gave a whistle,
And away they all flew like the down of a thistle.
As the balloon passed the sleigh in the still of the night
Sanata was heard to exclaim, ere he drove out of sight:
“A Hip-Christmas to all, and to all a goodnight!”
- day_for_night - 12-14-2006
excellent
- Chris Tanz - 12-14-2006
Bravo encore! ... love the Lonely End of the Rink bit and the Hip vs. the North Polesters. Another fine installment of an excellent tradition.
Also, I'm going to assume that the reference to "Chris" was to me (blithely, even irresponsibly, ignoring all the other Chrises out there) since otherwise I'd be shut out again this year.
I'm also thinking of changing my screen name to Santa and really maxing out on the Dame references.
ct
- ShannonW - 12-14-2006
Great job, Steve. ::thumb::
- mrlayance - 12-14-2006
Nice Work
- laliber - 12-14-2006
great line...
Gord put on a rock’n roll show that was nuclear fed :thumb:
Lance did you just add the xmass hat to your avatar or has it always been like that??.
- Corby - 12-14-2006
![[Image: hipbase_christmas.jpg]](http://www.uniquemotel.com/hipbase_christmas.jpg)
- Tthip - 12-14-2006
Who is the slightly plump guy dancing in the front?
Is that me!
Great design Corby.
- farmerdan - 12-14-2006
great work again, Mr. Dame
- thompson girl - 12-14-2006
You've got a real way with words. Nice job!
- Stephen Dame - 12-14-2006
Corby Wrote:
That. Kicks. Ass.
- tfoe - 12-14-2006
Wow...very well done
- NegPhil - 12-14-2006
Thank you, I am honored to be included in this years poem.
Merry Christmas to all you groovy hipheads!
Re: Hipbase: T'was The Night Before X-Mas 2006 - MAverick - 12-14-2006
Stephen Dame Wrote:“A Hip-Christmas to all, and to all a goodnight!”
Nice work Steve!
- robert goulet - 12-14-2006
3 years and not 1 mention...I probably shouldn't have made out with your sister eh!!
Only kidding Mr.Dame...as usual you have knocked this out of the park.
Happy Hannukah, Kwanza, Christmas, Festivus or any other celebration you observe.