I just returned

from NYC, where I came out of retirement for a single night to slam at Bar 13 as part of the Worcester Slam Team, along with Bobby Gibbs, badgary, and urbanitus. I replaced morthsha who couldn’t make it.

I kept it quiet because I wanted it to be a surprise. It was the first time in 5 years I’d slammed in anything resembling a team slam.

We placed third in a tough contest of four teams: Brooklyn, louderARTS, Worcester, and New Jersey (that was the order of finish).

Went up fourth in the first round, did “Conspiracy” a bit differently than usual, and got a respectable 26.5 after the half-point time penalty.

Star of the night was badgary, proving once again that he is criminally underrated by getting the high score of the bout with a 29.5, and incidentally prompting Rachel McKibbens and Emily Kagan to dance vigorously to a crowd singalong of “Darling Nikki” after he was done proclaiming the patriotic virtues of listening to Prince.

After, Mr. Urban and I went out for Oxycontin and pizza before driving home. (You had to be there.)

It was fun. I’m going back into retirement now. Good night.