Wednesday Night Polo

The past two Wednesdays have yielded some good polo games. I'm glad that people around here still have an interest in it and have finally been able to get games together again. I nearly forgot how much I love whacking a ball around in that crappy "court" with the Barb City Dandies... Here are some photos:

We got some real cones to replace the old cans of highly flammable chemicals that we found in the trash.

"If You're Not Bleeding, You're Not Playin' Polo"

We haven't played polo in a while. With the persistent cold, it's been hard to motivate people to come out and play. However, it feels like spring might finally be here, because last friday we had an incredible turnout with about a dozen people present. We played some excellent game - True Barb City Dandy style polo. 

The Double Wide Boyz brought some whole peppercorn and sea salt grinders that they rescued from the dumpsters and dispersed them among us. #doublewidelife. You can never have too much free salt n' pepper. There was some delicious homebrewed Double-Wide Kombucha present as well.

Tom ended the night with a bloody hand (and mallet). Our great Uncle Velo always used to say "if you're not bleeding, you're not playin' polo", or something like that. Tom played polo.

I took a ton of photos, which can all be seen by clicking "read more" below:

Monday Night Polo

Seems like forever since we've last played polo, but the temperature has been going back up lately and the smell of evil's in the air once again. We gathered up 6 people last night for a few foggy games before it started to pour. It felt good to finally get the crew back together and play. Oh, how we've missed it...

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Two Busted Balls for Tom's Birthday

Monday night was probably the coldest one we've had since last winter, yet somehow 10 Dandies showed up to polo. I attribute that to the fact that it was the birthday of our dear friend and long time poloist, Tom.



Unfortunately, the gaming didn't last too long, because it was so cold that both of the "warm weather" balls we had turned into a stone-like hardness and were quickly shattered by Kevin.



Kevin ruined Tom's birthday and he was really sad, as depicted by the photo above.

Time to buy some "cold weather" balls.

The DKLBP Returns

After what seemed like a long hiatus, the Barb City Dandies finally reunited for some classic DKLBP-style polo. Lately it's been a struggle to get 6 people (the required number for 3-on-3 games) out to play, due to scheduling conflicts and schoolwork (Drop out of college. Play polo). This Wednesday we had 9 people show up and played some intense games. It was a refreshing sight and hopefully a sign of more consistent meetings from now on.













By the way, if you haven't sampled the beers from local Chicago brewery Revolution Brewing, I'd suggest you do soon. Their Anti-Hero IPA is fantastic and available in cans!



Derek showed up with his beautiful new Singular Peregrine. Obviously not a polo bike, but it's fantastic and I'd like to get some better photos of it in the daylight soon. The perfect gravel riding/offroading/touring/winter commuting machine.

Thursday Polo Initiation

Played some great polo last Thursday, and a new member was initiated through the age-old tradition of laying down on the stairs while the Blue Demon bunny-hops the Black Widow over you. A successful welcoming.

J-Dub's Last Night at The DKLBP Drome

That's right, our beloved J-Dub, a Barb City Dandy original, played his last night of bike polo here in DeKalb last Monday. He's packing up and moving off to Colorado to live the american dream! We wish him well and he will be missed dearly. That's the second O.G. poloist to move away this year, but it won't stop us from continuing the tradition! We had an excellent turnout of people who came to see him off, and things got a little rowdy. Good times indeed!



Polo spirit candles and a Shiner Blonde. The candle on the far right is my latest creation, modeled after the Celebrator Dopplebock label.



Repurposed computers found in the trash were made into goal posts. The Barb City Dandies are goin green and upcycling all your trash!



The man of the hour.



The 'Drome.



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Derek and his EigthInch Mallet



Derek gettin' hydrated for gameplay.



Someone stole my camera and snapped this nice photo of me goin for the ball.







It's like a high-five... with mallets.



Who took this excellent one of Lindsey?



Group shot taken by Andy of Marengo. There are a few people missing, but we almost never get this many Dandies in one photo. What a fun night!

Polo! America!

Fourth of July Fireworks display in Hopkins Park and a bit of polo. That last photo is for Ari especially. I've harnessed the power of the crystal to give me superhuman skill on the court.

'Drome Full of Dandies

Fantastic games Monday night. Nine people showed up to sweat in The DKLBP Polodrome and play their dandy little hearts out. We shared some craft brews and had a good ol' time. Corey played for the first time and caught on quickly. Summertime bike polo is really starting to pick up! Come out and play!

Monday Night at The Polodrome

Added some new blinged-out parts to the Schemeroller, courtesy of All-City. They're doing a small run of copper plated cogs, lockrings, toe clips/straps, and they look pretty sweet. When paired up with a fresh gold chain and gold tensioners from Home Brewed Components, my opponents become distracted by the glow of these precious metals, giving me the upper hand on the court.





We had a great turnout on Monday as people have returned to DeKalb, with 7 Dandies in attendance; more than we've had in a while. Only got in about 4 games, but they were good ones. Hopefully this means things are starting to pick up again and more fun will ensue.




If you haven't come out to join us yet and want to, just do it! Show up at 9pm. Bring your worst bike and some whiskey. We won't be mean, we just pretend to be. We've got mallets to spare!