Come for the TouchTunes, stay for the Sports Rant… Say What? Not exactly how it went down. Let’s listen in for how this date night actually played out. —The Gang
Need to Ketchup (er… Catchup)?
Here’s the previous WESTSIDE STORY…
Previously on…
Previously on…
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Let us begin, shall we ??
Lots going on in the WESTSIDE… Sure, @TheSEA is on break, but the PLAYERS … KOKO — Keep On Keepin’ On..
Keep On Keepin’ On…
Well… It didn’t take long for former Suit, KATIE to get her GEAR GUY husband to take her DOWNTOWN to “THE OTTER” for date night. We pick up the action at said destination on WALNUT AVE.
FADE IN:
INT. SALTY OTTER SPORTS GRILL
Katie and the Gear Guy have settled in after scoping the place out. There are nearly two dozen beers on tap, leading off with HUMBLE SEA.
KATIE
Glad to see they are #1, but to mix things up… you know I HEART the HAZY…
GEAR GUY
Oh… so DUST BOWL? PEACE LOVE & HAZE? You got it.
He studies the list some more.
GEAR GUY
Pils… Humm… Discretion is local…
KATIE
Local. Soquel. So… Italian Style Pils??
GEAR GUY
Sure, why not?
KATIE
Cool… so are we snackin or what? Their take on Fish & Chips looks interesting — PACIFIC HALIBUT BITES WITH FRIES — Split?
GEAR GUY
Sounds good. Lots of the stuff… whoa… gotta come hungry.
KATIE
You mean like… the DARK AND STORMY BURGER? Says… roasted jalapenos, bacon, sauteed onions, Monterey Jack Cheese…
GEAR GUY
Yeah and that’s the sensible one. The crazy is… gotta see someone eating it… the FUNNELICIOUS…
KATIE
I’d like to step into the kitchen and watch them build it…two golden funnel cake waffles PLUS, PLUS, PLUS…
GEAR GUY
For this visit, a split works with… Let’s see if they’ll give us a side of….
KATIE
Their Dark n Stormy sauce? I was thinking that too…
They fist bump.
DISSOLVE TO:
INT. SALTY OTTER SPORTS GRILL
Their beers are nearly drained. The food? A slow progression on Katie’s side as… she’s fired up and Gear Guy watches her with amusement. Katie points to the TV shaking her head.
KATIE
My Dad… He would have loved the NINERS and how they’ve creatively managed … and succeeded with what amounts to third and fourth stringers… practice squad… leveraging their chance… Seriously… His team — EAGLES but … after this year… I think he’d go for the one PLAYING the right way, you know?
She takes a pull from her almost empty HAZY… Gear Guy points to it. Katie shakes “NO.”
Gear Guy gets the attention of a worker. Points to a different beer to try and waves off the attempt to remove Katie’s pint glass.
GEAR GUY
I’m trying their Golden Ale… You can have a taste… Now… you were saying…
She stands up to stretch, moving about in place and then continues with a smile on her face…
KATIE
Wanna know a good one? A true DING! in my world…
GEAR GUY
Uh… Okay…
KATIE
In my Sports blogs… THE ATHLETIC… reading about the NINERS… truly an awesome piece by Mike Silver that …
She starts laughing as she pulls out her phone to pull up the post…
Frannie!! Seen in The Athletic…
KATIE
He references… FRANNIE as in MY Frannie… a character in my CHRONICLES… Check it out!
[ThePost]
…As it turned out, thanks to the brilliance of Shanahan and the resilience of his players, San Francisco would get one.It happened on the first play of the fourth quarter, with the 49ers trailing 16-10 and 29 yards from the end zone. In early December, Shanahan had installed a trick play into his repertoire, Skyy Bang Reverse Pass, reasoning that for his diminished team to win in the postseason he’d have to pull it out at a pivotal time.
The ninth-year coach, whose performance during the 2025 season has been a tour de force, dialed it up and watched it play out to perfection. San Francisco-born screenwriter Frances Marion couldn’t have scripted it any better.
San Francisco-born screenwriter Frances Marion couldn’t have scripted it any better…
KATIE
A sports guy… referencing… I mean…
GEAR GUY
Who knew, right?
KATIE
I checked out the comments to the piece… and he had a lot… just to see if anyone else noticed…
GEAR GUY
And…?
KATIE
Yup! Anyway… Besides that … the piece and many other posts and stories looped on that PLAYING TO WIN vs. PLAYING NOT TO LOSE… And my take since like … early in the season, is the EAGLES weren’t playing at all. Not in the sense of the word.
His fresh pint arrives and he gently pours her a taste as the SPORTS-RANT continues…
KATIE
Oh… and check this out… I think… PHILLY paper or THE ATHLETIC talked about… the coach admonishing them to take care of the ball — like NO TURNOVERS…
She shakes her head.
KATIE
Brockie [AKA Niners QB Brock Purdy] had TWO and they won. He shook them off and keep going… What the…?
Looking up, she see WARRIORS highlights on one of the screens. Her eyes light up as she pulls her phone out again to show Gear Guy another piece.
KATIE
Dubs coach quit out telling them not to turnover the ball and guess what…?
Gear Guy plays along.
GEAR GUY
What, my lady…
KATIE
TURNOVERS are down!! They are just PLAYING the game… taking care of business without CONSCIOUSLY… focusing on TURNOVERS.
He reaches over and they tap glasses.
GEAR GUY
CHEERS, Yo! To PLAYING…!
A third glass shows up and “TINKS”…
MYSTERY PINT HOLDER
To PLAYING… RIGHT ON!
Katie and Gear Guy look over to see they’ve been joined by Happy Barista / Uber Driver KIMBA.
KIMBA
Hey guys! This seat taken?
They laugh and pull out a chair. She puts her SATCHEL-PAK on it.
GEAR GUY
Sorry… these are cold…
He points to the basket of cold fries — ignored since Katie went on her sports rant.
KIMBA
No worries. Fresh batch on the way… the fries… great deal.
Just then the fries arrive and they both offer her the SPECIAL SAUCE.
KIMBA
Heard good things…
As she munches she points to the TOUCHTUNES jukebox.
KIMBA
You tried it yet?
Smile comes across Katie’s face along with a hand slap to the forehead. Then she jabs Gear Guy on the shoulder.
KATIE
Duh… Totally forgot… That’s why I asked you to take me here.
GEAR GUY
Ah… now then… what’s so special about…?
Kimba wipes her hands and pulls out her phone. She punches up the TOUCHTUNES app.
Impressive!!
KIMBA
It’s way cool… you see…
FADE OUT.
And so that particular DATE NIGHT was one of discovery and enlightenment all around… with more to follow…
So says our resident gremlin, RC and his WONDER / WANDER (WANDER/WONDER) KAT, MR SQUEEK.
Stay tuned!!
Oh… How about a music sampler while you are “staying tuned”?
This may or may not have been heard… in the locker room of a particular team? Or… perhaps in a location featuring a TouchTunes jukebox. Anyway… Enjoy! –The Gang
Sing-along is Optional…
Got you curious to learn WHAT. COMES. NEXT., right?
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-The Gang & RC
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