June 15, 2010





East Bay Summer Series Presents Both Sides Featuring John Bastian & Peter Zepponi

2009 was had its ups and down the economy may have been in the crapper but 2009 saw some real positive happenings. Eastbay Summer Series grew and became a full blown championship tour. And the San Francisco Horse Pitching Club restored the famous Horseshoe Grotto in Golden Gate Park. Peter Zepponi & John Bastian were instrumental in getting the facility back into shape. Peter is the founding member of SFHPC and John a local in SF became a member by proxy. Since then the duo have teamed up from time to time to compete in various tournaments, Blood Wizard's Lord of the Ringers 2009, 2009 East Bay Masters presented by Prime Smoke Meats, and 2009 SF International Horseshoe Pitching Tournament. Peter was able to rack up enough points to finish 15th in EBSS in 2009 and ringer king at round 2. John who made it to round 2 & 3 finished 5th overall in the series. And with that being said here are there sides of the story.






EBSS: Last movie you saw?
JOHN BASTIAN: Its Mad Mad Mad World
PETER ZEPPONI: Ironman 2


EBSS: What do you watch on TV?
JB: I Don’t
PZ: 24, Chuck


EBSS: Last person that made you feel nervous?
JB: Rico Castro
PZ: My kids doing school stuff at school


EBSS: Your greatest accomplishment so far?
JB: 1970 Dodge charger
PZ: Kds


EBSS: A talent you wish you had?
JB: Surfing
PZ: Singing


EBSS: First time you pitched horseshoes?
JB: Maybe when I was a kid…But Golden Gate Park 5 years ago
PZ: Too long ago to remember


EBSS: One thing you never leave home without?
JB: Sunglasses
PZ: Glasses


EBSS: Favorite sport to watch on TV?
JB: Football
PZ: Soccer


EBSS: One sport you would never try?
JB: Hang Gliding
PZ: Heli Skiing


EBSS: What music do you listen to?
JB: 60 pop rock
PZ: Rock/ Alt


EBSS: Ringer Break or Traditional Shoe?
JB: Ringer Break
PZ: Still deciding…trying ringer break


EBSS: Favorite horseshoe pitching memory?
JB: 2nd place last year at Lord Of The Ringers
PZ: Having Brian Simmons pitching at his inaugural event in SF.


EBSS: Hardest thing about pitching horseshoes?
JB: Consistency
PZ: Consistency


EBSS: Best place on earth?
JB: Kauai north shore
PZ: North coast (Nor Cal)


EBSS: How do you prepare the night before a big tournament?
JB: I don’t
PZ: Rest…IF EBSS event drink milk the night before


EBSS: Worst Place on Earth?
JB: Sunset district SF
PZ: DMV


EBSS: Somewhere you would like to travel to?
JB: Argentina
PZ: New Zealand


EBSS: Your favorite thing about throwing horseshoes?
JB: Ringers…The points feeling when you know it is ringer
PZ: Friendships, Hanging out


EBSS: Who would play you in a movie?
JB: Bob Odenkirk or Kevin Spacey
PZ: Bruce Springsteen


EBSS: Your guilty pleasure?
JB: Progressive rock the band YES
PZ: Manhattans


EBSS: Greatest Horseshoe pitcher of all time?
JB: Walter Ray Jr.
PZ: Sue Snyder


EBSS: Favorite subject in school?
JB: Music
PZ: Math


EBSS: Favorite meal?
JB: Pizza – Burrito…OK a calzone
PZ: BBQ tri tip


EBSS: Favorite drink?
JB: Leland Palmer (like Arnold Palmer but with gin)
PZ: Manhattan


EBSS: Words to live by?
JB: It’s not my fault
PZ: Never ignore your conscious

EBSS: Who is in your regular crew?
JB: Big Nate, Dirty Donnie
PZ: College buddies











Johns 1970 Dodge Charger

Peter's infamous SFHPC ICON

June 2 2010

Eastbay Summer Series Presents
Both Sides Featuring Ken Grimes & Sean Taylor

2009 Saw the rise and fall of many players on the tour. Team Bacon Saturday Ken Grimes & Sean Taylor improved all summer long finding them in the semi’s at Summer Pitch 4. These two trained well last year and rumors have it 2010 they plan kick it up a notch. Eastbay Summer Series took some time recently to learn more about these two promising athletes to get both sides of the story.

• EBSS: Last movie you saw?
• KEN GRIMES: Some Barney movie… (laughs)
• SEAN TAYLOR: Invictus
• EBSS: What do you watch on TV?
• KG: Fringe, Grey's Anatomy, Modern Family
• ST: Anything not a reality show

EBSS: Last person that made you feel nervous?
KG: Some chic at work...Sarah
ST: Brian Wilson of the SF Giants


EBSS: Your greatest accomplishment so far?
KG: Cole (his son)
ST: Being a Father (his girls)


EBSS: A talent you wish you had?
KG: Predicting the stock market
ST: I wish I was taller

EBSS: First time you pitched horseshoes?
KG: 7 yrs old in Georgia
ST: 19 years old in Chico

EBSS: One thing you never leave home without?
KG: Shoes (not flip flops)
ST: Footwear

EBSS: Favorite sport to watch on TV?
KG: College Football
ST: Football

EBSS: One sport you would never try?
KG: Cricket
ST: Pole Vault

EBSS: What music do you listen to?
KG: Live 105 (alternative) & some county
ST: Light Classical

EBSS: Ringer Break or Traditional Shoe?
KG: Ringer Break
ST: Ringer Break

EBSS: Favorite horseshoe pitching memory?
KG: 8 ringers & leaner 2009 Summer Pitch 4
ST: Double ringer against a bum in Chico

EBSS: Hardest thing about pitching horseshoes?
KG: Consistency
ST: Keeping hands clean

EBSS: Best place on earth?
KG: In the mountains
ST: Greek Isles



EBSS: How do you prepare the night before a big tournament?
KG:
ST: Consume a pound of Mac & cheese followed by a gallon of milk so my stomach is good and coated for the copious amounts of bacon & beer I will be ingesting on tournament day + 14 hours of sleep minimum.

EBSS: Worst Place on Earth?
KG: Windy places
ST: American idol

EBSS: Somewhere you would like to travel to?
KG: Patagonia
ST: Russia, to drink potato vodka

EBSS: Your favorite thing about throwing horseshoes?
KG: Beer
ST: Camaraderie & be able to improve my accuracy the more I drink

EBSS: Who would play you in a movie?
KG: Johnny Knoxville
ST: Gene Hackmen…if he isn’t available Jeff Mazio

EBSS: Your guilty pleasure?
KG: Doughnuts
ST: One John Mayer song…(refused to name the title)

EBSS: Greatest Horseshoe pitcher of all time?
KG: Gibson
ST: Ken Grimes

EBSS: Favorite subject in school?
KG: Math
ST: Math

EBSS: Favorite meal?
KG: Breakfast
ST: Lunch

EBSS: Favorite drink?
KG: Beer (budlight)
ST: Bombay & Tonic

EBSS: Words to live by?
KG: Always wear shoes because you never know when **** is going down
ST: Everyone looks better in a moustache

EBSS: Who is in your regular crew
KG: Katie, Cole, and school mates
ST: Taylor girls, Grimes, BK, Schribe, Pallini, Biasoti