some people ruin their lives to get in that book...

tonight we watched King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters oddly enough not quarters were involved but there was one major gigantic douche bag. the game follows the stories of billy mitchell and steve wiebe (wee-bee) in their competition to have the highest Donkey Kong score. for those of you who dont know billy mitchell had held the record for 25 years. pretty much from the beginning of the movie you realize what an asshole this guy its. whether its his inability to show up to play live, his crappy home taping of his high scores or the fact that he keeps plugging his wing sauce and restaurants every five minutes. the highlight of the film is when he explains that "anyone would know what his 3 letter gaming initials were if they just looked at him" the cameraman guessed tie...apparently its usa. because he only wears american ties. lets just let that soak in.

on the other hand we have the slow climbing hero steve wiebe who much like the cubbies i feel myself pulling for regardless of the odds. they discount his first video and put this incredible pressure on him to preform. mitchells groupies (and possible lovers, im just saying) harass and pester steve everywhere he goes. but billy is nowhere to be found. eventually steve is accepted in the gaming community and even beats billys high score. you walk away feeling like you really can do anything if you just believe.

my all time favorite quote from the movie is when steves family is on their way to the guinness book of world records competition and steves daughter says " some people ruin their lives to get in that book."

so wise. so here we are with the underdog on top. victory at our fingertips. and yes im going to misconstrue this moment for my own gain, lets go cubs. for the love of god let this be our year.