Despite it looking for certain that the longtime location in Tacoma would be gone by now, we were back for what was set to be a much more slimmed down WORB around another huge 4th.
TUESDAY ⏭ I got to RangerBar HQ at 9:00 as Batz and Tron were underway with "Master Vile's Villain Ball." Mag-Num & her friend joined and then Micah, making his first RangerBar event in several years. It was a great kickoff night as always, as we hungout, feasted on pizza and played a Power Rangers Spin Fighters game while Lightspeed Rescue played on the TVs.
WEDNESDAY ⏭ We headed out for this years afternoon shopping, stopping in a couple places around Tacoma including the new Tricky's location. I picked up a Power Rangers Lightning Collection Tenga and Cog at Memory Lane Toys I was surprised I hadn't been in before. After getting got some grub at Indo Asian, we hungout and played video games at Waterland Arcade. Mona soon joined us and after it was time to close, we got burgers at Dicks Drive-In. Batz, Tron and myself then settled in a room at a Sheraton, very reminiscent of Power Morphicon.
THURSDAY ⏭ We arrived at an airbnb in Burien and the guys got underway prepping for a RangerBar Bayou themed dinner, which included alligator polboys and sausage gumbo. Eventually, Me0w, her kiddo, Lil Sorbo, Mag-Num and her roommate joined the festivities. Meanwhile, Batz put on Gator (1976), which it turned out was a sequel to White Lightning (1973), starring Burt Reynolds as an ex-convict. The night wrapped up with the 90s buddy police flick Delta Heat, while I was just glad to have a bed to myself after not budging from the couch most of the evening.
4TH OF JULY ⏭ We got back to RangerBar and I put on the classic ET to kill time as preparations for the "RangerBarBQ Battle Royale" were underway. Topping WORB5, Batz had arranged for this years wresting extravaganza to be right in the middle of Opera Alley a few blocks away. In all, there were 6 matchups before the final royal rumble with Jawbone Puppet Theatre providing a backdrop and acting as mascots each time a wrestler came out. Batz also rented out an old bar for the evening, which acted as a lounge, had all the food/drinks, and 3 bands performed. The crowd was mainly a mix of friends/family of the wrestlers and band members, plus the usual RangerBar crew. The 3 of us then shared a room at McMenimans for the night.
WEEKEND ⏭ A pretty lazy afternoon ended as we left RangerBar and headed to Emerald Queen Casino to takeover a room suite for the night. Mag-Num and Shock Top Steve joined as Jawbone Puppet Theatre put on a great show s we enjoyed leftover snacks from the 4th. Once the puppet show was over and it was just the 3 of us, Batz and I got in a game of Mario Party Jamboree on Switch.
After another afternoon at RangerBar, we headed out for Montesano, first stopping at Tacoma Boys Markets and WinCo Foods so Tron could get ready for Monday. We arrived at the airbnb Batz had gotten several time before and it was a pretty chill evening. We had oven ready pizza & snacks, and while the guys fell asleep to the TV, I got in some time on YouTube.
MONDAY/FINALE ⏭ Batz setup the Sega Retro Gaming Stick chock full of games (including all the old PR and sentai ones). The guys eventually got busy prepping for "Tron's Legend of the White Dragon Dinner" - a culinary journey through Jason David Frank's life as a Power Ranger - from the Cybertron pilot to Dimensions in Danger. A few others including one of the house co-owners joined us. Despite not doing all the planned courses, there were still 6. Later, in another WORB tradition, Batz fixed Tron and I ice cream sundaes. Since I wasn't cooking, I took the opportunity off-and-on throughout the day and before I went to bed to get in time with Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom I've been playing on Switch.
We left the airbnb at noon Tuesday and eventually got an Uber to Fleet Park. We spent a few hours there as we tried to figure out how we were getting home, made difficult with the lack of rideshare available. Meanwhile, Tron picked up some burgers as I enjoyed perfect summer weather. We finally took a local free bus to Olympia, and a Lyft to Tacoma. We dropped off Tron to catch his late evening flight, and I caught the light rail, getting home around 10:15.
It was definitely a more lowkey week than past years, reminiscent of WORB2 (the first at the Tacoma HQ) when it was just Batz, Tron, myself + Kabuki Kelsey. This being my first vacation in 2 years (after missing last Power Morphicon) made the week especially nice. And as is often the case, Batz puts on stuff to watch I hadn't seen before (but should) like Photon - a sort of 80s scifi precursor to Power Rangers (by DIC who also produced Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad). Who knows where we'll be having WORB7, but at least by then the Disney+ PR reboot should be underway.
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