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The Lion Kings braved loud music, a crowded bar, and their various cases of osteoarthritis to convene at Dewey's Flatiron for some early Father's Day festivities. Wagner, Anahory, Suarez, Guzman, Murph, Oberlander, Gonzalez, Fitzpatrick, Gunner, Cherry, Edwin, Lobo and various McHughs were among the imbibers....Cherry Mike made his way through Flatiron sandwich joint Taza one morning in early May, considering breakfast options next to his spankin' new work digs on Park Ave South...Lion Kings prop/GonzalezOberlander/Holohan barrister Bert Oberlander wandered through the hallowed halls of Grand Central Terminal recently, looking to buy a suit after a long day of extended law classes (uh, wasn't law school enough?)...Various Lions, including Cherry Mike, Rob "Fat Mama" Cassady, Christian Averill, Raia and freakin' Monte Murphy, were spotted lunching--and imbibing--at Union Square beer mecca Heartland Brewery on a recent spring day...Which Austrian-born tight fiver interviewed none other than Italian stunner Isabella Rossellini during the Tribeca Film Fest? Old boys Lobo, Delorey, Mental Ben Projansky and Malone were spied flouting all New Year's resolutions with a mightily caloric lunch at Flatiron rib joint Hill Country. Mike Barry and winsome wife Rachel were seen sipping champagne in the crowded hallway at old boy Jim "Two Scoops" Delorey's annual New Year's Day toast...Ireland Called, They Want Their Names Back Former Lions prez Steve Mooney recently welcomed son Gavin into the world. Gavin joins siblings Aidan, Katie and Brendan...Will You Two Please STOP Talking About Rugby? At a roast for AOL chief Randy Falco at the Pierre Hotel, Lions Georg Szalai and Mike Malone ended up with assigned seats next to each other. Szalai was the only guy in the room wearing sneakers, claiming that proper shoes hurt his injured ankle...Rhapsody in Blue After a long hiatus for the club, Frankie "Blue Boots" Coffey turned up for Friends & Family Day, 2-year-old Aidan in tow...Glory Daze Former Lions president/scrumhalf Steve Mooney was seen proudly displaying new framed photos of old-time Lions teams in the basement of his Yorktown Heights manse... What is This, 1999? The opposing #10s for the Lion Kings versus New York Japan on a recent fall Saturday where familiar Lions faces Adam Seesel and Yoshy...Lions Abruzzi, Barry, Lobo, Codyre and a few other slackers were spied "working" from McCormack's (and saluting the invention of the Blackberry) as Argentina offed France in the World Cup opener. News Corp, Dow Jones, Village Lions' Page Six? Which Lions master of prose and wit has passed down control of the this media empire? None other than Mike Malone was heard to have transferred the reins after a job well done. Propaganda to come?...That's quite a lot of starch in the collar...Old Boys Nick Morgan and Bret Costain with young pup Tyler and unidentified galpal spotted enjoying champagne, cheese (and Corona?) while exploring the finer points of
equestrian sports at Bridgehampton Polo Club...Georg Szalai was spied hobbling up Park Avenue South, resplendent in Abercrombie T and well-worn sport coat, en route to a lunch meeting...Lioness winger/wrecking ball Sophie Denis was the subject of a long article in Rugby Mag, detailing her fencing, mountain climbing, and, yes, rugby exploits...Gall-ing Behavior: Lion brass Adrian McDermott was spotted munching crepes and trying on trendy berets at a Bastille Day celebration on Smith Street in Brooklyn...Nattily attired old boys halfback Eric Anahory escaped from reality by burying his nose in a giant escapist hardcover on the uptown 6 train recently...Lions flanker Mike Hilliker was spied with wife and newborn Lily enjoying a mostly pleasant day on the sidewalk patio at Michael's in the Westchester burg of Pleasantville...In his push to see Cardinal Puff as an exhibition sport in the 2010 Olympics, Tim Tuohy was seen at Maggie Malone's in Richmond, outside of London, as he schooled his younger brother and assorted patrons the nuances of the Puff after England-Argentina. Looking on were Peter Kay, Peter Mullen, Kieran Holohan and Aussie Dan Taylor...Bill McHugh was spied waiting for a kebab thingy at Park Ave South roach-coach Rafiki after a meeting at Credit Suisse...Huffing and Puffing...Somewhere, Tim Tuohy is smiling...A cane-toting Stevie Raia and Clay Luraschi, after watching NZ-France at McCormack's Pub, set out on a “Cardinal Crawl”--one Cardinal Puff each per bar--and became Popes for a second time. The 2 1/2 hour journey involved stops at King’s Head Tavern, Finnerty’s, Thirsty Scholar, Ryan’s Irish, Telephone Bar, Bounce Deuce, Lit and Max Fish...Which Lion halfback was seen canoodling with none other than voluptuous vixen Carmen Electra at the Waldorf-Astoria. bar recently? Sources say it made Pink turn green with envy...Post-er BoyWhich Lion was spotted in the New York Post feature "Meet Market", lamenting those "quick, cold dates" and trumpeting the city's favorable guy-girl ratio (favorable if you're into girls, that is)? That'd be Sama tormentor Tyler...Stumbling and Mumbling...Prez Renee was seen enjoying some nosh at octegenarian pickup joint Mumbles in Gramercy over the long weekend, enjoying the employee discount as her roommate waited her table...Leonas coach Greg Parsons showed up in the NY Times recently, an announcement of his knot-tying with Amanda in New Rochelle...Muffy, Biff, Bret? Because sometimes, simply wearing a Polo shirt doesn’t cut it, from-way-back Lions Nick Morgan, Thierry L'Anglais and Bret Costain were seen doing whatever it is muckety-mucks do at the Mercedes-Benz Polo Challenge at the Bridgehampton Polo Club...Moon Shine Past president Steve Mooney, showing off photos of offspring Aidan, Katie and newly minted Brendan in the lobby of 1633 Broadway...No Shirt, No Cleats, No Service: Dio Siegel, celebrating captaining the Lions to a Midnight 7s victory with unidentified gal pal, was seen noshing in Washington Square Diner in the wee hours of Sunday morning, still wearing his gear from the night before...Which Lion, perhaps still jet-lagged from a recent trip to the Philippines, was seen taking an early A.M. nap on the PATH train--Hoboken to Manhattan to Hoboken to Manhattan, repeat--following Jeff Gill's post Jersey Cup BBQ? Lions lock Jess Houser, immersed in a very important cell phone call, was seen at the corner of 17th and 3rd on a lazy Sunday...Workin' For the Weekend: Leonas coach Greg Parsons, wearing a Lions subway T and lamenting working over Memorial Day weekend while picking up lunch at Stuyvesant Town deli Bruno Ravioli...Former lady Lions coach Dr. Fabian Michelangeli shared his insights on ants, herbivores, and various other flora and fauna in the May 26 Wall Street Journal... Transcendant Performance Former Lions hooker from the late '90s Ben Strockbine, aka "Transcendental Ben" (Gentle Ben and Mental Ben were already taken) showed up at Friends and Family Day on Randalls...playing for Suffolk Bullmoose. Pat O'Keefe, also from that era, brought the wife and kids to catch up with old teammates...Practice, Practice, Practice: Surely the first (and last?) Lion to play Carnegie Hall, Will "Evil Genius" Terrano showed off his pipes on Carnegie's hallowed stage for St. Cecilia Chorus & Orchestra's performance of Beethoven's 9th Symphony...Chillyn With Dilyn Moles spotted the McHugh clan of Bill, Lill and Dil (what, no Jill?) outside Stuyvesant-area restaurant Petite Abeille, pondering whether Dilyn would sit still for a meal at the Belgian restaurant SEND PAGE SIX SIGHTINGS TO pagesixATvillagelionsDOTorg(figure it out!).

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