Views of the Neighborhood – Lakeway Spikeball Day

~ John W. Howell

Today, we are going to Lakeway Park for Spikeball Day. What is Spikeball? (Or Roundball as it is known too)  It is a game with four players, a ball, and a trampoline. The idea is to bounce the ball off the trampoline toward the opposite two-person team. They have to return it back by bouncing it off the trampoline. If you want to know more, here is a link. https://spikeball.com/pages/official-rules

We are catered by Odd Duck of Austin. Our entertainment is (who else) Spike Jones.

Menu

Appetizers

Ceviche*, cucumber aguachile, apple, cilantro, mint, potato chip

Chicken fried chicken giblets, sweet chili mustard, shiitake honey

Cast iron cheddar cornbread, charred eggplant muhammara butter

Summer squash salad, fermented shiitake ranch, toasted pecans, spiced seeds

Thai melon salad, cucumber, peanut, basil, crispy pork belly

Main dishes

Braised goat pizza, pecan mole, Oaxaca, chevre, jalapeno, cilantro

Grilled jerk shrimp, banana pepper butter, chimichurri

Tagliatelle, chorizo, tomato, Fresno pepper, basil, parmesan

Stuffed quail, dirty rice, pickled onion, sweet peppers, hot sauce jus

Blackened redfish, creamed eggplant, okra, peppers, tomato, pecan

Aged wagyu burger, tomato pork jam, fried beer cheese, pickled squash

Wagyu strip, steak sauce, tater tots, brown butter queso, green chili

Tomahawk pork chop, congee, eggplant, shishitos, peach kimchi

Picture of an old time school bus

Let’s hit it.

Lakeway Spikeball Day

DATE: Saturday, September 14, 2024

TIME: 10 AM- 12 PM

LOCATION: Lakeway City Park

COST: FREE

There’s the information.

The registration and refreshment tent.

Prizes are to be given to the teams.

Sign up.

A team warming up.

The first toss.

Another team getting ready.

Looks like a trick shot coming.

Going up for the return.

The mascot of the play.

Tempest wants to sign up, too.

We need to relax and enjoy our food and music. I hope you have a super week.

68 thoughts on “Views of the Neighborhood – Lakeway Spikeball Day”

  2. The look on that first dog seems to say, “Humans just don’t understand playing with a ball.” I’d never heard of spikeball before today, John. Always good to learn something new.

    I’ll go with the cast iron cheddar cornbread and eggplant – I might not finish the eggplant. Followed by that strip steak. Curious how the tater tots got in there, but good to see them.

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  5. This answers a question I had this week. There’s a bunch of boxes of Spikeball sets in my school’s cafeteria and I had no idea what it was. Only half the boxes were visible, so it only said ‘Spike’ from what I saw. Thought it was something involving sharp objects like lawn darts.

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  10. Reading over your comments, I’m glad to see I’m not the only one for whom this is a new game! I don’t see any “mature” folks out there, so I am assuming it’s a game for the young’uns? Anyway, the mascot looks pretty happy with how things are going, and I’m happy Tempeste got a closeup of the equipment.

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  13. Spikeball! Not Spitball.

    My eyes are as creative as I am. I read Spitball, then saw Spikeball, which I’ve never heard of.

    All in all another great day in Lakeway.

    Was Twiggy there too?

    I’ll try the cornbread dish!

    Thanks John!

    🐂🐂

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  16. John, everything on that menu sounds great for a hot day. (Still hot here.)

    Okay… I’m feeling like I must be from another planet, but I was in no way familiar with any aspect of spikeball. I am now duly educated. It sounds fun. Have a great new week. Hugs.

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  19. Imma have the ceviche and Tagliatelle por favor. And then I’m going to watch people play one of the craziest things I’ve ever had the pleasure of witnessing. Spikeball is nutso, and I would never venture into a game for fear my glasses would be lost. But as a spectator? Yeah, I’ll cozy up with Tempeste.

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