John Paul, Bill, Anthony, Michael, Sean and Craig
Winners of Gay Pride Week Kickoff Race
June 20, 2009
What is the story behind the Team Name?
Two of the team members, John Paul and Craig, came up with the idea of using the singer "P!nk" rather than the color and spinning it into our interpretation of the color. We then had a team meeting where it was decided we would utilize P!nk's song "Stupid Girls" as our team name and each member would become a "Stupid Girl" (someone who is often in the media for embarrassing things) and we doled out the individual nicknames on the back of the shirt from that.
How do you know each other?
We have all known one for or another met in a bar or club in New York City and DC. Two of the participants (Sean and Anthony) know each other from high school. The next longest friendship are the "Roommates" John Paul and Billy at 7 years, and Craig and Michael we picked up along the way during our fabulous adventures in New York City.
Why did you decide to do the Amazing New York Race?
It was primarily John Paul who wanted to participate and he contacted each of us to become team members, which we readily agreed. We thought it would be a fun idea to enjoy together.
What was your favorite part?
We liked everything - we thought it brought out our competitive nature and allowed us to interact in ways we might normally not.
Why would you recommend it?
We would definitely recommend it. We thought it was extremely fun and we all bonded and got to expose a different side of our personalities to each other. We recognized the competitive spirit that is in each of us, and appreciated each other even more at the end of the day. Especially when we won by a landslide!
