The Kingdom of Van’s “Best Of…”

With friends and family all doing the “best of” theme recently, the King figures it’s time to incorporate his own compiled list of greatest things, events, movies, games, people, inventions, and what-not…

With that in mind, here is the Kingdom of Van’s list of worthwhile things that have affected the life of this King, in no particular order of any sort…. *Note: This list will span several days worth of editing, so please be patient!!!

1. kathyvb – THE single most important thing that has ever happened to this King. Some time long ago, sitting on the front steps of a friend’s house reading comic books, she walked into my realm, and from that first glimpse of her (not to mention how she looked in her majorette outfit), the King was smitten…

2. vanberge4 – The second most important event… the birth of King Van 2. Pride? Oh Yeah!

3. vanbergs – The third most important event… both 2 and 3 are really equal, but timing set the order listed here… both sons are unique in their own ways, and do a King so much pride for their own marks they are making in the Kingdom of Van.   g.g., spawn of King!

4. The Super Chef sandwich from Burger Chef (long gone)… I literally proposed to kathyvb over it.

5. “All-Inclusive Resorts” – Last year, King and Queen Van attended one of these in Jamaica… Montego Bay was the absolute best! Letting yourself be pampered without having to worry about anything else but showing up is definitely in the “Best of…” category. This year, it is going to be the Mexican Riviera, at a little more posh all-inclusive resort… Lot’s of pictures to be taken, and several brands of Tequila to be tested at the King’s behest, for sure!!! 8  )

6. Atari 2600 Game Console – Yeah, before the X-box 360, the Wii, the PS-3, and today’s hi-perf lap-tops and desktop PC’s, there was this fairly inexpensive ‘toy’ to spend countless hours of enjoyment with. Between the Atari and Commodore wars, many felt that Atari was doomed. The King is happy to decree that Atari is still alive and kicking Royal Kingdom of Van Ass with titles like “NeverWinter Nights” and “Magic: The Gathering”. Most notably standing out in the King’s memory is the ‘paddle-controlled’ game of “KaBoom”, and WHO in the Kingdom of Van could ever forget “Space Invaders”??? Definitely “Best Of…” material.

7. While pondering the subject of games for the above, one title also clearly jumped to the top of the gaming list – “Guitar Hero”… Never has the Kingdom been so enthralled with a video game, bar none. While GH1 was, in this humble King’s opinion, the best of the two (only because there were more of this King’s genre of music), GH2 embodies the full potential of addictive gaming. Miss one note at any level, and you immediately want to behead the creator, even while pushing the “retry” button so you can do it all over again, and get it right. Sheer Van-demonium… hence part of the “Best Of…”