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Posted 18 Mar 2009 at 11:39 PM by Dan Loney
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You've, uh, you've probably seen the Southsiders video in Bill's last post via TOR. I mean, The Offside Rules, not Toronto or Tor Johnson.
Um, I too have held up a doll on local television. Mine was an uber-cool Striker World Cup USA 1994 doll, and was thus totally awesome and cool and sweet and not stupid at all. But tiny, shallow minds might judge me. Me and my cool doll.
Which brings me to my point. Your fan group would suck just as hard and just as comprehensively in that setting as those guys. Guaran-FREAKING-tee. No matter how cool your group is. And you know what? Odds are I've seen your group, I like them and I think they rock. IN THEIR SETTING.
Said setting is not first thing in the morning represented by the first three people who can get time off work. Can three people jive and wail a soccer chant? Maybe. If they're professional singers or actors. I know I could - provided the other two people were Maria Callas and Banshee from the X-Men.
Why am I telling you this?
Because me and Striker got away easy. Because it could be you next time. And don't give me "I'm not gonna bring no freaking Muppet on live TV." When that red light goes on, and instead of cheering for your team as comes naturally, you have to fake it for a bunch of uncomprehending civilians, while freaking television lights are blasting your optic nerves - maybe what you'll need is the comfort of a childhood friend.
And if it is you next time, and you've learned from the mistakes of those who came before you, and your community gets a load of you and says "Wow! I want to spend alternate Saturdays standing next to that guy!" or the functional equivalent - remember those who gave their dignity to make it possible. There but for the wrath of Satan goes you.
Um, I too have held up a doll on local television. Mine was an uber-cool Striker World Cup USA 1994 doll, and was thus totally awesome and cool and sweet and not stupid at all. But tiny, shallow minds might judge me. Me and my cool doll.
Which brings me to my point. Your fan group would suck just as hard and just as comprehensively in that setting as those guys. Guaran-FREAKING-tee. No matter how cool your group is. And you know what? Odds are I've seen your group, I like them and I think they rock. IN THEIR SETTING.
Said setting is not first thing in the morning represented by the first three people who can get time off work. Can three people jive and wail a soccer chant? Maybe. If they're professional singers or actors. I know I could - provided the other two people were Maria Callas and Banshee from the X-Men.
Why am I telling you this?
Because me and Striker got away easy. Because it could be you next time. And don't give me "I'm not gonna bring no freaking Muppet on live TV." When that red light goes on, and instead of cheering for your team as comes naturally, you have to fake it for a bunch of uncomprehending civilians, while freaking television lights are blasting your optic nerves - maybe what you'll need is the comfort of a childhood friend.
And if it is you next time, and you've learned from the mistakes of those who came before you, and your community gets a load of you and says "Wow! I want to spend alternate Saturdays standing next to that guy!" or the functional equivalent - remember those who gave their dignity to make it possible. There but for the wrath of Satan goes you.
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Fair enough. However, I would like to point out that Vancouver is 4380km from Toronto. I'm just sayin' A very different place than T.O. Night and day, really.Posted 18 Mar 2009 at 11:51 PM by SweetOwnGoal 
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Glavin!Posted 19 Mar 2009 at 12:22 AM by equus
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Dan is that George "the Animal" Steel in that first picture?
Posted 19 Mar 2009 at 12:39 AM by Sandon Mibut 
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This post failed to deliver the promised monster at the end.
Posted 19 Mar 2009 at 01:03 AM by mateo319
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"There's a Monster at the End of This Book" was my favorite book when I was kid. (Mateo-- I'd comment on your post but I don't want to get flamed for giving children's book spoilers.)
Posted 19 Mar 2009 at 08:39 AM by Sirk
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I believe that is Tor Johnson - one of Ed Wood's Plan-9 From Outer space movie actors.Quote:Originally Posted by Sandon Mibut
Dan is that George "the Animal" Steel in that first picture?
George "the animal" Steel portrayed Tor in the movie about ED WOOD directed by Tim Burton.Posted 19 Mar 2009 at 10:00 AM by TheHun
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How did Vancouver get Larry "Fink" Finklestein from Meatballs on board?Posted 19 Mar 2009 at 10:05 AM by Q*bert Jones III
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Posted 19 Mar 2009 at 10:28 AM by AndyMead
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That's embarrassing...Quote:Originally Posted by AndyMead
I mean really, who actually bought that 94 striped jersey.
(Looks around...backs out of blog slowly)Posted 19 Mar 2009 at 10:58 AM by Crew14
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Someone remind me I owe AndyMead some rep.Posted 19 Mar 2009 at 11:20 AM by Matrim55
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