Riders history?

Discussion in 'New England Supporters Clubs' started by Meinert6, Jul 8, 2008.

  1. Meinert6

    Meinert6 New Member

    Oct 22, 2006
    RI
    I'm interested in hearing about how the Riders got started, for a couple of reasons. Along with a few others, I'm starting up a supporters group for the Breakers next year, and would love to learn from the Riders' experiences. Also, as a member since 2006, I only know the group as one whose members number in the hundreds and whose bank account numbers in the thousands, and I'd like to know more of our group's history, beyond what is written on the website. I want to better understand the frustrations with the FO and how that relationship has evolved over the years, and I'm curious to hear how the group got off the ground and built its membership. Any info/stories will be appreciated.
     
  2. kattaz

    kattaz New Member

    Nov 13, 2005
    NH
    Then as a Riders member, you know we have our own message board and that would be a great place to start. I would recommend that you talk to Magpie, Ross, Patfan1, Weber King to start with. I also think that somewhere in the BS threads, someone started with history and if you find a thread where people are fighting, there normally is a bit of history also.

    Good Luck!
     
  3. JMMUSA8

    JMMUSA8 New Member

    Nov 3, 2001
    Webster
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    That's nice but shouldn't that type of information be hosted on the Riders website, in case people who want to join can know more about the group.
     
  4. ngower

    ngower foolish grin

    May 24, 2006
    Nashua, NH
    Isn't there an article like that somewhere on the site? I remember reading a history of the Riders.
     
  5. kattaz

    kattaz New Member

    Nov 13, 2005
    NH
    There is a history page, go to it. The question was wanting stories and dealings with FO, I offered names that might have stories dealing with FO.
    You got history dealing with FO, then write to the guy.

    Meinert6,
    Again those are just a few names. I'm sure tomorrow you'll see more stories and others that have long associations with the group. Tom Hill is another but I don't remember his name on here.
     
  6. The Magpie

    The Magpie Member

    Nov 19, 1998
    Cambridge, MA
    Feel free to drop me a PM with any questions you might have and I'll be happy to provide you with some information. FWIW, this history section of the Midnight Riders pages is in the process of being updated, and with my wedding now come and gone I hope to pass along a revised, more complete effort to Fran to post on the site.

    Cheers,

    Evan
     
  7. KATref

    KATref Member

    Dec 31, 2005
    Stow, MA
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    His BS name is ToMhIlL ;)
     
  8. KATref

    KATref Member

    Dec 31, 2005
    Stow, MA
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    http://www.midnightriders.com/about_us.html#history
     
  9. patfan1

    patfan1 Moderator
    Staff Member

    Aug 19, 1999
    Nashua, NH
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Let me know if I can help, but Evabs would be the best option.
    As long as the lime wedge allows it. :D
     
  10. kattaz

    kattaz New Member

    Nov 13, 2005
    NH
    Leave the new fajita hubby alone!:p
     
  11. Meinert6

    Meinert6 New Member

    Oct 22, 2006
    RI
    Thanks guys. Evan and others, I'll be sure to come pick your brains at a tailgate sometime soon, if you don't mind.
     
  12. Jeremy Goodwin

    Jeremy Goodwin Member+

    SSC Napoli
    Feb 16, 1999
    Club:
    Montreal Impact
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Well, I consider the migration to the Metrofan forums to be pretty late in the history of the Riders. If someone has all the old emails from ISFA and whatever it was before that, that would be good.

    I'd also ask Fred if he hasn't been mentioned yet.
     
  13. Ross

    Ross Member

    Feb 16, 1999
    Straight outta Qtown
    Now that's going back in time. Of course, don't forget Kfoury! The new guys are all saying "wha? who?"
     
  14. Jeremy Goodwin

    Jeremy Goodwin Member+

    SSC Napoli
    Feb 16, 1999
    Club:
    Montreal Impact
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Fred's website is the first Revs related one that I found on the internet after I saw that MLS was forming in the Wall Street Journal.
     
  15. JumboRev

    JumboRev Member

    Jan 16, 2003
    Toronto
    wow...re-reading that gets me so nostalgic. I still have some old issues of Chairman Mao at home that I'm glad I never tossed...
     
  16. GOREVS3000

    GOREVS3000 Moderator
    Staff Member

    New England Revolution
    United States
    Sep 18, 2006
    Boston
    Club:
    2 de Mayo
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Grandpa Evan! Grandpa Evan! Tell us a story! Tell us a story! Uncle Seamus is always drunk when he tells us stories and they always involve a van and some shit punk band on Long Island! Tell us a story! :D
     
  17. Weber King

    Weber King Member

    Sep 28, 2001
    North Andover, MA
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Ah, the good old days, among which included:

    • Hillie being arrested at a tailgate
    • Dan Chapman going home for Foxboro with a set of MetroStars cereal bowls
    • The best eBay charity auction ever
    • The supporters summit being mc'd by Seamus Malin
    • Riders MOTY presentations in the North End and at the Fours

    Just something to get started with...
     
  18. KaptPowers

    KaptPowers Member

    Dec 29, 2003
    Arlington, MA
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I'm gonna smack you Garrett hahah...
     
  19. patfan1

    patfan1 Moderator
    Staff Member

    Aug 19, 1999
    Nashua, NH
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    FYP and more...
    • The many different tailgate spots we've had.
    • Riders MOTY presentation at Bukowski's
    • Approximately $20k in charitable donations overall
    • Immense growth in size of the group
    • Some of the many fantastic tailgates we hosted as a group for the US matches
    • Brown paper bags in the Fort
    • Being told the Guatelamalans (I believe it was) could run on the field because "they don't understand English."
    • Tony's car being stolen during a general meeting
    • Kfoury's pimp hat
    • The hundreds of people I'm proud to call my friends, that I would never have met if it wasn't for this group
     
  20. The Magpie

    The Magpie Member

    Nov 19, 1998
    Cambridge, MA
    Pull my finger.

    :D

    The Magpie
     
  21. patfan1

    patfan1 Moderator
    Staff Member

    Aug 19, 1999
    Nashua, NH
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Well there was this one time Grandpa Evan got so drunk he ...

    Oh and then there was another time that Grandpa Evan got so drunk that he ...

    :D
     
  22. KaptPowers

    KaptPowers Member

    Dec 29, 2003
    Arlington, MA
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I knew I was in when I heard those stories. :D
     
  23. patfan1

    patfan1 Moderator
    Staff Member

    Aug 19, 1999
    Nashua, NH
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    And then one time when Grandpa Seamus got so drunk that he ...
     
  24. The Magpie

    The Magpie Member

    Nov 19, 1998
    Cambridge, MA
    Wow... now that's throwing me under the bus... two of them in fact :)
     
  25. kattaz

    kattaz New Member

    Nov 13, 2005
    NH
    He keeps for getting that most of his stories start that way too...;)
     

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