Yes, we can't burn the horns...anything that's actually torn skin off an Infernite's head is worth keeping. As for what I brought to games that supposedly brought good luck.....I had dropped my hoops for a few games and wore the Inferno T shirt....and it worked for a good stretch of games, but then failed us when we needed it most. IF everyone else would agree to a purging of false idols I too would reluctantly offer my T shirt to the cathartic fires of redemption.
Dear Sweeper, Your inspired and topical posters are legendary. Who could forget the hate of "Petke Must Die" and "DEMA, sose mene!"? Or the humor of "Riding The Pine" and "Money Shot"? With our home opener being nationally televised#, I was wondering if you would be expanding your canvas size^ in order to provide an artistic* piece of a Texas-size for exposure on National TV? . . # we are all media-whores and recognize your untapped potential ^ queen size sheet with hangers? * something they would actually be able to show Suggested Topics: Brimstone, Dante's Inferno, The last minute (see playoff game 3 1999), Bridgeview Village..idiots, 2nd Annual First Kick, First Foul, First Win Meet the three-headed Monster
Jumpin' Jesus on a pogo stick how did you remember that one?!! Oh man that brings back good times. Now it's coming back to me: Dema, Idy na Khuy!! I guess I did have at least one good night at Sucklake. Remember that Coach Hudson got fined later for mooning the Inferno? "Dema's in the shower with Hristo!" How about - Razov, "I kiss goalpost" ? That one made ESPN2 The wheels are spinning!
Something Zach Thornton-related might be good. He's one of the few really dislikable Fire players anymore, and his size and quick temper make for a good target.
Don't you worry Charlie, the wheels have been spinning in my head about signs for the past month. Theres a lot of signs you can make with ABC in them for full media whoreness. A lways B rimstone C hampions ....Well that's the only one they would put on tv
Wow this is entertaining - so far, this is thread of the year hehe Question: Do you/have you brought your kids to the game? I don't make too many games (despite being a loyal season ticket holder and Inferno member) but I don't remember you with any chilluns around... If not, when you *do* bring your kids to the game, where will you sit?
I remember Sweeper bringing a bunch of kids from his soccer team, I don't know if any were actually his. They sat right in front of the Inferno. Sweeper, to his credit, was a bit subdued......well, subdued in relation to the crazy, profanity spewing Scott we all know and love.
I've always thought that Jim Curtin looked like the love child of Phyllis Diller and Larry Bird. Pictures might help. And this is way out there but Thornton looks like that Teal'c guy on Stargate. Can I just bring a boombox and crank Baby Got Back every time Thornton backs into the goal? "Zach's got big butt and I cannot lie!"
Before I really knew anyone in the Inferno and at one of my first games sitting with the Inferno ('97), this guy with a black face mask, and a bit of a scowl, sat down next to me. I decided to "mind my own business" and leave him alone. Later the Burn scores a big goal, and the big guy with the "black face mask and scowl", starts jumping up and down, yelling and screaming, and had this HUGE SMILE (like he just won a jumbo lottery). We had not spoken to each other yet, but he grabbed me with a huge bear huge and I joined him "jumping up and down, yelling and screaming, with HUGE SMILES on our faces.
This is one of the truly beautiful things about being a soccer fan. If I had a memory I would pull out a quote from Fever Pitch.
Curtin has always reminded me of Raggedy Andy. Maybe we could do something destructive/painful to a Raggedy Andy doll, like string it up from a pole.
After the USOC game, I yelled at Curtain that he looked like a giraffe as he was coming out of the locker room and he looked pretty amused.
True. I think Chicago has a Canadian player named Will Johnson. Don't know much about him but I'd like a big, camera-friendly sign that says "Our Johnson is BIGGER than yours!" *and I can't take credit for that one, I think I saw it on these boards months ago.
fahr Will Johnson year....team....gp.....gs.......min......g........a 2005 Chicago....6.......1.......162......1.......0 Career.............6.......1.......162......1.......0 name: Will Johnson position: F height: 5-10 weight:160 Birthdate: January 21, 1987 Hometown: Woodridge, IL last club: Sockers FC Chicago FCD's very own GAM: Eddie Johnson year....team....gp.....gs.......min......g........a 2005....FC Dallas.....15.......13.......1,180.......5.......2 Career...................84.......54.......5,303......24......6 name: Eddie Johnson position: F height: 6-0 weight:180 Birthdate: March 31, 1984 Hometown: Palm Coast, FL last club: U.S. U-17
Will we ever go back to sucklake and dismantle the ugly place? Remember the night when you were yelling at histo and he asked you if he knew anythijng about soccer?
Oh hell yeah on both accounts! Dallas Burn built those General Admission stands behind the goal at Sucklake. We left them behind an I WANT THEM BACK!! Even if it's piece by piece. All it takes is a socket wrench and a few beers.
Truth. OK folks, thanks for participating in the Ask Sweeper33 Questions thread. Although we never got to the fact that my nickname in my working world is "Whitey" I propose that someone step up and start a new 'ask questions' thread this weekend to honor Buzz's great idea. Fact is I know a lot of you guys by face and beer preference but hardly by name and rarely personally. Let's spend the offseason getting to know a little more about each other. Kum-by-ya, Sweeper33