Bildung war wichtig, mein Vater auch.
The University of Tennessee football stadium in 1959 — warmups before a game:
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Trying to understand why goldfish muck around a fountain…
My friends in the American sport known affectionately as the NFL have argued with me that just because they like wearing tight pants, gloves and fancy, shiny, bejeweled hats does not, in fact, imply that they are anything more than normal heterosexual men, neither gay nor bisexual, and certainly not cross-dressers or transsexuals.
Well, who am I to counter-argue?
After all, my fat-to-muscle ratio is entirely out of proportion to theirs and my 40-yard dash is more like a 40-yard wheezing shuffle.
Don’t get me wrong. I like a good argument.
Let’s look at some examples of what a good football game could look like if we decided not to take the players at their word.
Like this one, a nice, muddy reenactment of the Battle of Pearl Harbour.
Now, compare it to its “opposite”, a muddy NFL game — is there really any difference?
I mean, if women are willing to play football in their skivvies, what are guys all wrapped up in pads trying prove?
Let’s take another look: helmet-to-helmet hit vs. the Battle of Hastings vs. NFL players at their toughest vs. other guys in outfits dancing.
I don’t know…is there that much difference? Seems like the first video was the toughest of the bunch.
Of course, what takes place in the locker room afterward may seal the deal but it’s not my business who likes taking group showers.
I won’t bother you with comparing ballet performances to NBA games — you’ve surely already seen those comparisons….or NHL games to Disney on Ice…or…Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in a tutu???
Congrats to a hometown boy
Speaking of Appalachian-Americans, here’s one kid who’ll enjoy a live-action role playing game, the Super Bowl, in a few days:
In Honour of Tonight’s 2013 BCS National College Football Championship!
Some quips and quote from “The Wisdom of Southern Football”:
- “When you make a mistake, admit it;learn from it and don’t repeat it.” — Bear Bryant
- “Nobody wants to follow somebody who doesn’t know where he’s going.” — Joe Namath
- “Winning isn’t getting ahead of others. It’s getting ahead of yourself.” — Roger Staubach
- “What does it take to be the best? Everything. And everything is up to you.” — Emmitt Smith
- “Leadership must be demonstrated, not announced.” — Fran Tarkenton
- “Winning is not final.” — Don Shula
- “There are no office hours for champions.” — Paul Dietzel
- “An angry football team is better than a confident one.” — Pepper Rodgers
- “Yesterday is already a dream and tomorrow is only a vision, but today well-lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness and every tomorrow a vision of hope.” — General Robert Neyland’s Favorite Quotation from the Sanskrit
- “Coach a boy as if he were your own son.” — Eddie Robinson
- “I love the thrill of getting off a pass just before getting smashed.” — George Blanda
- “Alabama fans love [Bear] Bryant and tolerate the rest of us.” — Gene Stallings
- “You never know what a football player is made of until he plays Alabama.” — General Robert Neyland
- “You never know how a horse will pull until you hook him to a heavy load.” — Bear Bryant
- “One guy can’t do it by himself and it’s a matter of recognizing this and giving others their share of the credit.” — Archie Manning
- “The first thing any coaching staff must do is weed out selfishness. No program can be successful with players who put themselves ahead of the team.” — Johnny Majors
- “There ought to be a special place in heaven for coaches’ wives.” — Bear Bryant
- “The game is the star of the show. My only job is to help the audience enjoy it.” — Keith Jackson
- “When all is said and done, more is said than done.” — Lou Holtz
- “I never get tired of running. The ball ain’t that heavy.” — Herschel Walker
- In 1903, John Heisman observed that, “Successful coaches are few and far between, and it is small wonder they command salaries practically without limit.”
Memories…
Gee, I remember when Up With People was the uplifting performing group for football halftime shows. Whatever happened to them?
Sigh…too bad groups like Sing Out Kingsport aren’t teaching kids to sing good, wholesome shows like we did back in the day.
“I was dancing with my darling… the night they were playing…”
Two nods to Tennessee, the Volunteer State:
- The death of Patti Page — sleep well, dear, we’ll waltz in your dreams
- The hearty performance of Wisconsin quarterback Curt Phillips from Kingsport, Tennessee, who overcame three ACL injuries to play at the Rose Bowl this year — great game, despite the loss
Costumfoolery
When his prime crimefighting days are behind him, what will Cap’n America do for fun?
Tonight’s costume tells the story.
Thanks to Joe, Jenn and Catherine for hosting tonight’s costume dance party at KCDC.
I dressed as if Captain America had joined a professional wrestling team in the guise of “Willie Nelson meets ’Macho Man’ Randy Savage”, using EL wire and LEDs for light effects (man, those battery packs were hot):
Before there was 9-1-1…
In the United States, a three-digit number can be dialed/called that will connect you to an emergency assistance call center.
Apparently, the young men below hadn’t yet gotten the memo that the old number, 0-5-1, is no longer in use.
However, we appreciate their enthusiasm and give them a “thumbs up” for their effort!:
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Congrats to my secondary school alma mater, the Central Cougars, for their win last night — your coach seems to have found the magic formula this year.
And finally, we ask the police department not to do any more favours for the University of Tennessee – Knoxville men’s football team, such as providing locker room material that, “just in case” our team beats a longtime rival, the police will prevent fans from entering the field of play to celebrate. You jinx our team one more time and you better believe that we’ll accelerate the decrease in your pension plan, especially that of your leaders, “just in case” you don’t get the message the first time. Yeah, that’s right — it’s a direct challenge! Some of us would rather see a few broken bones and injuries amongst the diehard fans after we’ve annihilated our sports enemies than sit at home and mop up our spilled beer in defeat.
Excitement on the tellie
So much fun to watch the Six Nations rugby match between Scotland and England on BBC America.
A relaxing contrast to the hours-long advert called the Super Bowl that’ll be played here in the States tomorrow.
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