Yesterday, a day which is always highly revered by teams of the South County Fantasy Football League, some of the finest football minds in all of North America, sat huddled in the catacombs of Commissioner Craig Burian's residence to put together their 2008 team.
This great league, founded in1992, is made up of a polyglot of devious engineers, who worship at the altar of the names of yesteryear, Camp, Rockne, Yost, Crysler, Blaik, Bryant, Faurot and fashion their teams on this day, hoping "this is our year!"
They came down the stairs, from outback where their is an aroma eminating from the library on the hill with stacks of works by Shakesphere, Wardsworth, Hawthorne, Cooper and are welcomed by the vivacious mistress of the household, Laura Burian, who probably has more sports memorabilia put away than most macho men we know! The Assassins are there, the Villuns, yes the rugged Raiders, defending champion Gorillas (Apes), the BJ Rhinos, Kevin Garavaglia's Garvey team, almost a dynasty a few years ago, the Rams, Steelers, Marauders, Bud Lites, wow what a conglameration of characters, a veritable plethera of football treasure!
In they came, the coniving John Gianino, whispering possible trades of draft picks or hoping to move up or down with a pick that might land him a hard running back, maybe McFadden or what about Chris Johnson, who runs the 40 in 4:2 seconds, Bill Lee, who came in from Louisville yesterday to play some golf and is second guessing himself about allowing Donovan McNabb to go on the board and keeping Derick Anderson, and the Rams with ageless Paul Cross and Harold Hall, who never saw a Ram he didn't like but who is nervous about his QB Mark Bulger. Yep, and there is Joe Guttierez sporting a Kirby Puckett hair style! In comes Mike Hermannes and Tim Thomas of the always tough Raiders, confidently predicting victory this year. Back in the back, sit John G., Bill Lee, Commissioner Craig, Bill Metz and yes, Gary Greer is coming in. Mike Holzem knows his Marauders will be in it this year. Jeff Chestnus as always comes up with a star no one had heard of and may be a fantasy in itself. Your's truly, Coach Bob Christian is back sipping a good, hot, cup of special coffee so he won't doze off. After all, he's been up half the night, worrying about his Rhinos.
Commissioner Craig approaches the podium and Raider fans cell phones prepare for action.The name Reggie Wayne goes out to the highways and byeways and for four hours these football moguls fashion their teams. We will then select our starters and scribinees and the 2008 season will be upon us! Names like Ocho Cinco, Gentle Ben, TJ Housmandzadeh, Brodie, Donovan, Hussein (how'd he get in there) will be announced and the comments about these selections will have to be bleeped out at press conferences all over the area.
What a divine day and great gathering of some of the neatest people I know, competing with each other as if our lives depended upon it. It goes by too quickly and some of us, we worry about our fantasy baseball team's interests competing with those of our football squads.
You gotta love it but what are we doing with our time when there are so many other important hours and minutes to divide our interests. Well, like tonight, when its bedtime, it will be time for some fantasy sex!
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Sunday, August 24, 2008
THANK YOU BARACK!
The Bear is elated this Sunday afternoon as the delegates to the Democratic Convention fly into Denver and make their way to their respective hotels where their state delegations are already enjoying the atmosphere of one of the most important Democratic Conventions of all time.
As a delegate to the 1976 Convention in my favorite city, New York, you should know that there are many social activities during the week of the convention but delegates are generally caucusing,
politicing, going to the floor, and then staying up late as most of the activities end very late in the evening, when you go out to eat and then tumble into bed and wake up early the next morning to attend caucus meetings of your state. Its four days and nights of frenzy!
The Bear household will be watching intently, especially C-Span, where all speeches will be featured and very little side comments from so-called experts about what you are seeing. But of course we will want to sample CNN and MSNBC from time to time. FOX NEWS is not allowed to be shown at this location.
Friday night the Bear slept soundly until around 2:30 AM when he was awakened by some mysterious political intinct and yes, you got it, shortly thereafter the text message appeared and Joe Biden had been selected as the vice-presidential running mate for Barack Obama.
The Bear salutes "the Hussein one" for his wisdom as their is one Democrat that is somewhat of a universal favorite and that is Joe! He's a fighter for his principles! He's thoroughly Democratic thru and thru (the Bear loves this). He reminds us of Harry Truman who gave em hell and made em like it and whopped Dewey's ass in 48! He is an international icon respected all over the world for his sensible take on world events. He's fun because his big mouth can and will get us all in trouble.
He's just what the doctor ordered! So Barack Hussein Obama, very good decision!
Can't wait for Claire McCaskill to speak on Monday night and of course the Democrats will honor one of the greatest US Sentors ever. I'm talking about Ted Kennedy, who matches Henry Clay,
John C. Calhoun, Issac Hill, Daniel Webster, Robert Taft, Hubert H. Humphrey, Tom Eagleton, Stu Symington, LBJ, all the great ones who have graced the United States Senate. We all know Teddy is suffering from brain cancer and is taking chemo, radiation and all those dreaded drugs which keep you going! The Bear is wild in his admiration for this great Democrat from Massachusetts and will be watching with several hankies provided for the event!
We will talk more on the convention, always a major happening on the Bear's calandar.
Hey, how about the Ram's perfornance on Saturday! In the Third Pre-Season game, (I call them Exhibition Games) the St. Louis Rams looked smart, you bet, turning in another stellar defensive effort, with the Baltimore Ravens managing only 10 points (San Diego 6 last week) and the Rams offense waking up with Al Saunder's offensive line firing out on all cylinders in the running game and Mark Bulger, receiving time to throw sparkled, especially finding Keenan Burton and Donnie Avery
our two rookie receivers time and time again. Not on the field: Orlando Pace and Steven Jackson. Leckey, the Rams new center is making a mark for himself and is close to winning a job.
Richie Incognito was stellar at right guard and the offensive unit frankly looked like a team! The Rams win 24-10 and are now 2-1 but most important, the Bear has always said: "The Third Game of the Pre-Season is the most important and this time it was the Rams getting it done. With a major tough schedule in the first six weeks of the season, this team must be ready and stay away from turn overs and penalties and continue with the good defense they showed in the last two games.
Will Witherspoon, if he stays healthy, is definitely on his way to post season honors and Leonard Little looks quick as he comes back after an injury prone 2007. So lets go Rams! Lets keep up the good work. No doubt the regulars will not play much in the final game against KC and when they line up against the tough Philly Eagles on opening day in Philadelphia Steven Jackson will be back, hopefully the Big O and the team will be ready to reverse last year's rough season.
So here we are at the end of August and many neat events coming our way in St. Louis! We'll be blogging and enjoying each and every day. When the Bear rises in the morning and peeks out his bedroom window at the beautiful Fenton forest with birdies and squirrels, bunnies and sometimes Bambies trotting by, it reminds him: WHAT A WONDERFUL LIFE! AMEN BROTHER!
As a delegate to the 1976 Convention in my favorite city, New York, you should know that there are many social activities during the week of the convention but delegates are generally caucusing,
politicing, going to the floor, and then staying up late as most of the activities end very late in the evening, when you go out to eat and then tumble into bed and wake up early the next morning to attend caucus meetings of your state. Its four days and nights of frenzy!
The Bear household will be watching intently, especially C-Span, where all speeches will be featured and very little side comments from so-called experts about what you are seeing. But of course we will want to sample CNN and MSNBC from time to time. FOX NEWS is not allowed to be shown at this location.
Friday night the Bear slept soundly until around 2:30 AM when he was awakened by some mysterious political intinct and yes, you got it, shortly thereafter the text message appeared and Joe Biden had been selected as the vice-presidential running mate for Barack Obama.
The Bear salutes "the Hussein one" for his wisdom as their is one Democrat that is somewhat of a universal favorite and that is Joe! He's a fighter for his principles! He's thoroughly Democratic thru and thru (the Bear loves this). He reminds us of Harry Truman who gave em hell and made em like it and whopped Dewey's ass in 48! He is an international icon respected all over the world for his sensible take on world events. He's fun because his big mouth can and will get us all in trouble.
He's just what the doctor ordered! So Barack Hussein Obama, very good decision!
Can't wait for Claire McCaskill to speak on Monday night and of course the Democrats will honor one of the greatest US Sentors ever. I'm talking about Ted Kennedy, who matches Henry Clay,
John C. Calhoun, Issac Hill, Daniel Webster, Robert Taft, Hubert H. Humphrey, Tom Eagleton, Stu Symington, LBJ, all the great ones who have graced the United States Senate. We all know Teddy is suffering from brain cancer and is taking chemo, radiation and all those dreaded drugs which keep you going! The Bear is wild in his admiration for this great Democrat from Massachusetts and will be watching with several hankies provided for the event!
We will talk more on the convention, always a major happening on the Bear's calandar.
Hey, how about the Ram's perfornance on Saturday! In the Third Pre-Season game, (I call them Exhibition Games) the St. Louis Rams looked smart, you bet, turning in another stellar defensive effort, with the Baltimore Ravens managing only 10 points (San Diego 6 last week) and the Rams offense waking up with Al Saunder's offensive line firing out on all cylinders in the running game and Mark Bulger, receiving time to throw sparkled, especially finding Keenan Burton and Donnie Avery
our two rookie receivers time and time again. Not on the field: Orlando Pace and Steven Jackson. Leckey, the Rams new center is making a mark for himself and is close to winning a job.
Richie Incognito was stellar at right guard and the offensive unit frankly looked like a team! The Rams win 24-10 and are now 2-1 but most important, the Bear has always said: "The Third Game of the Pre-Season is the most important and this time it was the Rams getting it done. With a major tough schedule in the first six weeks of the season, this team must be ready and stay away from turn overs and penalties and continue with the good defense they showed in the last two games.
Will Witherspoon, if he stays healthy, is definitely on his way to post season honors and Leonard Little looks quick as he comes back after an injury prone 2007. So lets go Rams! Lets keep up the good work. No doubt the regulars will not play much in the final game against KC and when they line up against the tough Philly Eagles on opening day in Philadelphia Steven Jackson will be back, hopefully the Big O and the team will be ready to reverse last year's rough season.
So here we are at the end of August and many neat events coming our way in St. Louis! We'll be blogging and enjoying each and every day. When the Bear rises in the morning and peeks out his bedroom window at the beautiful Fenton forest with birdies and squirrels, bunnies and sometimes Bambies trotting by, it reminds him: WHAT A WONDERFUL LIFE! AMEN BROTHER!
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
BEAR SELECTS JOE BIDEN
OK BARRACK: ITS TIME TO GET OFF THE POT AND MAKE A SELECTION ALTHOUGH I COULD WAIT UNTIL NEXT WEEK WHEN YOU SELECT THE GREAT SENATOR FROM DELAWARE, JOE BIDEN!
Yea, I know, those Hillary haters will say the Bear doesn't like Hill! Wrong, in fact Hussein could surprise a lot of news media weisels and choose to go with a sure winner, Hillary! I'm actually a bit afraid my selection is not as powerful as the first lady but I'm interested in winning and then governing our country and Joe Biden is so sharp.
The great Senator and Chairman of the Senate's Foreign Relations Committee has a brilliant mind and works well with the "other side" "Repubs". He and the wonderful Senator from Indiana Dick Lugar, have been a strong twosome over the past 7 years in defending the Senate's
perogatives against the zany diplomatic antics of the Repub President. Both Biden and Lugar are solid citizens and with Joe on the ticket, my boy from Hawaii, Kansas and later Illinois will be on his way to victory. More on him later.
QUESTION: WHY ARE SO MANY REPUB SENATORS STAYING AWAY FROM THE CONVENTION IN ST. PAUL MN IN SEPTEMBER? WE ALL KNOW THE ANSWER TO THIS ONE!
THE BEAR HOUSEHOLD WILL BE TUNING IN BIG TIME TO THE CONVENTION OF THE PEOPLE NEXT WEEK AND CHEERING EACH AND EVERY DEMO WHO MOUNTS THE ROSTRUM INCLUDING OUR OWN LOVEABLE AND BRILLIANT CLAIRE McCASKILL, WHO WILL BE SPEAKING ON NIGHT ONE AND HAS GRACED THE US SENATE WITH HER HARRY TRUMAN LIKE QUALITIES! THANKS CLAIRE!
Heading for the chow line for left overs. Am I still in the Army Charlie Hamilton? Then its baseball with the RedBirds taking on the Pittsburgh Pirates here in St. Louie! Several of the Pirates are on the first place Blue Dart Fantasy team in the Boys Night Out Baseball League.
The Bear in Twenty Years has never reigned as champion but we are oh so hopeful this will be the year. Our new acquistion Manny will not be required to cut his hair. The Bear is thinking of joining Manny with a new hair style! We all love Manny and Davy Wright and Alfonso Soriano walks on water. We also picked up a sleeper recently in Felipe Lopez, who can play real well!
These Darts are fighters and Oswalt is starting to win win win! How about Dempster! Oh yea!
Next movie: Man on a Wire at the Frontenac Theater soon. It gets glowing reports from all circles.
The Bear will be with you soon. Amen Brothers and Sisters.
Yea, I know, those Hillary haters will say the Bear doesn't like Hill! Wrong, in fact Hussein could surprise a lot of news media weisels and choose to go with a sure winner, Hillary! I'm actually a bit afraid my selection is not as powerful as the first lady but I'm interested in winning and then governing our country and Joe Biden is so sharp.
The great Senator and Chairman of the Senate's Foreign Relations Committee has a brilliant mind and works well with the "other side" "Repubs". He and the wonderful Senator from Indiana Dick Lugar, have been a strong twosome over the past 7 years in defending the Senate's
perogatives against the zany diplomatic antics of the Repub President. Both Biden and Lugar are solid citizens and with Joe on the ticket, my boy from Hawaii, Kansas and later Illinois will be on his way to victory. More on him later.
QUESTION: WHY ARE SO MANY REPUB SENATORS STAYING AWAY FROM THE CONVENTION IN ST. PAUL MN IN SEPTEMBER? WE ALL KNOW THE ANSWER TO THIS ONE!
THE BEAR HOUSEHOLD WILL BE TUNING IN BIG TIME TO THE CONVENTION OF THE PEOPLE NEXT WEEK AND CHEERING EACH AND EVERY DEMO WHO MOUNTS THE ROSTRUM INCLUDING OUR OWN LOVEABLE AND BRILLIANT CLAIRE McCASKILL, WHO WILL BE SPEAKING ON NIGHT ONE AND HAS GRACED THE US SENATE WITH HER HARRY TRUMAN LIKE QUALITIES! THANKS CLAIRE!
Heading for the chow line for left overs. Am I still in the Army Charlie Hamilton? Then its baseball with the RedBirds taking on the Pittsburgh Pirates here in St. Louie! Several of the Pirates are on the first place Blue Dart Fantasy team in the Boys Night Out Baseball League.
The Bear in Twenty Years has never reigned as champion but we are oh so hopeful this will be the year. Our new acquistion Manny will not be required to cut his hair. The Bear is thinking of joining Manny with a new hair style! We all love Manny and Davy Wright and Alfonso Soriano walks on water. We also picked up a sleeper recently in Felipe Lopez, who can play real well!
These Darts are fighters and Oswalt is starting to win win win! How about Dempster! Oh yea!
Next movie: Man on a Wire at the Frontenac Theater soon. It gets glowing reports from all circles.
The Bear will be with you soon. Amen Brothers and Sisters.
SUCCESS
About 5 minutes ago it appears I successfully blogged a short but pertinent comment that I could not find my way onto the blogosphere. Hurrah! I appear to be ok! So I'm trying once again to blog my way back to my many fans all over the country, who love sports, movies, politics and general BS. Hope I'm ok. Bear signing off.
Lost
The Bear is lost and can't find his way. I can't get my blogs to appear so whats a blogger to do when he can't get help. Bear
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
FINALLY A MOVIE REVIEW FROM THE BEAR
Yep, I'm back in action and ready for the start of the fall season of "the sport", good movies, and less than 100 days until the Presidential, Gubinatorial, some Senate, all 435 House seats and many other state and local elections are with us the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. (Nov. 4).
All summer the Bear has been hybernating when it comes to movies because frankly very few have moved me to drive the few miles it takes to get me to Ronnies, Crestwood, or even Plaza Frontenac here in suburbia St. Louis.
Oh yea, I enjoyed "Iron Man" and " "The Dark Knight", especially Heath Ledger as "the Joker" was pretty good but finally this week my scan of the Post Movies led me to want to attend some good ones out there and today, I was not disappointed by the political satire: "Swing Vote."
Kevin Costner has been kind of on the outs with the "Hollywood set" and the public in general over the past several years but as "Bud", a beat up, cast off, assembly line worker soon to be laid off in an egg factory in a small New Mexico town, Costner gives us a damn good effort. (Yea, its hard to play stupid for an entire movie) and his supporting cast led by young Maddeline Carroll, is charming, witty, and zeroes in on the American psyche, who depends on the media for their political fix be it a Rush Limbaugh or Keith Olberman. And the other characters like Kelsey Grammar, Nathan Lane, and Stanley Tucci (He's one of my all time favorites along with Lee J. Cobb and Neville Brand) and yes, Dennis Hopper makes for one hellova ride.
I am convinced that Mr. Costner will realize a stronger reaction to his performance than many think come Golden Globe, SAG and Oscar time. Our public needs more films like this with all the "sound effect" loud and louder flicks we have been exposed to in recent years.
Being a political junkie, I especially enjoyed the discussions revolving around the Electoral College and the close proximity to an election which would throw the race into the US House for the first time since 1824 when John Q. Adams edged out Andrew Jackson, William Crawford, Henry Clay and the South's great John C. Calhoun and won in the US House when there was no majority in the Electoral College. (Many Americans call it the Electorial College and sometimes the Electrical College) More on this university in the future. It should go by the wayside but probably will be here forever.
The Bear recommends you take time out sometime in the next few weeks to swing on out to your favorite theater and catch "Swing Vote."
All summer the Bear has been hybernating when it comes to movies because frankly very few have moved me to drive the few miles it takes to get me to Ronnies, Crestwood, or even Plaza Frontenac here in suburbia St. Louis.
Oh yea, I enjoyed "Iron Man" and " "The Dark Knight", especially Heath Ledger as "the Joker" was pretty good but finally this week my scan of the Post Movies led me to want to attend some good ones out there and today, I was not disappointed by the political satire: "Swing Vote."
Kevin Costner has been kind of on the outs with the "Hollywood set" and the public in general over the past several years but as "Bud", a beat up, cast off, assembly line worker soon to be laid off in an egg factory in a small New Mexico town, Costner gives us a damn good effort. (Yea, its hard to play stupid for an entire movie) and his supporting cast led by young Maddeline Carroll, is charming, witty, and zeroes in on the American psyche, who depends on the media for their political fix be it a Rush Limbaugh or Keith Olberman. And the other characters like Kelsey Grammar, Nathan Lane, and Stanley Tucci (He's one of my all time favorites along with Lee J. Cobb and Neville Brand) and yes, Dennis Hopper makes for one hellova ride.
I am convinced that Mr. Costner will realize a stronger reaction to his performance than many think come Golden Globe, SAG and Oscar time. Our public needs more films like this with all the "sound effect" loud and louder flicks we have been exposed to in recent years.
Being a political junkie, I especially enjoyed the discussions revolving around the Electoral College and the close proximity to an election which would throw the race into the US House for the first time since 1824 when John Q. Adams edged out Andrew Jackson, William Crawford, Henry Clay and the South's great John C. Calhoun and won in the US House when there was no majority in the Electoral College. (Many Americans call it the Electorial College and sometimes the Electrical College) More on this university in the future. It should go by the wayside but probably will be here forever.
The Bear recommends you take time out sometime in the next few weeks to swing on out to your favorite theater and catch "Swing Vote."
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