and with that - bring on the SUNDAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY LOVE!
For those few of you I was able to share it with - the greatest hockey game I have ever seen took place on Saturday night. The Kings were down 4-0 with less than 9 minutes to go, and that's when the craziness started... 4 goals (yes 4 goals) later - we're tied, and get a power play - which we promptly scored on to go up 5-4. But the Stars scored on a power play of their own and the game went to sudden-death overtime... in which we promptly scored to take the contest 6-5... marked by scoring five goals in a team-record 5:07. I have never seen STAPLES explode like that... NEVER (including the Clippers' playoff wins two years ago)... I could swear the building was shaking... let me know if you want to come out and see the boys skate - I often get very good seats (and so does Joey)
...and less than 24 hours later - I was back in STAPLES for the arrival of the King onto our court (SUNDAY love props for the website opening teaser all week)... despite the fact that the crowd seemed to be in a coma for most of the game - the game night entertainment came with the RUCKUS - and looked great... and punctuated by what will likely go down as one of the great half-court shots of all time... as LAURA, who was brought out likely to be a bit of a laugher before the "real" half-court shot ... turned her back to the basket and got nothing but NET... as the crowd EXPLODED!
In case you're wondering... that news item made the ASSOCIATED PRESS wire... check out the article in USA TODAY:
http://www.usatoday.com/sports
(For those of you that don't click links (Kelley)... here's a quote from the piece: "The night's biggest cheer was for a Clippers dancer who made an over-the-head half-court shot while showing a fan what he was about to attempt. The fan missed badly.")
So, we're still 4-2 and it's a great start to the season... I think some of my favorite times in STAPLES are after the games, up on the Main Concourse by the elevators as family and friends gather around and greet their Spirit and FP members... I see everyone introducing each other to their loved ones - and I'm am humbled by all the of the amazing good will and love that we have this season... I am flattered to have met many of these people, and I think I speak for all of us when I say, I look forward to meeting more each game...
- and since (from what I hear) this is the part you scroll down to ready anyways... here it is... SUNDAY PROPS:
Laura - how could I not start with you?! for tolerating my pre-shot advice not to leave it short.... and making the first half-court shot that I was in the arena for (the last two times I haven't been working)! So maybe you don't get the car... but that is a shot than we will all remember LONG after we're not performing on the STAPLES Center floor...
Whitney - for a little bit of locker room freak-out after thinking you had shrunk your top in the wash... but actually just had it upside down... I mean, honestly love, could those tops really get any smaller? For what it's worth, it's an honest mistake, and I know more than a few girls on the team who would have thought their bust had simply gotten a lot bigger...
Cortlin - for (as previously noted) continuous over-share... for wearing a sports bra for Joey - and then telling him about it... for "No more Jager...." for breaking hearts in the stands, for putting the serious fear into the courtside fans with your "gainer" toe touch basket (I still don't know what happened with that)... I get the feeling there will never be difficulty for me in finding a reason to get you into Sunday Love ...
Leslie - for finding a little more confidence each game... for finally noticing that fans WERE actually photographing yours and Cortlin's backsides when we went up into the stands to cheer, and turning around, smiling and taking it down the steps... You're still my favorite to go up into the stands with, and you look amazing out there - I'm still pretty sure you're going to end up getting a record deal without sining a note, just by wearing those red shorts...
Katie - for randomly and completely without warning, going into that cute, come-hither, pouty smiley stance which distracts every red-blooded male within a hundred-yard radius... please be careful with that thing - it's dangerous... I think if we put you and Cortlin (with her jumping jacks) behind a hoop there may not be an opposing free-throw made for the rest of the season. Your back tuck basket very nearly didn't move a step... and for finally finding someone you can give some hell about regarding baskets (sorry Nina)...
Nina E. - after a good bit of begging, I FINALLY got to work with you and girl, aren't you even better to work with than advertised! ...it only took about four years after first seeing you work at GymMax (and you haven't gained a pound since I first say you there, FYI)... but I finally see what all the hubbub is about! ... so, for being a great flier, and for being a kick-ass, serious, FBI candidate one minute, and completely, ridiculously silly the next (a woman after my own heart)... you are a joy to work with - even if they twisty bird-front thing was a COMPLETE mess ...
Tiffany C. - for those nylons... you either WAY over-stayed in the leg tanner, or accidentally grabbed Ashley S's nylons... I was watching your legs during the routine (which you completely nailed FYI) and did a triple-take when I saw it was you attached to them... so, for further distracting me while you Spirit were dancing, SUNDAY NYLON PROPS...
Nina R - for your FIRST APPEARANCE in Sunday Love... for your CRIBS, Spirit Edition bio up on the Jumbo... seriously, I thought Exzibit was going to jump out and pimp your ride at the end of that thing... ROCK STAR anyone?! Seriously, though... you looked great up there - almost made me forget Harmony's :) (almost)
Kristin E. - for finally tanning that pastiness! Ha! what a wonderful golden brown you turned out! It was great to finally meet your parents (the Burbank faithful) ... What was so funny... What you may not know about Kristin and her family... is that she's the tallest one! But as always - you looked great out there...
Tiffany M. - for being an excellent hockey fan on Saturday! Was good to see you out there ... and you, of course, had your pink camera (why haven't you posted your pictures yet?)... I've told folks this before, but when you asked why I never get blown up in Sunday Love... its really quite simple... that's the benefit I get for writing the LOVE each week :) ... and weren't you supposed to write a Monday Love of your own just about me?
Dave Sanchez - for being a hockey cheerleader, even when you're not working the game... Was funny to see the fans in front of you get all disappointed that you had an in with the Kings Crew and they didn't... guess it sucks to not be you, huh? :) for being the best big-flag-running partner I could hope for...
Kelley - for coming to Sunday's game even though you weren't working... I knew you were a cheerleader at heart... shouldn't you have taken pictures or something? ... For "sleeves" and Uggs - the greatest game clothes EVER... for that smile ... and completely sucking at HALO 3 ...
COACH Jessie - for the continuously ZESTY game outfits... I mean, I understand Opening Night, but seriously... lookin' good, Coach! You ever consider going out for the team again? Sort of a 70's era player-coach type of thing?
Shannon - for COMPLETELY ignoring me when your new bf is in the stands... I mean, come on now, I was like three feet away from you shouting your name... and nothing. I know it's not that I'm not LOUD enough... I didn't even see your socks this week! What's up with that?!
Ashley R. & Alex... for making me miss both of your beautiful smiles... come back SOON, the arena is definitely brighter with you both in it.. :(
Ashley S. - for flying completely UNDER the Sunday Love radar after a week of completely owning it... but don't worry, I'm sure you'll be back in before too long!
Tami and Kristen M. - for being out of town and making us all miss your bad-ass flyer-ness out there! Hope things are going well for both of you... best wishes for safe travel back AS SOON AS POSSIBLE :)
Summer - for reading this far... if you're still reading.
Nicole B. - we missed your baskets... seriously. :)
Nate & Josh - hope you're both healing well. Miss you guys.
Joey - for your constant mockery... for being a great basket partner (although no pre-toss jokes this week)... for making Katie do one-arm stunts (especially when she doesn't want to)... for inspiring Cortlin to the proper undergarments... for being a great "big man" for the team, and handling those high-split mis-cues backstage...
D-Tumblz - for still not giving me anything to work with for Sunday Love... come on, man - something... ANYTHING. You're the most "vanilla" guy I know... pun intended. :) (I remember "I'm David White... I know." from year one intros)
Arturo - for coming to EVERY game whether you're working it or not... good to see you in the stands, man... still cheering like you're on the floor... this guy is the consummate cheerleader. Your MySpace is a bigger love-fest than Sunday Love even! I think I speak for both teams when I say... WE LOVE YOU, TOO!
Taylor - for being on the receiving end (yet again) of an on-court cameraman crush... seriously the Jumbo-tron sequence for Spirit close-ups while you're dancing is: Taylor, not-Taylor-Spirit, Taylor, not-Taylor-Spirit, Taylor, and some more Taylor. But don't worry, I'm not complaining... you shine like a star out there, if I had the camera it would probably just be a Taylor-cam :)
Rachel, Nicole C, Melissa, Brittany, and anyone else who hasn't given me any material for SUNDAY LOVE... I WILL get you... sooner or later... because you will do something silly soon... and Sunday Love will be there to record it! And for the rest of you I-read-it-but-I-don't-ever
AND WITH THAT - on to COLLEGE FOOTBALL...
UCLA - Another disappointment... but ASU is a good team (with some seriously beautiful cheerleaders) but no worries, you've got two BIG GAMES coming up where you can not only resurrect some pride for your season, but also throw a serious wrench into the BCS mess... good luck against Oregon next week!
USC - Although it lacked the importance we had hoped it would... still a nice win over Cal, in what may be the worst throwback uniforms since that mess that the Philadelphia Eagles wore a few weeks ago... Who knows, with everyone still losing - maybe an outside shot at the BCS? Well, we can all dream...
BYU - Scraped by a pretty good TCU team - and sitting pretty with a very quiet 7-2 record... maybe a pretty good bowl bid for this squad? That's a better record than a lot of very good programs - and they've looked good doing it.
UTAH - completely war-crimed Wyoming 50-0... seriously, I'd almost feel guilty beating a team that badly - especially a team from Wyoming... they had a 30-POINT second quarter... wow. Next week New Mexico... who should provide similar resistance...
NOTRE DAME - fell to a second service academy (Chair Force) for the first time since 1944.. and have the first 9 LOSS season in the program's history. I just can't tell you how amazing it is to see this team lose every week... its like a little gift from God for me after suffering through all those seasons of smug Irish victory.
and.... NAVY once again makes history, by participating in (and winning) the highest scoring game in major college football history... winning 74-62... yes, you read that right... I thought they were flashing a basketball score when it came across my game ticker last night...
http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf
Seriously... 136 points?!? Okay, so we don't have any defense - but we can score points on ANYONE. It must suck to score 62 points and STILL LOSE... guess that's what you get when you play the toughest team in college football :)
AND finally... the SUNDAY LOVE QUOTES:
"I lost my underwear... there's not much there, but they're gone, and you don't want to know where they went" - Katie, while (you guessed it) wearing the new red shorts.
"Now this is the STAPLES Center I know..." Cortlin, while we were up on the Suite Level
"Hey Glenn, I've got something for Sunday Love!" - Taylor and Laura... both reporting the same story
"Nooooooooooooooo!!!" - STAPLES crowd after being asked if they thought Laura had a chance to make a shot from half-court... ooops :)
"You're crazy... there are 13 other pretty girls out there... I'm just the cute girl with the curly hair" - Whitney, after I insisted she was the "hottest one out there" - you're OH-SO-WRONG Whit :)
"...(silence)..." - Lynae, who I don't think has spoken since the pre-season... seriously, I've heard more noise out of a Paris mime. :)
"You're mom's here? How could you see her? She's, like, three feet tall!" - me, when Kristin E. showed me her mom was here while we were greeting at the doors... (see? I can blow myself up during Sunday Love!)
Okay, folks, that's going to about do it for me for this edition... I'm sorry to report that I didn't take any pictures this week - so if you do have pictures remember: You can log on to the fan patrol Picasa site:
http://picasaweb.google.com
Our account name is: Fan.Patrol.2007@gmail.com
Our password: fppics2007
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO UPLOAD YOUR PICS HERE! IT WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN PRINT THE PICS THEY LIKE... OR DOWNLOAD PICS TO EDIT ON THEIR OWN, ETC.... (Spirit, you're invited too!)
Other than that... I've got to get back to whatever it is I do around here (thanks to Kelley for suggesting that all I do is write e-mail all day)... hope this finds you all well.
If you have any news on Charlie, please share, and keep him in your hearts and prayers. I know I will.
Take care, God bless, and see you all very, very soon...
TRUITT, out...
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