Okay, wipe those tears people... IT'S TIME FOR SUNDAAAAAAAAAY LOVE!
WHERE TO START!? How about the now-annual tradition of the Halloween game? I've always said that every girl between the ages of 18-30 wears the same costume: "Sexy ______" (insert costume name. E.g . schoolgirl, angel, soldier, Snow White, etc...) and the Spirit is certainly no exception. If there's a costume party in heaven, I'm pretty sure it looks a lot like the 3rd quarter break at Friday's game (minus the scary Mexican guy the hockey mask!) Seriously, you girls looked AMAZING! I'll bet if we told the fans that we were going to dress up, we would sell out this game every year...
...and how about Mr. Sterling (for those of you that don't know, the guy in the suit who took pictures with us after the game is the TEAM OWNER: DONALD STERLING) don't laugh, at least ONE of you had to ask ;) ??? That's more than he's said to me in the previous two years PUT TOGETHER! Props to Summer for letting him hold your hand for the team picture... I mean, come on, who DOESN'T want to hold Summer's hand?!
Costume Shout Outs:
Joey - Just when I think I'm going to have the most ridiculous costume, you show up as a hot dog. Great... thanks for that. ;)
Alex & Laura - I don't remember Snow White and Little Red Riding Hood looking like that!?! And if they did, I'd probably still want to have those stories read to me before bed!
Ashley R - Who told me at least three times that she had the "Hottest Costume EVER" before I realized she was talking about the TEMPERATURE of it... :) Funny thing was, I totally agreed!
Taylor - Who finally made me "Dream of Jeannie" :)
David S - Best use of non-costume personal assets! No need for a wig for the Black & White Clown costume. Also Best Costume Assist for turning your mouth paint into Josh's black eye!
Nicole - Best costume quote "No more pictures, I'm tired of flexing my abs" & best costume "test" in the locker room... no, they won't fall out during a basket toss
Tami - Best costumed partner stunt: The half-out left arm shoulder sit, complete with a "Kristen-spot" catch - such a trooper!
Joey and Kristin E - Best unintentional costume couple: Dog on a Stick Girl and her Hot Dog... COMEDY!
Melissa - I'll bet Britney wishes she could still rock the "Hit Me Baby" schoolgirl outfit like that! (Please don't shave your head and marry K-Fed!)
Brittany - the ONLY decent official on the floor in the fourth quarter on Friday... SERIOUSLY! We really could have used you out there!
Jessie - Second best costume quote : "Hey you, come over here... isn't she great?!"
I'M ALREADY LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR'S HALLOWEEN GAME!
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But, I digress...
First off, because I don't want to make you wait until the end... some pictures:
FROM THE FAN PATROL PRE-SEASON LOCKER ROOM:
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aaaaaaaaaaaand... because I know you've been waiting... TODAY'S PICTURES:
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Also... 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!)
Sooooo.... SUNDAY SHOUT OUTS:
Now - it has been brought to my attention, that some of the Sunday love shout outs have been a bit pointed... and you're right... they have... BUT, I'm not going to rename "SUNDAY LOVE" to "SUNDAY BLAST" or anything of the sort... because if we can't love the silly things we do as much as all the great ones, what kind of family are we?!?! But, I will DO MY BEST to make sure that if you get a little CALLED OUT, they'll be plenty of LOVE to go with it... ok!?
Okay... now (finally) SUNDAY PROPS (in no particular order, aka, the order I remember them in while watching football):
Krstin E. - for being the consummate professional... who makes being photogenic look as natural as walking... well, uh, actually ... on that point... keep an eye (Lloyd Dobbler-style) out for holes in the concrete on which Kristin is walking when she's rocking the boots... she very nearly took a header on one sneakily placed tie-down ring today. But with her typical grace - she totally pulled it off... (and I think I was the only one who saw!)
Shannon - for being a walking shampoo commercial. Seriously, I've TRIED taking candid shots of Shannon (see photos above)... but no matter when or how I shoot her, she (1) always seems to have great lighting, and (2) her hair is ALWAYS flying perfectly around like a Pantene promo. It's really quite impressive... (See! I totally didn't mention socks this week!)
Josh - for playing hurt. For those of you that don't know, Josh tried to break both his feet off a few weeks ago, and STILL came out for the preseason - and spent the game running all around the arena. He wasn't in great shape today as a result, but that's a guy who will wheel himself out there if he has to... just to yell at an opposing free-throw shooter. Get well soon, brother.
Nate - for also playing hurt...with a shoulder that looks about as useful as 5th gear on a rainy day on the L.A. freeways, Nate still showed up for open house... and stunted like a champ. Good to see you again, man.
Katie - for bringing her Ravens smile out to the appearance. Honestly, I'll bet if Katie severed a limb during a public appearance... she'd still have that smile on her face. Which would be funny, if it weren't so damned good! Katie is officially designated team sunshine... And for toughing out a cut on your palm from tumbling on the tarmac... HARD CORE! Katie stunts while bleeding!
Tami - for consistently apologizing about the size of her camera. It, of course, stands to reason that the smallest girl on EITHER team will have the largest camera. No, seriously... if you haven't seen it, you should - it looks like Tami is shooting for Sports Illustrated courtside with that thing... and yet, she dutifully breaks it out for snapshots, and hands it to you with that apologetic look which makes you actually pick the thing up, mount the tripod, get the light meter reading, manually focus it, and take a picture... and now you want one vertically? Of course you do...
Cortlin and Nicole - for their beautiful, beautiful baskets... textbook form and awesome patience make for great flights and a crowd full of ooh's and aaah's... and makes the pain of catching your snap-opens from 30 feet up COMPLETELY worth it! Nicole, your x-full was just about the baddest thing we've put on the court this year... well done. Oh, and Nate and I are TOTALLY right about the less-is-more thing... you looked great today. Cortlin... I know it was hot & sweaty today, love, but that was some serious over-share on the sweating situation right before the basket toss... maybe some strategically placed antiperspirant?
Joey - for pointing out my uniform malfunction this AM, and offering to screen my off-stage correction! For being the rock in all of our formations... and for only laughing when things get truly ridiculous....
Kristen M - for putting game makeup on, getting dressed for the game, stretching, warming up and other high functionality, all while dealing with drama via cell-phone. You multi-task like a Manhattan hedge-fund manager... Oh yeah, and also for nailing your mid-term while still making all the preseason games and appearances!!! What a trooper! Also for setting up the "Souldja Boy" partner stunt! Oh yes, y'all... just you wait and see!
Nina - for having long lost family members show up at appearances to meet you for the first time... oh yes... I'm serious... "Hey, is Nina here?" - I think we'll start opening practice with that... "which Nina"... "Nina Espinoza"... "Oh, I'm your uncle"... Seriously, if you're going to go looking for a family member, wouldn't you ask to see a picture first? Or maybe, if you know she's on Fan Patrol ... LOOK ON THE WEBSITE?!? I mean really, what sort of description do you think he got?? "She's the little one"? LOL :) Also for being so quiet and yet so solid. I wish we got to work together more... because every guy you stunt with (which is apparently everyone but me, lol) says you're rock solid up there... of course, maybe that's not an accident :)
Arturo - although it's already been said, for having the greatest attitude EVER. You make being on the team a better thing than before you were here. You humble my humility.... honestly. Plus, I dig it when you talk the fast Spanish! Although, I think Kristin E, really could have used your "Don't trip" advice ;)
Taylor - for generally being gracious and awesome... and for the greatest last-minute costume correction ever (even edging our the "sock" incident ... not naming any names) for, JUST BEFORE TAKING THE COURT in the black Belvedere sweaty-suit... stopping to unzip it about 6 inches more... perfect! Is there a decent reason that you're not Miss California yet?
Kelley - for hating my candid shots... and yet looking so good in them. for bringing your entire extended family to Open House... and for never complaining about that INSANE drive from Corona...
Leslie - for having the proudest dad EVER! For giving the best pre-practice hugs EVER! and for always being down to contribute in whatever way you can on the court... I LOVE going into the stands with you! Also for weathering the mobs of kids and RIDICULOUS gangster posers that you deal with during fan greeting... and always, ALWAYS doing it with that smile...
D-Tumblz - for a successful practice WITHOUT any tumbling! Awesome job, man... but I still think you should have done the running double at the end :)
Dave Sanchez - for being the best friend a guy could ever want... and a pretty good cheerleader too!
Ashley R., Laura, Alex (and Shannon) - for being EXCELLENT company while watching the Junior Jam!
SOOOOOOO I finally have a Spirit locker room correspondent... a few related PROPS:
Melissa - for using all that spare locker room time to catch up on HOMEWORK... seriously... many of us bring it along (mostly to feel better for not leaving it at home) but have a better chance of scoring the game winning basket than actually doing any of it. You go girl!
Tiffany M - for getting with the hairstyle program, but the two things that belong at Clippers games are: back-combs and come-backs... and not the reverse of either :)
Kristin E (geez, how many times are you in this?!) - wanna know why the Spirit are NEVER late to the court?! Because they get MINUTE BY MINUTE COUNTDOWN REMINDERS from their team captain ... 6 minutes, 6 minutes, 6 minutes Doug-E-Fresh and you're on!
Ashley S - For "guarding" the catering table... no wonder that guy looks so scared when he comes to get our food!
Ashley R - for decorating the locker room floor in partial undress whilst chatting away on the cell phone... I could not imagine a nicer fixture... can we get one of those in our locker room?
Harmony, Shannon & Laura for taking the business of being pretty VERY seriously at the mirrors... word is, you couldn't look any more serious getting ready if you were trying to defuse a bomb on that counter... lucky for you, you all look fantastic :)
WOO HOO, I've finally got inside info... and the Sunday Love grows and grows....
AND FINALLY... (whew, Summer stopped reading 30 minutes ago) a 'lil college football ROUNDUP:
UCLA ... alas, poor Bruins, I thought I knew you well.. proving once again that they don't know who the hell they are, the Bruins followed up their shocking defeat of Cal by receiving a brain numbing stomping at the hands of WASHINGTON STATE ... yes... Washington State. Seriously, on the right week, UCLA could beat anyone... unfortunately, on the right week, they could also lose to anyone. Here's hoping to version of that team that DOESN'T SUCK shows up to play USC....
BYU ... well, their tilt with SDSU was postponed for obvious reasons... reminding me to make that as a part of SUNDAY LOVE, we send out our thoughts and prayers to all those who were affected and continue to be affected by the wildfires... there are certainly things more important than football... (although the list is short when it comes to NAVY FOOTBALL) and I hope this finds you all well and healthy... GOOD LUCK to both teams as they lace 'em up on Dec. 1.
USC ... well that's two losses in the same season for the first time since... they built the Coliseum? Okay, maybe not... but the Ducks?! I know, I know... they're a really good team... and barely got beat by Cal... but sort of takes the shine of the ol' Men of Troy, no? Gotta be honest... this one wasn't really a shocker, though... No worries Trojan fans... do what we Navy fans do when things start going south, and remember this valuable sports truism, where hope can and often does spring eternal - "There's always next year..."
UTAH ... completely annihilated Colorado State... 27-3... and the rest of their schedule (save the Civil War with BYU) is softer than a Sleep Number bed set to -10... so, enjoy the next couple wins against Wyoming and New Mexico (two states that are lucky to have Wal-Marts, let alone football) and we'll see you again soon...
NOTRE DAME ... was idle, which when you're 1-7 amounts to a successful week in South Bend : "Hey, we didn't lose, this week!"... way to go... knobs... But don't enjoy it too much, next week is the RECKONING, and all seeds sown will be reaped... A little ditty I wrote on the subject: http://www.broowaha.com
and...
NAVY LOST TO FREAKING DELWARE!!! AAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!! DELAWARE! And the score? 59-52... yes that's the actual score... we scored 52 and LOST! We couldn't stop a runny nose! DAMMIT! That's ok. All will be made right in seven short days.... Anybody wanna come over and watch the game with me?
Good gravy foks... that's the whole chicken!
OPENING NIGHT is just FIVE DAYS away!! and I couldn't be more excited!
Stay tuned for an EVITE about opening night...
God Bless you all, and have a GOOD night!
Truitt, OUT
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