A Little Something About Your Fellow Posters

delakev · Joined: 09 Jan 2005 Posts: 568

A few other forums have done something similar, and it was suggested that we do the same here. For those of you who are interested and want to participate, you can put as much, or as little information up as you are comfortable with.

I suppose I should start:

My name is Kevin and have lived in/near Chicago for my whole life. I was too young to remember THE Super Bowl, but watching a copy of it and reading everything about it was enough to make me a Bears fan for life. My all-time favorite Bears player is Sweetness, and my current player is Alex Brown. I am a Business Education major, and I am student teaching in the fall. After that, I plan on moving somewhere towards the southwest, perhaps California. I love Chicago, but I want to experience something different. That is a little about me, if anyone has questions feel free to ask, but continue the thread with a little something about you.
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Thanks so much Scar!!

Jack · Joined: 05 Mar 2005 Posts: 4173

I'll go next:

Hey ya'll, I am Trevor, though most of you think my name is Jack, it isnt. I like to play a card game (euchre) where its a very good thing if you hold the Jacks, so I decided to make my name "Jack". I live 90 miles west of Chicago and have been a bears fan all of my life. I was not even born during the '85 Super Bowl, but like delakev said above, I have seen a tape and I enjoyed it a lot. I go to college at the local community college and want to teach someday at the high school level. Keeping with the flow, my favorite bear is obviously Sweetness, currently it has to be Mike Brown. This is really cool to finaly get to know some of the guys here rather than through screen names, its nice to put a name with the screen name.
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"You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don’t play together, the club won’t be worth a dime."--Babe Ruth

tonysoprano · Joined: 12 Mar 2005 Posts: 2289

I'm Rick (aka Tony Soprano). I love the Soprano's so I went with that. I was 21 when the Bears won the Super Bowl (so I'll let you young math whiz' figure out how old I am now.) I lived in Chicago until I was 23 and have lived in the Burbs ever since, currently about 10 miles west of the city. Sweetness obviously is my all time favorite. Current favorite is Urlacher although I really like fullback Bryan Johnson as well. Work in a law firm downtown. Married with 3 kids, oldest starts college this coming fall and youngest starts 1st grade this fall as well. I love the White Sox almost as much as the Bears and I am not fond of the Cubs. I enjoy fantasy baseball and football (to some degree). I am currently in my second year of fantasy baseball. Last December I finished my 15th fantasy football season. Due to my frustration with it I have resolved not to do it again this year. Only time will tell though as the season gets nearer if I will in fact do it again.

Jack, keep plugging away and pursue that H.S. teaching position. There is no more admirable position then being a teacher. Good luck to you.

Jack · Joined: 05 Mar 2005 Posts: 4173

tonysoprano · Joined: 12 Mar 2005 Posts: 2289

I was born and raised only 5 miles away from old Comiskey Park. My dad raised me a Sox fan so I have stuck with them all these years. Maybe this will be their year, who knows.

GRRLacher · Joined: 07 Mar 2005 Posts: 20640 Location: Maryland

tonysoprano · Joined: 12 Mar 2005 Posts: 2289

Grr, I just got rid of the Sunday ticket. I had it for the past 3 or 4 years. Directv upped the regular price about $40 this year and I now would have to pay an extra $99 to get the games in High Def. The killer is they black out the Bear games in High Def so I have yet to see the Bears in High Def. I am considering my local cable company (Comcast) this fall so I can watch my beloved Bears in High Def (along with Sox, Cubs and Bulls...and maybe even the Hawks if they ever play again). I love Directv (you mentioned being in the Satellite biz) but they are really trying my patience.

I guess I am the old timer. I use to work with a guy who videotaped all the Bear games from 1985, playoffs, Super Bowl, everything. That was a smart idea. My favorite regular season game of all time was the week 6 Bears win in 1985 versus the 49ers at San Fran. Bears won 26-10 and had a great last drive of the game that consumed quite a bit of time and with Payton just ramming it down their throat. One of the rare times Bill Walsh had no answer for Ditka and the boys.

GRRLacher · Joined: 07 Mar 2005 Posts: 20640 Location: Maryland

I don't even have a high def TV... so I don't have a choice Crying or Very sad

Sundays in the Fall are pretty crazy at my house... My two football buddies come over but one is a Ravens fan and the other is a Reskins fan. So if all three are playing at the same time (which seems to happen a lot) then I have three TVs going, but sound is only on the Bears game (heheheheheh - my house, my rules) There's every kind of snack and munchie you can think of... and we decorate the living room up with all the Bears blankets, jerseys, helmets, all the stuff we have - it's pretty cool. I wouldn't get rid of the Sunday ticket unless I absolutely had too - it's my only way of watching my guys play.
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Jack · Joined: 05 Mar 2005 Posts: 4173

obob · Joined: 07 Apr 2005 Posts: 591 Location: Noblesville, IN

I'll join in on this fracas. My name is Eric and I was born in Oak Park, Ill. And now live in the Indy area kickin' it in the 'burbs. As Obob I do not have the deep and very insightful posts of you guys, but I share your passion for the Bears.
Every year on Thanksgiving I wear my old Zorich jersey in playing football with my friends. I like the d-line and chasing quarterbacks. I usually run the ball or play the slot so I can return the hits. This year after tackling my brtoher I had his leg in my face and I thought, "What would Butkus do?" So I bit him.
I have early 80's Central chanmpionship pennant in my classroom and I have had students walk on the other side of the hallway some monday mornings.
I'm sure all of us have those stories, heck my mom and I argue who was a better RB, Payton or Sayers. I'll do my best to stay out your guys way as you post and offer my best when I can, which is very limited. But I will say what I have said for years, this season hinges on the o-line and the d-line. Dent said give him three pass rushers and he can win, we have now have them with surplus. Good Day gents

GRRLacher · Joined: 07 Mar 2005 Posts: 20640 Location: Maryland

vike daddy · Joined: 12 Mar 2005 Posts: 66823

UcantTOUCHthis · Joined: 17 May 2005 Posts: 339

My name is Brian and I am 14 years old. I live about 45 minutes away from New York City, but I have NFL Sunday Ticket so i can watch all the games. I have been a Bears fan all my life and i am not really sure why i chose them, but i did. I love talking on this site with all of my fellow Bears fans.
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Thanks Ocho Cinco for the sig!!!

CanadianBearsFan · Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2005 2:29 pm Post subject:

I'm Adam,

A 22 year old Canadian. Lovve football, was once a cheese head out of ignorance. But about 4 years ago a buddy of mine told me to check out the Bears. Said they had some good guys.

Ironically, the name of the first little league football team i played for was the Bears.

This summer I'll be coaching O line for the SEFA Broncos, an Atom level little league football team that practises close by.

My tag is self explanitory.

It's fun talking shop with fellow bears fans, keep up the good work guys.
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Canadianbear · Joined: 09 Mar 2005 Posts: 152

My name is Derek.

I am 20 years old, and have been a Bears fan since I was about 14. I think I started cheering for them because I got a hat for Christmas. Its pretty hard for me to catch games up here in Canada, (Alberta), but I watch every game that is televised. This site helps me out a lot because I get a chance to read on some players that I might not have noticed. Berrian is one of them, from the two games that I got to see last year, I never saw or noticed him. Now this year I am going to have to look out for him.

I am going to University taking Marketing, and have a few years left.

Thanks for all the good info guys