You had me at hello, but lost me before the half.
With the rain, my Blazer drought is coming to an end. It was like trying to subsist on nothing but Skittles. Sure it's great for a week or so, but soon you actually miss things like meat and potatoes (not veggies). I've read every article (and written a few) about the Blazers, sucking the last molecule of Blazermania from my computer monitor. In a remarkably short time the sustenance was insufficient to ahhhh....sustain me. I needed more. I needed something...substantial (didn't see that coming did you). Today was the day I'd get something new. Although an intra squad scrimmage is like having pizza rather than skittles, at least it was something better than the hype and rumor I've been forced to survive on.
After slogging home through Friday traffic among a bunch of "Oregonians" that forgot how to drive in rain, I was greeted at home by my barking puppy, my loving wife, and...my radio.
The voice of Brian Wheeler filled my headphones as I laid my head on a pillow. Eyes closed, I transported myself into the Rose Garden to experience the scrimmage. The real world tried to intrude many times during his show, but I battled valiantly to remain connected. Brief flashes of exhilaration flooded me as I watched what Wheels projected for my mind's eye. And then it ended.
I'd waited so long. So long. Through an off-season that saw the Fakers going to the Finals, thereby making them tainted and unwatchable (until they lost). I made it through the draft, the Olympics, and summer league, but none of them were real. They were all ghostly shells of the real thing. Now, when I finally get a chance to hear a live game, I'm foiled because it ended before the half.
Although I was actually craving more of a play-by-play from Wheels, I found the interviews entertaining. So, why did it end before the half? Am I the only one that feels despondent? It's like being in a jet that's been granted clearance to take off. The engines are kicked to full, and right before the brakes are released and you go barreling down the runway they shut the engines off. All that build-up and no release. Hmmm. Maybe I should stop the analogies there.
Now I'm forced to vent my frustrations until Tuesday. This is going to be a really long weekend. Well, at least I've got my in-laws coming over. Yee-haw....not really.
P.S. Comcast, did you get my e-mail? I meant it. My wife will NOT be happy if you don't get a deal done. Trust me, you do NOT want to make her mad. Big. Green. Scary. Get the idea?
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I understand how you feel.
There are lots of Duck fans that must have that one hour show from 7-8. The pregame show only starts at 11am for the 5 o’clock game. That is not enough.
"Greg Oden is the strongest guy in the NBA" - Channing Frye.
by TallTimber on Oct 3, 2008 10:06 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
lol +!,000
Seriously, I can’t stand 95..5 Saturdays or Sundays (don’t care about the Ducks or Seahawks), and quite frankly, I can’t stand it between 9 am and 3 pm M-F either (don’t care for the national shows). I wish it was all Gavin and Canzano all the time, but also only wished they talked about the Blazers. I know that once the season starts it will be pretty much all they talk about, but I still wish there was more!
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by mark twain on Oct 4, 2008 9:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
The program director at 95.5 The Game has no clue. I’ve been listening to nothing but blazer interviews since the end of last season. Last night was the first time to listen to our new blazers in action, and what do we get? Wheels, asking KP and Channing the same old questions again and ignoring the play by play. I kept telling myself that very soon Wheels will come to his senses and remember what his job is, and start calling the game. I waited, waited…. the next thing I heard was Duck Talk Radio!? WTF!!!
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I had rearranged my whole day to free up time to listen to my blazers, and I got duck talk. Shame on you 95.5 The Game. You really dropped the ball on this one. And Wheels, you should have known better.
by snudger on Oct 4, 2008 10:50 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
i'm a born and raised oregonian
but i drive like a Californian compared to most others….
wow it rained, lets drive 10 under now
why is this guy tailgating me, i can drive the speed limit in the fast lane, he can go around me
then they flip me off as i pass them, hahahaha, sad
by KObeHater on Oct 4, 2008 12:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

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