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To: Clappy who wrote (17058)	9/24/2002 9:25:15 PM
From: elpolvo	Respond to of 104197

OH Man! Great game! wish i was there! thanks for the great write up. much better than the recap i read of the broncos game. much better. i'm glad i didn't read your porch post first... this account kept me in suspense right up to the end. I imagine he is still having nightmares about #80. He was a big quick tough kid on the fast lane to being the school bully. His dad (the defensive coordinator) probably had the kids first tatoo picked out already. very funnie! LOL. corny... BUT... VERY very funnie! thanks coach john -lepolv86

To: Clappy who wrote (17058)	9/25/2002 5:33:06 AM
From: elpolvo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 104197

clappo- BOC newz. just so's you'll know what's happening on the rio grande... The Saturday night raft-up was terrific. We set a new record with six boats tied together. YES... with ROPES!... and minimal screaming. No permanent damage... no rope burns. We started at the east end of the lake, drifted almost to windsurfer point before the wind shifted, and then got blown back to devil duck cove. We anchored as a floating city (population 11- Mayor G. Simon) and started pulling out every kind of chile stew you can imagine. Green, red, chicken, pork, beef, squirrel... We all sampled everything - Howard's shrimp gumbo was a nice palate cleanser in between the different chiles. His microwave was out of range to be plugged in so he had to use a propane burner to cook with. We spent the night on the City of Boats. We even talked about making this the new BOC marina next year in case the old marina is scuttled. All we need is a PWTO (permanent water taxi operator). The wind cried MARY all night long. Every time Mary got up to check anchors we were in a different position... anchor lines were wrapped around each other, Jim's dagger board, and Tom's motor. I didn't care. I'm writing a book and I need strange nighttime experiences to put in it. As the moon went down and the sun rose I was awakened by the sound of duck fighting. Devil Ducks! I crawled out into my cockpit to watch. It was boring - it was like the Deming duck races. The BIG duck won. I put on a pot of coffee. Jim and Angela passed around the cake that they'd gone to retrieve from the car during their full moon sail during the night. It was delicious. NO! I don't want the recipe. I want Angela to make it for me once a year. And I want Jim to serve it to me while I lie in a hammock on my deck reading Cruising Magazine. That's what I want. Yes! I do. Just in case anyone's interested. After a couple of cups of coffee we sailed en masse (jibs only) back across the lake and up the river while Kathleen and Mary McGraine cooked a wonderful breakfast buffet of scrambled eggs, bacon, fried potatoes, more chile and hot tortillas. We passed the time sipping Tom and Toni's bloody marys while we waited for the buffet to commence. Howard said they tasted very Russian. Howard has traveled more than I... maybe they don't have celery in Russia... these tomato/vodka drinks had no celery. It was the best buffet and the best cruise I've been on yet. Thanks for the idea and the invitation Greg! And thanks to the imaginations of the people of the BOC... there is always something far beyond expectations at every event we have. You people are inventive... I think it's due to the fact that we have NO RULES... nothing holding anyone back from exploring new territory and slipping in wonderful surprises every time we get together. This Saturday is the National Public Lands Day Clean-up. Several of us are planning to go up Friday (September 27) and spend the night at the marina so we'll be there for the 7:30 AM gathering. We'll be doing some feasting and sipping Friday night - any and all are encouraged to join us Friday and/or Saturday. Surprises are also encouraged and welcome. Nothing official is planned for the rest of the season but I know that most everyone is up for one more race or cruise in October. If anyone has ideas, surprises or invitations for me to send out - email or call me! -dust of blue frog ps- Someone was wanting the address to our BOC website. The address is: boc.mybravenet.com or takeoff.to

To: Clappy who wrote (17058)	9/25/2002 8:42:36 AM
From: altair19	Respond to of 104197

clapper, that was excellent! made me feel like I was in the huddle. Are you going to send us our cheese-head hats? Provolone19

To: Clappy who wrote (17058)	9/25/2002 10:18:07 AM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 104197

Sounds like a really good game. Now your guys should have a lot of confidence. How about throwing a trick play or two at them next time? Statue of Liberty, end around, run a reverse on the kickoff, running back pitches back to QB who has option play. Don't underestimate them. They can learn them.If you aren't in T formation, hike it to the running back. Tackle eligible. Next time go after the big dude; I've seen the pros do it; attack their strength. Double team him and run like 15 straight plays right at him, til he gets too tired to be effective. As for biting, dirt throwing, etc, I'd really like to say do it back, but we both know that is wrong. Those other coaches should be ashamed of themselves. That sort of stuff shouldn't even really be going on in the pros, but it is fairly traditional. Howsomever, there is something corrupt about teaching it to 8 yo's, or, if they learn it from TV, in allowing it to go on. Really bad coaching. Must be from the Conrad Dobler School of Dirty Tricks. Shameful. Tell your kids they have to do it because we are better than they are, ie assymetrical warfare. Farm kids get big. I saw an interview on Nachman the other night, with Deacon Jones of the Rams, ca the 60's. Q. What did you do when you quit, (re injuries)? A. Lost 85 lbs, to help my back. All linemen get bad backs from all the lifting. Q. No permanent injuries bothering you now? A. Well, only a broken heart, because I didn't hurt enuf QBs. Q. What about the 200 injuries last week? A. They need to play in preseason to get in shape. 98% of these are hangnails. If they would play in preseason, they wouldn't have these injuries. We had to play with those injuries. Q. You ever get shots on the sidelines? A. Yeah, right in my arch. Q. Did it hurt? A. I cried big crocodile tears, but I wasn't going to let that guy take me out of the game. It was him against me, and I had to go back. Later on " I got paid to get the QB" (Substitute Nitchsky however he spells it, Lott, etc. Lott calls himself a warrior, gets almost metaphysical about it). Yeah, Cal is 3-1, so I am now looking for a 3-8 season.We are REALLY good at rugby, tho. Rat