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One City, One Love

One city. One love. One team.

Thousands of people from all walks of life; from the dock workers to the lawyers and the chefs and musicians; all sharing in one dream. It’s been 40-plus years in the making, but as the old adage goes; the older the berry, the sweeter the juice.

Paw Paw

It’s impossible for me to write about the Saints, without talking about my late grandfather, Paw Paw. I don’t think I’m alone in this. With the exception of the Saints fans who were born before 1967, I’m sure that most of the “Who Dats” of today got “it” (and by “it” I mean their love [...]

What it means to be a Saints Fan

Chapter 1 - The Long Journey

They say the measure of man, or woman for that matter, is how one prevails in the face of adversity. If nothing else, New Orleans Saints fans have an intimate understanding of adversity.

The Christmas Massacre in Tennessee: Disaster averted

Well my quarterback dilemma has been resolved after a close call. I let Roethlesberger stay with Karin; a move I’m sure I’ll regret by 3 p.m. today. And, like a fool, I put my hope into Tennessee Titans duo Vince Young at QB and Kenny Britt.

If nothing else Fantasy Football is a good weekly reminder [...]

Burned by Big Ben once again

Scratch that.

At Week 13 I set out to begin both a long, humorous look at how I became a Johnny-Come-Lately, renegade Fantasy Football waiver wire junkie; as well as give a week by week look at my Sunday lineups. You know – the smacks, the spills, the thrill of victory; the agony of…Well, you [...]

Confessions of a Wire Waiver Junkie – NFL Week 13

There’s at least three things in this life I said I’d never do: anal sex; IV drugs and fantasy football. Well, two out of three ain’t bad. I’m not sure why, but not unlike anal sex and IV drug use, there was some sort of ugly stigma attached to fantasy football.

Breakfast with Tiffany’s Corpse

The first thing Trent Jacobs registered as he began the slow climb to wakefulness was the sweet aromatic smell of freshly brewing coffee. This, the fact that coffee was brewing, gave him quite a start. This shock was only solidified when he glanced at his digital alarm clock, which was flashing all zeros.
“Oh [...]

Birthday Boy Party Mix

Wow kids. The Flu is in full effect and in the immortal words of..hmm was Cool Moe D…I’m “illin” and not in a good way. Be that as it may, the show must go on. There’s no stopping the “Birthday Party” in fact, as I type this I am loading up on antibiotics, grapefruit and [...]

Interview a la Rupe

Well kids, I’m not sure exactly how this came about. I don’t, as a rule, partake in these sorta things. Be that as it may, my Plurk buddy Rupe has a blog. He interviewed somebody; I think; and then was supposed to “tag” six people or something. You see how well I follow directions? At [...]

River Rats Chapter Two

“The only thing that separated the Williams family from any of the other families departing from the docks of Marina Del Mar, in Madisonville, Louisiana, on Sunday, was
their willingness to bring aboard a journalist for the day.”
This was a strange note I had scribbled to myself while I sat in my car, waiting for the [...]