[CBFF] Introduction

[Steve Behrens]

Harold,

That was an immensely refreshing introduction.  Let me be the first to
welcome you to the list!!

Go Bears!!

-Behr

ps... I agree with your sentiments about Lovie.  He's the real deal.


On 2/22/07, hrote2003 at comcast.net <hrote2003 at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>    Hello to all out there.  I just joined this forum earlier today, as it
> was emailed to me as an alternate to another Chicago Bears Fan Group in
> yahoo that I was subscribed in.  Anyway, I am a Bears fan of course, and
> have been since the early 80's, yes before they won the Superbowl in 1985,
> or 1986, depending on how you look at it(smile).  I live in Columbia,
> Pennsylvania and am originally from Pennsylvania.  Back in 1981 I went into
> the Navy and low and behold 22 years later in September of 2003 I retired
> from the Navy and moved back to Pennsylvania.  Not by choice, but out of the
> need to be near my sons until they were on their own.   Anyway, I have been
> to Chicago quite a few times, only vacationing and such, never for any long
> length of time.  I must admit, if I had my way, I would move their rather
> then stay here, but thats another story.
>     Anyway, back when I became a Bears fan, I became one after reading
> some books, and finding out more and more about their History.  As corny as
> this may sound, the Tradition of the Bears, and for the most part that
> tradition staying somewhat in tact through the years up till now has kept me
> a Bears Fan.  Yes, I prefer for my favorite sports teams to win as much as
> humanly possible, but to me who they are means more then the record.  One
> recent action of that was something I had read in yahoo sports back when
> Lovie first became the Bears head coach and then drafted Tommie Harris.  I
> had read that in a personal meeting between Lovie and Tommie, Lovie had
> asked Tommie who he was.  Supposedly, Tommie started to answer that question
> by saying he was a football player and so on, then Lovie reiterated he
> wanted to know "who he was, not what he did"  Anyway, my point being that
> throughout the years, to me, they have kept that personality trait in
> tact.  Thats pretty much How I became a
> Bears Fan.  Last year, I had the fortune to attend the Bears Fan Club
> Convention, and had an absolute blast!  Met some players, some current and
> some past, got several autographs, got my picture taken with a Steve
> McMichael and Nathan Vasher, and the picture I am most proud of, actually
> got my picture taken with Staley!!!  I wish I would been able to do more
> over the past several years, attend games and such, but as any one can
> attest to who has been in the Military, thats your life.  But when I finally
> got out back in 2003, I made the promise to myself to do a lot more and I
> have done that.  This next Training Camp for the Bears, since I am not going
> to the Convention this year, I am taking a week off during the start of
> Training camp and am going out to Bourbannais for a week and hit all the
> practices as I can.  Should be fun.  Anyway, I apologize for making this so
> long.
>    I do appreciate getting to join this forum, and look forward to reading
> posts and getting to know others out there.  I feel the need to mention that
> I am not a ESPN Sports analyst so I do not know everything about everything
> about players and coaches like their eating habits and bathroom habits, and
> how they like to put their toilet paper on the hanger in the bathroom.  I
> mention that because as in the yahoo group Chicago Bears Fan Forum, it seems
> that if you do not know things like that, they talk to you as if you are an
> idiot, and I have no time for that.  I ask questions, I like to ask for
> others opinions about things, things that may seem rather simple, but I ask
> them because I Like to find out what I do not know.  That does not make me
> dumb, it makes me curious and wanting to learn more.  Well, thats about it
> for me, I do apologize again for rambling on.  I again do look forward to
> meeting others and and getting to know them and especially reading about the
> greatest footba
> ll team around, DA BEARS!!
> Have a wonderful evening all!!
>
> Harold
>
>
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