gordonsolie
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Gordon’s an old timer.
Does being a UM fan since 1967 make me old?
Gordon’s an old timer.
Not really...I grew up in Cape Coral...San Carlos is basically between Ft Myers & Bonita Springs...Lol at watching a UM loss....
I was 1 and yes compared to the Sean Taylor era Canes.Does being a UM fan since 1967 make me old?
I'll be 61 in Oct...they say I look like I'm 40...Good genes I guess....LolI'm 61 years old but they all say I look and act about 20 years younger than my age.
And you are pretty close to where I live. Near Seed to Table.
I've been a Cane since 1975....Left NY in 74 and moved to Cape Coral....OJ Anderson is the reason why I became a Cane...My freshman yr was 75...coincidently his 1st yr at UM...Does being a UM fan since 1967 make me old?
We should get together for a game seriously. It would be fun making fun of the UM football team.I'll be 61 in Oct...they say I look like I'm 40...Good genes I guess....Lol
That was me in a Wahoo McDaniel headress, a few days after beating Jack Briscoe for the belt...
I remember this interview. He recovered remarkably from the previous nights beating. His face was a crimson mask.
My favorite Matlacha memory:Matlacha baby!!!!
My favorite Matlacha memory:
This was my senior year in high school, it was a couple nights before Chrismas and there was nothing going on in Punta Gorda. My buddy Stormin' Norman (Handsome guy who needed a night's break from his girlfriend ) and I were deciding what we should do. We remembered there was a basketball tournament at North Ft Myers- Charlotte wasn't in it, but we were bored. We had previously noticed the NFM Cheerleaders on the sideline during a timeout during our Turkey Bowl game a month before. We both said at the time, they were a bunch of lookers who had some moves (Almost as good as our home girls, the Tarpon cheerleaders). We decided to run down and watch them rock their gym.
We walk into the NFM gym and a couple of Red Knight football payers recognized us, we were after all in Tarpon letter jackets. We knew them pretty good, had even shared some beers one night. They said, "You guys aren't even in this tournament, and we're playing Cypress Lake" (another rocking squad in the days of a dance move they incorporated into their routines called, the four corners/ popcorn). We told them we came to watch their cheerleaders.
They said, "come on." Moved some people and sat us eye-level with the squad. The captain is watching them make room for us and asks, "What are you guys doing here, you're not even in the tournament?" We were both Rico Suave looking back then and told them "We like your squad and came to watch you guys tonight!" Big, big smile and did those ladies put on a show. Cypress was over across the floor rocking it too.
After the game (Can't even tell you who won) we told them how much we enjoyed the show. Hugs, and we jump in the car to head home. One runs out just as we're pulling off and said, "We're having our cheerleading party tonight out at Matlacha - why don't you guys come and party with us?" Oh **** yeah! So we followed them out, pull up to this old Cypress beamed house with water on two sides, hundreds of Stone Crab traps in the yard and Australian pines and a coupe of boats. No idea where the parents were.
Turns out only two of the seven girls had guys with them, it was supposed to be squad only party. OMG what a night - this song started paying in my head the minute I stepped out of the car onto that bed of pine needles. Norm's dad was the 41 bridge tender over the Peace River. We were arriving home as the sun was coming up, and he was walking from the bridge tender's house after his shift to his parked car, so Norm ducked down so he wouldn't be seen.
Dec 1971NFM....my HS....What yr are we talking??
The biggest misinformation slurper on CIS dont try to switch up now...with one of the most experienced teams in the nation, when is it supposed to get better?
Not much to say and I haven't had the stomach to rewatch. But at least two prominent boosters (possibly the two most prominent) are going to make a lot of noise this week. I know we've heard that before, but this is how it starts.
My only source of optimism is that coaches like Cristobal and Mullen wanted this job at one point. We can do better than what we've done. Hopefully we turn it around before we've erased the memory of what Miami can be.
My favorite Matlacha memory:
This was my senior year in high school, it was a couple nights before Chrismas and there was nothing going on in Punta Gorda. My buddy Stormin' Norman (Handsome guy who needed a night's break from his girlfriend ) and I were deciding what we should do. We remembered there was a basketball tournament at North Ft Myers- Charlotte wasn't in it, but we were bored. We had previously noticed the NFM Cheerleaders on the sideline during a timeout during our Turkey Bowl game a month before. We both said at the time, they were a bunch of lookers who had some moves (Almost as good as our home girls, the Tarpon cheerleaders). We decided to run down and watch them rock their gym.
We walk into the NFM gym and a couple of Red Knight football payers recognized us, we were after all in Tarpon letter jackets. We knew them pretty good, had even shared some beers one night. They said, "You guys aren't even in this tournament, and we're playing Cypress Lake" (another rocking squad in the days of a dance move they incorporated into their routines called, the four corners/ popcorn). We told them we came to watch their cheerleaders.
They said, "come on." Moved some people and sat us eye-level with the squad. The captain is watching them make room for us and asks, "What are you guys doing here, you're not even in the tournament?" We were both Rico Suave looking back then and told them "We like your squad and came to watch you guys tonight!" Big, big smile and did those ladies put on a show. Cypress was over across the floor rocking it too.
After the game (Can't even tell you who won) we told them how much we enjoyed the show. Hugs, and we jump in the car to head home. One runs out just as we're pulling off and said, "We're having our cheerleading party tonight out at Matlacha - why don't you guys come and party with us?" Oh **** yeah! So we followed them out, pull up to this old Cypress beamed house with water on two sides, hundreds of Stone Crab traps in the yard and Australian pines and a coupe of boats. No idea where the parents were.
Turns out only two of the seven girls had guys with them, it was supposed to be squad only party. OMG what a night - this song started paying in my head the minute I stepped out of the car onto that bed of pine needles. Norm's dad was the 41 bridge tender over the Peace River. We were arriving home as the sun was coming up, and he was walking from the bridge tender's house after his shift to his parked car, so Norm ducked down so he wouldn't be seen.
It doeslol not sure if it still exists but there was a club Hockey team about 3 years ago. My son's roommate played on it...
In my eyes you are still a younganDoes being a UM fan since 1967 make me old?
No. Being alive since the war between the states makes you old.Does being a UM fan since 1967 make me old?
It’s not misinformation it’s propaganda or public relations if you are more charitable.The biggest misinformation slurper on CIS dont try to switch up now