Its all in the way you see it!
by sad, sad, sad!!! on Oct 6, 2008 7:15 AM CDT
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PrintPacked up the family and drove my wife and 5 year old daughter to see the Cheifs in Charlotte this weekend. We spent hours on the road discussing last weeks win and what to expect that day. We arrived in Charlotte and quickly found parking within a mile of the stadium and walked with the throngs of Carolina fans in their Smith jerseys hoping to pull out another win.
We waited in the security check line and then climbed a inumerable amount of ramps to arrive at the upper concourse, found our section (516) and promplty climbed nearly to heaven to find our seats.
the Tickets that we purchased were 3 rows from the top of the upper deck near the 40 yard line. but you could still almost read the names on the backs of the jerseys.
We watched as the game got underway and my daughter asked "where are the cheifs cheerleaders?".
after the end of the first half, with sweat dripping off of her brow, she asked if we could go to the misting area and I abligded (sp?). She was excited to see that Sir Purr was visiting us up in cheap seats and wanted to meet him. My daughter then asked "Why didn't KC Wolf come?"
As the game wore on, I began to complain about the play calling, the coaching, the bad offensive line, and the soft secondary.
As we walked to the car, I continued my complaints about this team, the coaching and the leadership. I probably complained the entire way home.
HERE'S THE POINT
At the end of the day, I layed my daughter in her bed and said good night. she looked up at me and said, "Daddy, next time we go see the Cheifs play, can we go when it isn't so hot?".
that's when it occured to me that she didn't see the poor play, or the coaching mistakes, or the missed assignments on defense. Her day wasn't ruined by the absence of KC Wolf or the KC cheerleaders. She wasn' t even upset that the Cheifs failed to score even one point. Here only complaint was the heat. She was happy that she saw her favorite team play football with her dad.
Maybe I should just enjoy these Sundays with my daughter watching the Cheifs games rather than spending the day complaining about what I cannot control. Like my father did for me as a child watching the Cheifs of the late 70's and early 80's.
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I weas thinking something similar
After reading all these people talk about boycotting games, returning season tickets, etc., it got me thinking about what the Chiefs mean to me.
And I’ll be honest, the losses don’t really affect me that much. I mean, they dop when they happen, but really it’s about having something to wake up for on Sundays. Every Sunday will not be like last Sunday.
It’s about all the other stuff. The game is just the catalyst. It’s about tailgating, yelling at the opposing teams fans (and finding ways to diss them while your team is getting shelled), and all the other things we do to show our fanhood.
And if anyone is really selling their season tickets, let me know. Maybe we should make a thread where people like me can go to purchase tickets from the whiney whiners who whine to much.
I figure if I grab on to them now, it’ll guarantee me a chance to get them next year (when they’re likely to be cheap), and once the team is good again I’ll be set. Do you remember how impossible is used to be to get them?
Now’s the time to take advantage of all the fed up season ticket holders.
One note, however, is that this is all talk. On every site that has people talking of boycotting and selling their tickets, no one ever agrees to sell them to me.
Funny how that works.
Good post.
by AngryJesus on Oct 6, 2008 11:38 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
good post but...I still have to be a prick
You sound like a dedicated fan to travel so far for a game. Someone that loves their team so much should probably learn how to spell their teams name correctly. I dunno why that bugs me, but it does.
Your Probably
Not as big a prick as you think you are! No worries, just trying to post at the same time as I’m readying my daughter for school.
by sad, sad, sad!!! on Oct 7, 2008 6:38 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
The spelling didn't bother me
I appreciated the content of what you had to say.
"But what do I know, I’m like an empty room with a large ECHO" huh Angry?
Thanks
I thoroughly enjoyed the post and your perspectives. I have never had tickets, or been able to attend a Chiefs game, but someday, my son and I plan to be there. I’ve always watched on TV or on NFL.com. This year, is no different, except that I’ve also changed my attitude. When I’m with my son, we rage together (watching the internet football field) , cheer together, and cry together (not literally). This year, being alone with the internet, and knowing what the team is trying to accomplish, I’ve decided to just enjoy the good and live with the bad. I don’t get angry, but it still hurts when they seem to just give up. I’m hoping that the break will give them time to regroup and be a better team. I’m just happy that I’m a Chiefs fan, my team is growing up, and next year, my son and I can be together, have our high expectations, and hopefully cheer more than cry.
by TXChiefan on Oct 6, 2008 8:28 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
This just in:
Tomorrow held a press conference informing local media that it won’t be there.
I know what you mean,
My 6-year old daughter loves to hear about TG catching a TD, orTony doing something positive.
Children always put everything in perspective.
Its the ability to find something to do with our children that will always endear these moments in our memory, it should not be the losses that draw our attention.
Great Post….so much of our focus is on the negative sometimes.
I think your daughter enjoyed the fact that she was able to spend time with her dad more than anything else.
I look forward
to having some of my own spawn to take to games.
They'll be ticked off
And just have bad temperaments.
You won’t want to be around them for too long.
Chiefs Fan Always
I’ll always be a Chiefs fan, not matter waht but at the same time I work hard for my money and it’s getting more and more difficult to spend that hard earned money when there isn;t even a remote chance that they may win. Maybe when they finally decide to get rid of Herm things will change. Everyone has to remember that the NFL is a business and as long as they have AIS (A**es in seats) they don’t have to spend any money to change anything.
thats not true.....
What you meant to say was that they don’t have to spend money on the team……. they will however spend money to renovate and stick more FRAILB (fat rich asses in luxury boxes).
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