Archive for September, 2004

VOL. X, NO. 8: September 26, 2004

Sunday, September 26th, 2004

In twenty-five years of being a Chargers fan, I have never tried to watch a previously recorded game that I didn’t already know the outcome of. On Sunday, I gave it my best shot. Sammy and I traveled for nine straight hours, via ferry and bus from Martha’s Vineyard. But, as our cab stopped at […]

VOL. X, NO. 7: September 20, 2004

Monday, September 20th, 2004

I’ll admit it. Without knowing it, I allowed everything said and written about the Chargers throughout the offseason to creep into my mind. I’m as critical of the Chargers as anyone, but only from the perspective of an understandably frustrated fan. But could they actually be as bad as all the programs, papers and publications […]

VOL. X, NO. 6: September 10, 2004

Friday, September 10th, 2004

I was buying the newest tome on Lynyrd Skynyrd at my local Borders last week when the kid at the cash register noticed the lightning bolt on my powder blue hat. What really surprised me about the ensuing exchange was that he didn’t seem like the kind who’d want to talk about pro football with […]