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If you've even wandered past Section B or C of McMahon Stadium during a Stampeders game, or been in the parking lot before a game, you've probably seen me and my fellow Stamps fans (but you probably haven't seen my little pug puppy, Guinness!), making noise and generally enjoying the heck out of being a specticle, much like a lot of crazy CFL fans.
So follow me on my wacky adventures, to the Grey Cups I've been to in Edmonton, Regina and Vancouver, and to seasons beyond with the Calgary Stampeders. Read my Silver Stampeder Diary, and find out what's going on with me. Oh, and you can find me at a whole lot of tailgate parties, where I may or may not be singing my new CFL songs. But more likely than not, I'll just be sitting there, on our new tailgate-mobile, Horsepower, eating hamburgers and drinking beer... root beer. That beer over there? That's not my drink! Not my drink! And for posterity's sake, you can see my previous efforts to ensure the Stamps became a locally owned team, (you can read the original press release here).
At any rate, take a look around if you like, but please leave your mark by signing my guestbook. And don't be afraid to tell your friends about me or even your enemies. You know where to find me.
I’ve been turning this over in my mind for a while now, trying to figure out how to write this. I know that talking about the writing process in the intro is cheesy and cliched, but hey, go with what you know.
And as the Silver Stampeder, I have been the face of cheesy for the past few years. From the early days of face paint and random craziness, throught the incarnation of the Ultimate Stamps Fan, to the development of the Silver Stampeder character, it’s been nothing but good times, lots of cheering, and of course, lots of good fundraising for great causes in the Calgary area.
It was early in the days of the Silver Stampeder, soon after winning the first Fritos contest, that I started to think about what else this character could do, other than simply being a loud crazy guy at football games.
I am proud to say that, over the years, the Silver Stampeder has raised several thousand dollars for various charities and other worth causes, including the Calgary Women’s Emergency Shelter and the Terry Fox Foundation.
I’ve also met a lot of great Stamps fans, great football fans, and great people as The Silver Stampeder. It’s made me proud to sit among you all at McMahon. You are the best fans in all of the CFL, and the best people in the world.
Thank you to all of you who cheered with me, cheered for me, laughed with me, partied with me and noticed me. Thank you to all the kids who stared in wonder at my costume. Thank you to all the opposing fans who verbally jousted with me. Thank you to the tailgaters who showed up in all weather. Thank you to the police who patrolled the tailgate area for being understanding. Thank you to the players, past and present, for giving us all something to cheer about. Thank you to everyone who visited my web site, and actually took the time to read my rants and look at my pictures. Thank you to the charities who let me give of myself, despite looking a little different than the average donor.
A special thank you to the team who let this nutball use his devotion to your team catapult him to something special. They’ve helped with my causes, and humoured my silliness. I think there are a lot of organizations out there that would have ignored me or asked me to stop. You didn’t, and I thank you for that.
I want people to understand that I will never stop being a Calgary Stampeders football fan. I love the familiarity and intimacy of McMahon Stadium, and I love to sit there in the baking heat and the freezing cold. I love how loud it gets, and how passionate yet respectful our fans can be. I love the team colours, and I will always own a few Stampeders jerseys, and wear them proudly, win or lose.
But there’s one jersey that, come the end of this season, I won’t wear again.
As of the final game of this football season, The Silver Stampeder will be officially retired from active duty.
I will continue to buy season tickets, and I will continue to follow the Stamps. I won’t stop cheering. I will always be proud of my time as The Silver Stampeder, but I feel that it’s time to let him rest, and go back to attending games as simply another fan in the stands.
And so, for now, I will sign off as the Silver Stampeder. I hope to keep signing off that way until well into November, because nothing would make this better than to go out cheering a Grey Cup win.
Go Stamps Go.
So, I’m crippled, but I’m smiling.
The smile is frozen on my face, quite literally, from the game on Friday night, when the Stamps executed everywhere but in the red zone, but the other areas were done well enough to whip a helpless-looking pack of Bombers.
That included Charles Roberts, who ran his mouth before the game about how he was the premiere running back in the CFL, and how Joffrey Reynolds would always be second to him. Well, Chuck, you got 23 yards on nine carries, while that other guy piled up almost 200 yards on the ground! Keep playing like that, Charlie, and Ricky Williams will beat you as far as yards gained this season! Joffrey is the real deal, and I would not be at all surprised to see him win the rushing “title” this year, and for years to come!
