So I was at the Blazers vs Hawks game last night. I showed up in my Atlanta throwback shooting shirt armed with a sheet of posterboard that read, "Go Hawks".
I noticed that I didn't get hassled at all this year whereas last year, they pitched me endless isht at the gate because I was wearing the same throwback I wore last night. I even ran into a scalper on my way in who was more interested in selling me courtside seats (i can't blame him for gettin his hustle on) than in the fact that I proudly displayed my Go Hawks sign in a crowd full of rabid Northwesterners.
After jumping out to a 6-2 lead early in the first, we never let up. I had a hell of a time heckling the imaginary fans. I even got into a fight with the ghost of Blazer's past.
I've found that it's not fun to heckle fans who don't care about their team. I only got a rise out of 2 Blazer fans while in the stands. And one of them was an old guy sitting in front of me who isn't a fan of my vulgar nature.
I did, however, make it onto the jumbotron after the end of the game. After making lots of ill-advised comments at the expense of the Blazer faithful, I proudly stood with my sign displayed in the sky directly above my head. I shouted at the top of my lungs, "AND THE HAWKS ARE VICTORIOUS IN PORTLAND!!!"
Luckily my seats were near one of the main exit arteries. I'm sure the tens of fans leaving the Rose Garden enjoyed my craftsmanship. I had to politely resist the urge to air hump while my sign was propped up in the glass directly above the "EXIT" sign.
Maybe I'll post some pictures.
Anybody see me on TV?