My life as a fan

by ArtistFormerlyKnownAsBuck on Dec 14, 2007 12:36 PM CST

I was just a kid in the late '70s, living in a small town in the Texas Hill Country. But I was a die-hard Oilers fan. My dad, on the other hand, was a Cowboys fan. There's no way I can explain the reason why I hated the Cowboys, I don't even remember making any conscious decision to do so. It was just there.

Everyone knows there were many low spots if you were an Oiler fan, with a few high spots sprinkled here and there. Bud moved the team and they became dead to me. I was an NFL orphan.

Then along came Bob McNair like some kind of Phillip Drummond offering a family and a team to call my own. I was all in. 19-10 was one of my happiest moments as a Houston fan. Suffering through 2-14 was one of the worst.

Fast forward to this season. I found out about a month and a half ago that I would be moving to Portland, OR. Since I would no longer be in Houston I wanted a place to settle in and be connected with other "all in" fans. I had been lurking at this site and Matt's for a while and knew most of the characters and felt like I belonged as part of the dysfunctional family that is BRB and Co.

So last night I put on my Texans hat and headed out in search of the nearest sports bar knowing I was gonna take a lot of crap for being a fan. And I was looking forward to it, the Texans were my team. And after all was said and done, there I was, sitting alone in a sports bar 2500 miles away from home and never more proud to be a Houston Texans fan.

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well said

If anything, ever, qualifies for the tear-jerker category on this site, this would be it.

Well, that and the story about Fred Weary at the swinger's club. The thought of him banging my wife...I mean, it's not like she doesn't point and laugh already...sorry, feeling a little verklempt now.

Where were you in the Hill Country? BTBD and I live in Austin.

by bigfatdrunk on Dec 14, 2007 12:48 PM CST reply actions

Welcome

"...the dysfunctional family that is BRB and Co."

You're definitely in. Once you can admit what a screwed-up bunch we are, it makes acceptance so much easier. You also get bonus points for spelling dysfunctional correctly.

And last night was fantastic. I am absolutely going to love having a team that can score 30 per game, and only gives up a touchdown after a turnover at the 27-yd line.

We can be critical of the draft picks, but in the end we always support the new Texan.

by Shake on Dec 14, 2007 12:58 PM CST reply actions

Thanks for the welcome...

to you Shake and to BFD for last night's bienvenido. I had a new crackberry from my company and had visions of posting on the live thread from the bar. But it took 15 minutes per post mainly due to the fact that I have Down's Syndrome, so I gave up.

BFD-I grew up in Junction, it's about 100 miles due west of Austin. But I had been working and living in Houston since 2001.

by ArtistFormerlyKnownAsBuck on Dec 14, 2007 1:08 PM CST reply actions

Hey Buck!

Due to computer gremlins and the holidays, I haven't been on BRB for about a month, but It's good to hear from a fellow Hill Country fan.

I was born and raised in Kerrville, hung out a lot in Harper, and now live in San Antonio. Solis and I are Texan fans here in Dallas South (SA). Every body here has an erection for Jimmy Jones, Wade Phillips, Terrell Owens, and especially Tony Romo.

Welcome (late I know) to BRB.

"...and if I claim to be a wise man, well, it surely means that I don't know". SL

by Southern Lion on Dec 30, 2007 3:04 PM CST up reply actions

Welcome Back, SL

Good to see you around here again.

Looking forward to a day when being a Texans fan doesn't mean that April is the highlight of my season...

by Tim on Dec 30, 2007 6:05 PM CST up reply actions

South Dallas

I'd rather live in Afghanistan with a colony of lepers who had homo-erotic fetishes and no cable.

Good to see you back SL.

Shakin 'em off one win at a time... In Schaub we trust.

by SOLIS on Dec 31, 2007 8:05 AM CST up reply actions

Sup Bro?

I did basically the same thing here in SA. Hung out at a small bar, killed a couple of pitchers, and talked trash to the Broncos fan who was sittling two tables behind me... and woke up on top of the world.

Anyway - welcome to crew. Here, you'll always have a place to vent and rejoice. Looking forward to your takes - so rant away.

Shakin 'em off one win at a time... In Schaub we trust.

by SOLIS on Dec 14, 2007 1:44 PM CST reply actions

Many thanks SOLIS

Now that I have a venue to rejoice and rant, my wife will be thrilled that she won't have to hear it as much...except when I talk to her about my newly found blogger dork friends.

by ArtistFormerlyKnownAsBuck on Dec 14, 2007 2:28 PM CST up reply actions

re: Wife

I've got one of those also. I believe "blogger dorks" was her exact phrasing.

We can be critical of the draft picks, but in the end we always support the new Texan.

by Shake on Dec 14, 2007 2:53 PM CST up reply actions

Blogger dork

I've heard that one at home, too. I also get "online boyfriend" in reference to Tim. Who is she to judge me, dammit!

by MDC on Dec 14, 2007 3:52 PM CST up reply actions

judge?

She's your wife. They judge. It's what they do.

"There's my wife. Now, see that: always smiling, hi honey, judging, watching. Look at the baby, look at the baby!"

by bigfatdrunk on Dec 14, 2007 3:55 PM CST up reply actions

MDC

I...I...I...don't know how to tell you this, so I'm just going to say it.

There's someone else.

He makes me happier than I ever thought possible.

His name is Mario Williams.

I never meant to hurt you.

Hope we can still be friends.

Looking forward to a day when being a Texans fan doesn't mean that April is the highlight of my season...

by Tim on Dec 14, 2007 3:55 PM CST up reply actions

YOU FUCKING WHORE!!!!!

/breaks all the shit you ever gave me

/sleeps with your friends

by MDC on Dec 14, 2007 4:35 PM CST up reply actions

cue George Strait breakup song

by BigTexBD on Dec 14, 2007 4:53 PM CST up reply actions

Just Give It Away?

There ain't nothin' on this blog worth fightin' over...

Houston Texans: Wild Card 2007!

by 5stringJeff on Dec 16, 2007 7:35 PM CST up reply actions

btw...

after the sleepover you guys had in Tim's mom's basement (the one without windows), she's just saying what the rest of us are thinking.

by bigfatdrunk on Dec 14, 2007 3:56 PM CST up reply actions

That was a shout out...

to you and the Mrs. I remembered reading that comment in one of your posts.

by ArtistFormerlyKnownAsBuck on Dec 14, 2007 3:15 PM CST reply actions

Welcome, Buck

Glad to have you aboard. This site is as good as it is wholly due to the cast of characters that contribute. Looking forward to reading your thoughts as our team marches toward greatness.

Looking forward to a day when being a Texans fan doesn't mean that April is the highlight of my season...

by Tim on Dec 14, 2007 3:45 PM CST reply actions

Thanks, Tim

And thanks as well for running the site and providing a place to congregate. I should have piped up a long time ago.

by ArtistFormerlyKnownAsBuck on Dec 14, 2007 5:01 PM CST up reply actions

Good lord

The TexAnns win one nationally televised game and you bitches get all misty eyed and start teabagging each other.

Keep focused on the task gentlemen. 9-7. 9 and fucking 7!

I think people should have to earn a Superman tattoo, by getting shot in the chest first. You know, just to make sure.

by txnpwrlifter on Dec 16, 2007 8:28 AM CST reply actions

To be fair...

we were teabagging each other even before the win. Only the misty-eyedness is new.

by MDC on Dec 16, 2007 9:37 AM CST up reply actions

Misty-eyedness

I blame Mario the and bucketful of draft beer.

Shakin 'em off one win at a time... In Schaub we trust.

by SOLIS on Dec 16, 2007 10:08 AM CST up reply actions

Buck, Keep the Faith

I'm the only Texans fan in upstate NY. Hell, I'm probably the only Texans fan in the entire Northeast. But I was out there in my steel blue Demeco Ryans jersey, rooting them on just the same.

Rock on. And enjoy Portland. I just moved from the Seattle area this past summer.

Houston Texans: Wild Card 2007!

by 5stringJeff on Dec 16, 2007 7:36 PM CST reply actions