ESPN Article

PRLJM1
PRLJM1 Posts: 584
edited May 2008 in The Porch
Being a PJ fan and Nascar fan, i thought this was a pretty cool article. Thought some of you might enjoy it also.

http://sports.espn.go.com/fantasy/nascar/story?page=stbc080530
Summerfest '95,Alpine '98,Ice Bowl(Alpine'00),Alpine'03,Chicago'06,Summerfest(x2)'06,Riverside Theater '08(EV),ChicagoII '09, PJ20-Alpine Valley 9/3/11, 9/4/11, Wrigley 7/19/13, Voodoo Fest '13 (New Orleans), Milwaukee '14, Wrigley 1,2 '16
Post edited by Unknown User on
«1

Comments

  • wma11
    wma11 Posts: 790
    I'm not a fan of Na'car but that's a cool article, nice references, good tunes!
    I met my wife here...you can too! Don't lose hope!
  • NeverbeenLedbetter
    NeverbeenLedbetter Posts: 213
    Hey another PJ and sports tie in. Cool article can't believe he didn't actually mention the band in article
    Raleigh '03; Hartford '08; Mansfield II '08; Buffalo '10; Hartford '10;
    East Troy I '11; East Troy II '11; DeLuna Fest '12; Wrigley '13; Buffalo '13;
    Toronto II '16; Wrigley I '16; Wrigley II '16; Wrigley I '18; Wrigley II '18;
    Asbury Park '21; MSG '22; Camden '22
  • Notch89
    Notch89 Posts: 71
    Cool article.
  • hourglassnebula
    hourglassnebula Posts: 25
    Nascar fan huh? Are your parents siblings?
  • gobrowns19
    gobrowns19 Posts: 1,447
    hourglassnebula wrote:
    Nascar fan huh? Are your parents siblings?

    Nascar sucks, but this is just mean, and incredibly stupid.

    Extremely original too.
    Happiness is only real when shared
  • OmahaJammer
    OmahaJammer Posts: 261
    Payson wrote:
    Being a PJ fan and Nascar fan, i thought this was a pretty cool article. Thought some of you might enjoy it also.

    http://sports.espn.go.com/fantasy/nascar/story?page=stbc080530



    Honest to god, all kidding aside....I want to know how many Nascar fans there are on this board. There can't possibly be more than what.....10? MAYBE 15?
    Give a shout out if you're a Nascar fan!

    P.S. I for one am NOT a Nascar fan....quite the opposite, actually.
    ******************************
    Maybe all I need is a shot in the arm....
  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,264
    Nothing like Nascar to bring out the elitist motherfuckers from the northeast.
  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,264
    OmahaJammer wrote:
    Honest to god, all kidding aside....I want to know how many Nascar fans there are on this board. There can't possibly be more than what.....10? MAYBE 15?
    Give a shout out if you're a Nascar fan!

    P.S. I for one am NOT a Nascar fan....quite the opposite, actually.

    Jeez, you deny being a Nascar fan like a Nascar fan is some sort of racist/pedophile/nazi or something. So you hate Nascar then? Why would you hate Nascar? Why wouldn't you just ignore it rather than hate it?


    This elitism is now gone to the extent where you can't be a Pearl Jam fan and a Nascar fan?
  • nocode23
    nocode23 Posts: 411
    Nice article. I wasn't a NASCAR fan for a long time but a friend turned me onto it a few years ago. I in turn turned him onto hockey. :) It's cool to see PJ references in random places. Go Kasey Kahne!:D
  • mattcozea
    mattcozea Posts: 377
    gobrowns19 wrote:
    Nascar sucks, but this is just mean, and incredibly stupid.

    Extremely original too.
    NASCAR is awesome, but those stereotypical fans are out there, so I just shrug stuff like this off. I forget which station, but one of them would play Comatose during the coverage of races, now that was cool.

    "blood on all the pistons, running my transmission!"
    6-27-98 Alpine Valley
    10-8-00 Alpine Valley
    10-9-00 All State Arena, Chicago
    4-23-03 Assembly Hall, Champaign
    5-16-06 United Center, Chicago
    6-30-06 Marcus Amphitheater, Milwaukee
    8-05-07 Grant Park, Chicago
    8-21-08 EV, Auditorium Theater, Chicago
    8-22-08 EV, Auditorium Theater, Chicago
  • the wolf
    the wolf Posts: 7,027
    im a nascar fan so what!!

    i agree, the elitisim is out of hand around here.

    if i make a crack about NBA fans being thugs or something like that , i would be a racist.

    people making cracks about nascar fans parents being siblings is not much different.

    what a crock!

    p.s. about 75% of the crew chiefs in nascar have engineering degrees now, they are not your stereotypical hill jack anymore.
    Peace, Love.

    "To question your government is not unpatriotic --
    to not question your government is unpatriotic."
    -- Sen. Chuck Hagel
  • Blind3
    Blind3 Posts: 1,149
    Thank you for posting the article. Great references. I'm a diehard PJ fan and fairly serious Nascar fan. Grew up around racing , my father raced various SCCA classes and was a friend of the late Mark Donohue, and enjoy many different types of car racing. Card -carrying Libertarian and member of the shrinking middle class...yes. Elitist...no.
    "Buy the ticket,take the ride"
    Dr. Hunter S. Thompson

    "If I wanted you to understand, I would have explained it better"
    Johan Cruijff
  • seawalker
    seawalker Posts: 3
    Nothin wrong with liking Nascar....I just don't like it. Nice ref. though.
  • the wolf
    the wolf Posts: 7,027
    seawalker wrote:
    Nothin wrong with liking Nascar....I just don't like it. Nice ref. though.


    more people should be like you. :)
    Peace, Love.

    "To question your government is not unpatriotic --
    to not question your government is unpatriotic."
    -- Sen. Chuck Hagel
  • NothinGBetteRPJMaN
    NothinGBetteRPJMaN Posts: 530
    all NASCAR fans like orange juice.....thats a stereotype I believe to be true about NASCAR fans
    *Official Marker in the Sand Fan Club Junkie*
    Member # 0004

    Rather than being birthed like a normal child, Chuck Norris instead
    decided to punch his way out of his mother's womb. Shortly thereafter
    he grew a beard.
  • NothinGBetteRPJMaN
    NothinGBetteRPJMaN Posts: 530
    Cool article. Cant believe the band wasnt mentioned and wasnt any reference other than the song titles (maybe there was, I just skimmed)

    I never liked NASCAR or understood why people liked it, but I dont think it is dumb to like it or insult the fans. It's just I cant find a reason to enjoy it which is fine. I am sure it is fascinating live and I've never been. I dont enjoy watching baseball and most sports on TV because I get so bored, so maybe if I went to a race I would understand NASCAR.....maybe someday.
    *Official Marker in the Sand Fan Club Junkie*
    Member # 0004

    Rather than being birthed like a normal child, Chuck Norris instead
    decided to punch his way out of his mother's womb. Shortly thereafter
    he grew a beard.
  • mattcozea
    mattcozea Posts: 377
    NothinGBetteRPJMaN wrote:
    all NASCAR fans like orange juice.....thats a stereotype I believe to be true about NASCAR fans
    Hmm, I do, maybe it is true.
    6-27-98 Alpine Valley
    10-8-00 Alpine Valley
    10-9-00 All State Arena, Chicago
    4-23-03 Assembly Hall, Champaign
    5-16-06 United Center, Chicago
    6-30-06 Marcus Amphitheater, Milwaukee
    8-05-07 Grant Park, Chicago
    8-21-08 EV, Auditorium Theater, Chicago
    8-22-08 EV, Auditorium Theater, Chicago
  • jimbojones1138
    jimbojones1138 Posts: 3,640
    i do not care for this nascar business
    it's largely due to eddie that i liked to jump off of things as a child...
  • Speakers
    Speakers Posts: 252
    I don't understand how people who like pearl jam and their environmentally friendly message could support a sport that sends such an unsustainable message.

    Gas guzzling cars driving around for hours? Now if it was a light rail race or bike race, I could see how you people could get into it.

    I am sure that most of those mechanics have engineering degrees but I would be interested to see statistics about nascar fans and their level of education.
  • mcocozza
    mcocozza Posts: 170
    I am a NASCAR fan, but that is not my reason for replying. "Spin the Black Circle" runs weekly, and they are always the same songs. He probably mentioed something about the band in the early running of the article, but not much need to reiterate it now.

    What is there to like about NASCAR? All I can say is if you'd go to a race, you'd probably see it a little differently. It isn't as much the racing as it is the event in its entirety. But I was narrowminded as well before I became a fan, so I don't blame anyone else for their mindset.

Categories