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“Rival teams Up’ards and Down’ards battle for the ball during the annual Shrove Tuesday ‘no rules’ football match in Ashbourne, England. First played in the 17th Century between teams from opposite ends of the Derbyshire town, hundreds of participants aim to get the ball into one of two goals three miles apart at either end of Ashboune. The game can last up to two days.”
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Watched Friday Night Lights Sunday.
The movie, not the TV show.
My friend was rattled after something that happened to her the night before (jackasses abound), so we snuggled up with some of the girls. She didn’t want to be alone.
But this movie… I haven’t seen it in years. I watched the first three seasons of the show, which I absolutely loved, but I forgot about the original pain, mixed with the cinematography. That’s where they pulled the stuff from the show from, but the original has something.. more raw? I guess? I don’t know how you would describe it.
Those kids, man. The pressure they have inflicted upon them is unspeakable. Can you being in charge of all the hopes and dreams of everyone you’ve ever met or known? Not to mention the extra parents, college scouts, and normal teenagers who they have all around them. All of this at seventeen. Jesus.
I have a friend from El Paso, and he said it’s pretty much just like this. That his dad blew out his knee playing football. Everyone goes to the games. Everyone. In the movie, they pack the Astrodome for the final championship. That’s 55,000 people there. That’s all these kids have.
There’s this one line, in the championship. “55,000 seats are empty because everyone here is on their feet!” Magical.
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Diego Reyes of MEX celebrates winning the gold medal after victory in the Men’s Football between MEX and BRA
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SPORTZ.
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Dec. 20, 1984: The great Freddie Solomon, getting a champagne shower from Montana and Clark. (1)
May 13, 1982: Montana and Clark model sportswear during a Macy’s fashion promo at Union Square. (2,3)
May 31, 1987: Montana gives Clark his boyish “Dude, we’re throwing the first pitch at the Giants game!” look at the San Francisco Giants game. (4)
It’s taken for granted in 2012 that it’s OK for two straight men to openly care about each other. Hell, they made a movie about it. But in 1982, I suspect most men would have felt self-conscious about putting their close friendship out there. On and off the field, Montana and Clark were before their time.
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On national television Thursday, the Jets were pummeled by the Patriots, a defeat that recalibrated how words like embarrassing and absurd are used to describe the franchise.
NY Times is getting its sass on.
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☛ Manti Te’o’s Dead Girlfriend, The Most Heartbreaking And Inspirational Story Of The College Football Season, Is A Hoax
This was sent to me with: “have you seen this? it is maybe the craziest thing I have ever read”. No lie.
