Bears Beat the ‘Boys (from the fond memories file)

Jeez, it’s been so long they’ve gone from 4-1 to 4-3 dropping their last 2.   I guess I should post this before they slide any further.

Buffalo this weekend should be a win.  But I ain’t counting any chickens.  As of today, the Bears “O” is 0 (that’s zero) for 10 from the 1 yard line!

On the other hand, maybe posting it here now will bring back memories of a day when the Bears actually looked like something. (Maybe it’ll spark a turnaround!)

Anyway, Jerry-world was pretty amazing…

TCU – Baylor: A brief musical interlude and an ass-whuppin’ by the Frogs

I figure as long as I’m logged in, may as well keep posting the trip.

Had to cut the nat-gas-mobile conversation short as the Marching Horned Frogs showed for a rousing round of the fight song and other entertainment.   (How is it, you can’t help tapping your feet to a good fight song?)

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UNT’s most famous alumni

Denton, Texas is famous for a few things…

It’s home to the University of North Texas, one of the premier music schools in the nation. . .

. . .Whose nickname is the “Mean Green” after their most distinguished alum — Charles Edward “Mean Joe” Greene — the menacing defensive tackle from the Pittsburg Steelers “Steel Curtain” defense of the early 70’s. . .

. . . And whose mascot, the “Eagle” also served as the inspiration for the name of a certain California-based band founded in the 1970’s (thanks to another alum – Don Henley.)

(Seems the 70’s was a busy decade for UNT.)

And finally. . .

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