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Week Four: FINAL SCORE: CLAYMORES 17 GALAXY 27 (we think) |
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CHEDDARHEAD CLOWN-O-METER FOR THE DAY |
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Shuggie: 11 out of 10
Season Score: 28 |
Preston: 11 out of 10
Season Score: 31 |
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CHEDDAR CAM RECAPS THE DAY |
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Shuggie on game day morning just seconds before being visited by his long lost Uncle Huey! For those stats freaks out there this was the first official projectile Cheddar vomiting since Preston in Amsterdam, Week One 1997. |
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But after a quick wash and a few Feiglings it was straight to the Beer and Food fest that is Waldparkplatz (the parking area of the Waldstadion). There is nothing quite like this in NFL Europe ... |
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First free feed of the day was given to us by this un-named orange clad female. It was also at this pitstop that we discovered an unhealthy thirst for rum and lemon juice. Uncle Huey was knocking on that door again but we wouldn't let him in! |
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So Shuggie by now had made full recovery and was ready to don a silly hat and grab some girls! |
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By full recovery of course we mean able to stand up (which is an overrated skill). Everything else is an adventure ... |
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Fire Brother's continued boycott of Berlin where the Fire were on Saturday (and would lose 23-17) meant only one thing ... |
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Schlosser!!! Thanks to Lars for the shipment of Dusseldorf's finest export. |
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There is nothing quite like the special relationship between a man and a can of Scholsser ... |
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The pre-game entertainment arrived early with some quality air guitar from Paul A and Mark B, with vocals by Preston. "Wasted!" Indeed this was probably the moment the day started slipping away from us ... |
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And for an encore Shuggie took the lead and the head banging went full throttle! Not sure if this was before or after Mark suffered a major concussion when Preston thwacked him the vocal mike during a particularly animated middle eight break. Sorry man! We know a doctor if you still need one. |
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Gosh it was a bright day out there! Dirk and Charlie enjoy the now usual 80 degree heat of a Frankfurt Power Party! |
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Useful tip for any potential clowns out there - the easiest way to crash a power party is via the front. |
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Apparently the sun does shine out of Shuggie's ass! Not even Dulux have a shade of white that bright ... |
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Another useful tip - showing your ass on stage gets you female company. Vanessa and Shuggie moments before the really bad paint job ... |
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Dani and Preston quietly contemplate how bad that really bad paint job could be ... |
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Really bad! Shuggie and the White Mustache catch some rays ... |
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While Vanessa and Dani have been our "Apfelwein Girls" through the years - there is only one "Apfelwein Boy" and that is Mr. Andy Colvin! Looks like an early 7-0 lead for Mr. C on the apfelwein stakes vs. First Down rookie Mr. Barker. They called the game in the 1st quarter we believe. |
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Somehow we got into the stadium in one piece and failed to use our seats once again. Chris - you know how I said I'd meet you in Sachsenhausen on Sunday after the game? Well I won't be making it OK? |
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Game-time! Dante takes the opening kick-off and doesn't fumble it! Sadly his 2nd one did end up on the rug and that's when Shuggie started lashing out a tirade of abuse at #1. Oh dear ... |
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When Shuggie wasn't shouting at Dante in the opening minutes of the game he was joining with Preston in the Cheddarheads admiration of Gus Ornstein. "WE WANT GUS!" Now surely it was too early to call for a QB change so what were we up to???? |
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Well we heard on the grapevine that the Claymores in their efforts to get more local TV coverage were floating an idea of cookery show called "Cooking with Gus"! Naturally we see this as a huge step forward for the organisation. Who is that guy on the left? |
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It's the doctor of course! Doc John Wilson had a busy day again, helping off Vaughn Sanders for the 2nd straight week. |
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So we hereby issue an apology to Clint for our pro Gus stance! It's all about his culinary skills honest! Actually Clint didn't play too bad at first before his a wee case of fumbleitis just before halftime would prove costly. |
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Clint made a super play here finding time under pressure to hit James Whalen for an apparent 1st quarter TD. However Whalen had gone wandering out of bounds and the TD was called back. Not that we cared, as we unleashed a torrent of abuse on the officials that even had some of our players chuckling on the sideline... |
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Shuggie warns the Skoda Green Bear to never enter Preston's pseudo erotic dreams ever again! (see week 2 in Amsterdam). |
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Mike Deal was back after the tragic passing of his father last weekend. Unfortunately the O-line didn't respond with a good performance as our QB's were under a lot of pressure all day. |
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French man Marc Soumah (19) goes in for the 1st TD of the game to give the Galaxy a 13-3 lead in the 2nd quarter. The aforementioned Stoerner fumble led to a long Bishop TD pass just before halftime that caught us napping in the secondary. Again. GALAXY 20-3 |
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Now the XFL has folded it didn't take long for Mario Bailey to get back to Frankfurt! While we're sorry for some of the players and coaches, we only have one thing to say to Vince McMahon - HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! |
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FTP get their man Joe Perez again. Joe decided to sit in the stands for the 2nd quarter and bought us some popcorn to try and soak up the apfelwein. (That's diet coke he's drinking by the way). However once asses started getting flashed he made a bee-line for the side-line! |
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Clint congratulates Scott on his 3rd quarter TD that pulls the Claymores within 10. Scott had possibly his best day as a pro with 5 catches with 54 yards. GALAXY 20-10 |
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This is one of those moments where you wonder exactly who has the camera. But actually it is the missing Cheddar that should have been the concern - as we finally topped our "lost property" list with the most obvious item. Please return it whoever you are. F'in clown! |
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And Gus did get on! (Though we were a little worse for wear to notice at this stage). His dramatic last second TD to Whalen induced a Gus "Sprint N Spike" that lifted our spirits for next week. GALAXY 27-17 FINAL |
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Scott raced over to us at game's end. His quote - "You guys are steaming!" Scott also had had the misfortune to see our asses on the screen with some of the other players. Why weren't they watching the game we wonder? |
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GUSSSSSSSSSS! We will get some of his recipes on-line before the season is out. That is our promise to you. |
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What happened to that blonde look Clarky??? In the game day program there was a picture of Clarky alongside Sean Connery with the caption - Separated at Birth? Who says the Germans don't have a sense of humour? |
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Jeremy Beutler - the first and only Ohio Bobcat to be allocated to NFL Europe. Nice guy who'd we met the day before at the Galaxy hotel and swapped stories of Athens, GA. |
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Great moment. The General of the US Air Force comes out after the game and shakes our hands - "That was a hell of a show you put on there boys" (referring to our big white asses). Shuggie replies with a "Kick Saddam's ass for us!" |
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Shuggie to Michael - "Did you hear about the one with the actress and the bishop?" Total nice guy. What else would you expect from a K-State boy? We swapped some Manhattan, KS stories. |
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This was the moment that Preston turned into Fridge Removal Man. Now why would anybody enlist the help of somebody who had had difficulty staying upright for most of the 2nd half? |
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So with Preston in the workers union now, we saw it fit to crash the players buffet, eat some food and chat to some players, cheeries and the Galaxy GM (who had heard about the Cheddar Thief). Shuggie went shy with the girls when he was reminded of the white mustache that protruded from his face! |
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A cheerie cheddared! Then it was off to Sachsenhausen once again for a wee bit more Apfelwein, listening to the Colvin-meister re-live the legendary Moore Man tale of Berlin 99. Then sometime later we passed out. |
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Flashed the entire stadium. Several times.
