Original art by Mark Valentine
‘Twas the night before Christmas
And all through Crown Center
The shops were all closed and it felt just like winter
The Mayor’s tree was lit in a holiday glow
And the ice rink was empty, but ready to go.
The kid was in bed dreaming of Santa and elves
And we were sipping the Single Malts we hide on top shelves.
The presents were wrapped, tomorrow the day.
We come as we are then we all go away.
The pictures will freeze little moments in time
And when we look back it will form a straight line
From our past to our future, both yours and mine.
Find the joy in each other. It’s the one thing that’s right.
Now Merry Christmas and to all a goodnight!
Merry Christmas Mark.
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Merry Christmas Hearne, Glaze, Lefty, Paul, D.S. and to all of our commenting cognoscenti.
Hoping the New Year brings you success, happiness and fulfillment at home and work.
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+1
And to you, Chuck! And even to Harley. and to Krac, who is undoubtedly reliving, if not actually watching, Chiefs vs Dolphins 1971 in “the longest game” in NFL history in which the Chiefs lose by 3, thus setting up the 45 year decline of the franchise. 😉
Nicely done, Mark. Well written!
And to you, my friend.
where ya been hiding Wilson. Miss ya….see ya at outlaws …
‘The way we were’… or at least should’ve been: Christmas Day, December 25, 1971 – nod some revisionist history and egg nog: KC Chiefs play-by-play man Tom Hedrick provides the call:
“:01 second remaining on the game clock here in regulation. Jan Stenerud will attempt a field goal that if successful, will put the Chiefs into the AFC Championship Game next Sunday, January 2, 1972, here in Municipal Stadium vs the winner of tomorrow’s game between the Colts and Browns. ”
“Jan has made 1 of 2 attempts today, a 24-yarder in the first quarter and a 29-yarder later that missed. So after some 60 minutes of football, it has come down to this Chiefs fans: a kick that to deliver a Christmas gift to one team and one to the gut the other.”
“Chiefs set up on the left hash mark. The snap to Dawson, the ball is down, the kick by Stenerud is up, and it’s… GOOD! IT’S GOOD! – Chiefs win it 27-24 over the Dolphins, and for the third time in the last five seasons the Chiefs will play in the Championship Game with a chance to go to their 3rd Superbowl!”
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If you prefer reality, here’s ‘the way it (really) was’ when 82 minutes and 40 seconds ended an era and begat a day that lives in infamy, a curse lingers still 44 years later:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1lvdki_the-longest-game-ever-played-chiefs-dolphins-1971_lifestyle
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/25/sports/football/dolphins-and-chiefs-look-back-on-a-muddy-little-christmas-in-1971.html?_r=0
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Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year to Jan, Len, Ed and those Chiefs yesteryear, when football and the men who played/broadcast it were so much more than those today.
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when men were men… and sheep were scared…
… and when two Superbowl appearances in under five years was nearer than far, three in five portent…
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you used to be a contender, KCConfidential
It’s sad really because I pull for Hearne and even Glaze on occasion, but it’s just one-way dialogue with a couple cranks and trolling commenters that repeat the same thing so often they sound like Cleverbot.
At least it hasn’t decided to pander to racists to get attention like that ass in his mother’s basement.
Valentine is a smart guy too but he doesn’t have much to work with here.
cool pic. How about one of me/k and glaze? Now that would be great mark!!!!!!!!!!!!
“Ho, Ho, Ho!”
– what Santa gives the chiefs this time of the year every football season…
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