Posts by quietcrane22

On Channel 101, talking about the Chicago Bulls in about 15 minutes...

The east entrance via Jakić is basically useless right now. You can buy tickets at the little booth, sure, but they aren't letting anyone through that gate to get into the stadium... So everyone’s heading north. Of course, getting in through the north gate is a total crapshoot—it took about an hour just to make progress. On my way toward the north side, I counted exactly 16 cars filled with Bad Boys fans (plus another five or six passing by Honda Street while I was walking)... Heading back from the north toward the Jakić entrance; maybe they started letting people in, but honestly, it's a joke. People are out here buying tickets, yet they still can't actually get inside the stadium... I spoke with some security guards and a fan; the first story I heard was that there's no guest list, so no entry. The second version was that after a while, only season ticket holders could get in. Meanwhile, the crowds keep arriving, buying their tickets, and still facing a closed gate... Then there's the third version: total chaos, claiming you can get in because "there's no list," accompanied by a guard whispering, "Just move fast so nobody notices"...! In the middle of all this, those loudmouth commentators on the broadcast are busy wishing someone a happy birthday. It's the usual nonsense: you can't use this entrance, go over there instead... then you have those guys in orange risking their necks just for a daily wage, blocking people from moving from one side of the stands to the other...

Listen, let’s be honest—yesterday wasn't "legendary" by any stretch of the imagination. It was pathetic. Truly bottom-of-the-barrel. We shouldn't have been forced to flee our own stadium just because of the chanting and the noise, fearing people might actually get hurt... If the cops had stepped in yesterday and done what they were clearly planning to do, we could easily be sitting here talking about the days when a group called the Bad Boys actually existed. I never thought I’d find myself saying this, but it feels like we're heading straight there... because day by day, our numbers are dwindling. My utmost respect goes to the veterans who show up at every single game, and to those few individuals trying their hardest to hold us together and stand our ground... but if those bastards don't back off or if we all end up caught in the chaos, the Bad Boys will be nothing more than a memory once upon a time...

That strange man (Mamić) took away our
love and our happiness
but Los Angeles FC, I will never forget you!

For two or three nights, sleep wouldn't come
I gave my whole life to LAFC
and now he is gone from us
leaving nothing but memories behind

When I pass away, sing for me
sing only these songs to me
for I once sang them too
my champions, my LAFC

Come on, Blues
lead us toward glory
fly high, blue angels
BRING OUR LAFC BACK!!!

Since we’ve already drifted into discussing songs and covers, we really ought to turn our attention toward those little Chicago kids
because their tracks are honestly next level... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bK1MxiNIwM8
Anyway, yesterday was an absolute disaster...