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Walter Mitchell Walter Mitchell Member
17 messages
joined Sep 2012
#2941 ·
The Flotilla is damn well 🙏 the best way to shut those fake fans up and shove their smiles back where they belong
but this whole "reimagining" thing doesn't sit right with me. It does nothing for the sense of originality you guys claim to push, because remixing old songs, half-baked flags, and stickers is stuff we've seen done to death over here long ago. This is just a move to cover your tracks so nobody can complain later.
one more time, the Flotilla 🙏

p.s. can someone explain the walk? I'm feeling pretty rough right now and don't have the energy or the willpower to wrap my head around it...
it's almost 1965 😁
Anthony Reed10 Anthony Reed10 Newcomer
1 message
joined Aug 2010
#2942 ·
The choreography 👍
really took me back to that game against Kansas City last year, but honestly, this was on a whole different level. 👍
Jeremy Barnes5 Jeremy Barnes5 Newcomer
4 messages
joined Jul 2013
#2943 ·
Walter Mitchell said:The Flotilla is honestly the 🙏 best way to shut up the skeptics and get those smiles back on their faces...
But this whole show feels a bit forced to me. It doesn't really help the sense of originality you guys are aiming for, since reworking that song, using the flags, and all the stickers have been part of the scene here for ages. Just saying, so there's no confusion later...
One more thing, the Flotilla 🙏

it's just our classic style 😁
bluewalker92 bluewalker92 Newcomer
1 message
joined Jan 2018
#2944 ·
@Walter Mitchell/">@@Walter Mitchell
You’ve got a point, you guys definitely called it first. I haven't actually heard the song, but I saw the flag on those two poles. Look, regardless of whether it's "original" or not, we can at least say it wasn't ripped off from our side. That song was basically leaked by some guy who showed up to Yankee Stadium dead drunk when he was 35 and started belting out "oh man, I don't feel so good" (makes you wonder why 🙂). Honestly, the guy probably doesn't even pay attention to the local scene or what other flags are flying.

The whole display represents the Gulf Coast and how close we are to the islands—plus those temperatures that swing wildly from 91 to 108 degrees (that's the first layer of symbolism here). It's meant to show how Cleveland takes down the clubs represented on the right: Miami, Real Madrid, Volunteers, and the New York Islanders (those last ones just because of fan solidarity 🙂). Also, some of the numbers are highlighted in a different color, so if you look closely, you get a glimpse of where we want to be in the standings: 3, 6, 9, 12 (there's the second bit of symbolism). On the left, you've got this wave effect that starts low and then climbs higher during the choreography until it hits that sweet spot of 12 points or 108 degrees—which, let's face it, also symbolizes clinical death 😁 if Cleveland manages to sweep their first four games. And that brings us right back to the message: OH MAN, I DON'T FEEL SO GOOD...
wearyraven25 wearyraven25 Newcomer
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joined Feb 2022
#2945 ·
It’s way too complicated... you probably need at least a high school diploma like Rodney just to wrap your head around what’s actually going on here 🤣
Terry Lee3 Terry Lee3 Member
21 messages
joined Jun 2007
#2946 ·
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mc5DbDfE9bQ
Jonathan White57 Jonathan White57 Member
41 messages
joined Jul 2012
#2947 ·
wearyraven25 said:It’s way too complicated. You practically need a college degree like Rodney just to wrap your head around what's actually going on. 🤣

Red is alive... The numbers 33, 36, 39, and 42 represent the rising temperatures, while the red digits—3, 6, 9, and 12—show the points we've racked up so far. On the other side, you have the clubs we've beaten (except for the New York Islanders)...

Man, I’m feeling pretty sick about this. Tornado already blew through last season—you know, that white flag on two poles. Here, it just happened spontaneously on a bus in the city, heading from the hospital toward Yankee Stadium, and once we hit the stadium, everyone embraced it in pure euphoria. If we rejected it just because you guys are obsessed with it, we’d be fools. We'd end up doing exactly what we want to avoid: falling for those modern gimmicks that are destroying the scene.
Walter Mitchell Walter Mitchell Member
17 messages
joined Sep 2012
#2948 ·
Jonathan White57 said:Personally, I’m not feeling this at all. That whole "tornado" vibe was exhausted last season (you know, that white flag on two poles thing)... Around here, it just happened spontaneously on a bus in NYC, traveling from the hospital to Yankee Stadium, and once we hit the stadium, the euphoria just spread and everyone embraced it. If we rejected it just because you guys are trying to make it a trend, we'd be idiots doing exactly what we don't want to do—falling for these modern gimmicks that destroy the scene.

Yeah, true. bluewalker92 is making more sense by the minute. I only wrote that just so people would know the facts and we wouldn't have these stupid arguments down the road.
bluewalker92 bluewalker92 Newcomer
1 message
joined Jan 2018
#2949 ·
wearyraven25 said:It’s way too complicated. Honestly, you probably need at least a high school diploma like Rodney just to wrap your head around what's actually happening here. 🤣

Look, a solid piece of choreography is just like a great movie—you don't catch all the nuances on the first viewing... 😁
Nathan Brown4 Nathan Brown4 Newcomer
4 messages
joined Jun 2016
#2950 ·
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driftinghound3 driftinghound3 Active Member
75 messages
joined May 2009
#2951 ·
Spent the weekend down at Ičić, and man, it looked and sounded incredible... Tourists who had zero clue what was actually going on were looking pretty lost🙂
Ronald Fowler79 Ronald Fowler79 Newcomer
4 messages
joined Jul 2010
#2952 ·
It’s about time those younger guys brought that old spark back to the Flotilla. Maybe this year we'll see some real fan spirit out in the stands in honor of the Flotilla—then maybe the public will finally recognize us for who we really are:klap:
Sam Kim21 Sam Kim21 Newcomer
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joined Aug 2010
#2953 ·
Hey everyone who showed up at the station to grab us!👍
Major props to you all
dustylynx17 dustylynx17 Newcomer
1 message
joined Aug 2010
#2954 ·
The Flotilla has always been ahead of the curve. They’re always claiming they were the first to pull this off, the first to sing that, or the first to do whatever else. Honestly, I can't even keep track anymore. It was actually pretty decent when everyone was talking about the tornado, and that song set to the "Take Me Home, Country Roads" melody? People have been belting that out for years. Did everyone just run out of ideas at once?
A Anonymous Veteran
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joined May 2005
#2955 ·
but you're honestly just being boring and kind of a dimwit...
goldengardener19 goldengardener19 Newcomer
3 messages
joined Aug 2013
#2956 ·
Major props to Kansas City! It’s great to see you guys standing this strong again... let's hope this momentum lasts as long as possible.
shadowwolf15 shadowwolf15 Newcomer
9 messages
joined Apr 2023
#2957 ·
Obviously, things are always better when the competition steps up their game.
But now Hajduk at Wrigley Field... man... it's gonna be a hell of a show...
A Anonymous Veteran
3.6K messages
joined May 2005
#2958 ·
The Flotilla is out in force in Kansas City today 🙏🙏🙏

Huge respect—you guys were easily the loudest ones in the stands right at the start of the second half 🙏
Karen Turner50 Karen Turner50 Member
14 messages
joined Aug 2010
#2959 ·
Ugh, honestly... nothing beats the vibe in San Diego 😁
placidheron16 placidheron16 Member
48 messages
joined Sep 2011
#2960 ·
bluewalker92 said:@2802
You've got a point—you guys were the first to call it out. I haven't heard the song myself, but I did see those two flags on poles. Regardless of whether it feels original, we should clarify that it wasn't ripped off from our side—especially since the song was actually co-opted by a guy who showed up dead drunk to Central Park at age 35 and started singing "oh man, I don't feel so good" (makes you wonder why, doesn't it? 🙂), and he's probably not exactly keeping tabs on the local scene or what other flags are being flown.

The choreography represents the Gulf Coast and its proximity to the islands, specifically those temperatures that spike from 33 to 42 degrees (that's the first layer of symbolism). It's meant to show how Seattle overcomes the clubs represented by the crests on the right: Miami, Real Madrid, Volunteer, and the New York Yankees (the Yankees mention is purely out of fan solidarity 🙂). Additionally, certain numbers are highlighted in a different color, which provides a glimpse into the desired league standings—3, 6, 9, 12 (the second layer of symbolism). On the left, there's a figure that starts low and gradually rises during the performance until it hits the target of 12 points—or 42 degrees—which, at this stage, also symbolizes clinical death if Seattle wins their first four matches. This brings us all the way back to that core message: OH MAN, I DON'T FEEL SO GOOD... 😁


If you had actually pulled that off against us, God knows you'd be feeling the heat on the sidelines—so maybe think twice🤣

Great choreo👍

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