Thursday, December 04, 2008

Twelve Days of Gheorghe-mas: On the 3rd Day

As we continue our celebration of all that’s commercial and consumerist, we look back fondly at some of the moments that brightened our lives in 2008.

On the first day of Gheorghe-mas
Big Gheorghe gave to me
A fat guy in a jer-sey

On the second day of Gheorghe-mas
Big Gheorghe gave to me
Two sweet 'stache photos
And a fat guy in a jer-sey

On the third day of Gheorghe-mas
Big Gheorghe gave to me
Three Richmond wins
Two sweet 'stache photos
And a fat guy in a jer-sey


First, David Schneider’s buzzer-beater saved William and Mary’s Tribe from an ignominious defeat at the hands of Georgia State in the first round of the CAA Basketball Tournament. Then it was Nathan Mann’s turn, as the senior guard beat Old Dominion with a three-pointer in the waning seconds. Finally, and most unexpectedly, Laimis Kiselieus hit a last-possession leaner to beat heavily-favored VCU and send the Tribe to its first-ever conference final. That they lost a hard-fought contest to George Mason was immaterial, as a grateful G:TB noted at the time.

The Tribe’s run was all the more improbable coming as it did against the historical backdrop of William and Mary’s Mr. Bean-like basketball legacy. The 2008 Tribe exceeded the school’s postseason win record by two – we’d never before won as many as two games in a single CAA tournament. As we wrote on the day after the loss to Mason, “For the briefest of moments we were allowed to pretend we belonged, to plan trips to the Boise or Sacramento or Tacoma subregionals, to shout ourselves hoarse watching a game that actually mattered, and to dream. Generations of us had never even allowed ourselves to dream. When we talk about this team, that’s the thing we’ll remember – not that they finally fell short, but that they let us dream, hope, and care.”

And that, boys and girls, is the magic of Gheorghe-mas.

27 comments:

Mark said...

Rob, Bobby Petrino thinks Alabama wins on Saturday. And then there's this...fuck off you little midget.

rob said...

greetings and salutations, mark! that petrino news makes me feel much better, you tattooed, substandard-education-having freak.

rob said...

man, saturday's gonna be fun.

in unrelated news, it's probably a 50/50 probability that carolina goes unbeaten this season. they're sick.

rob said...

'probably a 50/50 probability' is fairly moronic.

Mark said...

Well, you ARE and Alabama fan so the moron thing makes a lot of sense. Plus, you're small so I imagine that tiny little brain of yours can only handle so much info. God, I hate you and Saban so much right now.

Jerry said...

Leigh Tiffin.

rob said...

you're right - i *am* a fan of both antwaan randle al and alabama. it's a testament to your meth-addled thinking organ that you were able to combine the two. though i suppose meth-addled and gator fan are redundant descriptors.

rob said...

terrence cody

Mark said...

I'm not sure where this is going but I'll play along:

Brandon Spikes

Mark said...

And I only do meth on weekends. Gets me fired up for football and such.

Mark said...

And...Its Randle El jerkoff. If you're going to be a fan of shitty wide receivers, at least learn how to spell their name correctly. Oh yeah, you're a fucking idiot. My bad...Alabama man.

rob said...

it was a typo. i figured it'd make you feel more at home amongst the barely literate florida grads, octogenarians, and inbred hillbillies down there in gator country.

Jerry said...

Attending a football game. Wearing a tie.

Mark said...

Rob's like that guy on the Home Depot commercial with favorite teams from all over the country. Bama, Red Sox, Skins. Hell, why don't we throw the Atlanta Thrashers in there too.

Jerry said...

Shall I paint my rumpus room in the colors of Tony Stewart or the Seattle Sounders?

rob said...

aren't you a cardinals fan, gatorbait?

Mark said...

Yes, yes I am. And that's the only team of mine that's not from Florida...dick.

rob said...

my family's from boston, i grew up in alabama, and then i moved to deecee. what can i tell you, i'm a nomad. jerry thinks i just love the color red.

Jerry said...

Favorite bands: Simply Red. Maroon 5. Red Jumpsuit Apparatus.

rob said...

i'm digging minimalist jerry's work today.

Whitney said...

He does like the Red Hot Chili Peppers. And that Red Rider song.

And King Crimson. And Pink.

And Neneh Cherry.

And Axl Rose. Who just put a new album out, in case you didn't know.

Whitney said...

And Otis Redding.

rob said...

helen reddy can fuck right off, though.

Whitney said...

His favorite comedian: Redd Foxx.

His favorite kind of wine: Burgundy.

His favorite word that looks dirty but isn't: Fuchsia.

His favorite chady character from U.S. History: Jack Ruby.

His favorite character from Clue: Miss Scarlet (but he'll get no argument from me).

His favorite catcher in the 1970's: Ted Persimmons.

His favorite TV Show from the 1970's: The Six Vermilion Dollar Man.

Second Favorite: Mauve.

Okay, I'm out of them.

Whitney said...

And Jack Ruby was "shady," not "chady," which apparently, according to the urban dictionary, means "of or like a homo named Chad."

rob said...

quitter

amanda young said...

On the third day of Gheorghe-mas
Big Gheorghe gave to me
Three Richmond wins
Two sweet 'stache photos
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