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(DATE_OF_ENTRY: Nov. 1996 - Aug. 1997)
+++++ GARNETT, JIM ----- ONLIST: Jim Garnett
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AGE<DOB>/SEX: 27/M LOCATION: Melbourne, Florida. 1 - 1.5 hours from the O-rena, and I don't miss a game unless I'm out of town.
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Favorites: Team: Predators Player: Wagner (honorable mention to Mac Cody and Jerry Odom) Memory: 50-0 shutout over San Antonio in '92. Game: '95 semifinals Orlando 56 Iowa 49. An extremely exciting game (Orlando/Iowa always is) that was interupted on TV for stupid post-fight interview (Tyson/McNeely) ArenaBowl: VIII Arizona 36 Orlando 31 in the Jungle. Another extremely exciting game. Orlando was a huge favorite, by the Rattlers played tremendous defense. We almost scored late to tie it, either 4th and goal, or no time left on the clock, the pass with to the rounded corner of the endzone, where the player used the wall to jump up in the air, but either the player or the ball touched the railing (just the wall would have been ok), and was ruled out of bounds. Amazing game, great finish, even though we lost, it was as good a game as any.

What you like best about the AFL: The intensity of the fans; being right on top of the action; the players are there to play the game, not to whine about ONLY making $.5 million.

What you like least about the AFL: Lack, of credibility due to poor national media coverage.

How coverage can be improved: Sportscenter highlights, scores on the tickers CNN, ESPN2, etc.

AFL Coverage Info: TV Station: Sunshine Network (cable throughout Florida) Radio Station: WQTM (540 AM): Marc Daniels/Play-by-Play; Tom Morgan/Color. Pre-Game Show: 7:00 p.m. EDT. Poor range, comes in very staticy where I live How many games shown/broadcast live: ??? maybe 1/2 ????, probablly less since Sunshine also covers TB and Fl Bobcats. How many done via tape delay: Several more, on ESPN2. Sunshine always does it live if they do it. Newspaper Coverage: Lousy in my local paper (Florida Today), but fair to good in the Orlando Sentinel. The Fl. Today used to have an article once a week after the game, but now only has standings for the league.
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DATE_OF_ENTRY: original (Nov. 1996 - Aug. 1997)
+++++ GILL, KEN ----- ONLIST: KENG
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AGE<DOB>/SEX: 27 MARITAL STATUS: Married 7.5 years to my high school sweetheart Kelly, just had a beautiful daughter 3 months ago (Bryanna), also have a Boxer (Rocky) who is my best friend LOCATION: Eynon,Pa. (5 minutes outside of Scranton) OCCUPATION: I'm just an average production worker at a RCA/Thomson Picture Tube plant.Work 3rd shift EDUCATION: High School, never really had the desire to go to college, always wanted to be a sportsbroadcaster EMAIL: keng@icontech.com
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First saw Arenaball:Was working in restuarant and kept sneaking into bar room to watch first ever game on ESPN in '87 Since Then: I've been, as my wife calls it, OBSESSED with the AFL, I have around 100 games on tape, mostly the last 2 years, that I watch occasionally, usually watch them all in order 3 months before season. Been an Albany Firebirds season ticketholder since 1990, never missed an Albany home game and thats pretty good since I live 190 miles away from Albany. Have taken roughly 50 different people to games (ran 2 bus trips a few years back) never had anyone say they didn't like it. This year I didn't renew muy tickets because of our new baby and because I would like to go to see some Red Dogs and CityHawks home games along with 2 or 3 Firebirds games. Have also gone to games in Hartford (where I met Steve Physioc and Doc Walker, the best announcers the league ever had on ESPN),Orlando and Tampa Bay.Have to say Orlando is the wildest.

FAVORITE TEAMS: AFL-Like Albany because I go to their games but am just a big fan of the league NFL-Cincinnati Bengals (closest Arenaball team in the NFL) NBA-Minnesota Timberwolves NHL-Don't watch to much hockey but it is a very good sport I also love NASCAR racing (Kyle Petty) One sport that I REALLY HATE IS baseball (it is simply the most BORING sport around and I don't even consider it a sport)

Use to have the same passion for the USFL but Trump killed that league BIGGEST CLAIM TO FAME IN AFL: talked to Jim Foster for about 20 minutes back in 1992 after an ALBANY game and talked to Tim Marcum on the phone.

Other interests:I run 3 fantasy league (football,basketball, and NASCAR), Really enjoy music , have about 400 CD'S, am a big fan of what alot of people call Hair Bands,my favorite band is GREAT WHITE, but I also love anything done by EDDIE MONEY or BON JOVI

What I'd like to see happen in '97 in ArenaBall:First I would like to see every team get a web site and cover team news have team stats and have an online store (just like what Albany has),would like to see more media coverage in highlight shows (Sportscenter, etc.) and in Print, would like to see each team get a local cable deal, I eventually would like a National TV deal but it won't happen this year.I hope Albany, New York,or New Jersey can host an ARENABOWL because I really want to go to a championship game. Would also like to see a competitive league from top to bottom and I think that will happen this year , last year their were some teams that couldn't compete with the top teams.I hope that during the ArenaBowl week the league will announce that Florida will move back to Miami and DETROIT (ITS A SIN THAT THEY DON'T HAVE A TEAM), Salt Lake City,Philadelphia,and Buffalo get expansion teams for next year.

Well my fingers are sore and you should know me a little better now. **********<end of entry>**********

(Date of entry: April '98)
+++++ GLENN, COURTNEY ----- ONLIST: C.G.
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AGE<DOB>/SEX: Classified!/Female MARITAL STATUS: Single LOCATION: Pleasant Hill, Iowa, (right next to Des Moines) EMAIL: rglen@raccoon.com WEBSITE: You're on it.....<G>
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My Bio-- not very interesting, but I thought I should join in.... First of all....My Favorite Team is the Iowa Barnstormers!!

What I love about the AFL: The fast action, the big exiting plays, the fans & their love of the game, the players & their love of the game, the accessibility of the players & coaches,etc. etc.

What I don't like about the AFL: The inconsistancy of the refs, the game-playing in the league offices, the people who watch it & think if it isn't NFL, it isn't worth their time & bad mouth our league, the idiots who declare "well, they must not play very good, or they'd be in the NFL"....

What I like about this list: All the GREAT info, Great fans who love the sport like I do, interesting conversations, the ability to 'hang' with other fans of 'that weird football', & many other things!

What I don't like about this list: The long threads about nothing important, the name-calling, the insulting remarks about teams, players, & fans...

Hmmm....anything else....Guess not...Man! I AM boring!

Courtney....Barnstormers..."Get ready...Here they come..."
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DATE_OF_ENTRY: original (Nov. 1996 - Aug. 1997)
+++++ GUY, JOHN ----- ONLIST: EGuy564500
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AGE<DOB>/SEX: 46 MARITAL STATUS: Married LOCATION: Peoria, Arizona OCCUPATION: Headstart Teacher in El Mirage, Arizona EMAIL: Guy564500@aol.com
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Operations Manager for the Arizona Ironman Football League- a semi-pro Arena-ball league here in the Valley. Sherdrick Bonner and Calvin Schexnayder coach in our league and several ex-Rattlers play (Luis Zendejas and Mike Yamamota to name two). Our season starts January 18th (this is our tenth season) and is a warm-up for players trying out for Arena teams. I've worked in minor league football for about twenty years (am a member of the National Hall of Fame) and am the author of two books on minor league football. I'm married, have two grown sons and three less-than-grown cats. I own and drive a Kia simply because I like to say its name and enjoy convincing elementary school students that Stephen King is fun to read before bedtime. If anyone out there would be interested in receiving the Ironman League newsletter, just drop me an e-mail and I'll add you to our mailing list.

GO RATTLERS!!!!!!
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DATE_OF_ENTRY: original (Nov. 98)
+++++ Harwood, Dave ----- ONLIST: DHStatman@AOL.com
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AGE<DOB>/SEX: 26/M MARITAL STATUS: married LOCATION: CA OCCUPATION: Systems Development for Wells Fargo Bank in Concord California EMAIL: DHStatman@AOL.com Webpage: www.aflroundhouse.com
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Owner and operator of AFL Roundhouse.com.
Favorite team: Growing up was the Pittsburgh Gladiators (born in Pittsburgh).
Current favorite team: Iowa Barnstormers
Favorite player(s): Barry Wagner, Kurt Warner, Rickey Foggie
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DATE_OF_ENTRY: original (Nov. 1996 - Aug. 1997)
+++++ HERNANDEZ, FRANCISCO ----- ONLIST: Francisco J Hernandez *****VITALS*****
AGE<DOB>/SEX: 18 MARITAL STATUS: single LOCATION: San Jose, CA OCCUPATION: cashier at Burlington Coat Factory EDUCATION: currently attending SJSU, criminal justice major EMAIL: pinta@pacbell.net
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Favorite Team: San Jose SaberCats Other interests: NFL-49ers,NBA-Lakers,NHL-Sharks,MLB-A's; horror, action and sci-fi movies, reading What I like most about AFL: the crazy atmosphere of the arena during games; the BIG hits!! What I dislike most about AFL: lack of commitment by league/owners for stability, media coverage
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(DATE_OF_ENTRY: Nov. 1996 - Aug. 1997)
+++++ HILL, RAY ----- ONLIST: Ray. A. Hill
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LOCATION: Cold Spring, KY EMAIL: rhill@one.net *OR* rhill9@juno.com *****OTHER INFO*****
I am a 1990 grad of Johnstown High School (Johnstown, NY). I now live in COld Spring, KY. Been here for the last 6+ years (7 in August). Came here to play soccer at Northern Kentucky University. Blew out my knee again and ended my college career. Oh well, now I was able to concentrate on my degree...Computer Repair and Upgrades. Almost finish :))) I now work for a computer store as a computer technician.

Sports info: HUGE Syracuse University fan. Was season ticket holder for Bball, fball and lacrosse. Now for pro teams... NBA: Boston Celtics NFL: New England Patriots 1996 AFC East Champions NHL: Detriot Red Wings MLB: Toronto Blue Jays AHL: Adirondack Red Wings AFL: Albany Firebirds .. Season tick holder in '90 USA Soccer

Jumped up and down when Cincinnati received an AFL team. Hot Tub city!!!! Pissed off they took them out! No more AFL :(( Now I only here about it through this list and what little coverage ESPN does. I almost like the AFL better than the NFL. More excitement in the AFL.
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(DATE_OF_ENTRY: Nov. 1996 - Aug. 1997)
+++++ HINES, SKIP ----- ONLIST: shines
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AGE<DOB>/SEX: 38/M LOCATION: Palm Bay, FL (90 minutes from the Jungle) OCCUPATION: Unix Systems Administrator EDUCATION: University of Central Florida EMAIL: shines@su1b.ess.harris.com
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Favorites: Team: The Orlando Predators Active Players: Barry Wagner and Paul `Thumper' McGowan (and Stevie Thomas but don't tell the other Preds fans!) Retired Players: Herkie Walls and Durwood `Rock' Roquemore Memory: Ben Bennett spiking a Storm player in the endzone Game: The NEXT Pred/Storm matchup in the Jungle. ArenaBowl: VIII Arizona 36 Orlando 31 in the Jungle. I'll have to agree with Jim on this one. The Preds hammered the Rattlers a few weeks before in the Jungle. The crowd completely took the Arizona players out of the game. They left the Jungle with their tails between their legs (and that's hard to do when you're a snake!:). When they came back for the big game they were a whole different team. The Ratts outplayed the Preds who assumed they were going to waltz to the championship and, even more impressive, Danny White outcoached Perry Moss. A great game (that still hurts)!

What you like best about the AFL: The party atmosphere at the games. It's just summertime football played by and for people who don't make a ton of money but just love the game.

What you like least about the AFL: The seasons are too short.

How coverage can be improved: Better coverage by local TV stations, a half an hour AFL show every week on ESPN during the season, more games being televised live, especially playoff games.

My name is Skip and I'm an AFL-holic. I knew I was getting in way over my head with this sport when I saw Ben Bennett spike one of the Storm players in the end zone several seasons ago. I have been in trouble ever since... :)

This season will be my fifth as a Predator fan and my fourth as a season ticket holder. Florida is a great state for football in general and the AFL in particular. And, it don't get any better than the "War on I-4", the rivalry between Tampa Bay and the Preds.

Since I grew up in New York State, I've also been a fan of the Albany Firebirds. I like the spirit of the fans and the players on that team. I also admire Danny White and Jim Jensen as coaches, and Stevie Thomas who is a great player and, from what I've heard, just a nice guy.

In short Arena Football is a great sport. You've got players who play their hearts out every week for a few $100 while running full speed into walls. Now that's something most people can identify with.
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(DATE_OF_ENTRY: Nov. 1996 - Aug. 1997)
+++++ HIRSCH, ED ----- ONLIST: Ed Hirsch
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AGE<DOB>/SEX: 24 MARITAL STATUS: Single LOCATION: Sonoma, CA OCCUPATION: Technical Specialist for Apple Computer, Inc EDUCATION: Working on a B.S. in Business and Management EMAIL: duke@apple.com
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Found list: Can't remember. I think it was on an old Predators web page. The Preds were the team I used to follow before the SaberCats came into existance (My Dad lives in Orlando) Favorite Team: San Jose SaberCats Football experience: Currently a High School Official

Brush with AFL Fame: Met Barry Wagner at the O-rena (Orlando Arena) during an IHL Hockey Game. I was in the back row of the lower deck and he was sitting in a folding chair behind me with his buddy. I didn't recognize him at first, but he was signing autographs so I gave him my program to sign. I still didn't recognize his signature when his buddy turned to me and said, "Do you know who that is", I said "No, I don't recognize him, sorry", then Barry said "Do you watch Arena Football?" I replied, "Of course, I love Arena Football". He said "I'm Barry Wagner". After I picked up my bottom jaw from the floor I shook his hand and we chatted. I thought he was a nice guy even if he did laugh at me when I told him I was a SaberCat fan (this was 1995). He said to me "Sorry for knocking you guys out of the playoffs!!".

Number of lists subscribed to: 4-5...seems like too many!!

Favorite college teams: Duke, Notre Dame Favorite NFL Teams: 49ers

What I like most about the AFL: Passing game, the no-kneel down rule

What I dislike most about the AFL: Lack of "D", the fact the people haven't accepted the sport yet. Sometimes I feel like we are a cult! :-)

My Personal goal: To referee in the AFL, PIFL and NFL before I die!! (PIFL might happen next year!!)

VIEWS IN THIS POST ARE MINE!!!.....and mine alone!
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(DATE_OF_ENTRY: Nov. 1996 - Aug. 1997)
+++++ JACOX, JAY ----- ONLIST: Corinne Jacox
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AGE<DOB>/SEX: 38/M MARITAL STATUS: Married + 9 year old son LOCATION: Lincoln, NE OCCUPATION: Athletic Program Supervisor for City of Lincoln Parks & Recreation Dept.(we run public softball, basketball, volleyball, roller hockey, soccer leagues for area citizens, adult and youth -- even horseshoe leagues!) I register teams & players, schedule games & refs, prepare fields, run league tournaments, etc. It's a fun job also! EDUCATION: BA from Midland Lutheran College in Fremont, NE MA from University of Nebraska-Omaha in Recreation Administration and Management EMAIL: cj40942@navix.net
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It's nice to know a little bit about the people around the country we talk to about the sport we love. Here's my bio: sports: play softball and volleyball in city recreation leagues hobbies: football card and memoribilia collecting. Also enjoy compiling information on arena football as well as other past leagues -- WFL, USFL, PSFL,WTT, WBA, etc.

arena football: Became interested in arena football back in 1987 when league was first introduced. The game seemed so familiar to me. For seven years prior to 1987 my wife and I had lived in a small town in northeast Nebraska and both worked for the public school there. In Nebraska smaller schools play eight-man football. Arena football then seemed a natural to me. The school played on an eighty yard field and there, of course, were no padded walls or end zone nets but other than that the game was pretty much the same to arena football--plays, strategy, etc. The closest arena team to Lincoln was in Denver and had always planned to see the Dynamite but they moved to Sacramento before I got the chance. Our first game we attended was the 1993 AFL All-Star game in Des Moines. Also made it to the first ever season- opener for the Iowa Barnstormers imily and I make about four or five 'Stormer games a year--it's only a little over a three hour drive one way.

BTW: If anyone is interested, once a week I will be posting AFL trivia questions to the group. I will provide the answer the following week and another question. Hopefully, we can all test each others knowledge, have some fun, and pass the time waiting for another season.
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(DATE_OF_ENTRY: Nov. 1996 - Aug. 1997)
+++++ JAMES, M ----- ONLIST: M. James
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AGE<DOB>/SEX: 23/M MARITAL STATUS: single LOCATION: AZ OCCUPATION: cashier in a gas station EMAIL: babooey@primenet.com *****OTHER INFO*****
How's this for an Introduction.... I'm 23, didn't graduate high school, and I have a job as a cashier in a gas station in Mesa, AZ...Follow the Rattlers religiously (have almost every newspaper article printed about them from the past 2 years including one from ArenaBowl VIII)...I have no money, no car, bad credit, no girlfriend, BUT as long as I have the Rattlers to look forward to every summer, I have a reason to live...Babye... **********<end of entry>**********

(DATE_OF_ENTRY: Nov. 1996 - Aug. 1997)
+++++ JAMESON, ANDY ----- ONLIST: Messer262
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AGE<DOB>/SEX: 34 LOCATION: Delmar, NY OCCUPATION: Computer Programmer EMAIL: messer262@aol.com
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So what's with the overrepresentation of programmers on this list ? Is it a reflection of net users, or AFL fans ?

I've had season tickets to the Firebirds since their first game, and unlike many of you, I still have a first championship to look forward to.

Recently, Pepsi bought the name of the Knickerbocker Arena, but don't expect to see these fingers call it the Pep Arena unless I'm quoting a dork. Albany is a small market. I think we were lucky to get a team when we did. The league probably wouldn't believe we could draw 12,000 a game if we hadn't been doing it for the last 3 years.
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(DATE_OF_ENTRY: Nov. 1996 - Aug. 1997)
+++++ KAUFFMAN, JOE ----- ONLIST: Joe Kauffman
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AGE<DOB>/SEX: 20/M MARITAL STATUS: Single (for only more 333 days) LOCATION: Seminole, FL (near St. Petersburg) and Tallahassee, FL OCCUPATION: college student at Florida State University (major in General Communications empasizing in PR and Media relations) I plan to work in that capacity for sports teams. I'd love to work in the AFL) EMAIL: nolesrule@ibm.net EMAIL: jdk1077@garnet.acns.fsu.edu WEBSITE: http://garnet.acns.fsu.edu/~jdk1077
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Favorite Team: Tampa Bay Storm Arena League Info: Run The Storm Shelter, the almost official website devoted to the Storm (with Andrew Mason and Sam Wolfson). My first Storm game was against Albany in 1991 at the Florida Suncoast Dome.

Found list: Andrew told me about it sometime in 1995.

What I like about the list: Find true AFL fans and possibly meet them at games in the future. It's a great way to make friends throughout the country who all have something in common, a love for the AFL.

AFL goals: To be Director of Media Relations for the Tampa Bay Storm. That way I can visit other sites around the country and help the team that I love.

Other Interests: NHL (Lightning) , NFL (Bucs), the Braves and Devil Rays, Babylon 5, Tolkien, my fiancee Erika (she gets lots of my interest.

When the Storm came to town, I was only 14 years old. They were the only winners in town, and I fell in love with the AFL. Now, about to be 21, I find that I am giving something in return. I don't make any money doing the website, but we (andrew and I) spend time in the Storm office and talking to the players. When you're young, football players are your heroes. Now, I find that they are normal yet great human beings. I give of my free time to the Storm because of what they provided for me. As a fan, they gave me four championships in six years. Now, Andrew and I try to give the team the best coverage on the planet Now I'll step off of the soap box).

The Storm Shelter Stormshelt@aol.com http://garnet.acns.fsu.edu/~emd5722 **********<end of entry>**********

(DATE_OF_ENTRY: Nov. 1996 - Aug. 1997)
+++++ KLAERS, JOHN ----- ONLIST: JDKLAERS (aka PredFan) *****VITALS*****
AGE<DOB>/SEX: 11-11-1955/M HEIGHT/WEIGHT/ETC: 6'1" 205lbs Black, Brown eyes LOCATION: Orlando, Fla OCCUPATION: The Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and Women 92 W. Miller street Orlando, Florida 32804 EDUCATION: AA degree in Respiratory Therapy Valencia Community College, Orlando EMAIL: jdklaers@mailhost.magicnet.net
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Not a bad idea. I've not been behind any posts recently because I belong to other lists and am a believer in posting quality instead of quantity, though I'm not making any judgements here. I mostly listen and enjoy. Ok here goes:

Sports Interests Arena Football (Predators) NFL (Dolphins) NCAA (Gators & Seminoles) Played Safety position in high school Now play indoor soccer on a co-ed adult league Love to play basketball and softball, can't stand to watch them on TV Coach Under 10 girls soccer

Other Interests: True blue dyed-in-the-wool skeptic. Love to debate and debunk the Paranormal and other pseudosciences. Football card collecting, painting and drawing, martial arts, Dilbert cartoons, ranting (see below).

Randomness: The irritation thing about professional basketball and baseball (besides how they, especially basketball, overshadow ArenaBall in the media) is the number of games they play. It's hard to get excited about one game when they play so many. Unlike football, when you play umpteen gazillion games in a season, it's no big deal if you win one game or not. To the Preds for instance, every game is needed, but to the Orlando Magic, if we lose this game no big deal, there are plenty more chances. I can't respect a game like that. AND playoffs....it should be one game do-or-die.

PredFan
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(DATE_OF_ENTRY: May '99)
+++++ LANTZ, MIKE ----- ONLIST: Mike Lantz, Radman
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AGE<DOB>/SEX: 49, 11/11/49, M
MARITAL STATUS: Married with three kids
LOCATION: Phoenix, Az
PHONE(S):
OCCUPATION: Senior Health Physicist at Palo Verde, a nuclear power
plant outside of Phoenix
EDUCATION: B.S. in Nuclear Physics; M.S. in Radiological Physics
EMAIL: mlantz33@cybertrails.com
WEBSITE:
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Other interests: 205 average bowler, still play left field on our slow
pitch softball teams, golf, science fiction (is there a more intense
movie than Aliens?). I write for several radiation-related magazines;
stuff like "The Use of Xe-133 Retention in the Body to Evaluate
Submersion Skin Doses" (anyone want a copy!). I had to curb my desire
to proofread everyone's work: as soon as I started sending out emails
with misspelled/mistyped words, I figured out that I'd better not worry
about it.

Found List: After finally breaking down and getting an internet package
at home, one of the first things I did was search on Arena Football.

Favorite Teams: Rattlers, Rattlers, Rattlers, Chargers, and Notre
Dame. Grew up in San Diego. One of my favorite memories was riding my
bike all around town (it was the ealy 60's), pulling bottle caps out of
the coke machines with a magnet on a string. They all had Charger's
players on them and if you filled out a sheet, you got Chargers stuff.
I filled seven and had a Charger's helmet.

What I like most about the AFL: The action, excitement, speed, scoring,
the clock not stopping through most of the game, the last minute of
every game, the great catches, the tough routes, the sounds, the logos,
being closer to the game, and knowing that these players love this game
and the fans.

What I dislike most about the AFL: Nothing! We will get through this
period in its history, we'll see it become the respected sport that it
should be, and we will have enjoyed some great football entertainment.

What I like most about the AFL List: It's great listening and
occasionally talking to all of you. Love the way most people stay true
to the goal of passing information to each other about Arena Football.
I can never thank the high volume people like John, Ken, Joseph, and
Dave for getting it all out. I wish my radiation-related list was as
clear. Also, I'm an ESTJ for all of you into that stuff, so opinions
fly out of me to anyone who will listen.

What I dislike most about the AFL List: Occasional lack of patience by
all of us. And, however, threads that wander so long that they begin to
irritate people. Once in a while, it would be great to get a few people
together at the same time, so those threads can be brought to their
logical conclusions.

Love to see an ArenaBowl; this year or any other year. See ya!
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(DATE_OF_ENTRY: Nov. 1996 - Aug. 1997)
+++++ LEHMAN, CHAD ----- ONLIST: CAROLNAFAN
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AGE<DOB>/SEX: 25/M MARITAL STATUS: Married LOCATION: Wauwatosa, WI OCCUPATION: Educator EDUCATION: UW-Milwaukee EMAIL: CAROLNAFAN@aol.com
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I guess I'll join in the intro thing also......

Chad Lehman, 25, live in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin - just across the street from Milwaukee (literally). I teach third grade and love the Mustangs. My wife and I have had season tickets for the Mustangs since the first season. We went to the first exhibition game in Milwaukee and bought season tickets after that. We love going to the games and the VIP parties after the games with the players and coaches and staff members. My wife's friend is engaged to a high ranking member of the Mustang staff. That's how I got into the sport, but now I'm hooked - my wife love's it too. I went to UW-Milwaukee and graduated in 94 where I was on a tennis scholarship. I am currently working on a basic Mustang web page that will be endorsed by the team. Hopefully, I'll get paid for it when things get going. I'll keep everyone posted when it's ready. That's about it.
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(DATE_OF_ENTRY: Nov. 1996 - Aug. 1997)
+++++ LELLE, RICHARD ----- ONLIST: MAGNUM
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AGE<DOB>/SEX: 8-24-61 (Madrid, Spain) MARITAL STATUS: Married LOCATION: Austin, Texas OCCUPATION: progammer/analyst for the Texas Department of Transportation for the last 15 years. EDUCATION: TSTI, Waco (AAS in Computer Science) EMAIL: magnum@bga.com
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I love: wife, softball, golf, all of our six schnauzers and one cocker spaniel, UFO (the rock- band), mirowavable popcorn and fridays, the last day of the workweek.

Thoughts on Arenaball: one of the Almighty's greatest ideas! I have been a fan since day one and I truly hope the league continues forever. I would like to see a Sliders episode featuring the league. Arenaball is exciting and genuine....no whiners, just hard hitting action packed football. Favorite Arena team: Terror(1) Storm(2) Favorite NFL team: Miami Dolphins

I am one of the ones who does not post. I am a big Arena Football fan and I just enjoy perusing this list every day. I live in Austin, Texas and the nearest team, of course, is the Terror of Houston. I used to have Force tix when they were around. 10th row, mid-field! Great seats!

I really don't have too much to add to this list. Everyone on the list seems to have a great deal of knowledge of the game and they all seem to have easy access to their teams. I know quite a bit about the game and I have trekked to Houston once last year to see the Preds, but for now I guess I just like sitting back and watching the list.

I do hope that the league gains respectability and prevails over the PIFL. I think the league needs to stay with a set number of teams and concentrate on marketing. They should only add new teams/markets if the teams are backed by sponsors that are willing to help promote the team.

Those are my thoughts for now.....
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+++++ LENARD, JOSEPH ----- ONLIST: JLENARD a/k/a Martyn
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AGE<DOB>/SEX: 08-11-62/M
MARITAL STATUS: Single Married (March 13, 1999 to Rhonda Michelle Simpson
of Grand Rapids MI)
HEIGHT/WEIGHT/ETC: 5'8" 165-lbs, Blonde, Hazel eyes
LOCATION: 1108 Mulberry Wyandotte, MI 48192-4115
PHONE(S): (734) 282-0643 (248) 637-6563
OCCUPATION: Computer Systems Administration (Kmart Intl. HQ) save your blue
light special jokes, okay!!
EDUCATION: Roosevelt High School, Public school in Wyandotte MI -- Trade:
Assoc. Schools of Travel N. Miami Beach FL -- College: WCCC (working on/off
again toward Business with minor in Computers)
EMAIL: home-jlenard@voyager.net or business-jlenard@kmart.com
WEBSITE: http://my.voyager.net/jlenard/

*****OTHER INFO*****
MORE THAN (I'm sure) YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW.... Sports Interests AFL on the
DSS dish with DirecTv NHL, I played Hockey 12 years including for my High
School, I also was a hockey coach for 5 years, and Officiated for about 8
years. NFL, If I can catch a game on Sunday, fine, otherwise, no big deal.
MILL (Major Indoor Lacrosse League) Detroit Turbos now defunct, went out
when Mike Illitch (NHL: RedWings / MLB: Tigers) who runs Olympia Arenas Inc
bought the Tigers and gutted everything for that teams purpose. The Turbos
(MILL) and Drive (AFL) were shutdown. Local High School: Basketball &
Volleyball
Other Interests: Serving the Public interest (in other-words) Politics:
04/94 & 04/95 losses in School Board elections 11/96 Candidate for Wayne
County (MI) Commissioner for my district -- Lost the election, but they've
really pissed me off now, and I will run in '98 check out:
HTTP://eeyore.netlite.com/jlenard it's my candidacy WebSite (if my good
friend John Golovich III, who donated it, still has it up). These losses put
me in good company who started off not-so-well with the message of Freedoms
and Personal Liberties. One being - Abraham Lincoln!! For those who don't
think we have any problems in this country, well, though I wish you no
lasting (or physical) harm, I do hope... ...you get an audit from the IRS
(and pay for years of unjust interest) ...get railroaded (as you will)
fighting a Traffic ticket you don't deserve ...etc - you get the picture, or
you will if they occur
Pet peeves: -Erosion of the fundamental concepts of the AFL game -Foster's
lost control of HIS game that we all enjoy -Owners whose only concern is
their franchises value -BANDWAGONERS - yep, we need new teams and fans,
those are not who I mean. Let me use the Red Wings as an example. I've
played, coached, and even officiated hockey. I've followed and stuck with
the Wings even through the bad years. The last few years they were virtually
assured to win the cup, people who never knew what the hell a hockey puck
was/is, are now all of a sudden major hockey and Red Wing fans; yet don't
understand the game. These are the type of AFL bandwagoners of which I hold
disdain!! I'm not perfect, and goof on the rules myself from time to time,
but I've been there from the beginning and understand where the principles
and concepts come from. --Other Pet peeves--The destruction of our language
(I'm no literary great, but some people have no clue--Little fault of their
own) from a piss-poor educational system that needs an overhaul. We once had
teachers that cared about kids, now most care only about their contracts and
how easy they can make it for themselves in the classroom with aides,
computers, videos, etc... (not that all of that can't be a useful tool).
Yes, all that about the language even though I don't care about spell
checking my EMail, we are not writing for the New York Times and their are
more important things to devote time to. --Last, but not least-- The
destruction of our REPUBLIC! Go read the Constitution before all your Rights
have been removed and it becomes a completely useless document. Well, you
get the idea!!
Random thoughts/notes/asides: I was the first to purchase Detroit Drive
tickets. During the first full scheduled ArenaBall season I called the
League office to find out about expansion plans and found out that Detroit
would have a team for the second season. I had to call several times, and
ultimately had to insist that the marketing manager take my name and number
for when they would be informed about the team they would be having, as they
knew nothing about it. They treated me wonderfully once they found out I
knew before they did!!! It was great. Now that the Drive is gone (not
really, the franchise went through Mass., was idle for awhile, and is now in
Grand Rapids MI) I have season tickets to the Grand Rapids Rampage since
there first year in 1998 (VanAndel G.R.MI seats 109-B,17&18). It was at a
G.R.Rampage game that I met my wife, a match made in AFL heaven. Soon I'll
have the whole story online on my Website http://my.voyager.net/jlenard/ but
there is just my humble beginnings of learning HTML there right now,
including pictures of me and my lovely bride.
Something to keep in mind: Like in Detroit, a team can be TOO SUCCESSFUL!!
(Tampa!?!) Once you rack up ArenaBowl win after win, you are expected to do
it all the time. The fascination starts to wain in the area. If you have a
mediocre season, ticket sales will drop. The AFL must have parity, and the
Title needs to be spread around.
For those of you who have bothered to get to this point, I'll say... Can't
think of anything else to throw in. Hope to Receive from ya soon.
mailto:jlenard@voyager.net Read ya later.
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(DATE_OF_ENTRY: Nov. 1996 - Aug. 1997)
+++++ LEVIN, MICHAEL ----- ONLIST: Michael A. Levin
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AGE<DOB>/SEX: 28 MARITAL STATUS: Married (except in the fall) LOCATION: Cedar Rapids, IA OCCUPATION: Worked as sports writer, graphic artist and sports editor and a lot of newspapers and magazines. I would not recommend the experience of a small town (less than 25,000) to anybody. EDUCATION: BBA from the University of Oklahoma. Working on a MA in Sport Management at the University of Iowa. EMAIL: mlevin@inav.net
*****OTHER INFO*****
Research areas: Effects of competitive imbalance; legal issues and the NCAA; new media usage by SIDs. Number of lists subscribed to: 11 including two non-sport related lists. Found list: On somebody's arena homepage. Obviously, it included the address. I would like to see the address published on other "list of listserv" type pages. Favorite Team: Iowa Barnstormers. Football experience: Played in high school; Coach on the college (Division III) level. Favorite college teams: Texas, Oklahoma and where ever I am coaching. ;-) I take Texas over Oklahoma every time out. What I like most about the AFL: The passing; the excitement. What I dislike most about the AFL: The lack of secondary coverage. Why I prefer the CFL over the NFL? Three words: open field tackling. A lost art in the NFL, Division I and even Division II now. What I would like to see happen to the AFL: A development contract signed with the PIFL. What an opportunity. When Portland needs a sixth QB, they can call their PIFL affiliate. ;-) **********<end of entry>**********

(DATE_OF_ENTRY: 11/97)
+++++ Ludke, Chris ----- ONLIST: CJ Ludke
*****VITALS*****
AGE<DOB>/SEX: 34/M MARITAL STATUS: single (hey girls!) LOCATION: Phoenix since '68 (originally Elkhart Indiana) PHONE(S): 4 or 5 including one in the can OCCUPATION: Telecommunications EDUCATION: Lets just say I have to work for a living EMAIL: skibear@juno.com (hey, its free)
*****OTHER INFO*****
Compared to most on this list I am a newbie. I am impressed with the intelligence displayed in most discussions and hope the anti-hockey-nasty-retort-thing is temporary. I probably lurk more than I should on this board. Maybe someday I will come up with a valid point to post. I enjoy the arguments as long as it remains civil or light-hearted. You wanna get rude, check in at the CNNSI boards where the mere mention of the Cowboys will get you a few choice words. Lets keep this list one of honor and respect with a dash of humor.

Thanks to pre-Cardinal regional TV broadcasting, I have been programmed to root for the Cowboys. Please don't hold it against me. I also like the Dolphins and Flyers. I played football and baseball until highschool when my lack of height finally was a factor.

I am a Rattler season tix holder for 2 years and think Arenaball is the hot trend. My first live game was an early playoff contest. We bought tix on the street and sat on the very top row. I shouldn't say sat because we were standing on our seats the whole game. I did not like Danny White as a Cowboy and I don't know why. Just one of those things. I think he has improved tremendously as an AFL coach, most notably his game plan in beating the Barnstormers without Bonner. He should have won Coach of the Year if the award was chosen after the Big Game. I hope he sticks around awhile now.

The electricity of Arenabowl XI was the most intense I have ever experienced in my limited exposure. If you taped the game look for me in section 104, row 27, seat 2. I'm the short fat guy with a Rattler hat on. I hope every fan gets to see one live. I cannot watch a baseball game on TV anymore nor sit in the upper deck, especially with the padded seats down low. I hope the future holds no strikes or work stoppages yet compensates all in the league fairly. We all want the AFL to succeed but hopefully not too hard on the fans' pocketbook expense. Another fear I have is the scheduling of games NOT on Saturday or Friday. I work weekdays and for me it is an all-nighter on gamedays. There is nothing more entertaining to me than watching the Rattlers kick ass then closing Brennans at the pool table. Of course, at is always better than under....

See you in the 'Pit......cj
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