My First Ever Raiders/Broncos Game at Invesco! YES!!

Yes…Finally!!

The good news is, finally, after waiting for 11 long years I’ll get to see a Broncos game in Denver and it’ll be against the hated Raiders on Dec 20th. If you’re going to the game and would like to meet up with me email me here or at my primary email address. gomilehigh@yahoo.com

It’d be an awesome honor to meet some of the cool fans I’ve meet on myspace & facebook and played fantasy football with over the last several years. Sincerely let me know if you’re going (If you have a cell it’ll be easy) and I’ll make it a point to let you know where I am in the stadium. I plan on being there as early as possible to mix and mingle with other fans before the game.

First Ever Game at Invesco

I’ve never been to Invesco Field so it’ll be a thrilling experience to see a game there. This will be the 12th Broncos game I’ve seen in person and the 7th Raiders game I’ve seen in Denver and all of them were at the old Mile High Stadium. I bought the tickets this summer but didn’t know until just a few weeks ago if I was actually going to be able to go or not because of work. I had no idea when I bought these tickets last summer that this game would end up having as much meaning and importance as it has.

The last game I saw in Denver was in 98 when Broncos destroyed the Eagles. The last Broncos regular season game I saw was in San Francisco in 2002 when Brian Griese played one of his better games and the Broncos beat the 49ers 24-14. The very last game I saw the Broncos play was the preseason 2004 NFL Hall of Fame Game against the Redskins in Canton, OH

First game I ever saw in Denver was a Monday Night Chiefs game from the South Stands in 1990. Elway’s arm and a late FG in the 4th Q by the usually unreliable Treadwell sealed the deal.

Here’s the box score from the Kansas City Chiefs Game on Sept. 17 1990. How many where there?

Chiefs vs. Broncos Sept. 17, 1990

First Raiders game saw in Denver was in 1990. How many remember the long 62 yard run Bo Jackson had for a TD? He killed us that day. God I’m glad he had a short career.

Raiders vs. Broncos Dec. 2, 1990

The best Raiders game I saw was in 97, what a game, remember? They destroyed the Jeff George led Raiders. The D gave up just one FG so the shutout was lost but made what a thing of beauty. Davis was killer in that game.

Raiders vs. Broncos Nov. 24, 1997

I’m hoping for complete and total annihilation on the 20th. I want my Raider pound of flesh; it may be a while before I’m back in Bronco Nation.

My spin on this weeks Colts game

On O… pound the ball on the ground early and often just like last week. Only go to the air after the running game fails. No turnovers and minimize mental mistakes and penalties. Kyle Orton must be able to play smart football and not force the issue even if they get behind early.

On D… they must shut down Joesph Addai and Donald Brown first, if they can’t stop the running game it’ll be impossible for them to stop the pass. If they can shut it down they must continue the aggressive style of blitzing D that help them win 8 games and get pressure on Peyton Manning.

Many may think the Colts wins during this winning streak have been lucky, especially the 2 games against the Houston Texans (I’m bummed for poor Kubiak) but don’t you believe it.

Yes, the Colts D is not the best unit in the NFL and the Colts running game is not what it once was, he’s had injuries at WR but make no mistake Manning has been played the best football of his career this year. He has carried this team on his back like that old war horse General Patton. He’s the smartest QB in the NFL and despite these problems he’s found a way to help them win games.

Can the Broncos pull an upset?

They’ll have to play a perfect game in all 3 phases on O, D and special teams, it’s their only hope. If I were a betting man I’d say they have no chance but I’ve underestimated them all year and if this defense can play a great game maybe it’s possible.

McKid for NFL Coach of the Year?

Some have mentioned Josh McDaniels as a possible candidate for Coach of the Year, I can’t see that just yet. He did his best work of season last week and he’ll have to impress me with his offensive game plans in the next 4 weeks and secure a playoff berth to get my consideration.

In my opinion the real Coach of the Year even though he’s not a Head Coach belongs to Mike Nolan, he’s turned around the worst defensive unit in team history from a year ago into one of the best in the league this year. Make no mistake without Nolan we wouldn’t be having this conversation about the Broncos possibly getting a playoff berth.

I so excited to watch the Colts game this week at home and even more excited to go to Denver next Sunday to see the Raiders game. I hope you guys will contact me if you go to the game.

GO BRONCOS!!

Inglourious Basterds: Movie Review

I went to the movies last night and saw Inglourious Basterds. My first impression of it was it didn't have as much graphic violence or profanity mixed in as you might expect for a Quentin Tarantino movie. I liked it just for that, yes there is violence and bad language but it doesn't distract you as much from the story as his other movies may for the more squeamish.

The other part of the movie worth noting is while it had humor, it was a more serious story with less of the dead pan campy movie lingo he's used in his other films. He didn't go over the top with it in this one. Not that it didn't work for Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown and Kill Bill it did very, very well, but his intentional overuse of cliques and non-stop violent gore has been done again, again in his movies and as well as most of the other movies made in Hollywood of this genre today.

It's great to see him recover from Death Proof which I didn't care for that much. I did like the ending of that one but the first 1 ½ hours of it killed it with was maybe the worst script he’s every attempted to direct. I know he was going for a certain 70’s B movie feel but it failed miserably and bored me.

I highly recommend Inglourious Basterds, it’s something different and the best part is you have no idea what is going to happen in the end. Too many movies made today are so predictable, at least for me, so 15 minutes in I’m like well, Seen that, done that, been there so many times before.

Tarantino is a great Director when has a good story and a great cast of actors to draw from. Since most of the canned Hollywood movies these days have been so horrible the last few years Inglourious Basterds rises to the top even though it may not be Tarantino’s best effort. I’d give it a B+ if this weren’t the case but today in this climate of bad films I have to give it an A-.

It entertains you, holds you to the end and even though it's a 2 ½ hour movie you won't notice the time because the story works so well. It's worth the price of admission go check it out.

20 Months Later But Who's Counting? :)

We lost our house to one of worst hurricane like winter storms in the history of this area in Dec. of 2007 and have been living in a 1 BR apartment ever since. We sold that property in of Oct of 2008 and have been in the market for a house in Astoria ever since.

FINALLY after months of searching for the right home and waiting another 3 months to close we got the keys to our new 1,700 sq ft home yesterday.

Now we begin in earnest to do some remodeling (painting, redoing the floors, new deck, rain gutter, replaces the oil furnace with a gas one etc.) and hope to move in by the end of August.

It’s really unbelievable what we had to go through to get this point. I could write a 500 page book and all the stuff Jenny and I have learned over the last 20 months. In the end as frustrating as the process was I’m just grateful and thankful that I have been blessed with a new home.

I can’t wait to get it fixed up and move in. When we get done with it, it’ll be a beautiful home. Thanks Greg Cross. Here’s a big thank you to Chris LaPointe our Realtor and good friend for being with us throughout this whole long drawn out process and being so patient and professional.

IT’S A DONE DEAL! WE’RE HOME OWNERS AGAIN!

It's a done deal Ladies and Germs!

We lost our house to one of worst hurricane like winter storms in the history of this area in Dec. 2 of 2007 and have been living in a 1 BR apartment ever since. We sold that property in Oct of 2008 and have been in the market for a house in Astoria ever since. 

FINALLY after months of searching for the right home and waiting another 3 months to close we got the keys to our new 1,700 sq ft home yesterday.

Now we begin in earnest to do some remodeling (painting inside and out, redoing the floors, new deck, rain gutter and replace the oil furnace with a gas one etc.) and hope to move in by the end of August.

It’s really unbelievable what we had to go through to get this point. I could write a 500 page book and all the stuff Jenny and I have learned over the last 20 months. In the end as frustrating as the process was I'm just grateful and thankful that I have been blessed with a new home.

I can't wait to get it fixed up and move in. When we get done with it, it'll be a beautiful home. Thanks to Greg Cross of NW Lending Group and a big thank you to Chris LaPointe our Realtor and good friend for being with us throughout this whole long drawn out process and being so patient and professional.

IT'S A DONE DEAL! WE'RE HOME OWNERS AGAIN!

The National Health Care "TAX" Bill Scare

When will the Democrats dethrone this nightmare?

ThePelosi Jobs Tax

The WJS link above confirms that Pelosi was, is and will always be an absolute disgrace. Why have the Democrats continued to let this ultra-liberal socialist be the House Majority leader pushing through this crazy National Health Care scam, or should I say scare, that is nothing more than a massive tax on middle class Americans?

Millions of people are being duped into believing that this bill will save individual Americans and the federal government billions in costs. Think again read paragraph 4 in this WSJ article. It couldn’t be farther from the truth, look at the numbers. Its official, Obama’s pledge to not tax people under $250,000 a year was just another hallow campaign pledge, in simpler terms a bald face lie.

People who love watching the day in day out Obama Health Care Infomercial which most major media outlets endorse, need to get a cold slap in the face and wake up to what’s really going on. This bill will be yet another massive tax levied on us by the most liberal Congress and President to hold power in the history of the country.

It’s a very simple, either you’re for the federal government and a group of bureaucrats dictating what kind of health care choices you have while taxing you into the poor house or you want the freedom to pay for your own private health care insurance. I choose the latter. At my age and income, I should have the right to pay for my own and not be told by some bureaucrat how to take care of myself or unfairly taxed for those who don’t or won’t (even if they have the money to buy it) pay for it on their own.

Why in the world would we trust the feds to do a better job to run our health care programs? Anyone who has been paying attention to what’s been going on in the last year and half can see that government has patently failed on almost every level of trying to quick fix the economy, banking and the auto industry. Why, tell me why, should we trust them to run a single payer health care program that would cost us billions more and add untold trillion’s in debt to an already bankrupt nation?

It’s pathological insanity and incredibly naive to believe that somehow they’ll get this one right when they’ve have been so completely wrong about everything else. I just don’t understand how anyone with good common sense would not be totally outraged by this socialist health care boondoggle Obama, Pelosi and the Democrats want to ram down our paychecks.

I think for whatever reason the people who voted for Obama wanted to believe the best in him and trust him to do the right thing because he comes across as some likeable charismatic figure that gives a good speech and seems to mean well. This just isn’t the case.

Tragically I think it may be just be a general apathy that’s infected so many uninformed people they just don’t give a damn anymore and they’ve developed this, “none of this stuff will affect me attitude.” The longer we hold onto this ignorant selfish thinking, the quicker we'll lose our individual freedoms and turn into a Marxist Socialist State. Is that what we want? Maybe if we ignore it or not give a damn it’ll fix itself right? Think again, we are under assault right now and it’s time to speak out and put it to a stop to it TODAY before it’s too late.