Even The Purest Of Romantics Compromise
I pointed it out on Twitter once it was announced that the oft-bootleged movie "Sunshine Daydream" would be in theaters on Jerry's birthday that Philip Rivers could learn a little something from Garcia's focus. Of course, the Veneta 1972 show was an occasion where he was especially sharpened psychedelically. During Dark Star, you can see on the video that The Fat Man ignores the naked guy fucking the speaker stack behind him like a quarterback feeling the rush as the pocket breaks down. Nonetheless, I apologize for the indelible image that you won't be able to get out of your head from now on.
Anyway, there's been way too much going on with the Bolts for me not to comment. Everything out of minicamp sounded really positive, but it does every year. However, Te'o was finally unveiled to the media without a hitch. This piece from the U-T was about as glowing as anything I have read about the Chargers in a long time. Let's just hope it's warranted. Maybe I'm just being my usual stubborn self, but I actually think they could be pretty good this season. It's like the groundskeepers from Major League said about the Indians, maybe they won't be that shitty. I also think that it's insanely premature for everyone to be crowning Denver already. It's not as if Peyton Manning had such a great postseason record before he went there. Welker has had his share of drops in the playoffs that have resulted in him having no rings thus far. Vasquez was good, but never great. He's only great when you consider who we were left with up front. Phillips can take his meaningless bowling celebration and overactive Twitter account with him. Jammer went from being a guy who was constantly flagged to one who got burned twice in the playoffs to a very solid player. He played well in the 2007 playoffs (after he let Caldwell get behind him the January before) and played well against Indy when Cromartie had his head up his ass. In the loss at Pittsburgh, Jammer got hurt and the Steelers abused Cletis Gordon as a result. Fuck, Jammer was the only guy who picked off Sanchez in the next season's playoff loss. Sadly, Rivers gave the ball right back.
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That's actually Peppermint Patty's description of Charlie Brown as she invites Marcie and Franklin to join her as she crashes his Thanksgiving dinner. Honestly, I couldn't think of a good title for this installment that included the name "Chuck" in the title. So much has happened in the two months since we last spoke. This time, however, I've got a good reason. I have been feverishly trying to finish the second half of my book, Drunk On Sunday. It's not exactly Justice Is Coming: The Book, but has some football stories in there. Let's just say its a fictional memoir with the Charger fanaticism being a metaphor for a lifetime of doing things the only way I know how.
There was a time where I used to say that the Super Bowl was the greatest day of the year. But that was before the Chargers started making the playoffs. Once they did, but were unable to do anything with it, Super Sunday stopped being special. It became a day that reminded me of everything that the Bolts were lacking.
Wow, there was time when Philip could actually throw on the run--sort of. This shot is obviously from the 2007 win at Indianapolis. In many ways, it's the game that ended up leading us where we are right now. I noticed in the comments from my last post that Daniel Chang thought Norv was being faulted with "breaking Rivers." 
Might as well end this thing the way it began. I'll post some photos from my trip to the game last week in the coming weeks. It's a fucking travesty that a home game against the Traitors on December 30 is meaningless. But that's what this era of Charger football has done. I was certainly happier to walk out of the stadium with a win last week than have to listen to what few Jet fans remained grouse about beating us. But the fact that finally beat them only when it was meaningless was also sadly appropriate. I'm sure you saw the U-T piece by
The last time I traveled to New Jersey to see the Chargers face the Jets was 1994. They were playing to clinch the AFC West after being unable to close it out on Monday Night against the Traitors. I’m sure you remember, FAITHFUL READER. That was the only time that season that the Bolts lost in the powder blues. I also went to the games against the Jets in 1990 and 1991, which were blowouts for both teams. Of course, I also went to the snowball game in 1995 against the Giants and the 2009 comeback game. That second game sparked what looked like a strong run to the playoffs. Of course, that’s also what caused Dean Spanos to give Norval his extension. I’ve mentioned it before, but I’ll never forget listening to Kevin Acee on The Darren Smith show during the Bolts’ bye before their playoff game. Darren wondered aloud “Now that they’ve signed Norv, what if by some fluke the Chargers choke in the playoffs?”
