TIS THE SEASON . . .

TIS THE SEASON . . .
YEAH - YOU KNOW YOU'RE READY FOR IT.

Thursday, September 9, 2010

KICKIN' SOME . . . ASTROTURF ~ By Absolutely*Kate ... #FlashFiction

THE ICON OF ALL FOOTBALL ICONS ~ KICKED OFF BY LEYENDECKER


A N D
KICKING OFF THE REASON
FOR THE SEASON

~ by Absolutely*Kate

It takes an icon to kickoff a season as mighty as the very first game of the very first week of the NFL. The all star artist-illustrator J.C. Leyendecker led the league of brush-strokers in the early 20th century. He shows true form as one memorable picture high kicks a thousand words of sports-broadcasting to be, to you, to me. From sensations of the dashing Arrow Shirt Man to moving minds with war bond posters, moving sports figures to dash down their playing fields, through magazine covers of the golden era ~ The Saturday Evening Post, Colliers and what Scribners was shouting out in penned audibles, all the way to score the "very first super-bowl" -- the endzone blitz that kicked off Kellog's Cornflakes, this first team artist knew the power of vision. His vision influenced Norman Rockwell's. His vision influenced this writer's as well -- in penning the audibles of my welcoming spiel ~

Welcome to ~
"ABSOLUTELY BEST NFL PICKS" ~ Well sure, we're going to show you ours -- but it's only fair that you show us yours. That's how the very best picks come to be. And mine have been consistently better than Ditka's perhaps a few games behind Coach Cowher's -- but I'm gettin' there. Oh yeah baby, I'm gettin' there, and settin' my scoreboard high hopes a'sparkin!

TONIGHT?
Think about it ~ They're still all hepped up with hype in The Big Easy. Who's the hungrier team comin' to town? Brett's not gonna make it easy in hoopla city. He ain't gonna take plain pain lying down. Nope. He and his driving team are gonna Peterson it up. They've got too much to prove after that last playoff debacle. Bet the ranch out on the limb . . . on the Vikes. (If Pacino's listening, 'with your mother in it'.) 

So what do YOU think? 
You goin' safe with marchin' in dem Who Dats?

8 comments:

  1. "We've got 15 games after that," Childress stressed. "You beat New Orleans, Miami's coming to town. You lose to New Orleans, Miami's coming to town."

    Vikings coach Brad childress on tonight's game.

    He's going to feel alot better about Miami coming to town with a win against the Saints.

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  2. Great looking site oh Maven of the midway!

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  3. Jes' kickin up my teal cleats Har ... in excitement of NFL WEEKS! So - What's the name of your column gonna be?

    HARRY HARRASES KNUCKLEHEADS! <It could be our most popular weekly feature.

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  4. This Monday Morning Quarterback is ready for pickin' and grinnin'...bring on the beer and brats!!! Are you ready for some footballllll?????

    Btw I'm rootin' for the Saints...if they win. hee hee hee

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  5. Seems to me the BEST PICKER as far as a rifle arm throws is SUGAR with the "hee hee hee's" of that sweet she inclusive.

    We're rrrrrrready for some football Maam, and tellin' the tales in temptatious ways, if not scrumptious as you set the table and the bar.

    So ~ who else do you have this week, so far?
    (And THANKS for joining in the lit-wit over nitwits that this football site shall flash) Gridiron Gumption always knows Glory.

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  6. Well, I feel like a fool. Not a football fan and savoring every last inning of baseball before the playoffs, World Series and then a long, dark winter without baseball. Enjoy the season.

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  7. No way Susan -- could YOU ever be a fool. I think you and I may have been watching the same Yankees - Rays game (congrats to you - but we'll be there tomorrow) -- Perhaps we'll even talk you into trying some cleats on the 50 and entering our gridiron fray ... We promise never a dull moment.

    Thanks for stoppin' by. We could save you a place on the bleachers lure you in with what the Sugar Shack offers up pregame, y'know.

    ~ Absolutely Steeler*Kate

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