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Sinatra2_tiny by Sinatrasratpack on

I've been thinking... A lot of us have been coming to this site for awhile and besides the occasional Vegas trip not many of us get to intermingle or see what our fellow HH'ers are like. I figured I'd make this post because it would be nice to hear a little bit about each person that posts here regularly. Plus until the winter meeting we know nothing of great importance is going to happen anyway.
Maybe after getting to know your HH'ers next time your at the game you can say hi.
I figured the best way is to have every say where you sit if you have season seats, what city they live in, what year they became an Angels fan, best angels memory and something about themselves, maybe an interesting tidbit.

I'll start:
Sinatrasratpack is 27 years old

Star-divide

-I sit in section 516 I have had season seats for about 4 years
-I live in Chino Hills (I see Roenoke driving around all the time)
-I was indoctrinated by my LA family to be a Dodgers fan from birth until I reached an age where I could make up my own mind (around 1990) However even though my family was Dodger fans we had Angels season seats???? odd
-Best Angels Memory was Spezio hitting the Homer in game 6
-Interesting fact: I am related to Joe DiMaggio He is my Great Uncle

 I hope that we all get to know each other a little more, because no matter what background we come from we have one important thing in common We bleed Angels Red (or perrywinkle blue depending if you just woke up from a 8 year coma)

This Fan-Post is authored by an independent fan and may or may not be a reflection of human evolution, divine enlightenment or nine cans into a 12-pack.

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I'll go next
Nobody know's me, but I've been around for the last 2 years or so. I  just could never log in because the password would never make it to my email box. But I finally made it in so here I am.
  • Im 23
  • I havent jumped on board and bought season tickets yet, even though every year I say this is the year. I usually get tickets through ticket exchange, scalp, or go with friends who have season tickets near 3rd base dugout.
  • I live in La Habra.
  • I became a fan in 2002 when they started winning.  jk Ive been Angel fan since I was a kid and had little league days walking around field. My Dad tried to raise me a Dodger fan but I just can't bleed blue. Angel stadium is so much closer to my house so we would go to a lot more Angel games which led me become the Angel fan that I am today.
  • There are a ton of Angel memories but I guess you have to say 2002 postseason. How could you not?
  • Interesting Fact: Im related to Benjamin Rush. He signed the Declaration of Independence. He wasn't really all that important in the whole situation, but he was there. And he signed it. So thats cool in my book.
Anyways, Its nice to finally get to participate and Im sure we will have some fun on here. Everyone seems pretty cool and knowledgeable which makes the forums worthwile.

by krush40 on Nov 26, 2007 2:23 PM PST   0 recs

I live in LA HABRA
I live in front of La Habra High School. How about you?
Put Kendry Morales at 1B, and move Sean Rodriguez to 3B......NOW LETS GO WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by acuda27 on Nov 26, 2007 3:04 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

I live
North of Whittier Blvd, between Harbor and Palm.

by krush40 on Nov 26, 2007 3:34 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Cool my little sister played T-ball
at a school around there.
Put Kendry Morales at 1B, and move Sean Rodriguez to 3B......NOW LETS GO WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by acuda27 on Nov 26, 2007 3:53 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

GOOD TIMES...
I'm nearly 33

I usually buy one of the mini-game plans and sit in right field.  This past year I was one section up from the Rev.

I live in Orange, near the OC Mining Co. restaurant.

I grew up in Buena Park, and was a Dodger fan until I was about 12, since my dad grew up in Hawthorne.  I used to go to bed at night listening to Vin Scully call play by play.  Living 15 minutes away from the stadium made it a lot easier to be an Angel fan, so here I am.

Best Angel's memory?  Gotta be Game 7 of the World Series.  I was in the process of buying my house, and my Realtor gave me tickets before the series started for free.  I had no idea that they would make it to a game 7.  I almost turned off Game 6, when they were down.  I coudln;t hear anything but a high pitch buzzing in my ears for about 3 days afterwards.

No real interesting facts that I can think of!

Jeff

MS-Society HERE to read more about it, and donate some money!

by sipperphoto on Nov 26, 2007 2:37 PM PST   0 recs

Interesting fact...
Just remembered.  Mike Witt's mom was my catechism teacher at St. Pius in Buena Park!
MS-Society HERE to read more about it, and donate some money!

by sipperphoto on Nov 26, 2007 8:01 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Squarefootnatlpark's Mom
taught Mike Witt in grade school, in the late '60s
I bleed Angel red

by squarefootnatlpark on Nov 27, 2007 11:27 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

bio
I'm the Rev

I'm younger than Scioscia, older than Steve Finley

Section 240

I live near Slauson and Alameda south of Downtown L.A.

Grew up in a Dodger household in La Mirada and picked the Angels out of contrarian necessity.

Best Angel memory was an extended session of pre-game spitting at the Oakland players with my Boy Scout Troop in like 1976 and not getting busted.

Interesting fact: If you look real real close I am in a few crowd shots in the movie THE DECLINE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION...

by Rev Halofan on Nov 26, 2007 2:50 PM PST   0 recs

LA MIRADA
in the hizzzzzzzzouse...born, and kinda raised (til 2nd grade)
Read my bullshit at http://mvn.com/mlb-source/author/seth.keichline/

by Ty Webb on Nov 26, 2007 3:05 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Decline of The Western Civilization
That's awesome, Man.  Great documentary.  I'm a little younger than you are I'll assume, age 28.  When they filmed Decline of The Western Civilization 3, I'm in the beginning scene in the line, waiting to get into the club.  2 Generations of Punk Rock Angels Fans here!

Anyways, my seats are in 230, Row B, 17 & 18.  

Check my profile to learn a little more about my "Angel Fandom."  

-The Sheriff

by The Sheriff on Nov 28, 2007 8:45 AM PST to parent up   0 recs

what??
no mention of I went to school with the Great Ladybug????   (muah muah)

by ladybug on Nov 30, 2007 9:54 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Ladybug and I were Saint Paul High Class of 1982
but I got kicked out of high school in 1981.

They are all doing the math on your age right now, Lori...

by Rev Halofan on Nov 30, 2007 9:57 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

What the heck
I'm 45 (pass the Geritol).

I live in LA, so I don't get much chance to go down to the Big A.  When I do, I pick up what's available online, sometimes from TicketExchange.  I usually wind up in the 2xx or 4xx sections, left field side.

I lived in OC (Santa Ana) till I was 10, and that's where I became an Angels fan.   Then we moved to LA, and my sister bleeds blue  (sorry), and until the Sosh era, was insufferable.

I'm the product of a mixed marriage -- Dad was a Cubs fan, Mom a White Sox fan.

Best Angels memory is also Game 6.  Though my family lived in Boston for a year when I was 6 (1969), and we went to the Red Sox pancake breakfast... they were playing the Angels!!!!

Another funny anecdote from that time, since we were only there for a year (temporary assignment), we lived in transient housing.  Bruins players during the winter, and Bosox players in the spring/summer.  We lived directly below Dick Williams.  Anyways, my mom was always too shy to go ask him for tix, until one day she finally got up the nerve.   It happened to be the day he was fired.

Another interesting fact... I'm related to the infamous Sidney Korshak.

Angels fan since '67

by red floyd on Nov 26, 2007 2:52 PM PST   0 recs

ACUDA27
  • Im 20
  • Not a season ticket holder but my cousin is. I go to about 12 games a season and sit in section 427 along 1st Base in row A.
  • I live in La Habra just like Krush40.
  • Became a fan in 2004. I really didnt like baseball because when I was a kid my dad would sit there and watch baseball on the weekends and never take us out so I hated baseball. But one summer day I was channel surfing when I stopped on the Angels Game. Within the first 5 minutes Vlad hit a BOMB. I said to myself, "I guess I could watch this." And since then I have been a Die Hard Angels Fan. My dad/older brother and sister/ and youngest sister are Dodger fans so I have fun picking on them.
  • Kendry's 2Run HR to tie the game on may 9th.
  • I manage/play on my own team in the National Adult Baseball Association (NABA).
Put Kendry Morales at 1B, and move Sean Rodriguez to 3B......NOW LETS GO WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by acuda27 on Nov 26, 2007 2:56 PM PST   0 recs

I say...
..next HH meet up is at one of Acuda's games
Read my bullshit at http://mvn.com/mlb-source/author/seth.keichline/

by Ty Webb on Nov 26, 2007 3:07 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Acuda
What team???? I am looking to get picked up on a team if you need any outfielders...

by Sinatrasratpack on Nov 26, 2007 3:19 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

This season is over.......
Played on the Whittier Dodgers (Just played didnt manage so I had nothing to do with the name).

But the comming season starts in MARCH.
Already talked to the League President for next season. If you want you can come out and practice with us and well go from there.

We are going to start meeting up at PATHFINDER park in Roland Hights on Fullerton Rd and Pathfinder. If you know other people let me know via Email so we can get some games going on Sundays(Around 4pm and finish before or at 9pm).  

I play OF and 1B.  

Put Kendry Morales at 1B, and move Sean Rodriguez to 3B......NOW LETS GO WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by acuda27 on Nov 26, 2007 3:25 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

I can play
If you need people let me know. I live on the other side of that hill. I play softball on Wed, so switching back to fastpitch may take some time. But Im available to play some pick up on some sunday afternoon.

I can play anything but pitcher and catcher. I used to catch but the knees aren't so good anymore. Not sure I have time to join another team, but pick up is always fun.

by krush40 on Nov 26, 2007 3:42 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

We were playing over the line
when some Chinees guys asked if we wanted to play a friendly Softball game. We ended up playing 8 on 8 and had a Blast. My team won 25-16. For some reason I find it harder to field a Softball than a baseball.

I'll try and get a game together for this Sunday. How many people can you get? I have 5 for sure and 4 that are questionable. It will just be a friendly game just to practice and get back into baseball.

Put Kendry Morales at 1B, and move Sean Rodriguez to 3B......NOW LETS GO WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by acuda27 on Nov 26, 2007 3:59 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

In L.A.
If anyone organizes one in the LA/Ventura county area, I can do that... otherwise, just too far for me :(
Angels fan since '67

by red floyd on Nov 27, 2007 10:36 AM PST to parent up   0 recs

here goes...
-retired international male underwear model
-36 yrs old
-gave-up modeling to attend MIT
-was al gore's right hand man for a few years. helped him find his vision with this, as he says "global warming thing."
-do mma fighting on the side (strictly for the challenge)
-like to sit in rightfield even if boras gives me his seats for the night.
-favorite angel moment was when i was in between modeling gigs and sent the shipment of dugout railing for the first base dugout to a condo complex in anaheim hills before maurice vaughns first homestand.
-all of this is 100% completely inaccurate.

by thejd on Nov 26, 2007 3:03 PM PST   0 recs

Here I go..
Im 28

No season seats for me, but still manage to get to 15 to 20 games a year and Spring Training ever year for my birthday.

I live in Rancho Cucamonga now, born and raised in Whittier.

I became an Angel fan out of a little laziness on my Pop's side.  The stadium was much closer to Whittier and my earliest memory is booing when everybody else was chanting Booooone.
I also got into a brawl with some Mariner fans in high school right outside the front gate, and have literally bled red ever since.

No real interesting facts, although my Gramps struck out Joe Dimaggio while playing at Whittier College against the Santa Ana Base during the war.  He ended up signing with the Dodgers and played with Jackie Robinson, but always praised Joe and said he unreal to watch in person.

by Wytelitning on Nov 26, 2007 3:19 PM PST   0 recs

I am
*Keith and I am 39 years old.
*I don't have season tickets and I get my tickets off of ebay usually.
*I live in Brea and grew up in Anaheim til I was 10 then moved to Garden Grove.
*I have always been an Angels fan, I have been going to games since the mid 70's. I remember my dad taking me to see Mark Fidrych pitch for the Tigers and my dad telling me he talks to the ball when he pitches.
*My best Angels memory is the Angels clinching the World Series in 2002, I had waited forever for that moment and it felt GREAT!!
*I am related to Adam and Eve, atleast the bible tells me so.

by AngelKeith on Nov 26, 2007 3:26 PM PST   0 recs

In case no one knows already...
I have been an Angel fan since my first game in '77.  My family had season tickets from '77 until 1995.  My formative years were spent in Row E of Aisle 27 watching the likes of Bobby Grich, Frank Tanana, Rod Carew, Reggie Jackson, "Disco" Dan Ford, the late Lyman Bostock (r.i.p), Joe Rudi, Nolan Ryan, Wally Joyner, Tim Foli (same birthday as me), Mike Witt, Kirk McCaskill, Fred Lynn, Bob Boone ("Remember B&B says Go Angels!") and of course that muscular kid from La Habra that wore glasses, none other than one of the greatest Angels, BRIAN DOWNING.

After the heartbreak in '95 (and the strike that cancelled the W.S. the year before), my Dad did not renew our seats.

While still remaining a fan, I still attended at least 1 game a year until I bought season tickets in Section 106 beofre the '02 season, where I remain today.

There have been many great Angel memories, but Game 5 of the ALCS (cue Rory with "...and he's homered three times!") clinched their first pennant and trip to the WS.  After the dissapointment of '82, '86, and '95 it was very gratifying.

I grew up in Arcadia, but now live in Ladera Ranch. Even though its in Orange County, it takes almost as long to get to games as it did when I lived in Arcadia.  Must be the traffic!

Last but not least, with regard to age, I will be th esam eage as GA this year, and for my interesting fact, I am the only person (as far as I know) in the history of the C.I.F. to have caught and then thrown a no-hitter in back to back games.  The headline was, "Another Game, Another No-Hitter."  While that did get me some exposure and I played in college (with former Angel Keith Johnson) and was not quite as effective.  In fact, I had Phil Nevin hit a ball off of me in a game that I think is still travelling.

It is way overdue Arte. #5 needs to be retired by the Angels.

by BrianDowningFan on Nov 26, 2007 3:43 PM PST   0 recs

London calling...
The Limey, 35 years of age

I sit in my armchair to watch the game which is 5 and a half thousand miles from the Big A, at about 1.30am on a Sunday night hurling abuse at a witless buffoon called Jonny and his half-arsed chowder-headed accomplice on Channel 5.  They do me the courtesy of showing an Angels game about 3 times a year (at least 1 of which is utterly ruined by the now annual Playoff humping from the accomplice's Boston buddies - it ends here and now, goddamit)

As noted above, I'm a Londoner, though I was blessed with a 7 year detour to Orange County in my teenage years

First game was a early season game versus the Tigers, which the Angels won 4-2 (I think).  I was sat so far up behind home plate I'm surprised I didn't get a nosebleed.  My dad was/is a cheapskate.

Highlights include

  1. Almost getting decapitated by a Wally Joyner, fouled line-drive in '86 (I didn't get the ball)
  2. Convincing some guy called Bob from Placentia (?) to buy me and D a couple of beers during a day game with about 12 people in the stadium.  Apparently his wife was English.  We were about 16.  If you're out there Bob, you're a scholar and a gentleman, Cheers!
  3. Yankees-Angels at Yankee stadium this summer (after 15 years without a live game)
I see red people

by The Limey on Nov 26, 2007 3:47 PM PST   0 recs

When you come to NY
Let me know.  I live out here and will definitely be going to the games (last regular season ones at the old stadium).  jeff.peterson@pepsi.com
GA GA he's the man, if he can't do it, no one can

by Moondoggy on Nov 27, 2007 5:44 AM PST to parent up   0 recs

If I'm back again in NY in '08, I surely will...
...I was referring to last summer - the 14-9 game that we lost.

See my take on it here:

http://www.halosheaven.com/story/2007/7/7/13587/27179

I'll be stopping through LA on the way to Australia in October, so should get a game there (assuming everything has gone well).  But if I get a NY trip, I'll drop you a line, maybe catch a game and a beer (or a pepsi?).

I see red people

by The Limey on Nov 27, 2007 7:39 AM PST to parent up   0 recs

Info.
Clutch
22 years old--23 next month!
Born at St. Jude's in Fullerton, raised in Irvine and Newport Beach, where I now live.
My big brother wanted to name me Douglas, after DeCinces. Thankfully that did not happen.
Went to games here and there with the family and for birthday parties throughout my childhood. My Dad had great (shared) season seats through his company back when the current incarnation of the stadium had just opened. No rats back then, just great churros. Or something. Became a "real" fan (as in actually following everything) in '05 (see my profile page).

Interesting fact: According to www.ancestry.com, I'm related to Ray, Bob, Bret, and Aaron "Bleeping" Boone. They're supposedly my seventh/etc. cousins, but it's a very dubious link. Actually am related to George Lucas (through my grandmother), though.

Light Up That Halo!

by Clutch on Nov 26, 2007 4:30 PM PST   0 recs

Another interesting fact
I didn't play baseball in high school. That's not the interesting part.

BUT

I was at my old HS today to see a friend in the college counseling office. The topic turned to the school's sports performance, and I asked who coached baseball now that the long-time coaches (brothers) left a few years ago.

"Oh, we've unfortunately had to get outside coaches."

"Well who'd you get?"

"Oh, BOBBY GRICH."

Bobby effing Grich now coaches baseball at my old HS (at least he did last year--now he's a "consultant"). I am SO jealous.

Light Up That Halo!

by Clutch on Nov 26, 2007 6:50 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Unfortunately?????
Bobby Grich, and it's UNFORTUNATE??????

WTF was the guy smoking?

Angels fan since '67

by red floyd on Nov 27, 2007 10:37 AM PST to parent up   0 recs

Yeah, I know
Man, I'm short enough and somewhat young-ish looking. I think I'll change my name and "transfer in" just in time for spring baseball season to start.
Light Up That Halo!

by Clutch on Nov 27, 2007 4:52 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

I Was born in St Jude in Fullerton TOO
Hey What highschool did you go to?
Put Kendry Morales at 1B, and move Sean Rodriguez to 3B......NOW LETS GO WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by acuda27 on Nov 28, 2007 3:34 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Nice
I went to school down in San Juan Capistrano.
Light Up That Halo!

by Clutch on Nov 28, 2007 5:49 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Chicks dig me...
Pushin' 40.
Like Rev, did time in La Mirada (til' the 1st grade), been a fan since before that, chucking paper airplanes from the upper deck.

Now I live up the coast so I don't get to many games.

Best memory(Tie): Attended deciding game 5 ALDS in 2005/Erstad breaking curse game 6 WS 2002... Unknowingly and over-zealously trampling two-year-old kid to snag first foul ball a close second (I coughed it up to the little booger).

by The Clyde on Nov 26, 2007 5:43 PM PST   0 recs

bio
  • yeswecan
  • older than GA, not as old as Salmon
  • section 240 (i buy seats from the Rev)
  • raised mostly in OC, living in long beach
  • my dad took me to see Nolan and Carew in '79. with the exception of some of the too-painful-to-bear "dark years", i've been a fan ever since.
  • favorite moment: Game 6, and then attending Game 7
  • interesting fact: cupie and i play in a rock band from time to time.

by yeswecan on Nov 26, 2007 5:44 PM PST   0 recs

Do you know Jeff Schroeder?
Do you have any inside info on the smashing pumpkins? i'm a big fan.
That's if you call October, "the future"

by justanotherhalosvictory on Nov 27, 2007 9:12 AM PST to parent up   0 recs

Big fan as well
Can you let us be the first to know when Billy's head blows up again, he explodes at all of his band mates, accuses his female-bassist-of-the-week of cheating on him with Schroeder and Jimmy of restarting his heroin addiction, and then storms out of the studio ending the smashing pumpkins for a second time so he can release another solo album that sells 50,000 copies or so?

by Caseys Kiss of Death on Nov 27, 2007 9:18 AM PST to parent up   0 recs

yes
jeff is our friend and guitarist. he's enjoying working with the pumpkins right now, but he's home for the holidays, so that's good news.

by yeswecan on Nov 27, 2007 1:41 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

oh by the way
you guys rock as well
That's if you call October, "the future"

by justanotherhalosvictory on Nov 27, 2007 5:55 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

thank you
one of my dreams is to sing the national anthem at an angels game.

by yeswecan on Nov 27, 2007 10:25 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

See Hapyorange below
You two need to hook up. He has the inside track with Arte. Mebbe he can make it happen. Invent some blog fan contest or something for you to "win".

by Stirrups on Nov 27, 2007 11:04 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Hi - I'm Brody
I'm 28.  I grew up in Yorba Linda (where my family still lives) and went to El Dorado.  Since college, I have bounced around from North Carolina to Chicago to DC (I really miss SoCal though and will be back in a year or so!).

I have been an Angels fan for life (or at least as long as I can remember).  My mom was and is very close to Brian Downing's wife -- his second son Brandon went to school with me and his youngest son Brent was a classmate of my brother's.  Mark McLemore bought puppy Dobermans from us and he and Brian both gave us some cool autographed gear (bats, pictures, balls, etc.).

As a kid, I got to be honorary ballboy and sit in the dugout and stand with the players during the national anthem.  It was amazing!  Everyone (except Luis Polonia) was so cool to me; Chuck Finley in particular became a real hero of mine and I was devastated when we let him go.

It is difficult being away from the team.  I can't wait to move home and get season tix - and I can't wait for this season (we are going to be great!)!!!

Thanks for listening - nice to meet all of you.

by DChalofan on Nov 26, 2007 6:09 PM PST   0 recs

I had players cards for everyone
and he refused to sign his (or even let me come near him).  Not that I was entitled to anything, but everyone else was really cool about it and asked me questions, took pictures, etc., and he wouldn't even sign a card.  He also flipped someone off for no reason at all.  Good base-stealer, but just a jerk in my opinion.

by DChalofan on Nov 27, 2007 6:00 AM PST to parent up   0 recs

DC Area Halo fan
I'm from Alexandria VA, thought I was the only Angels fan on the east coast, always go to the games in Baltimore, keep fightin the good fight.

by ponusbaum43 on Nov 28, 2007 9:15 AM PST to parent up   0 recs

Another one in DC
I live in Elkridge Maryland, 37 years old.  I post on BTF as AROM (Anaheim Rallymonkey of Maryland) and my own blog as Chone Smith, which is in the Rev's links.

There are more of us on the east coast than we realize, one of my friends from college is also an Angel fan and we meet when the team comes to Baltimore.

I see Matt Welch is joining us next year, we need to plan some DC/Balt HaloHeaven meetups when we play the O's and Nationals this year.

Reagins on a return to Fenway: "Mr. Henry, tear down this wall!"

by RallyMonkey5 on Nov 29, 2007 7:37 AM PST to parent up   0 recs

Oh yeah
My favorite Angel player is Brian Downing, I've named my cat after him.  Greatest Angel moment has to be the Spiezio homer.
Reagins on a return to Fenway: "Mr. Henry, tear down this wall!"

by RallyMonkey5 on Nov 29, 2007 7:38 AM PST to parent up   0 recs

I'm in for that
We should plan ahead for when the Angels are in town and bring as many as we can.

I've never been to those other blogs.

by DChalofan on Nov 29, 2007 8:56 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Polonia would have been nice if
you were a 14 year old girl
GA GA he's the man, if he can't do it, no one can

by Moondoggy on Nov 27, 2007 5:46 AM PST to parent up   0 recs

Wow
My wife graduated in 99 from El Dorado. I, however, went to Valencia.

by WiseAndEck on Nov 27, 2007 6:24 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Summer 1975
My father took me to a doubleheader just before my 8th birthday in 1975. It was a hot July Saturday that had me eating many of Chocolate Malts. That day I became an Angel fan just like my father who had grown up going to games at old Wrigley Field in downtown Los Angeles.
 It was tough being an Angel fan back then as they were not good at all, but boy for a kid just turning 8 they had some great names like Bruce Bochte, Jerry Remy, Dave Chalk, Mickey Rivers,  Bobby Valentine, Frank Tanana, Nolan Ryan, and a guy named Bill Singer which I thought was a funny name as my mother had a sewing machine with the same name. Funny thing is 20 years later I would find myself working with that same Bill Singer.
 A few years later my father would end up being an usher working at the Big A. A lot of aerospace employees and government (letter carriers) found it to be fun and a chance to see games while getting paid. Me I saw it as a great way to get to the ball park as a 11 year old kid. Many summer nights were spent hanging out with the group that use to hang their "Angelmania" banner over the KMPC booth with the first official rally monkey that banged its symbols when things went well, and there was a lot that year as the Angels clinched their first AL Western Division Championship.
 I went on to buy seasons tickets later on in life only to pass on them when getting tickets to games became free, but have always been a true Angel fan.
Age: do the math
Location: Long Beach / Lakewood
Go to about 20 games a year
Too many to talk about, but 2002 WS stands out the most.
Work in the field  ; )

by Angel Aviator on Nov 26, 2007 6:26 PM PST   0 recs

Tough Time
 Not one of his better moments thats for sure. Good guy great evaluator .........

by Angel Aviator on Nov 30, 2007 2:29 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Aerospace Employees
"A lot of aerospace employees"

When I was commuting between the SFV and Boeing Anaheim (91&Kramer/Glasell), I'd go to the game after work so as to avoid rush hour on the 91/5/105/405/10/whatever freeway.

Sure, there was a bit of a crush getting out of the parking lot, but the game (and the easy ride home) was worth it.

Angels fan since '67

by red floyd on Nov 28, 2007 9:44 AM PST to parent up   0 recs

howdy y'all
ok my name is roman
im 22 years old

i sit wherever i can find seats, i dont care where im at as long as im at the game, but closer is better obviously :) but unfortunately i only get to see the angels when they are up in seattle playing the mariners, i can always be seen wearing my tim salmon jersey and a rally monkey around my neck. at least portland has the beavers so i get to see the bees all the time, kinda cool seeing kotchman, mcpherson, morales, etc etc etc come up over the years.

i live outside of portland oregon but was born in palm springs and raised in hemet california, at least until i was 8, then moved to denver colorado, and now portland.

i have always been a die hard fan, i first started following the team in 1992 when i was about 7, i was also in the "junior angel club" and i still have the tim salmon rookie of the year poster. my entire family is made up of angel fans but im the biggest one!

my favorite angels memory was seeing tim salmon hoist the world series trophy high above his head. nobody else in the entire league deserved it as much as he did.

i dont really have an interesting fact, but im fairly certain im the biggest angels fan in the state of oregon :) oh and tim salmon asked me if he could sign my jersey, of course i said yes!

by bigthin13 on Nov 26, 2007 6:36 PM PST   0 recs

God I love this beaver kid
I'm almost pushin daisies. I love this beaver kid. I was born in Brooklyn, N.Y.C. I saw games at the Polo Grounds with Willie Mays. I watched Jackie Robinson play in New York. I was born in Brownsville, Brooklyn. Look it up in Wikepedia. Home of Bugsey Siegel, Mike Tyson and other low-lifes. I've lived in almost every city that has a ball park. But our family has lived in Buena Park since 1959. It takes 17 minutes to get to Angels Stadium most days. Used to sit in the MVP 415 section for a lot of years and then it got to be a job when they put those new housing units in, well almost in, as I cant stand driving anymore. Anyway, I just like baseball. I've been going down to Tucson for Spring training. Best place to see games is at the field where the Rockies have spring training Hy-Corbett field or Ty Corbett park. It's a really nice park. The other field, Tucson Electric Park is just a concrete school yard type shared between Dbacks and WhiteSox. Don't buy advanced tickets for this place. But for the Rockies Park you can sit as close as 25 feet from home plate and talk to all the players. It's the nicest park. The Angels played in Tucson twice last spring. Weaver pitched one game and he was extremely intense. Most intense kid, pacing in the outfield grass before the game about first spring training game appearance. I best liked selling concessions at Yankee Stadium during the era of Maris and Mantle. Thanks for listening!

by roidrage on Nov 27, 2007 11:30 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Hey
  • Nzach54... 25 years old
  • The only place I sit regularly is the press box since I'm a member of the media (going to games for free and getting paid for it... the only way to go)
  • Born at Western Medical Center in Santa Ana, lived in Yorba Linda my entire life and went to El Dorado
  • My mom was the sports fan in the house and would make sure to take my brother and I to a handful of games every summer
  • Best Angels Memory: being in the clubhouse getting doused with booze and champgane after every series clincher in '02 (Benji Gil tried to pour tequila down my throat after Game 7 against the Giants... I had to pass since I was "working")

by nzach54 on Nov 26, 2007 7:03 PM PST   0 recs

Me
Age 25. Live in Madison, WI, pursuing a physics degree.

Became a fan in 1995 as a 13 y/o just getting into baseball. Angels were hot and I lived in Santa Ana, so there you have it. Luckily I stuck through the rest of '95 (and '6 and '7 ...). I was hooked.

I also lived in the Bay Area (go Bears) and went to several A's games-- got to see Lackey mow down 27 consecutive A's for my favorite Angels memory, along with seeing the Angels clinch in Oakland.

The later leads to my interesting fact: my mug is on this site (http://www.halosheaven.com/story/2005/9/30/43620/7229). Also, I'm also a card carrying member of the ACLU just waiting to rip into you Bush-loving freedom-dismissing conservatives.

Eat My Angel Dust.

by Angels95 on Nov 26, 2007 7:06 PM PST   0 recs

Sweet
Except for that whole Bears thing. You spelled it wrong. Here, let me help you: C-A-R-D-I-N-A-L
Light Up That Halo!

by Clutch on Nov 26, 2007 7:59 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Wrong also.
Let me spell it for you.

B-A-N-A-N-A S-L-U-G-S

Angels fan since '67

by red floyd on Nov 27, 2007 10:40 AM PST to parent up   0 recs

w00t!
Go Banana Slugs!

Man, that school is sinking faster than the Titanic.  I transfer out, and the entire place is falling to hell.

by Caseys Kiss of Death on Nov 27, 2007 10:44 AM PST to parent up   0 recs

Go Gauchos!
and Salmon goes upstream!

by LAcubedfan on Nov 30, 2007 7:20 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Hahaha
I get so much shit for being a card-carrying ACLU member.  Most unnecessarily hated group in the country.

by Caseys Kiss of Death on Nov 26, 2007 11:00 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Pattimelt
same age as Nap's number.

married and now living in Fullerton, where my hubby has lived all of his life.  Hubby works in the Music Business as a roadie, and just finished a tour of Europe and Russia this past Friday with Delores O'Riordan from the Cranberries.  For those of you with Heavy Metal roots, Blackie Lawless was the best man at my wedding.  

NOT originally an Angels fan.  Born and raised in Detroit, where my first game was when I was 5 years old and I went to opening day in 1968 and ended up sitting on my uncle's lap, cause my seat was behind a POLE.  (it's ok, it was WARMER there, cause I remember it SNOWING that day!!!)

First Angels game was Opening day, 1996.  Moved here in February, and hubby wanted me to switch teams, so he took me to an Angels game, and I've been a fan ever since.  

Disabled Army Vet from Desert Shield/Storm.  I was stupid and missed the repelling rope and fell about 3.5 stories out of a helicopter.  

Currently employed by Disneyland, where I am actually pretty happy, even though the pay REALLY sucks.

Favorite Angels memory??  I stood in line at the stadium for over 17 hours to get WS tickets, and by the time I got to the window, I could only buy tickets for 3 games-- so I couldn't get in to game 7.. Went to hang in the parking lot, at least, figuring I would get to hang with other Angels fans.  Went to the bathroom over by the Orangewood gate, and on the way back, met a limo driver with a mini tv on the roof of his car.  Asked him about the score, etc, and he GAVE me his ticket to get inside the stadium--he didn't want to go in-- and his ticket was in the DIAMOND CLUB!!!!!!!  By the bottom of the 1st, I was standing right outside the Diamond Club restaurant and I watched every second of that game-- and have confetti and streamers STILL from the celebration!!!!!!

Enough of my life story..

NEXT!!!!!

by pattimelt on Nov 26, 2007 7:31 PM PST   0 recs

Speaking of Heavy Metal Singers
Anyone see that Kevin DuBrow of Quiet Riot fame passed away today?

by anaheimisnotla on Nov 26, 2007 9:31 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

I DID see that.
I am betting that he OD'd on some mixture.  

Not a close friend of his, but close with the rest of the band since hubby worked for Banali before..

by pattimelt on Nov 26, 2007 9:39 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

Blackie Lawless, eh?
Did you have raw meat thrown into the audience during the wedding ceremony?

Did the groom wear a sawblade cod piece?

DarkAngel hath spoken....

by darkangel01 on Nov 28, 2007 8:36 PM PST to parent up   0 recs

LOL
Every time someone asks me about raw meat, I remember how many days I called around the NY Tri-State area looking for a wood chipper that would "throw meat"-- we finally found one, and it cost like $3K-- and Blackie actually wanted to throw a live chicken in it during one of the Irving Plaza shows.  The health department heard about it somehow, though and prohibited the use of a LIVE animal-- so we had to go out and buy 50 lbs of meat from a butcher, and Blackie put that in the chipper and the meat FLEW i