Halos Heaven 5th Anniversary Today
by Rev Halofan on Mar 22, 2010 4:34 PM PDT
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PrintNo other Angels blog can claim to be older than Halos Heaven and show you a post older than the one I posted here five years ago today. We're the biggest, the best, the longest running, the most transparent and we carry the deepest archives of daily coverage of our team from the fan's perspective. We have now covered the Angels for over ten percent of their entire history. We feature the most articulate posters, the grooviest community and the best-looking Angels fans in LA, Anaheim, California, London, the MeeKong Delta and beyond.
We are independent of any official influence, be it the carrot on the stick, an invitation to sit at the kids table or cash money bribes. In our five years, we have had no hidden agenda to silence your voice on a quest to get close to management or anyone else.
And by We, I mean you. This is YOUR Angels blog. The priority remains providing you with the chance to praise, analyze and criticize the Angels (on and off the field, in and out of the office) as you see fit. And that is how it is always going to be. Other than serving our readers, we are accountable only to the laws of beauty and good taste. Thank you for enjoying the show.
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happy anniversary!
I can’t imagine sharing my fandom anywhere else!
Thank you Frenchy (aka angels4adam) for showing me the world of Halos Heaven!
And thank you Rev Halofan and all of the other editors for making this the most awesome place to spend my time as an Angels fan!
Sooo ready for the season to start! Go Angels!
Congratulations...
…for providing an anchor for all things Angels across the world.
P.s. speaking of your global reach, I have so far logged on or commented in 19 different countries on 4 continents over the last 3 1/2 years. I’d bet between us all we could probably put pins in most countries around the globe over your 5 year existence.
Perhaps a little geography project for next off-season…
I see red people
Probably could do it this off - season
Co-Leader of the annual 7 round live mock draft at MtD
by TheAngelsColts on Mar 22, 2010 7:44 AM PDT up reply actions
He's my hero...
…or he would be, if he wasn’t too lazy to do anything heroic (and I wasn’t too lazy to pay attention)
I see red people
I can only claim 4 sontinents and 11 countries
so The Limey has me beat. But I can say that this blog and the members have been a lifeline to me wherever I land. Thank you Rev, and thank you the posters who have made the last two years amazing.
I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer.
some day my friend
we will see the day when the edit button will be used.
Aybar is a nowhere man, Sitting in his Nowhere Land, Making all his nowhere plans for nobody.
by princeton11loveshalos on Mar 22, 2010 8:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Congratulations!
Congrats Halos Heaven! Keep up the great work!!!
Panther
Without a doubt.
Great job Rev and all that make this a must stop blog (like 10 times a day)…
Free Brandon Wood!
As 1866 might say...
Halosheaven is every one of preferred baseball website. This is very dazzling pages. The all members of this team is first-class contribute in bloggage.
I like it extremely.
I am study every page of this team.
I see red people
The Limey post with luminous resistance power!
Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch
Are rookies allowed to celebrate?
"You gotta have nuts." - Torii Hunter / Part-Time Nemesis of the HH Reply Function
Just remember,
All rookies get hazed
FREE BRANDON WOOD!
by halofan4life on Mar 22, 2010 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Funny how they all look like Lady Gaga
and probably packing about as much junk as “she” does too
"All I need are some tasty waves, a cool buzz, and I'm fine."
by Quad Fin Rider on Mar 23, 2010 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I could handle Marine Corps hazing and frat hazing
Don’t know about HH hazing, though. The 3rd time is probably not a charm in this case.
"You gotta have nuts." - Torii Hunter / Part-Time Nemesis of the HH Reply Function
by Commander_Nate on Mar 22, 2010 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
i will be
BATWOMEN
FATHER OF A WONDERFUL SON VLADIMIR
Sorry not named after Guerrero...but would be cool
by DAD OF VLAD on Mar 22, 2010 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions
between you, my son, nate, me, and your dog
i guess 5 so we only need a few more
FATHER OF A WONDERFUL SON VLADIMIR
Sorry not named after Guerrero...but would be cool
Don't forget Son and Daughter of Raaddad
BTW, other noobs include Quad Fin Rider, Balls and Strikes, AngelsColts, and quite a few other outstanding individuals.
Maybe Lady Bug could join us just for moral support
Raaddad i also forgot my daughter
“dad of vlads daughter that irish dances rad”
I think we need more costumes.
FATHER OF A WONDERFUL SON VLADIMIR
Sorry not named after Guerrero...but would be cool
Vlad is a bad ass
he wears nothing to show off his rad body
FATHER OF A WONDERFUL SON VLADIMIR
Sorry not named after Guerrero...but would be cool
Baby Vlad
is now a Halo Heaven legend.
He is the youngest, newest, coolest addition
to this fine institution.
He should be allowed to wear whatever the hell he wants
(pending Mom of Vlad’s approval of course)
He only wears a diaper
WHEN he wants to pee
FATHER OF A WONDERFUL SON VLADIMIR
Sorry not named after Guerrero...but would be cool
I was hoping she might be up for mentoring...
to be our guiding light in the massive tempest that is
Halo Heaven
And to think..
I’ve been around since the OLD blog…
Damn, I’m old..
Theme Songs ok
Congrats on 5 years now we need as a community a Championship.
GO ANGELS
Rev your flock is ready to follow
FATHER OF A WONDERFUL SON VLADIMIR
Sorry not named after Guerrero...but would be cool
fantastic job, Rev
And thanks to everyone who has helped make this the best Angels blog in the world. PANTHER, indeed!
When I first met the (future) Rev almost 10 years ago in downtown LA, it was freakish to find Angels fans outside of the OC. Since then, thanks to the power of the Internets and Interwebs, Angels fans from around the world can get together here and discuss all things Angels. So thanks, Rev, for your hard work and diligence in making this THE place for Angels fans.
Here’s to one more sighting of the Rally Rothko!
take you hand out of your pants, and ...
pat yourself on the back for being a big part of this site.
What's your second favorite website?
What do you need a fancy suit for, Charlie, you ain't got no job to wear it to.
by clover_black on Mar 22, 2010 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I like your style.
What do you need a fancy suit for, Charlie, you ain't got no job to wear it to.
by clover_black on Mar 22, 2010 6:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Mahalo Rev
and to everyone that makes this what it is.
This is not just website, or a community, but a way of life. For all the fans of the Angels, and of Halos Heaven.
Domo Arigato Gozaimasu Rev-san. Kono saito wa Ichi-ban desu.
Domo Arigato Mr. Roboto
first thing i thought of
Aybar is a nowhere man, Sitting in his Nowhere Land, Making all his nowhere plans for nobody.
by princeton11loveshalos on Mar 22, 2010 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Domo Arigato Mr. Moreno
The dugout in Texas has exactly 12 steps.
by Teixeira Who? on Mar 22, 2010 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Hooray!
Can’t believe I’ve been on this thing for 4 of those years…can’t wait for many more years to come!
RIP Nick Adenhart.
"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5
Great job Rev
There’s a reason I spend so much time on this site.
The dugout in Texas has exactly 12 steps.
Happy Anniversary HH
I will try to make only beautiful jokes that are always in good taste.
The 2009 Pregame Picks Winner and Iron Man of Halos Heaven.com
I'm glad to be a part of site.
You guys are the best! By the way, according to Emily Post, traditional gifts for a 5th year celebration are those made of wood. Now, there are a few directions you can go with this, but, for what it’s worth, I’m gonna say that this season will be Brandon Wood’s break-out season in honor of HH’s 5th year anniversary!
or I can commission a wooden bust of rev's head.
What do you need a fancy suit for, Charlie, you ain't got no job to wear it to.
by clover_black on Mar 22, 2010 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Has it really been 5 years?
Day-yam!!!
Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch
So, I was going through the archives
to try to figure out when I 1st start posting here. This classic conversation from Jul 25, 2007 was the 1st one I ever got really involved in.
I’d say I did OK for a noob.
R.I.P. King Ad-Rock #34
I'd totally forgotten about that one
Think I was in Germany at the time and not paying attention…now I’m reminded of my ex, who I was visiting there…uh, gee great thanks.
2007 seems like so long ago! Kind of adds to the feeling that this blog always has been and always will be around—so, again, hooray!
RIP Nick Adenhart.
"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5
Panther, Rev!
And congrats to everyone.
"God watches over drunks and third baseman." - the Immortal Leo Durocher, predicting the coming of Brandon Wood...
Got television! Got supervision! No decisions for you....
Don’t read the papers read between the lines!
We’re vision rapers and we seed the signs!
You’ll play your part in the master mind!
Congratulations!
Long Live Halos Heaven!!!
Can’t live without it!
Now stuck in Colorado Springs
by stuck in Romania on Mar 22, 2010 5:38 PM PDT reply actions
Sheriff John!!
Put another candle on my birthday cake
My birthday cake
My birthday cake!
Put another candle on my birthday cake
I’m another year old today!
Now all we need is Hobo Kelly looking through her magic glasses to find HH!!
Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch
My brother was on Sheriff John
and had a speech impediment at the time and NO ONE could understand him. The Sheriif out him in the jail where he ooked through the bars smiling the rest of the show.
I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer.
Indeed
I would be less of a person today without this wonderful medium to take my aggression out on HHnewbs.
I brought sexy back, but they only gave me store credit....
Crazy, Rev.
My triplet boys were born five years ago tomorrow. I knew there was a reason I forgot the launch.
Congrats!
RIP Nick...
Jim Scully
Jim Scully Home
by jimmuscomp on Mar 22, 2010 7:49 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
REFERENCE
The greatest graffiti I’ve ever seen (as told to Chompo):
During the beginning of the coffeeshop craze in the early ‘90s, I patronized one in Costa Mesa ("Rock ’n’ Java", on Newport Boulevard, if I remember correctly), knowing I had just entered the lair of the perceived “cooler-and-smarter-than-thous”. I went into the unisex bathroom, and found one piece of graffiti:
“For a great commentary on women’s issues in the nineties, read “Women in the Nineties, by Blah blah blah” (I don’t remember the author.)
To which there was a single scrawled reply:
“Fuck that, I got drunk at the tractor pull!”
….as I would much later emote in an Angels-centric context (but fully applies here), “Panther!”
ahhh...Rock n Java
I used to live in the studio behind the Black Flys store in 94-95.
It's Always Somethin'
Congratulations, I only found this site a little while ago but it is great
I will be steering a few others this way who I know are Angels fans.
Congrats Revster!!
I haven’t posted in MOOONTHS, however I still read up on a daily basis….this is my home. You know…..you should put up a list of the veterans to see how many years everyone’s accumulated….i’ve been a member for some time now and am curious when I registered.
Onward! NO fear! NO Sox! NO way!
BUCK FOSTON!!!!
You have those records Rev?
I forgot when I joined, but i know its was longer ago than 2008.
Sooo ready for the season to start! Go Angels!
It's on your page...
…hit the link with your user name on it at the bottom of every post you make (or here)
Scroll down to your blog memberships and have a good look at the numbers in the Halosheaven box. It’s all there.
May 16th 2007, user 1138
I see red people
but only for people
who joined before March of 2008 and kept their original SBN name after the 03/08 transition.
Coming up on my third anniversary (why does it seem longer)?
June 25 2007, UID 1225
Angels baseball. We do what we must, because we can -- HaloDutch
bummer...
Changed my name in the cross over…
Now stuck in Colorado Springs
by stuck in Romania on Mar 23, 2010 5:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Ah, thank you sir.
I kept looking at the one below my username at the top of that page, which says March 11, 2008. I was almost positive I was here longer than that, and thanks to you, I know I’m not crazy. lol.
Sooo ready for the season to start! Go Angels!
Congrats
Quite an accomplishment. I have ADD like nobodys business so 5 years at anything is impressive to me. Best wishes on what should be an amazing 6th year.
I'm pretty ADD too
that is why i switch from HH to my art magazine to my job on the psychic phone lines throughout the day for variety’s sake.
by Rev Halofan on Mar 22, 2010 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Fist bumps, Rev.
5 years is a lifetime on the internetz. Even so, please don’t retire.
Was edifying to see still-familiar and appreciated screen names in the comments under your very first post – ‘yeswecan, cupie and the literal voice of Reason ’mattwelch’ among them. Even deeper enlightenment was, alas, denied by a broken Caravaggio link. Guess I’ll have to stick with his even more brilliant near contemporary, El Greco.
I’m a fan. Please continue.
"That's the true harbinger of spring, not crocuses or swallows returning to Capistrano, but the sound of a bat on a ball." ~Bill Veeck
5th Year "Halo Heaven" T-shirts!
What about it? Did you guys do this in past?
Red / cheap / cool item
On front: “Halo Heaven” / “Angels” / On back: Name/ Number (of years on HH)
Or maybe just “Halo Heaven.” Whatever—
I stumbled into what seemed like an archived...
…version of your original blog attempts Rev. I say ‘original’ because the format of some of the archived posts looked different.
Was there not an initial incarnation outside of SBN or there was, but just wasn’t called HH?
maybe an old format
or maybe his old blog, which he abandoned for the sake of bigger and better things here.
Haha yeah that was it...
…and I don’t even know how I stumbled onto it. Good times, and grats again to the 5 years milestone.
As much as I recently might have knocked another blog/forum, fact is ANY venue that supports something we love is a benefit to the Angels community and deserves the well -wishes of longevity and prosperity.
(WTF, have I watched too many Star Treks?)
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