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From underneath a rock in Media Void

Living under a rock - It is to be a person who lives in isolation from and has limited knowledge of what is happening in the world around them. Used to describe an ignorant or obtuse person. Usually someone who lives in the basement of their mother's house.

Media Void - A ficticious city in a ficticious country which is free from all types of media and information. Where everybody in the city/state wanders aimlessly around uninformed about everything from the news, to weather, sports and politics.

The BDFL was well represented at the 2014 SEC Football Championship Game in Atlanta, Georgia

The Bulletin - Week 15 Another year with more of the same endless babble (or HDBS)

A Tribute to Gardendale’s Characters from our Childhood:

We are aware that some of you are not from Gardendale. So, you probably don’t know these icons from our childhood memories. Actually, more like characters than icons, but, we were all impressionable, and back in the day you pretty much “had to take it,” from anyone a generation – or more – above you in age, coaching, rank, or serial number. It’s just the way it was. Those of you not from the area, I’ll bet you had people you knew in your community that were a lot like these characters.

Uncle Ray and Slim Dismukes:

“Gimme a nickel on the Celtics, a nickel on the Spurs, on the Lakers, and a nickel on the Sixers,” that’s what I heard Uncle Ray Fields say on the phone, from his kitchen, back in the 1980s. (Nephew) Dog and Bullet went over to his house, so Dog could borrow money to go to GreeneTrack. Uncle Ray was basically betting $50 on every NBA game that night. Apparently, that was a normal occurrence. While his sons were playing Metro, he could be spotted up against the fence, yelling, “tighten up! there’s gonna be a layoff.” Sometimes, to (his son) Paul’s team that went undefeated and outscored their opponents one season, 283-0.

Slim Dismukes once said, “I’m gonna whip into the first place I see that has a beer and a burger.” He also used to cheer on his son (Mukes) at Space Invaders, “hit the egg, Mike! hit the egg!” The “egg” was a space ship that went across the top of the screen, and if you hit it, you got extra points.

He used to always stop in Dothan and take me out to lunch. One time, I offered to pay. I thought he was gonna kill me.

In Week 15, Mukes eliminated Dog in the First Round of the BDCS, 34-19. That ends another unsuccessful season in the BDFL for the Brookside Dogs, who now have to watch their “losing streak” rise to 21-straight seasons.

Ed Bruce and Bobby Maldonado:

The Commissioner, Chris Hand, also bit the dust in Round One. The Jugtown Juggernauts out-scored the Mineral Springs Grenadiers, 35-26. So, Allyson carries the hopes of the Null Set Club into the Semi-Finals of the Big Dance. Back, to the Commissioner - rather he wants to admit it or not - he was the “favorite” of GHS (1977- 1983) football coach, Ed Bruce. Not, that “Daddy Eddie” played favorites, and Coach Bruce probably never forgave him for hitting him in the head with a football the same day he had a root canal. (“Best throw I ever made,” said Chris). But, those of us that were at his induction into the AHSAA Hall of Fame in Montgomery know what we know. Ed’s answer to an injury, “urinate on it,” on a parent, “sure, your son can run the football more, just as soon as he quits fumbling,” to the media on star players, “Jarvis… no blocks, no tackles,” and to a far-fetched, but true story, “think of another one.”

The aforementioned Bobby Maldonado has nothing to do with Ed Bruce. But, his nickname was “Naut.” And, that’s what I always think of when the Juggernauts name is shortened to ‘Nauts. He was Chris, Jerome, & Jaimie’s cousin, a Vietnam veteran, and a bookie. “Clutch is slipping,” was his PCB description of the band Clutch, that underperformed in PCB, and he scared us all to sleep by screaming “Good Night!” like he was yelling at Charlie across the jungle.

Coach Dale Cook:

“I can teach anything that has the answers in the back of the book,” said Coach Cook. He was Ed Bruce’s right hand man, and probably the brains behind the operation. He was larger than life. He gave all the scout teams their nicknames from Kamikazes to the Death Squad.

In Week 15, the Top Seeded Woo Crew continued to roll, by clobbering the Gulf Coast Gamblers, 30-14. And, the 2^nd-seeded PowerSleds defeated the Cheetahs, 39-30.

Mac Sanderson:

“You bunch of mullets!” (everybody called him Max) But, Mac Sanderson (Gardendale 1970s Youth Coach) actually used to yell this to his teams. No coach at any level enjoyed a win more than him. He literally savored walking to mid-field to shake the other coach’s hand, even limping out there on crutches if necessary. (Jaimie pays tribute to him, having adopted Mac’s hand-shake for more than 20-years. Just pay attention next time you shake Jaimie’s hand.) I guess that’s where Chris got the Big Mullet Series from, that… and the FloraBama’s Mullet Toss. Another famous quote (to a 12-year-old), “if you don’t block, I’m gonna squeeze your butt ‘til the juice runs out.”

So, with that… Mullet Lowlights:

The Slovaks won’t finish last. ASlo beat the Mayors in the opening round of the BMS. Hime Hand got to show off his congratulatory hand-shake to Kurt Prewitt after the Wooden Warriors knocked off the Duncanville Armadillos. Bullet’s team continued to slide, losing to the Wildcats. And, Jeff Parks (one of Ed’s Div. I and NFL players) annihilated the Druid City Blitz, 29-14. Ed liked that word, “annihilate,” along with “turrible,” and “toughies,” and “jugular.” Oh, Coach Bruce also had a ‘dancing eye.’ When he was yelling at you, only one of his eyes would be looking at you.

Meanwhile in the Jr. BDFL:

Upsets set the tone in the Wildcard Round of the Playoffs. Only the 2^nd-seeded Winston County Walkers managed to win.

Week 15 Scores:

Overall records; Drop/adds (thru 15 weeks)

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