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The Bulletin

Week 6

“Legends of the Fall"

Country Boy Eddie, Telluride &

the Abercrombie Aardvarks

Woosiers Whack Whiskey Runners, 45-11

After being upset by the Druid City Blitz in Week 5, the Smoke Rise Woosiers came out with a mad on in Week 6. And, pity the fools who had to line up against the Woo Crew this week. The losers were the North Canton Bootleggers. The Woods Brothers were no match for the Woosiers, who gave the Whiskey Runners a good, old-fashioned welcome to Alabama and Blount County with a hospitable A.W., and a trip to the Top Hat. They got there just in time to hear *Country Boy Eddie, “dang me, dang me, they ought to take a rope and hang me… high from the highest tree. Woman, would you weep for me?” The Bulletin isn’t sure what that means, but it can’t be too good. After the Top Hat, Tommy T. was kind enough to show the Wood Brothers historic Rickwood Caverns and the rest of Blount Springs (pronounced: Sprangs) before he boarded a Greyhound bus back up 65, bound for Ohio.

Bullets Beat up Big Brother, 45-30

After going to Tuscaloosa to watch Bama bounce back, Bullet stuck around to deal Big Brother Chris a devastating defeat on Sunday in the BDFL. The Benton Bullets put up 45-points on the T-Town Grenadiers on their way to a big win in Week 6. Between the Bama game and the Bullets’ game, Bullerino was spotted with some old Abercrombie Hall alumni, celebrating homecoming at the Capstone. It was an illustrious list: Spot, Stoney, Grego McNair, Teddy Price, Marty Kessler, Anthony Smiley, Linnie Patrick, Bob Greene, and Kevin Poe hanging out on the Gillette’s back lot with (Selma’s own) Kevin Derryberry and Rick Carter with a Telluride Reunion taking place at the same time. RTR and Go Aardvarks! That’s right, the Abercrombie Aardvarks, named for the aforementioned dorm, north of Ferguson Center (next to almost identical Saffold Hall – brief home of Chuck Tumlin and Bill Leopard), built in the 1930’s, condemned in the 1970’s, reopened in 1980, housing Bullet from 1981-84, and demolished and turned into a parking lot – for the MIB, Mineral Industries Building – some time before 1990. Abercrombie Hall is featured on the original Bamaopoly board game (with radiators and wall fans – no AC – it was one of the most cost-effective places to live on campus, and one of the most uncomfortable. “But, we loved it.”).

Dogs Gnaw Past Pixie Dusters by Two, 34-32

In the closest game of the weekend, the Brookside Dogs continued to show some bite in 2010, taking down the Pasco County Wizards by two. Dog is flat-out tired of his 14-year-losing-streak, and is really taking steps to stop the slide this season. He’s scouring the sports sections – instead of stock pages – to come up with some NFL edge. He’s watching Sportscenter to get the latest information, in lieu of his normal CNN Money Watch. And, he’s actually picking his starters based on statistics and match ups, instead of using a Ouija Board. As for the Wizards, Merlin is dead-set against the Quija Board. He says it’s just based on chemical, nerves in the fingers and the hands that make the “pointer” move around to very “convenient” answers. “It’s not real magic,” says Merlin. At this point, it seems to be working fine for the Dogs.

Nauts Roll Over Blitz, 32-15

The “Sweet 2010 Season” continues for the Jugtown Juggernauts. Allyson’s “bunch of girls” continue to pile up win, after win, after win in the BDFL. This past weekend, the Nauts welcomed the Druid City Blitz (from Homewood) to Rocket Stadium, for what turned out to be a one-sided affair. A.E. however, was sadden to see the new high school building next to the venerable old stadium, especially the Old Girl’s Gym (the house that Allyson Edwards Built) that was destroyed, taking with it, her retired and venerated volleyball, basketball, softball, and tiddly winks jerseys that had adorned the rafters since the early 80’s.

Mayors Mitigate Mean Machine, 32-23

“Free Lowrey Langford,” read signs on both sides of the Dolodome this Sunday in the bowels of Fairfield, in the shadows of Southern Electric Steel’s empty warehouses and furnaces. That is one thing that the Magic City Mayors and the Fairfield Power Sleds can agree on: Lowrey should be let out. Both cities claim the Incarcerated King as their Favorite Son. After the “Free Lowrey” rally, the Cronies and Mean Machine squared-off in a more genteel fashion than years before. However, when all of the red tape cleared, the Mayors had a nine-point vict’ry over Mad Jack & Company, and both headed for the post-game festivities as the nearest Church’s Chicken.

Sloths “Nothing on Out” to Vict’ry Against Gamblers, 21-12

“If sitting on the couch and eating chips and milk is ‘nothing-ing on out,’ then I guess I’m guilty as charged,” said Mukes in a post-game locker room, filled with vict’ry cigars, Copenhagen, and Miller Lite. “And, like old Slim used to say, ‘If I break a rule, I’ll have to suffer the consequences.’” So, the Sloths were suffering in style late Sunday evening after not even breaking a sweat, outscoring the Gulf Coast Gamblers, 21-12. The Dixie Mafia ain’t what it used to be. In the old days, they would eat weekend, penny-ante Gamblers like Mukes for lunch. But, in this world of beach-front casinos, family areas, and spend-a-night free giveaways… folks like Mukes can visit Biloxi and Gulfport and come away as a big winner, evening getting their names and faces on billboards that the locals have to look at year round.

Wildcats and Slovaks “Battle of Ineptitude” Ends in Wildcats Win, 17-15

Nothing can quite end a losing streak better than a trip to Helena, and a match-up against the Lowly Fighting Slovaks. The James Gang found this out in Week Six. The formerly mentioned Mildcats, played a lack-luster game, and still got a vict’ry against the EuroTrash Talkers. “All we basically did was show up,” said J.J. “The Slovaks kind of took care of the rest.” In ignominious defeat, all ASlo could offer was, “Can’t we all just get along?”

Butch and Bocephus Waller Around in Black Creek: Cheetahs Come Out Ahead, 16-13

This game, or should we say the lowlights from this game, went straight to the NFL Network’s “Football Follies,” right along with Jim Marshall’s running the wrong way, Fran Tarkinton’s negative-30-yard, Super Bowl VIII sack, Bum Phillips’ referee rant, Jim Mora’s “playoffs” tirade, **Herm Edwards’ “You play to win the game. Hello? You play to win the game,” out-take, and Jeff Parks’ one catch. It was that bad. It was bad. But, don’t think it will make a Coors Light commercial anytime soon. After the Cheetahs and Wooden Warriors wallowed around in Black Creek for 60-minutes, the Sin Wagon finished on top (imagine that), and escaped the New Castle, South Gardendale-North Fultondale, Highway 31, Hooten’s, One Hundred and One Oaks region with a win.

*Country Boy Eddie (aka Gordon Edwards Burns, born 1931 in Warrior) is a country singer, fiddler, and guitarist who hosted the long-running Country Boy Eddie Show on WBRC from 1958 to 1995. Since retirement, Burns continues to make public appearances. He and his wife Edwina spend their time at his 200-acre family farm in Blount County. They are active members of Piney Woods Baptist Church in Gardendale and have one son (Doyle) and three grandchildren.

**Herm Edwards is also featured on the “Football Follies” in a good way, scooping up the Joe Picsacik fumble and returning it for a touchdown on the last play of the game in the “Miracle at the Meadowlands” game.