GO PENS GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Another TSCS "Pep Rally"
IT'S "PEP RALLY" TIME!!! Our Boys still need us - we're not out of the woods yet... It's definitely a great feeling knowing that we dodged the nearly-insurmountable odds of a 3-0 deficit, but we won't be able to breathe again until we even things up and make this a BRAND NEW SERIES! So to all of our Friends that are lucky enough to have scored a seat at the Mellon on Saturday: CHEER TWICE AS LOUD FOR US!!! Think of all of us at home watching on TV and give it all you have. The Pens obviously needed our support, so I expect all 17,000+ of you to give them enough love at tomorrow's game to cover Game 4 AND to carry them through for a win at Game 5!!!!!!
Now here are some more things to that will PUMP YOU UP for tomorrow. First, a quick video that you need to watch:
At the risk of sounding like a complete loon, I have decided to use the same format as the last "Pep Rally," so you'll understand at the end of the post why I wanted you to watch that... :P
Next up, Friend of The Show Lexie101 sent me a link to a fight song from Pittsburgh's B94 radio station. Click here to listen to "Bringin' Stanley Back" by Kobe.
David Staples of The Cult of Hockey gives us the lowdown on Game 3.
Friends Alison from Akron, Ohio, and Bobby T. of IFHSA™ fame sent in a few pictures for us. Akron Alison sent in a picture of the signs she keeps out on her porch - it may not seem like a big deal to some, but supporting Pittsburgh sports is VERY RISKY BUSINESS in and all around Cleveland. I worked in Mentor (a small town just outside Cleveland) for several months in 1998, so I've seen first hand how intense they can be to Steel City supporters! (← In my experience, it was all in good fun, of course!) Also note: Her brother sketched the Pens logo freehanded. :)
Bobby sent in a photoshop he made:
For anyone who couldn't grab the Mellon Arena goal horn ringtone, you can download the mp3 here: Penguins Goal Horn. Now that's a sound we want to hear more of, am I right?
Finally today, I've got TWO treats for you. The first one came about with some help from Friends Michelle B. and Clare L. It is a ringtone of Mike Lange's original "Slap Me Silly, Sidney!" goal call - snagged from the video above. (Haha, I told you I'd eventually explain that!)
And this treat is from Bobby. It's another Mike Lange "Slap Me Silly, Sidney!" goal call - but this one comes from Wednesday's Game 3 after Sid scored for the second time.
What's even better is that Bobby also provided the iPhone ringtone for us! Click here to get it.
All right - let's go over today's "Pep Rally" now:
Many, MANY thanks to everyone who contributed to today's post, and to ThePensblog.com staff for sharing the Wings Parade link.
GO PENS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now here are some more things to that will PUMP YOU UP for tomorrow. First, a quick video that you need to watch:
At the risk of sounding like a complete loon, I have decided to use the same format as the last "Pep Rally," so you'll understand at the end of the post why I wanted you to watch that... :P
Next up, Friend of The Show Lexie101 sent me a link to a fight song from Pittsburgh's B94 radio station. Click here to listen to "Bringin' Stanley Back" by Kobe.
David Staples of The Cult of Hockey gives us the lowdown on Game 3.
Friends Alison from Akron, Ohio, and Bobby T. of IFHSA™ fame sent in a few pictures for us. Akron Alison sent in a picture of the signs she keeps out on her porch - it may not seem like a big deal to some, but supporting Pittsburgh sports is VERY RISKY BUSINESS in and all around Cleveland. I worked in Mentor (a small town just outside Cleveland) for several months in 1998, so I've seen first hand how intense they can be to Steel City supporters! (← In my experience, it was all in good fun, of course!) Also note: Her brother sketched the Pens logo freehanded. :)
Bobby sent in a photoshop he made:
For anyone who couldn't grab the Mellon Arena goal horn ringtone, you can download the mp3 here: Penguins Goal Horn. Now that's a sound we want to hear more of, am I right?
Finally today, I've got TWO treats for you. The first one came about with some help from Friends Michelle B. and Clare L. It is a ringtone of Mike Lange's original "Slap Me Silly, Sidney!" goal call - snagged from the video above. (Haha, I told you I'd eventually explain that!)
And this treat is from Bobby. It's another Mike Lange "Slap Me Silly, Sidney!" goal call - but this one comes from Wednesday's Game 3 after Sid scored for the second time.
What's even better is that Bobby also provided the iPhone ringtone for us! Click here to get it.
All right - let's go over today's "Pep Rally" now:
- Pep talk - Check.
- YouTube video - Check.
- Silly Penguins-related song - Check.
- Random Penguins article link - Check.
- TSCS Friend photos - Check.
- Pens-related mp3 link - Check.
- New Pens ringtone - Double Check.
Many, MANY thanks to everyone who contributed to today's post, and to ThePensblog.com staff for sharing the Wings Parade link.
GO PENS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Labels: links, photos, songs, Supporting the Pens
posted by snoopyjode at 2:28 PM 
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73 Comments in The Friends' Zone:
Dontcha just hate it when you're the first one at the party and you have to stand around all awkward-like and you wish you got the whole "fashionably late thing"? Just me? Ok.
WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
I have such a good feeling about tomorrow. I think the boys are fired up now and they KNOW they can beat Detroit (and Detroit knows it too!) The Mellon is going to be out of control...I get goosebumps just thinking about it!
Lock it down, boys!!! BELIEVE!!!!!
I am VERY confident for Saturday's game! With the fans behind them and their new found confidence I know that the Pens can pull out another victory!
I was at Wednesday's game - which was totally amazing - and I have to say the crowd was off the hook. We were so insane at the beginning and also went crazy during Orpik's amazing shift. The crowd was also really energized when they played clips of Herb Brooks saying inspiring things to the Miracle team from the movie (like "We can beat these guys!"). I don't know if they'd done that before but it definitley got the crowd to go crazy!
Go Pens!!!!
anon, orpik's one-man-wrecking-machine shift was INSANE. you are SO lucky you were there for that!! :)
and i can tell you that when i went to game 1 against the sens, there were no herb brooks quotes played for us. BUT this is also the first time we've trailed in a series since the post season began, so that makes sense.
i gotta tell ya, that was simply AMAZING to watch game 3 on TV because for almost the entire length of the game, the announcers had to basically scream into their mics so we could hear them because you guys were so damn loud!!! A-W-E-S-O-M-E!!!!! :) :) :)
Snoop...ya i was so happy and lucky to be able to go the game!
And the Miracle quotes definitley worked! Whenever Herb Brooks said "We can beat these guys" the crowd went insane.
That is really awesome about the announcers - they probably both had no voices the next day from screaming!
One more day until another bomb drops on the Dead Wings!! It's going to be one hell of a game!
Snoop, thanks for the Slap Me Silly, Sidney tones! When I heard Mike Lang say it on Wednesday, I prayed that you would turn it into a ringtone and low and behold you did! Yipppeee!! :)
Let's go boys, let's go! Kick some ass and let tie this series! You can do it!! GO PENS!! WOOOOHOOO!!
Yay that I can get the ringtone on my stupid iPhone! I wish they didn't make it such a different process, but I really appreciate the extra time so I can have it too.
No reason not to believe in the boys. They'll do it again.
I was at Game 1 vs. New York and it was totally electric in the Mellon, I can't even imagine what it was like Wednesday and what it will be like tomorrow...
And for that...I'm traveling over two hours to watch the game from the lawn...It'll be worth it I'm sure.
Great ringtones!! Very exciting!! The problem is I have some on my phone and when my phone rings I get so excited about the Pens it takes me awhile to get focused on what I was doing before...haha. Oh well.
Tomorrow seems so far away...
GO PENS!!
I had a nice little chat with one of the guys at a store in michigan today (i work for the corp. office). He kept talking about how he heard they wouldn't sell octopus to people from MI and how we might as well give up and I said I don't think so, sir. Right before I hung up I said GO PENS haha.
SWEEET RINGTONES.
Is it sad that I got just a little giddy when I looked down at the Weather Channel temperature on my taskbar and saw that it said "87"? :)
Then it sunk in....87...degrees....ugh :P
By the way, if any of you Pittsburgh-ites (Pittsburghonians?) are thinking "dang, I have nothing to do tonight" you could always head out to the Post-Gazette Pavilion and see my beloved Dave Matthews Band! I love Dave. Now HE is my type!
Man, Sid's first career goal is eerily similar to his second goal in game three.
-They both came in the second.
-They both came on a power play.
-He scored on the left side of the net both times (well that's his stick side but whatever).
-They were scored off of a rebound.
-After he scored both goals, he went into the far boards.
-They both gave the Pen's a two goal lead.
-Mike Lange said the famous words "And you can slap me silly Sidney!" both times.
Take a look....
First career goal:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=gjOEDVDGKGw
Second goal of Game 3:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=nIp4cMRvpds
HAHAHA. you're now as insanely superstitious as Sidney! hope it works :)
PS: the ringtones rock.
just a geek note to anyone new at posting links in a blog comment
*a href="http://whatev.com"* Type Link Name Here */a*
then remove the * and put < or
> in its place
so it'll be like this:
The Pens Will Win Lord Stanley
kthnxbai :)
allie - those similarities (all piled together) is pretty scary now that you mention it.
stephanie - 'pittsburgers' maybe? makes me laugh, in any case... and I hear you on the "they just seem to keep getting younger" bit... I feel it most acutely when I watch the Junior Worlds. How sad is it that I feel ancient in my mid-twenties? Partly the reason for my Whitney-Heatley preferences :)
Speaking of the pens nhl site
Sidney's Day off Q&A
He just laid in bed all day.
And he STILL got a +/- of plus 25
YEAH! GO PENS!
They can totally beat Detroit. If they keep playing like they did on Wednesday, this thing is over!
I agree that Orpik was INSANE the last game. I barely took my eyes off the TV!
Unfortunately for me, I will be at a wedding tomorrow night so I can't watch the game. I'm going to record it though.
GO PENS!
I would reschedule my own wedding if it coincided with a Pens SCF game
michelle - if I name a character after you, can I use that line?
(the +/- rating one)
@mer
i'm chock-full of one-liners for the public's enjoyment :) lol
and apparently like to use hyphens too
Speaking of naming things, I had been talking to my brother about what he should name his children in the future, and I said, "Well name the first one Sidney," and he said, "We'll see. Any other suggestions?"
I paused and said, ". . . Mario?"
michelle - I defintely named three brothers (born 1990, 1992 and 1995)in my book Mark, Mario and Scott, respectively. Can you spot the trend without the use of Wikipedia?
Thanks for the Pep Rally Snoop. Great job!
GO PENS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mark, Mario and Scott
well
I'm not using Wiki
But from my uselessinfo sector in my brain
could it be champions messier, lemieux, and neidermayer?? :) :)
If I'm wrong feel free to slap me silly
Mer --
I missed the boat on this one, what is your book about :)
close, but no cigar... (well, 2/3 of the cigar)
not neidermayer, stevens (new jersey devils, 1995) captains of the cup champions the year each was born... I never actually point it out, but someone will get it and that will make it worthwhile :)
'doh
captains
i was just thinking stanley cup champs and i totally forgot about stevens
Granted, I was only 11 when that occurred.
michelle - it's about a girl's life getting completely derailed, but the thread that runs through the book and ties everyone together is, surprise surprise, hockey.
everyone else - sorry to have completely hijacked this for the past little bit :)
Psssh
This is becoming more like a chat session, haha
And I would TOTALLY love to be in your book. Make me a messenger of good, not evil. :)
done :)
hahaha, mer & michelle - this is exactly the reason i nixed the moderation. jes had it in place when i took over because of the sid haters leaving ridiculous comments when he started TSCS, but right hand to mario i only rejected maybe 2 comments since i've taken over, one that told sid fans to do something to ourselves that i didn't think was appropriate, and the other used the name "F*ck You" to tell us all to - wait for it - f*ck off.
and i'm stoked that everyone's liking the ringtones!! :)
GO PENS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CAN WE DO IT??? Well of course we can!! The pens were so awesome that last game, and to me it's just gonna get better,, SO THOSE RED WINGS BETTER WATCH OUT - the pens are gonna be hot tommorow night..
okay, back to ACTUAL Pens-related musings...
has anyone else been a little creeped out by Sid's unwavering confidence in the face of adversity? I'm still not not sure whether to admire or fear his "we're not going to change anything, we just need to execute" attitude. I mean, sure he pulled it off for Game 3 (man DID he EVER pull it off!) but we need to see that same attitude and more importantly, confidence, from the WHOLE team, not just Sid.
Nope,
I think it's great
And I think it's also great that he really IS leading by example
oh i find that confidence INTENSELY attractive, it's also just a little creepy, like he knows a secret he's not letting anyone else in on it...
AND I WANNA KNOW THE SECRET!!!
it's a total cliche, but it really is true that if you hear something enough, you'll believe it. i think that sid is (as michelle pointed out) leading by example and saying those words over and over and over again so his teammates believe it, too. someone (maybe you, mer?) said earlier this week: he's wearing that C for a reason!
and i gotta tell ya, i'd only be creeped out if he was like, "man! we just can't figure these freakin' guys out!" O_o
I'd be creeped out if he ever uttered the words, "I'm just going to give up."
Then I'd be all, ok who are you and what did you do with the real Sid???
I wish I had half his optimism in my own life! I'm a pessimist/realist...but I'm workin' on it :)
It is contagious though. He is so genuine and sincere that you can't help but believe him!
So if Sid says it's so, then who am I to argue... :)))))
GO PENS!!!
HAHAHA, anyone who reads 2 or 3 posts on the show HAS to figure out that i'm a glass-is-half-full kind of gal! :) i always try to find the bright side of things - life's way too short not to.
I don't think his "confidence" is a bad thing.. Too much of it might turn in to something else though.. But for now, i think Sid and the Pens might need it.
Let's go boys!!!!
Live from Montreal, with my BEAUTIFUL penguins' t-shirt, I going to spread the good news : They are going to win..... write it down in your mirror, all over the wall, it's call positive perseption of life..... I believe in their victory!!!!
I have a good feeling about tomorrow and cannot wait for it =]]. I might not be home though to catch the first period and that's gonna kill me but hopefully there will be that slight chance I can get home in time.
On another note, not sure if anyone else read it but the wings' Holmstrom might not be playing in tomorrow's game due to an injury after colliding with Hal Gill (that's what happens when you mess with our Pens haha). But according to the article he's still sore and might have to make a game time decision. And if he doesn't play we wouldn't have to deal with his defensive play at the net (he's a wings key defensemen at the net).
GO PENS!!!!
I like Val's enthusiasm :)
The thing that gets me pumped is thinking about the feeling a got when the Pens scored goal 1. It was the feeling I have been waiting for this whole series. It just took my breath away.
The other thing is thinking about Orpik's sweet hits. Those made me jump up and down and my brother and I went insannnnneeee.
The crowd was amazing. I love how it took a good minute to start the National Anthem because the fans wouldn't stop the "Let's Go Pens!" chant.
It all makes me smile.
Let's Go Pens!!!!
@ anna --
Yeah, Orpik put new meaning in "live every shift!" haha
Orpik's shift was nuts...it's even crazier how "the shift" now as a sort of cult following. You should check out over at the Pensblog...it's nuts. haha. But, hey, I totally agree that it was pretty incredible!
I'm feeling optimistic about tomorrow...I just don't want to get too optimistic...I have to find that "line"...
AHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! I'M SO EXCITED!!!!! (0kay...random, but true)
By the way, I like the new format on the commenting...I keep checking back to follow along...
** this is UNBELIEVABLY long**
I am SO sorry to everyone not following this thread - and to Snoop for being so darn verbose on your comments page today, but I think I need to explain what I meant a bit more explicitly because clearly my choice of words was inadequate.
snoop & michelle - On Wednesday night, I DID say that Sid's wearing the C for a reason, and his unwavering confidence is exactly why I said it. I agree, Sid IS leading by example, and if you believe something hard enough it CAN come true (iwillmarryryanwhitney
iwillmarryryanwhitney - okay, maybe I can't believe ALL things into existence :P)
“Creeped" was the wrong word. I’m just not sure there’s a word to sum up impressed-absolutely-floored-
bewildered-nervous-freaked-out-with-
positive-connotations; I definitely didn't mean it in a negative way.
Needing something to aspire to, people are often quick to create heroes of ordinary people. In doing so, they often ignore the flaws and exaggerate the strengths of their exalted figure, forgetting that we are all human in the end. When those heroes then prove themselves to be merely human, we are left somewhat broken-hearted, not because our hero failed, but because our hero proved to be fallible, just like us.
There have only been brief moments where I was able to muster the indomitability Sid has shown this week. It's blind confidence, it's singular focus, and it's unbelievably rare. But Sidney Crosby is a rare bird (pun COMPLETELY unintended, but totally acknowledged). He is living up to the expectations people have created, and it now appears that we may have actually under-estimated how high his expectations for himself are, and how determined he is to excel. I supposed I am simultaneously relieved and unnerved that every hint of Sid's strength has been just that, a hint.
The more he shows this strength, however, the higher the expectations rise. And the higher expectations rise, the further they have to fall if it all comes crashing down.
It’s about faith (in God, true love, the Pens' ability to win the Stanley Cup; take your pick): some simply have faith because they do and they always will, some start out with faith but lose it after a few too many disappointments, and then there are some who want to have faith but want proof before they can – which actually completely contradicts the idea of faith, but we’ll ignore that because they Want to have faith, and that’s worth something.
I would consider myself someone who falls into the first category, but that does not mean that I don't sometimes wonder if I'm an idealistic nut-job. I have faith that Sid can lead the Pens to victory, but I feel a bit crazy for having that faith.
There is a feeling stirring in the cockles of my heart that we are about to see Sid prove that all of the hype that has surrounded him for the past fourteen years has been deserved, that we (the media, the fans, the hockey world in general) have not simply built him up because WE needed a hero. It’s unbelievably selfish, but I want Sid to be as strong as he seems, I want him to keep the surprises coming, I want him to keep rising above the adversity. I want him to be that guy that kids can look up to not just as a hockey player, but as a role model of what a leader truly is. I want him to inspire (more) people. I want to know that I’m not crazy for thinking that people that incredible can exist, even if they are equally as rare.
I want him to be (almost) larger than life.
I want him to be a real-life hero.
And that scares the living daylights out of me, because if he actually IS that person it will prove that people that strong exist, and I may never be able to settle for anything less from myself ever again.
again, i know that was long, a picture is worth 1000 words, apparently a feeling can be worth 679.
that all said: I am SOOOO excited and nervous for tomorrow's game! It's going to be a big one!
@mer
"if he actually IS that person it will prove that people that strong exist, and I may never be able to settle for anything less from myself ever again."
I absolutely LOVE that line. I think I'm going to turn it into my new motto.
Mer....I am SO going to buy your book!
I wish *I* could put my thoughts into words that way (these thoughts that are bouncing around my brain at breakneck speed), but all I can manage is a sincere "amen" :)
michelle=stunned.
I have nothing to add to that. Mer is definitely good with words and I hope what you say is true, for sure.
Some people think it's silly to compare hockey stars to heroes. But, while he might not be directly saving a life by being a firefighter, or an EMT, or what have you, he's inspiring young people to strive for something better.
And so maybe that keeps a kid from doing drugs, or some other kid from hating himself and being depressed, because he found someone to look up to, and that makes it so incredibly heroic.
Alright, you people made me all gushy. Quit that.
*Cue the necessary Ruutu-esque comment
I FREAKING HATE THE REDWINGS! I hope Orpik/Ruutu/Roberts know its WING SEASON, they are packing the heat to smash them all!
AHHHHH GO PENS.
LORD STANLEY, LORD STANLEY, BRING ME THE BRANDY!
magda and stephanie - you both just re-affirmed my belief in human goodness :)
michelle - "up" or "down"? pick one. it will make ABSOLUTELY no sense now, but hopefully someday it will.
Michelle....and let's not forget 37-year-old single women who needed a good ol' kick in the arse to aspire to be a better person than they have so far turned out to be. :)
(not that I would know any *cough, cough*)
@mer
I thought once I graduated I wouldn't have to take tests! Is this a jedi mind trick? lol
@stephanie
my apologies :)
I could use a good dose of "be a better person" as well
although I think you are very nice just as you are!
Wow, mer...that was awesome!
I wish I could put words together like that. All that ever comes out of me in writing is poetry.
Hey...there's an idea! How about a Sidney Crosby poem? :D I'll have to work on that. ;)
Ok, this is a pep rally, so...
GO PENS!!! WHOOHOO!
*I believe they can win. I believe they can win. I know they can win!*
Let's have a WingFest! WhooHoo!
michelle - that wasn't an answer!
up or down? (hint: there's no wrong answer)
Hmm....Up?!
Now I'm nervous haha
I just read that an arena in Cole Harbour is showing the game on a big screen (or two?) and they are accepting donations at the door for youth hockey
And they asked the Penguins to send towels.
The Great North American White Out!
Bob Errey Knows Talent
Awwwww! That is so cool! I hope NBC can whisk some camera crews up there to show Sid's home town waving their towels for his team!
And I'm getting misty just thinking about it. It's just awesome that they love their native son so much :)
Sid's Jerz Raises Money for Johnstown K-9 Police Corps
@Stephanie:
From the Post-Gazette:
Just like at Mellon Arena
Turns out Mellon Arena isn't the only venue where fans can watch games in the Cup final on oversized video screens.
The arena in Sidney Crosby's hometown of Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, is showing the games on large projection screens, and officials there have asked the Penguins for a batch of the white towels distributed to fans here before every game.
Admission to the arena is by donation at the door, with proceeds benefiting the local youth hockey association.
:)
ok I'm going to go watch a movie
Goodnight!!
I'll put money on CBC having a crew in Cole Harbour tomorrow (ack, it's today now!) - I'll you know all about it in case the US network-type-guys suck.
BRING IT DETROIT, GOD ONLY KNOWS PITTSBURGH IS BRINGING THEIR A-GAME!
GO PENS!!!!!!!
Lets go Guys!!! Bring it home today!!!
yeah there's no reason CBC couldn't they have a TV Station in Halifax...
"Slap them Silly Sid" keep those happy feet moving :)
LETS GO PENS!!!
I'm on the road again so I can't watch, but I'll be listening to Mike Lange as much as I can.
GO PENS!
only 7 hours and 15 minutes until the game :D I CAN'T WAIT.. I know we'll do good out there!!
GO PENS GOOOOO
By the way.. Thanks for all of the mp3 files. I have them all on my I-POD :DD
Mer, your words just left me speechless! Simply amazing! Someone better publish your book because they will be completely crazy if they don't!
GO PENS!!! :)
well said, mer. :) you've described to a T the reasons why i run a blog about the saint.
and reactions like all of yours are the reason I write. period.
Fifteen minutes until game time...
GO PENS!!!!!!
WHOEVER SCORES FIRST, WINS!!!!!!
GOOOOOOOOOOO PENS!!!!!!
this is probably a really dumb question. but i've never done this before.
when you text the number to get the ringtone, do you acutally send it to "69937" and then as your message you type in "500593"
because i tried that and it didn't send anything back.
the ringtone is hilarious though. i love that expression!
alison, that's supposed to be how it works!
you can do it another way too: i have an account, so i just click the "send to phone" button and it takes me to the site. i just give my password, and it sends the ringtone to my phone. you can sign up for an account for free.
hope this helps!
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