SO DAT DREW CAN TROW DAT ROCK

Deep up in da swamp on an island made of grass,

In the mud and da muck just off an alligator path,

I got my fire burning to push back da black of night,

And all my zombie girlz are dancing in da circle of da light,

To the sound of conga drums their bodies twist an shake,

Their Gris Gris Man is callin the sleeping spirits now to awake,

Then just pass midnight when da moon is behind a cloud,

I stand over my pot and cast this spell out loud,

I call you Old Papa Legba and Ms Marie Laveau,

Da time to stop dis lockout is here now dis I know,

A scared man can't win and a jealous man can't work,

And a greedy man deserves some of dat GGM's hurt,

To all those greedy peoples whether dey be livin or be dead,

Who standing in the way of da season could have plenty to dread,

As this pot boils with tokens, herbs an unmentionable things,

The zombie girlz are dancing and their voices together sing,

Supwam Yelog, Mulaba Zona Kuno, Llabtoof Yalp Ew Won,

The smoke rising off the bayou is the souls who now have come,

Together we have a message through this spell we all do send,

The time for disagreement has come now to an end,

You owners unlock dem doors for da Gris Gris Man has to,

And you players we also got our voodoo eyes on you,

You both gotta see you only need so many millions what to blow,

While da peeps who pay you bills got to bear da loss you know,

So as the moonlight comes back from out behind the cloud,

And shines down in my magic potion our voices can be heard out loud,

Get your problems all worked out yeah so once again dat Dome can rock,

And get this season going so dat DREW can trow dat ROCK!

GRIS GRIS MAN, VOODOO MD

PETA DISCLAIMER:  No curses were used and no animals were hurt too bad or killed excessively in the making and or casting of this spell!  GGM, MD

Posted with permission from the GGM.

VGG

http://grisgrisman.blogspot.com/

p.s. if you have any suggestions for my little blog let me know at vgg@grisgrisman.com

Now folks it is important to absorb and consume the spirit of the opposing team and what better way to do that than to drink their essence in the form of spirits?

Some might go for consuming the heart of their enemy but that is just plain wrong unless it is your first deer kill which this isn't and we aren't talking about killing just winning...  And that's for pagan types anyway and we are Saints. But Sheesh now that I think about it... I must have saved a million pagan babies back when I was in school and the nuns would come around collecting money for "The Pagan Baby Fund".  Later when I was much older I thought you know... I should become a pagan and collect some of that Pagan Babe fund... but... Oh wait.. I digress... back to important stuff. 

So for this week’s game our drink is.

The Purple Turtle (to make the Vikes Slow)

Ingredients to use:         

1.0 oz Sapphire Gin

1.0 oz Gosling’s Bermuda Gold Rum

1.0 oz Patron Tequila Anejo Gold Tequila

1.0 oz Citron Vodka

1.0 oz Chambord (this is what will make it purple)

Mikes Hard Lemonade

Directions:         

As usual get out your drink shaker put in the ice…. (No Fear you can use snow as long as it isn’t yellow this drink has plenty of Gold in it already).

Pour in each of the ingredients except the Mikes Lemonade.

Shake Shake Shake Shake….

Now in your big Ole Drinkn’ glass the kind you use for your Ice Tea in the Summer... You know... BIG... put in some fresh ice cubes…. Pour in about hmmm… Oh I don’t know about four big sips worth of Mikes Lemonade over the ice… swirl it around a bit then strain the drink from your shaker into your glass. Give a little stir… you are going to get a little bubble effect from the Mikes but not so much it will spill over and waste a single drop (alcohol abuse).

Enjoy…

WARNING:

Do Not consume while reading any of JND’s posts and if you drink even ONE get a designated driver.

p.s. Turtle rhymes with Purple 

NOTE: I confess I used this recipe last year when we met with the Vikings and since that result worked out so well I don't want to put a jinx on this game by trying a new Potional. 

First I want to note that there is something about the fact that Friar Bob doesn't have an Avatar that I like.  I can find his posts quick.  I suppose I am not the only one that sometimes scans down looking for a particular CSC family member's posts by scanning for their Avatar. I know there are quite a few that I will look for just to see what they have to say; It is fun looking for those Avatars that are a constant so I can find their comments fast.  What would I do if JND changed his Avatar - I would be lost....

Anyway I have this little image of a Friar Bob Avatar that pops into my head. It changes now and then... Do those of you who enjoy reading his commentary ever do that? 

Anyway just for a fun exercise which is closes to your mental image.

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Will be tonight... I know I posted this before but it is so buried and I just had to listen to and watch it again this morning... Also was listening to Mrs Goddess Mountain's Saints Battle Hymn.... Getting psyched up... 

Also played Louis Armstrong's "The Saints Go Marching in... And Vince Vance's Gris Gris Video...

It isn't like I am not already tweaked to the max waiting... but I wanted to surround myself with Good Powerful Gris Gris and Vibes....

So here is a selection to share for turning "up the volume" pre-game.

The Saints Black and Gold Hellfire Brew

Ahhhh… the end of the Season… Here we are going to the Super Bowl.  This Brew is all about us… About The New Orleans Saints. The Colts who were from Baltimore which was at least CLOSE to the Mason Dixon line and had some claims to being part of civility can’t claim Bourbon as theirs especially where they are now located (what do people in Indianapolis drink anyway?).

So Bourbon plays a big part of the Super Bowl Brew. Also I promised to put Jack Daniels Old No. 7 into the Super Bowl Brew… So here it is…

Now get out your handy dandy well used (one hopes) Cocktail Shaker or whatever you use for one. Half-fill said cocktail shaker and with partially crunched up ice. Pour everything but the pineapple juice and the Mike’s Hard Lemonade into it and shake it like Hell until it is frosted over. Strain into your big ole glass filled with ice cubes and add pineapple juice The Mikes. Stir, and drink slowly.

1/2 oz The Macallan Single Malt Scotch (You can use Johnnie Walker Black if you prefer) 
1/2 oz Jose Cuervo Especial gold tequila (Any gold tequila will work)
1/2 oz Jack Daniel's Old No.7 Tennessee whiskey
1/2 oz Makers Mark bourbon whiskey
1/2 oz Jagermeister liqueur

2 tablespoons of simple syrup (sugar dissolved into water)
1 oz pineapple juice
2 oz Mike’s Hard Lemonade

And Oh my Goodness all Warnings of any nature are in effect.  This brew has been known to make people fall down perfectly good flights of stairs.  Do NOT drink this and attempt anything like changing a light bulb or Walking unattended and for God’s sake do NOT read any posts by JND while sipping… IT BURNS LIKE HELLFIRE…. Hence the Name

So, How many of you plopped down your 5, 10, 20, 30 or whatever dollars to get a little box in one of those Pool Thingees?  I don't usually do it because well it is kind of like the lottery and I stink at that but heck how many times have we had a chance to put our names in those little squares then wait and see what numbers we get in a Super Bowl Pool where the SAINTS are one of the names.

So I did at work this week and all week I was nagging them....

"So when are you going to pull the numbers? huh huh huh?" I wasn't even sure what would be a good set of numbers to get.

So today they passed around the filled out grid and of course I liked that The Saints were written across the TOP of the page with the Colts name going DOWN the side.... As it should be. "The Colts going down that is" But I am not so sure I got very good numbers.

I have 8 for the colts and 5 for the Saints.   So I guess the score needs to be 35 Saints 28 Colts but not being a stat person...

Uhm... is that good or bad? If you were in a pool What numbers did you get?

Now folks it is important to absorb and consume the spirit of the opposing team and what better way to do that than to drink their essence in the form of spirits?

Some might go for consuming the heart of their enemy but that is just plain wrong unless it is your first deer kill which this isn't and we aren't talking about killing just winning...  And that's for pagan types anyway and we areSaints. But Sheesh now that I think about it... I must have saved a million pagan babies back when I was in school and the nuns would come around collecting money for "The Pagan Baby Fund".  Later when I was much older I thought you know... I should become a pagan and collect some of that Pagan Babe fund... but... Oh wait.. I digress... back to important stuff. 

So for this week’s game our drink is.

The Purple Turtle

(to make the Vikings Slow)

Ingredients to use:         

1.0 oz Sapphire Gin

1.0 oz Gosling’s Bermuda Gold Rum

1.0 oz Patron Tequila Anejo Gold Tequila

1.0 oz Citron Vodka

1.0 oz Chambord (this is what will make it purple)

Mikes Hard Lemonade

Directions:         

As usual get out your drink shaker put in the ice…. (No Fear you can use snow as long as it isn’t yellow this drink has plenty of Gold in it already).

Pour in each of the ingredients except the Mikes Lemonade.

Shake Shake Shake Shake….

Now in your big Ole Drinkn’ glass the kind you use for your Ice Tea in the Summer... You know... BIG... put in some fresh ice cubes…. Pour in about hmmm… Oh I don’t know about four big sips worth of Mikes Lemonade over the ice… swirl it around a bit then strain the drink from your shaker into your glass. Give a little stir… you are going to get a little bubble effect from the Mikes but not so much it will spill over and waste a single drop (alcohol abuse).

Enjoy…

WARNING:

Do Not consume while reading any of JND’s posts and if you drink even ONE get a designated driver.

p.s. Turtle rhymes with Purple (or at least to me it does)

DISCLAIMER:

To the Vikings Fans... 

One or two things will happen if you create this brew for consumption during the game... 

1. If we win.... you won't feel any pain.

2. If you win... You can change the Name to The Purple Demon

as usual... just meant in good fun. I thought I would share our weekly 'Brew" drink with you. Now some of our Saints fans think it is too strong... I am guessing a bunch of Vikings can handle it. 

Music has been flying around and NoFear brought this video to my attention... I think we can all enjoy it and the images. 

Yes we are gearing up for the Huge game Tomorrow with the Vikings but we ALL know where we want to be... "In that Number"

Of Teams to go to the Superbowl... It is our time... it is our year... We can do this... But all of that aside.

What are we best at? Loving our City, Loving our Saints, Loving our Music, Loving our Booze... 

We are about love... and a little bit of Smack...  But we would MOST love to go to the Superbowl... 

Thanks to NoFear for bringing this out of the attic so we can all enjoy it as we gear up for the game that gets us to THE GAME.

Like we aren't geared up enough?  

I was feeling really bad about those poor Vikings and "Their Song". So while I was over listening to our Song by Mrs Mountain Goddess I started listening to another song by my friend that sang it for us... and I realized... It is PERFECT for the Vikings and where they are right now..  At the end there is a line that goes 

But as the volume grows, My senses are not as strong 

Well that is what will happen in the Dome when our Fans Get Going!!!! 

Within the Lyrics The symbolism is all there.... This is how they must be feeling...

about playing us.

I love the Trying to run from danger both feet on the ground  (of course the danger is Our Defense)

Anyway a good bit of it can relate to our Game.... and Dammit those poor folks NEED a real song.

Here is the link if you want to Listen to it.  I would love to hear what symbolism you get from different parts. 

Got My Eyes On You   < The Link

Got My Eyes On You (11/14/2009) © 2009 Don Rudnickas 

1) 
Friend Let me tell you something, I can’t think quite straight 
I’ve got too much going on here, Too much on my plate 
Candles burning at both ends, Can’t do that very long 
I feel like I’m in a dream now, Jumping all around 
Trying to run from danger, Both feet on the ground 
But no matter how I try, keep standing in my place 

That’s when I feel those eyes, Searching in the dark night 
Looking for their easy prey 
I hear the lonesome cries, It wakes me with a cold fright 
But I’ve got my warning now, I’m ready for a fight 

Chorus: 
I’ve seen all your tricks before, I know just what to do 
You’ll put your spell over me and I won’t have a clue 
But I’m wary now cause… 
I got my eyes on you… 

2) 
Some people disregard the signals gathered there 
But I go by intuition, can feel it in the air 
Something just feels out of place, Like a picture hanging wrong 
The path seems a bit too easy, It gives me quite a scare 
I find myself spinning round, I’ve wandered in your lair 
All the instincts that I had, are tingling on my skin 

That’s when I drop down low, and hit the ground for cover 
Adjust my vision to the room 
My panic starts to grow, Afraid that you’ll discover 
Just what I’m feeling now, can’t keep it undercover 

Instrumental 

3) 
Lessons learned that come too easy, I see them all the time 
They take down the strongest souls, can catch them in their prime 
No matter what you’ve gone and learned, doesn’t seem to help you now 
I’ve got a good suspicion, the battle’s getting near 
Can tell by the sound the wind is blowing in my ear 
With every chorus that it sings, the meaning is more clear 

That when I listen close, and try to hear the soft song 
Heed the message that it brings 
But as the volume grows, My senses are not as strong 
I’m feeling weaker now, And I know what is wrong 

The Saints Song, Lyrics by Mrs Mountain Goddess, Vocals and Music by Don Rudnickas  His Main Music Page is RELEASED and posted to download for free. Learn it, live it, love it..... 

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Many of you probably saw the post by MtnExile with the Lyrics of a Saints Theme Song that Mrs Mountain Goddess (I don't know her real name) wrote. 

Well, we also know what a Ridiculous song those poor poor poor Vikings got from Prince... I do feel so very bad for them....

But still. We can't have THEM have a song out there and not us... So my friend Don Rudnickas did us the favor of recording it this afternoon and posted it as a free download at Soundclick.  You will probably have to register to download it but it doesn't cost to register. 

I can tell you this... This Ain't no falsetto warbling whippoorwill singing our Song... We have A MAN singing our song.

He went by her lyrics to the erm... WWII song (of course not that Yankee Battle Hymn). For now until I get more information the lyrics are credited to Mrs Mountain Goddess. He can always change it later.

But go download it and have a blast. I don't know how to make it so it would play here or I would. He made it free so tell as many people as you want to go over there and download it. p.s.  Feel free to listen to some of his other music while you are there... I love his music...  But the point  IS............................   (insert Angelic Trumpets here) 

We have our Song

We have our Brew

AND

We Have our Spell

Poor Vikings they ain't gonna have nothing but Hell...

The Link  The Saints Theme Song, Lyrics by Mrs Mountain Goddess, Vocals and music by Don Rudnickas

Here are her lyrics..... 

Mine eyes have seen the glory of our boys in Black and Gold,

As they dominate the gridiron with their feats so skilled and bold,
In their overwhelming triumphs they're a wonder to behold,
Our Saints go marching on!

Glory, glory, what a helluva way to play!
Glory, glory, what a helluva way to play!
Glory, glory, what a helluva way to play!
We ain't gonna lose no more!

First with Mecom, then with Benson, through long ages of defeat,
We've renewed our hopes each season and then watched our boys get beat,
But with Brees and Payton leading us now Victory is sweet,
Our Saints go marching on!

Glory, glory, what a helluva way to play!
Glory, glory, what a helluva way to play!
Glory, glory, what a helluva way to play!
We ain't gonna lose no more!

Thirteen-and-three, they wrote us off, they said our race was run,
And they hastened to deride us with their taunts of "one and done!"
But we're here to tell the NFL: we've only just begun,
Our Saints go marching on!

Glory, glory, what a helluva way to play!
Glory, glory, what a helluva way to play!
Glory, glory, what a helluva way to play!
We ain't gonna lose no more!

Now... a couple of questions...\

I had him put up a fairly simple 'story' as an explanation for the song. He can change it....  

After you go download if you have any ideas about what we might want him to put there please post and we can rec/vote for what we like the best.. Probably have to keep it fairly respectful of ourselves... if you get what I mean. 

Also if you think we should change the image going with the song... post them here and we can rec/vote for that as well.  He said we should have fun with it...  (personally I was thinking we should use the CSC Logo as the image but didn't know if that would be okay or not) 

SO LET'S HAVE FUN!!!!!!!! 

Now folks it is important to absorb and consume the spirit of the opposing team and what better way to do that than to drink their essence in the form of spirits?

Some might go for consuming the heart of their enemy but that is just plain wrong unless it is your first deer kill which this isn't and we aren't talking about killing just winning...  And that's for pagan types anyway and we are Saints. But Sheesh now that I think about it... I must have saved a million pagan babies back when I was in school and the nuns would come around collecting money for "The Pagan Baby Fund".  Later when I was much older I thought you know... I should become a pagan and collect some of that Pagan Babe fund... but... Oh wait.. I digress... back to important stuff. 

So for this week’s game our drink is.

The Purple Turtle (to make the Vikes Slow)

Ingredients to use:         

1.0 oz Sapphire Gin

1.0 oz Gosling’s Bermuda Gold Rum

1.0 oz Patron Tequila Anejo Gold Tequila

1.0 oz Citron Vodka

1.0 oz Chambord (this is what will make it purple)

Mikes Hard Lemonade

Directions:         

As usual get out your drink shaker put in the ice…. (No Fear you can use snow as long as it isn’t yellow this drink has plenty of Gold in it already).

Pour in each of the ingredients except the Mikes Lemonade.

Shake Shake Shake Shake….

Now in your big Ole Drinkn’ glass the kind you use for your Ice Tea in the Summer... You know... BIG... put in some fresh ice cubes…. Pour in about hmmm… Oh I don’t know about four big sips worth of Mikes Lemonade over the ice… swirl it around a bit then strain the drink from your shaker into your glass. Give a little stir… you are going to get a little bubble effect from the Mikes but not so much it will spill over and waste a single drop (alcohol abuse).

Enjoy…

WARNING:

Do Not consume while reading any of JND’s posts and if you drink even ONE get a designated driver.

p.s. Turtle rhymes with Purple 

Dear Friends;

Todays game brews (yes brews) are a sure FIRE way to kick the Spirits up.  I am going t offer a couple of options...

First... is a shot I call Black & Gold.... So get those little tourist Shot Glasses out with the Saints helmet on them or a Fleur Des Lis.... 

1/4 shot Jagermeister® herbal liqueurr

That's it for the first one... Except I do recommend you reference the GGM's spell and chant the spell before you take the first shot...

And it tastes really good.

Now this is the big one where the Gold and Black kick it up a notch and will have us being fire breathing Saints From Hell!

Atomic FireBall

In your handy dandy shaker or glass or whatever you mix your drinks in:

before you put anything else in the shaker put in four drops of Louisiana Hot Sauce or Tabasco (This represents COVERING the Red Birds)

Then put fill it halfway with ice cubes.

Pour in 1 oz of Goldschlager

Pour in 2 oz of Pepper Flavored Vodka (I actually liked it better with plain Absolut)

Shake shake shake shake And then pour into your big ole drinkin' glass

It tastes like one of those Atomic Fireball candies but not so sweet because of the vodka.

Or you could just make it a shot with the only 2 drops of hot sauce and the Goldschalger.

WARNING:

Do not drink any of these brews while reading a post by JND....

and.... 

Please assign a designated driver if you have more than two. 

Okay that is it... with permission of course from Da Boss.

Since we haven't won one game since I stopped coming on as VGG I am BACK.... 

Gris Gris is a powerful source - it runs through us like the Mississippi Mud and I am bringing all of my spirit for the second half.

I will NOT give up.... I will Not stop hoping.... and I KEEP THE FAITH!!!!!!!!! One way or another I am a die hard believer and optimist. 

Keep The Faith... Keep up the energy!!!! 

Chanting.... 

Just curious....

Do you wear or do anything every game day to influence the outcome of the game? Wear your 43 year old pair of Dr. Dentons? The same cap? Jersey? Eat something special? Socks? 

You get the drift? Do you have a superstition or tradition you feel if you do NOT do will negatively impact the outcome of the game?

I try to wear my fleur des lis ring and am convinced that while it was missing in some box or other for last season that was the reason we didn't go all the way.

How do you prepare for watching the game either on TV or at the Dome or listening to it on the radio....  However you participate what do you do to participate that you just feel wrong if you don't do it? 

Also, does anyone know of anything any of our Saints Players do on game day or leading up to game day that they feel is a Must do or else.........

Okay… after many hours of arduous work and brewing here is a brew for todays game in honor of Saintsational. It is a hard job and involves many headaches from tasting etc…

2 oz of A limon flavored Vodka. I like Grey Goose but pick your own. 
1 bottle of Mike’s Hard Lemonaide
fresh Mint
Half of a rolled lemon cut into 4 wedges
1 oz of Bacardi limon (the rum is to counter the bucs) 
1/4 oz simple syrup
Crushed Ice

First put a little simple syrup in the bottom of a VERY tall glass with about 8-10 mint leaves and a few bits of crushed ice and muddle the mint. Don’t bruise it because it will become bitter… roll your muddler over it gently as if you were giving it a nice massage.

Set that glass aside for a moment.

Take your shaker and fill it half way with crushed ice pour in Limon Vodka and Rum along with the rest of the simple syrup. Squeeze in 3 of your 4 lemon wedges and then put the lid on your shaker and shake shake shake shake until the metal becomes frosted over.

Now take that very Tall Glass with the mint that has been melding with the simple syrup and fill it halfway with crushed ice. Strain in the ice cold brew from your shaker over the ice then fill it the rest of the way with the Mike’s Hard Lemonaide. Garnish with a sprig of mint and your fourth Lemon Wedge.

Drink many of these without breaking any commandments before and during the game. This along with the GGM Spell against the Bucs should bring us to 10-0.

End of Brew.

p.s. Any enrichments to this brew are more than welcome. 

Wherever you go once you have the mud in your blood you are still a Louisianan.  Saints Fans don't stop being fans when they move somewhere else... You may be on the West Coast in LaLa land (which I liked very much) or the East Coast with all these yankees (The Pats are my second favorite team) or in Kansas or anywhere in between. You may not even have been born in Louisiana but once you become a Saints fan wherever you are... There you are... A Saints Fan. 

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You may be one of our heroes fighting for us somewhere across the world away from your family and home but you still have the mud in your blood.

Life isn’t always ‘easy’ in  Louisiana and it has been that way since the earliest days.  But we are a special blend and breed of people.   We prevail and we find joy in life. We love "our people".  And we stick by them. Blood is thicker than water and Louisiana blood is the thickest of all. And once someone is a Saint no matter where they were born they become "Our People".

Decades have gone by and we have stayed Fans.  We winced and we cringed and we certainly binged but…. They were still our Saints.

We took grief and mockery and had people wonder at our sanity (they probably did anyway just because we are who we are) for standing behind our Saints. 

Sure we screamed at them, sure we got mad at them but… they were still our people and you can be mad at your ‘people’ and still love them.  Still support them… and always be there for them.

And it has all paid off. The years of sitting in a bar in some other state being the only person there cheering for your team even when the score was abysmal… If they made a good play you shouted…

We made that poor old Sugar Bowl/Tulane Stadium creak with our fervor. We make the Dome thunder with the music of our chants... We are the Soul of our Team and they are our Saints who go do battle for us.  Up or Down we had a team that let itself be infused with the spirit of US... they became "Our People". 

In the past when people said "How can you STILL be a Saints Fan after all of these years" We just look at them and say….

They are our People… 

Where I come from "our People" means family – I am proud to be family with all of the other Saints Fans.  We are each other’s "People".

So, I love where we are today and I love our Saints and Fans for getting us here… but if we were 0-10… they would still be my Saints… and still be "My People".