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DBD 11.19.10: The Cardinal Be Damned. Go to Bonfire.
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 19, 2010 4:14 AM EST
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Go to Bonfire. Join 10,000 other Californians in getting the Spirit of California all riled up for Big Game.
The Rally Committee is responsible for building and burning down the largest bonfire west of the Mississippi. Thousands upon thousands of students, faculty, alumni, and Cal fans fill the entire Greek Theater to witness one of the most dramatic, inspiring, and moving rallies. And did we mention the HEAT?! Members spend the entire Friday of Big Game Week building the structure of pallets, preparing for the fire that reaches almost four stories high! Many alumni come to speak and share stories of Big Games past, while the football team makes a quick visit, many different groups perform, cries of “Freshmen More Wood!” are heard all night long, and the entire theater sits in the glow of candlelight as the fires dies down.
Tickets will be handed out starting at 5:30pm outside the Greek Theatre.
Doors open at 6:00! There are LIMITED TICKETS available, so be sure to snag your seat early. Tickets are FREE!!
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It's officially Big Game Week! Here is a full schedule of the week's activities.
Today, listen for the Cal Band along the Powell-Hyde cable car line in San Francisco between 11:15 and noon, as the band'll be serenading the City on their way to Union Square for a noon rally across the Bay. If you can make it, go and take photos! I couldn't find any from past years on Flickr. If you can't go, enjoy the video and wish you were there.
Also, if you show up to Ghirardelli Square between 9 and 11AM, you can possibly enjoy some ice cream with your excellent Cal Spirit groups.
Happy Big Game Week, the Cardinal be Damned, and Go Bears!
Happy Big Game Week, Bears!
It's the most wonderful time of the year! The Campanile's blue, Sather Gate is lit, and the Axe is on the line (along with bowl eligibility and pride and whatnot). For a full list of the events for the week, check out the link above (or here)!
At the very least, in addition to the game, come to Bonfire to celebrate the things we have that Stanfurd does not (the Axe, a real mascot, a bonfire rally, etc).
Happy Big Game Week, the Cardinal be damned, and Go Bears!
Cal vs. UCLA Card Stunts. Go Bears!
Joe Kapp on campus Monday 4/12 at noon!
"Pulitzer Prize winning journalist David Maraniss, author of biographies of Vince Lombardi and Roberto Clemento, discusses sports, the press, and American culture. With special guest Joe Kapp, former Cal coach and NFL quarterback."
WHEN/WHERE: 12-1:30 in the library in North Gate Hall.
If you haven't heard Joe Kapp speak, it's well worth your time. If you do go, take notes, and report back! There's bound to be hilarity.
DBD 11.20.09 The Cardinal be Damned.
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 20, 2009 3:35 AM EST
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[To the tune of "Ramblin' Wreck"]
'Twas a warm November 20th in 1982,
The Stanfurd Banned was on the field,
They thought the Bear was through.
But the clock read just four seconds
And we kept the ball alive,
and said, "Eat shit, you Stanfurdites--
It's 20-25!"
Twenty-seven years ago, this happened. CalBear81 has this recap of an event from two years ago (I was there too! But, no notes from me) featuring some pretty sweet perspectives from Joe Starkey and the ever Cal-spirited Joe Kapp. Not every school has a moment like this, so make sure to spread the good news to get those around you in a "Fuck Stanfurd" sort of mood.
In other news, tomorrow is Big Game. Fuck that shit from last year about every game counting. One game counts, and that's the game for the Axe. Whether it's a 1-win or a 10-win season, all I know is that if we beat Stanfurd, there's a bright spot in the season.
Spend today/tonight getting all riled up against Stanfurd.Come out to the Bonfire Rally, (which'll probably be one of the last great ones), and join the ten-thousand people gathered to celebrate the Spirit of California. Go to San Francisco and party with Cal Band. Sit in your dorm/apartment/house and listen to Cal songs while you study. *Whatever* you do, do it for Cal, against Stanfurd. It's Big Game Week. Shit's going down.
The Cardinal be damned, boys,
The Cardinal be damned.
The Cardinal be damned, boys,
The Cardinal be damned.
If any Stanfurd son of a bitch
Don't like the blue and gold,
He can pucker up his rosy lips,
And kiss the Bear's asshole.
I'm pretty glad no one ever reads the DBD.
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Come to the 112th Big Game Bonfire Rally!
Every year this rally gets a bit more difficult to put on, so come on out to the Greek Theater and enjoy the fire and the rally while they're as glorious as they ought to be. Lord knows how much longer the Rally Committee will be able to put Bonfire on before regulations restrict it from happening.
Doors open at 6, the rally starts at 7. Come early if you want seats within the stone section of the Greek. The event's free and open to anyone who'd like to come and get riled up in the Spirit of California.
Go Bears, Beat Stanfurd, Keep the Axe. Happy Big Game Week!
It's Monday of Big Game Week, Bears!
Join the Rally Committee, Cal Band, Dance Team, the Mic Men and Oski as they travel the streets of San Francisco and bring the spirit of California to the City!
Rally begins around 11AM in Union Square, and Cal Band will be playing while traveling in a cable car to Union Square. Start off Big Game Week right!
Here is a full week Big Game Rally schedule:
BIG GAME SCHEDULE:
Monday
Cable Car Rally in the City (Ghiradelli - Union Square) 10-12:30
Tuesday
Big Sail 12:00-1:30 St. Francis Yacht Club
Wednesday
Guardsmen (Battle of the Bands, Cal vs. Stanford) 11:45 @ Fairmont Hotel
MoMo's 7:00
Thursday
Night Rally around campus: Begins at 8PM at bowles
Friday
John's Bar and Grill 12:30
Schroeders 1:00
Trader Vics 12:00
Saylor and Hill 11:30
Claremont Country Club 1:00
Royal Exchange ~7:00
Schroeders ~7:00
Bonfire at the Greek ~7:00
Go Bears!
DBD 11.13.09: [translated] Where's My Pancakes?
by Yes We Cannon on Nov 13, 2009 6:11 AM EST
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Pre-translation:"ON THE PHONE WITH THIS FAT CHICK......WHERER MY IHOP"
Story: Facebook status keeps kid out of jail. Swedish Chef has more:
Vhere-a’s my puncekes, reed Rudney Bredffurd’s Fecebuuk pege-a, in a messege-a typed oon Setoordey, Ooct. Um de hur de hur de hur. 17, et 11:49 a.m., frum a cumpooter in hees fezeer’s epertment in Herlem.
Et zee teeme-a, zee sentence-a, vreettee in indeceephereble-a street slung, ves joost unuzeer nefel-gezeeng, crypteec Fecebuuk stetoos updete-a — vurds thet vere-a gubbledyguuk tu unyune-a beseedes Mr. Hurty flurty schnipp schnipp! Bredffurd. Bork bork bork!
Boot vhee Mr. Hurty flurty schnipp schnipp! Bredffurd, a skeenny, shurt 19-yeer-oold reseedent ooff zee Ferregoot Huooses, ves errested zee next dey es a soospect in a rubbery, zee vurds tuuk oon a lefel ooff impurtunce-a thet nu oone-a in zeeur veeldest dreems — leest ooff ell Mr. Hurty flurty schnipp schnipp! Bredffurd — cuoold hefe-a imegeened. Bork bork bork! Zeey beceme-a hees eleebi.
Hees deffense-a levyer, Rubert Reoolund, tuld a Bruuklyn esseestunt deestrict etturney, Leendsey Gerdes, ebuoot zee Fecebuuk intry, vheech ves mede-a et zee teeme-a ooff zee rubbery. Bork bork bork! Zee deestrict etturney soobpueneed Fecebuuk tu fereeffy thet zee stetoos updete-a hed ectooelly beee typed frum a cumpooter luceted et 71 Vest 118t Street in Herlem, es Mr. Hurty flurty schnipp schnipp! Bredffurd seeed. Bork bork bork! Vhee thet ves cunffurmed, zee cherges vere-a drupped. Bork bork bork!
"Thees is zee furst cese-a thet I’m evere-a ooff in vheech a Fecebuuk updete-a hes beee used es eleebi ifeedence-a," seeed Juhn Brooneeng, a levyer und member ooff zee Delles Ber Essuceeeshun vhu stoodeees suceeel netvurkeeng und zee lev. "Ve-a ere-a gueeng tu see-a mure-a ooff thet becoose-a ooff hoo prefelent suceeel netvurkeeng hes becume-a."
However, it seems that the status update isn't good enough for everyone. Again, to Swedish Chef:
Boot Juseph Pulleeni, vhu teeches in zee Depertment ooff Lev, Puleece-a Sceeence-a und Creeminel Joosteece-a Edmeenistreshun et Juhn Jey Cullege-a ooff Creeminel Joosteece-a, seeed prusecooturs shuoold nut hefe-a beee su qooeeck tu drup zee cherges. Um gesh dee bork, bork!
"Veet a userneme-a und pessvurd, unyune-a cun inpoot deta in a Fecebuuk pege-a," he-a seeed. Bork bork bork!
"Sume-a ooff zee breeghtest peuple-a oon zee Internet ere-a teenegers," he-a seeed. Bork bork bork!"Zeey knoo zee Internet better thun a lut ooff peuple-a. Vhy? Becoose-a zeey use-a it ell zee teeme-a.
"Su zeey cuoold defelup un eleebi," he-a seeed. Bork bork bork! "Zeey vetch telefeesiun, zee mufeees, zeere-a is a moolteetoode-a ooff reesuns vhy sumeune-a ooff thet ege-a vuoold hefe-a zee knooledge-a tu du a creeme-a leeke-a thet. Um de hur de hur de hur."
Personally, I am a fan of any argument based on the "it's those darned teenagers playing on them Internets all the time, learning how to subvert justice from watching them movies" premise. Go Bears.
Also, it's Friday the 13th. Spoooooooooky.
WSU@Cal card stunts.
Touchdown Mondays are back again!
Yes, technically they happened last Monday, but after three weeks without a discount at the student store, one week wasn't enough to heal the pain.
Just a heads up: TODAY at the student store in honor of our the seven touchdowns, the student store is offering 25% off on all clothing and gifts for students! Remember: having more Cal gear is much more important than making sure you're well-fed for the week.
Go Bears!
SI's Great Moments in College Football Rivalries - Cal vs. Stanfurd.
Complete with video and commentary from the 1972, 1974, 1982, and 1990 Big Games!
Card Stunts from the Maryland game. Go Bears!
Discounts on Fridays during the Fall for wearing Cal clothing!
Beginning on August 28th and continuing through the end of the Fall 2009 semester, over 25 businesses in the Berkeley area will offer discounts to patrons wearing Cal clothing on Fridays! Participating businesses include:
Amanda's - Free soda with purchase of grilled item
Tandor Kitchen - 10% off $10 purchase
Jasmine Thai Restaurant - Free Thai Iced tea or coffee w/ meal purchase
Jamba Juice - 20% off purchase
Beard Papa's - 10% off Purchase
Soy Luck Club -10% off Purchase
Punjabi by Nature - Buy 2 Buffet and get $5 off any third
Ceclia's Mexican Restaurant - 10% off Purchase
In-n-out Gyros - Free can of soda with $5 purchase
Sufficient Grounds - Free fountain soda w/any sandwich or salad
Ann's Kitchen - 15% off Purchase
Café Durant - Free chips and salsa with any meal purchase.
Tapioca Express - Free Boba Milk Tea with Purchase
Milanese Café - Free drink and garlic bread with order
Kazan Kitchen - $1 off each meal
El Sombrero Tequiere - Free fountain drink
Brazil Café - Free mango drink with order
Peking Express - Free drink with special
I.B. Hoagies - Free can of soda with sandwich and fries
Sonoma Coffee Café - Buy one drink, get one free
La Burrita (Northside, Southside) - Free 16oz soda with purchase of large super burrito
La Val's Pizza - Any slice and small soda for $3.19
Mario's La fiesta - Free soft drink with food
Quiznos - Free drink and chips with purchase
Yogurt Harmony - 10% off purchase of frozen yogurt or shaved ice.
Bongo Burger (Southside, Northside, Westside) - Free upgrade of drink with purchase
So get your Cal clothing ready and see you at one or more of the above businesses on Fridays. Go Bears!
Sure a blue-out's nice and all, but it's not nearly as impressive as the student section all wearing white. As visual evidence, photos from the 1922 Big Game:
And, evidence that it worked: California - 398; Opponents - 34.
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