Thanks For the Ride

[Bahku]

Great piece, Redz ... you are responsible for more of my smiles here than anyone else at CelticsBlog ... and Lord knows I don't do enough smiling these days! I share very similar sentiment, and the best part of winning a Championship for me would be being able to still share it with my folks, who are responsible for my fanhood in the first place. Really enjoyed this read ... TP for you ... and a very Happy Father's Day, indeed ... for you and the "The Little Redhead from the Cape"! (Is anything on this earth greater than being a Dad?!?) 

[Redz]

Great piece, Redz ... you are responsible for more of my smiles here than anyone else at CelticsBlog ... and Lord knows I don't do enough smiling these days! I share very similar sentiment, and the best part of winning a Championship for me would be being able to still share it with my folks, who are responsible for my fanhood in the first place. Really enjoyed this read ... TP for you ... and a very Happy Father's Day, indeed ... for you and the "The Little Redhead from the Cape"! (Is anything on this earth greater than being a Dad?!?) 

Thanks Bahku.  The Little Redhead has done her best to make Father's Day equal parts joyous and aggravating (but that's her job I suppose)

[Bahku]

Great piece, Redz ... you are responsible for more of my smiles here than anyone else at CelticsBlog ... and Lord knows I don't do enough smiling these days! I share very similar sentiment, and the best part of winning a Championship for me would be being able to still share it with my folks, who are responsible for my fanhood in the first place. Really enjoyed this read ... TP for you ... and a very Happy Father's Day, indeed ... for you and the "The Little Redhead from the Cape"! (Is anything on this earth greater than being a Dad?!?) 

Thanks Bahku.  The Little Redhead has done her best to make Father's Day equal parts joyous and aggravating (but that's her job I suppose)

Absolutely ... that's her job, and if she's anything like mine were, she takes her job seriously! My oldest "Baby" (in California), just asked me to walk her down the aisle in August ... man, I don't even want to think about how tough that will be emotionally, though in a good way. She's got a great guy, and that's all I ever asked for my kids ... that they find happiness. It goes so fast, my friend ... treasure those aggravations while you can, for as Michael McDonald wrote in a song about his daughter: "This love was only meant to fly away".

My youngest is 19 and just finished her second year at Northeastern ... she has decided to spend the summer working in Boston, (at her job at Best Buy), so she won't be coming to Maine ... and I'm having a hard time with that one, and being a single Dad and raising her alone, the old "empty nest" thing is now a reality I wish I'd never had to experience. She is my joy and my sunshine, and my world has become a little darker as a result. She doesn't know it affects me so, and I'm not about to let on, but I miss my best friend ... her smile and the sound of her voice ... and the aggravations, all blessings I'd rather not do without. Letting go is a tough one ... truly.

[dark_lord]

this type of thread should wait until after we win.  if we lose im holding redz accountable for jinxing us! 

thanks redz 

[ACF]

this type of thread should wait until after we win.  if we lose im holding redz accountable for jinxing us! 

thanks redz 

You should actually TP that, dark_lord.
Think of all those people that will be able
to tell their children that they were there
at the Garden when the Celtics won No. 17 

[Redz]

this type of thread should wait until after we win.  if we lose im holding redz accountable for jinxing us! 

thanks redz 

Hey now.  I'll take jinxing credit if they lose the series.  Last night thought, uh-uh.

[dark_lord]

this type of thread should wait until after we win.  if we lose im holding redz accountable for jinxing us! 

thanks redz 

You should actually TP that, dark_lord.
Think of all those people that will be able
to tell their children that they were there
at the Garden when the Celtics won No. 17 

im one of those people.  i am happy to see them live again and hopefully pull it out at home in front of my very eyes, but i want the title asap, regardless of location.

[Jeff]

cheers Redz and everyone

lets get this thing done tonight!

[Redz]

cheers Redz and everyone

lets get this thing done tonight!

Right back at ya Jeff.  Thanks for this place

You can pretty much take what I said the other night in the OP and multiply by a thousand.  I'm getting giddy.

[radiodavidm]

this type of thread should wait until after we win.  if we lose im holding redz accountable for jinxing us! 

I disagree.  So often we get so attached to the final outcome  that we stop appreciating how we got there, and all the great things along the way.  Yes, we need to take it home, and best to do it tonight.  But how much sweeter it is when you appreciate where we already ARE.  This is quite different from jinxing us by taking it for GRANTED that we will win.  In fact it is almost the opposite, because it is a statement of appreciation for what has already happened, rather than being purely fixated on tthe final goal.

There have been several points during these playoffs - especially during those rare moments when it was a little uncertain that we are going to make it to the next round - where I have just taken a moment to thank the Celts, thank the universe, thank whatever divine forces I relate to, for where we are now. 

I agree with Redz - these playoffs have been a roller coaster ride.  I find that I'm able to enjoy it a lot more when I stop being worried and fixated on the final outcome and more appreciative of all the great things the Celts have already done.  It is an honor to be connected to this team, and nothing that comes in the next few days should be able to take that away. 

[CelticsPrideKG]

this type of thread should wait until after we win.  if we lose im holding redz accountable for jinxing us! 

I disagree.  So often we get so attached to the final outcome  that we stop appreciating how we got there, and all the great things along the way.  Yes, we need to take it home, and best to do it tonight.  But how much sweeter it is when you appreciate where we already ARE.  This is quite different from jinxing us by taking it for GRANTED that we will win.  In fact it is almost the opposite, because it is a statement of appreciation for what has already happened, rather than being purely fixated on tthe final goal.

There have been several points during these playoffs - especially during those rare moments when it was a little uncertain that we are going to make it to the next round - where I have just taken a moment to thank the Celts, thank the universe, thank whatever divine forces I relate to, for where we are now. 

I agree with Redz - these playoffs have been a roller coaster ride.  I find that I'm able to enjoy it a lot more when I stop being worried and fixated on the final outcome and more appreciative of all the great things the Celts have already done.  It is an honor to be connected to this team, and nothing that comes in the next few days should be able to take that away. 

I sure hope this roller coaster get's off at the top as opposed to the bottom. 

[Redz]

this type of thread should wait until after we win.  if we lose im holding redz accountable for jinxing us! 

I disagree.  So often we get so attached to the final outcome  that we stop appreciating how we got there, and all the great things along the way.  Yes, we need to take it home, and best to do it tonight.  But how much sweeter it is when you appreciate where we already ARE.  This is quite different from jinxing us by taking it for GRANTED that we will win.  In fact it is almost the opposite, because it is a statement of appreciation for what has already happened, rather than being purely fixated on tthe final goal.

There have been several points during these playoffs - especially during those rare moments when it was a little uncertain that we are going to make it to the next round - where I have just taken a moment to thank the Celts, thank the universe, thank whatever divine forces I relate to, for where we are now. 

I agree with Redz - these playoffs have been a roller coaster ride.  I find that I'm able to enjoy it a lot more when I stop being worried and fixated on the final outcome and more appreciative of all the great things the Celts have already done.  It is an honor to be connected to this team, and nothing that comes in the next few days should be able to take that away. 

Yup, that's where I was coming from.   

[dark_lord]

I disagree.  So often we get so attached to the final outcome  that we stop appreciating how we got there, and all the great things along the way.  Yes, we need to take it home, and best to do it tonight.  But how much sweeter it is when you appreciate where we already ARE.  This is quite different from jinxing us by taking it for GRANTED that we will win.  In fact it is almost the opposite, because it is a statement of appreciation for what has already happened, rather than being purely fixated on tthe final goal.

There have been several points during these playoffs - especially during those rare moments when it was a little uncertain that we are going to make it to the next round - where I have just taken a moment to thank the Celts, thank the universe, thank whatever divine forces I relate to, for where we are now. 

I agree with Redz - these playoffs have been a roller coaster ride.  I find that I'm able to enjoy it a lot more when I stop being worried and fixated on the final outcome and more appreciative of all the great things the Celts have already done.  It is an honor to be connected to this team, and nothing that comes in the next few days should be able to take that away. 

you aparently didnt read my other post following the one you quoted:

im just messing with u.  i think u wrote how we all feel.

the smiley face indicates sarcasm. plus redz and i have a good relationship with one another in the forums and thru pm's.

[radiodavidm]

I disagree.  So often we get so attached to the final outcome  that we stop appreciating how we got there, and all the great things along the way.  Yes, we need to take it home, and best to do it tonight.  But how much sweeter it is when you appreciate where we already ARE.  This is quite different from jinxing us by taking it for GRANTED that we will win.  In fact it is almost the opposite, because it is a statement of appreciation for what has already happened, rather than being purely fixated on tthe final goal.

There have been several points during these playoffs - especially during those rare moments when it was a little uncertain that we are going to make it to the next round - where I have just taken a moment to thank the Celts, thank the universe, thank whatever divine forces I relate to, for where we are now. 

I agree with Redz - these playoffs have been a roller coaster ride.  I find that I'm able to enjoy it a lot more when I stop being worried and fixated on the final outcome and more appreciative of all the great things the Celts have already done.  It is an honor to be connected to this team, and nothing that comes in the next few days should be able to take that away. 

you aparently didnt read my other post following the one you quoted:

im just messing with u.  i think u wrote how we all feel.

the smiley face indicates sarcasm. plus redz and i have a good relationship with one another in the forums and thru pm's.

Fair enough, and absolutely no slight intended on your post.  I think I might have initially missed your second post (quoted above) but even so, it was clear to me that your first one was tongue in cheek.  It just offered me a chance to put into words something that I feel strongly about, that has been helpful when I'm getting too stressed out about whether we win or not. Namely that it's been an incredible journey!

TP for you for your troubles!

[TruthSerum]

I thought I'd be satisfied after the Cleveland series -- there's always next year -- but it was clear that the Celtics were going for the gold all along, and they deserve nothing less. Just to witness their excellence of play & character is cause for much gratitude. God bless the Celtics.