Coming out of the shadows and an international perspective of beeing a fan.

Hey Marten-

I’m in the midst of studying for my last finals as a college student, though I felt I had to respond to your poignant post. After reading it I felt so honored to love an organization like the clippers that has fans that stretch across the globe, even if they are so few and far between. The thing I’ve noticed around these Clipper forums in the long time I’ve been a fan of them and the small time that I’ve been a part of them, is that the fans are some of the most loyal in sports. How could they not be? It takes a special kind of person to follow and analyze a team for years on end with little satisfaction and always the promise of next year. Hearing your plight about following a team like the clippers 5500 miles is no small feat. It’s fans like you that keep the fire for this team burning after all these years, and I feel especially lucky to call myself a fan alongside of you.

p.s. loving the intensity these last few games. good post game recap clippersteve

-marek

We’ve got a few other internationals on the site. Citizen edu_argentina (who has taken the losing lately even harder than most) and our german citizen King Henne come to mind. And of course there’s Ricky, who is a Sixers blogger and a Clippers fan, placing him in a unique position on New Year’s Eve.

By the way, your english is great. I was reading the post and assuming you were an ex-pat living in Sweden at first. I don’t know how much effort it is to write for you, but you write well. So don’t worry about that part.

I lived in France for 3 years… so I can relate to the idea of rooting for a team that no one else knows exists.

But the interwebs is amazing. A lost soul like yourself can find kindred spirits in the virtual land of Clips Nation.

A few years back, the University of Pacific made the NCAA tournament and played well. Their best player was Christian Maraker, and I really thought he had a chance to become the first Swede to make it to the NBA (that is unless you count Miles Simon). Some day.

Welcome. I’m glad you’ve come into the light.

Yes… Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. This is why I’m a Clippers fan. This is why I can’t let go. Fans like you define what I love about the Clippers. Thanks for wording your feelings so eloquently. Unfortunately I can’t afford to go to a game right about now, but I only live 5 miles from Staples Center (guilty much?)…
I will be booing and whistling as loudly as I can… hopefully the traitor hears me at Staples… and hopefully you’ll hear me all the way in Sweden. I’ll be listening for you response.

Best Regards

Does anyone have a pig’s head? Might be tough getting it into Staples that night.

The pigs head will most likely prove difficult to sneak into Staples as CS suggested. I propose a solution…
A very easy thing to bring into a basketball venue is a jersey. I for one, own a Brand (name is now crossed out) jersey that I would be willing to donate to anyone willing to throw it on the court during the pregame introductions…
I can just see it now. Even if it’s only a dozen jerseys that get flung onto to the court, I think this would be a very poignant statement. What if it was two dozen… 50? 100? I think this would be awesome.
What say you fellow Citizens? Shall we organize a coordinated Jersey-Throwing protest? (Brand jerseys only of course)

Sorry to hear financial circumstances prevent you from attending a game. I’ve got season tickets and my wife usually refuses to go on New Years eve so my guess is she won’t want to go this year either and I may have some tickets for you. Send me your email address to baseball@prodigy.net and if we don’t go (highly probable) I’ll hook you up. If we do go I’ll send you some for another game when I’ve got extras.

Nice to have another fan, but it´s easy to jump on the bandwagon on a winning streak….joking.
I dont know if it took you much time to make the post, but you sound American to me…
I share most of your opinions and feelings of being a fan in the end of the world.
I´ve never met a real Clipper fan in person either… the closest thing to a fan was an old buddy from grade school who I ran across last year, and told me he lived in LA. My first question was: ¨are you a Clipper Fan?¨. Sadly for him, he answered he wasn´t, but he has had go to some games, as tickets weren´t that expensive…so I only know firsthand a person who has been to the games.
Well, see you around sir, and keep enjoying breakfasts… I know they are so much tasty with a great blog and some Clipper wins!!!!

You’re invited too. Need your email. Hate to waste the seats and it’s kind of depressing now that the place is half empty all the time. Need to keep it filled up.