65, fan since the season petrie shared rookie of the year award with cowens. grew up listening to their games on the radio. still my most enjoyable way of taking in a game. wish they still had nba league pass audio.
48. Been a fan since '83. Being in high school when they went to finals in 90s was amazing. The fact that they haven't been back since has always rubbed me the the wrong way. I feel if you haven't made it to the finals even once in 30 years then it feels like upper management /ownership aren't really trying or taking any risks. But the Blazers are my first love and I will always watch no matter what.
I remember if there was ever part of a game I was going to miss when I was real young…..I would record the Schonz onto a cassette and listen to it later. Did the same for COURTSIDE even in the late 90s.
48. First game I saw the Blazers on TV was during the 1990 finals vs Pistons in a classroom while we filed out for 8th grade graduation. Immediately hooked, but mostly listened to games on my clock radio because I was the only bball fan in my house. Interviewed Terry Porter during a sports writing camp later in high school, and dreamed of being Jerome Kersey on the court.
Just turned 70 and have been all in since Harry forgot his raincoat. So....since 1970. Attended at least 5 games the initial season (tickets were reasonable, easy to get and you could usually find a parking place right in front of the MC). It was a fun date night. For a high school kid in a town with only minor league baseball and hockey, the arrival of the Blazers was indescribably "big time". Rolland Todd coached some fun basketball despite the limited talent available and Stu Inman found the perfect first ever draft pick in Petrie to get things "red hot and rolling". Great memories.
58 today. Oldest Blazer memories are trying to have my hand on the right spot on the radio antenna in my bedroom window to be able to actually make out more of what Schonely was saying.
Ah........the joys of AM (and transistor) radio. Especially outside the populated areas........the Middle Ages of audio media......
Catch a good "cloud skip" and you never knew where you might get a signal from. God, we were such Rubes back then.....and gratefully so.........
41 and noticing that SheedSoNasty has been my alter ego on the net for well over half my life… sheesh. I need a better hobby.
I remember listening to the radio with my dad to find out who we selected in the Blazer's first draft. (I was 11) The only player in the draft I was aware of was Pistol Pete who went 3rd. (Behind Lanier and Rudy Tomjanovich) No idea who Petrie was but I idolized him within a few months.
Jimmy Jones and Steve Jones, the absolute Gold Standard in Blazer Television broadcasting teams. I wish Calabro would go back through old Blazer video and learn some valuable lessons........
I go back to day 1 with the Blazers. I also used to listen to Ted Dawson on Calling all Sports which was the Blazer show before Courtside.
45… fanatic since 89-90, my grandpa and I would sit in his den playing dominos while eating hard candies and listening to the late great Bill Schonely. My fandom was set, Rip city until I die!
When I was in my 30's I wouldn't have been able to spend so much time in a place like this....Especially with so many old peckers.
