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| PATS ORIGINAL PACKER POETRY.. "THE CHEESEHEAD POET" |
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 EVERYONE IN TOWN KNOWS HOW I LOVE THE PACK ENTHUSIASM FOR THEM I CERTAINLY DO NOT LACK I'M CERTAINLY NOT THEIR YOUNGEST FAN YOU WON'T SEE ME WITHOUT A SHIRT IN THE STANDS BUT I'VE BEEN A SUPPORTER THROUGH THICK AND THIN FROM HEARTBREAKING LOSSES TO EXCITING WINS.... FOLLOWING ARE A FEW OF THE PACKER POEMS I HAVE WRITTEN OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS... IN 2002 I BECAME KNOWN AS THE CHEESEHEAD POET  BRETT FAVRE..FROM GREEN TO PURPLE MY WORST NIGHTMARE HAS COME TRUE NOW MANY FANS HAVE GIVEN UP ON YOU YOU JOINED THE TEAM THEY CALL THE "VIKES" MY FIRST REACTION TO THAT WAS..YIKES!! THEY'VE BEEN OUR ENEMIES FOR MANY YEARS OUR MORTAL FOES,WHOM WE SOMETIMES FEARED SO YOU SWITCHED TO PURPLE,NO LONGER GREEN NO LONGER WEARING THE "G" FOR OUR TEAM I WAS DEVASTATED,NOW WHAT DO I DO CHEER FOR MY PACKERS OR CHEER FOR YOU? TO NOT WATCH YOU WOULD BE MY LOSS I CAN'T MISS THOSE PASSES THAT YOU TOSS I UNDERSTAND,YOU LIKE TO PLAY..SO DO YOUR PART I WILL ALWAYS FOLLOW YOU IN MY HEART SO LIKE A LOVER WHO HAS GONE ASTRAY I KNOW THAT YOU'LL RETURN SOMEDAY WE WILL RETIRE THE GREAT NUMBER 4 AND REMEMBER YOU FOREVERMORE..... OCT.2009 ******** *********** I WEAR MY GREEN AND GOLD PROUDLY, HAVE PACKER FLAGS ON MY CAR AND HOUSE I'VE MAINTAINED A PACKER WEB PAGE, EVER SINCE I LEARNED TO MOVE THE MOUSE I'VE GONE TO MINI CAMP TO SEE WHATS UP WITH THE GREEN AND GOLD I CHECK OUT ALL THE PLAYERS, BOTH THE YOUNG AND OLD I'VE CHASTISED SPORTS WRITERS IN THE FORM OF VERSE BUT REALLY...SOMETIMES AT THEM I JUST CURSE !! { SOME sports writer ONLY write the NEGATIVE } TAILGATE {a real Lambeau tradition} WALK THROUGH THE PARKING LOT AT OLD LAMBEAU DON'T MATTER NONE THAT IT'S 20 BELOW EVERYTHING LOOKS COZY HERE PEOPLE HAVING BRATS AND BEER ALL THE TICKETS HAVE BEEN SOLD FANS ARE WEARING GREEN AND GOLD WARM MY HANDS UP OVER THE GRILL FOODS ALMOST GONE,I'VE HAD MY FILL JUST A TRAY LEFT OF CHEDDAR AND BRIE "HEY,YOU FOLKS FROM THE U.P.? GOT SCALPER TICKETS,HOW MUCH DID YOU PAY? ARE YOU STAYING OVERNIGHT IN GREEN BAY?" I STOMP MY FEET TO WARD OFF THE CHILL IT'S A WONDER I CAN FEEL THEM STILL A NICE CROWD IS HERE TO TAILGATE TOO BAD WE STILL HAVE A 3 HOUR WAIT BY THE TIME THE STARTING WHISTLE BLOWS I HOPE I DON'T HAVE A FROSTBITTEN NOSE HOPE HALFTIME HAS THE U.W.MARCHING BAND GEE,I LOVE IT HERE IN PACKERLAND!! *****************************************************Dec.30,2007 To the tune of Jingle bells: JINGLE BELL---PACKERS {REFRAIN......} JINGLE BELLS BRATWURST SMELLS PACKERS ALL THE WAY... SEE THEM DART THEY’RE PLAYING SMART HAVING A GREAT DAY,HEY!! A GREAT BIG RUN THEY’RE HAVING FUN A PASS FOR A FIRST DOWN... THE WEATHERS MILD THE CROWDS GONE WILD THERE ARE SMILES INSTEAD OF FROWNS!! {VERSE 1...} DASHING THROUGH THE SNOW ON THE WAY TO LAMBEAU FIELD WE’LL TAILGATE IN THE PARKING LOT OH, WHAT A GREAT DEAL THE BRATS AND BEER ARE PACKED THE CHEESE AND CRACKERS TOO IF YOU LIVE IN WISCONSIN THIS IS THE THING TO DO...... {VERSE 2....} WE’VE GOT OUR LONG JOHNS ON WE’RE WEARING GREEN AND GOLD BUT AT 29 DEGREES WE DON’T THINK IT’S THAT COLD WE’LL FIRE UP THE GRILL TAKE TIME TO GREET THE FANS AND BEFORE THE WHISTLE BLOWS WE’LL BE SNUGGLED IN THE STANDS... PAT EISCH/DEC. 2007 {we're in the playoffs...Go Pack!!} **************************************************** BRETT FAVRE BREAKS THE ALL TIME NFL RECORD FOR TOUCHDOWN PASSES..SEPT.30,2007 CONGRATS BRETT,YOU'RE THE GREATEST !!! T.D. PASS NUMBER 421 THE BIG GUNS WERE PRIMED AND READY TO ROAR ON A GLORIOUS DAY FOR TD # 421 TO SOAR WE HAD HOPED LAMBEAU WOULD BE THE PLACE FOR THIS EVENT BUT INSTEAD,TO THE TERRIBLE MINNESOTA DOME WE WERE SENT LOTS OF WISCONSIN CHEESEHEADS ARE GATHERED HERE EATING OUR SHARE OF BRATS AND DOWNING A FEW BEER WAITING FOR A ONCE IN A LIFETIME CHANCE TO LOOK FOR TD NO. 421 TO BE TOSSED AND BE IN THE RECORD BOOK OLE BRETT HAS CERTAINLY THRILLED US THROUGH THE YEARS WITH HIS BOYISH GLEE THAT SEEMS TO HAVE NO FEAR THROUGH MANY GAMES HE’S KEPT US RIVETED TO OUR SEATS WITH NARY A SECOND THOUGHT FOR HIS AWESOME FEATS THE MANY RECORDS HE’S BROKEN...AND WILL GET MORE OLD IRONMAN BRETT, OUR BELOVED NUMBER FOUR THEN THE TIME COMES AND JENNINGS TAKES THE CALL GREAT THROW, GREAT CATCH, AS HE RUNS WITH THE BALL IN THE END ZONE PACKER FANS CHEER WITH GLEE CELEBRATING #421,THE NEWEST RECORD IN NFL HISTORY BUT LO AND BEHOLD ,BEFORE THE DAY IS THROUGH OUR MAN BRETT WILL THROW #422 FROM STREET TO STAR [inspired by story of DONALD DRIVER] HE GREW UP ON THE STREETS AS SOME COLORED FOLKS DO BUT PEOPLE WOULD KNOW HIS NAME BEFORE HE WAS THROUGH..... PLAYED FOOTBALL WITH HIS FRIENDS SOME, WAS ALL THEY KNEW SOMETIMES THEY WOULD RUN THE BALL OTHERTIMES THEY THREW THEY HAD NO SET POSITIONS JUST DOING WHAT THAY COULD BUT ONE WENT ON TO STARDOM AS HIS FRIENDS ALL KNEW HE WOULD HIS CHILDHOOD YEARS WERE ROUGH BUT HE DID THE BEST HE COULD OTHERS HAD IT MUCH WORSE GROWING UP 'ON THE HOOD' BY HIS TEENS, HIS FUTURE LOOKED HOPELESS HIS NEIGHBORHOOD FULL OF THUGS TO HELP HIS FAMILYS INCOME HE STARTED DEALING DRUGS EVENTUALLY, HE GOT CAUGHT AND SPENT SOME TIME IN JAIL HE HAD SOME TIME TO CONTEMPLATE AS NO ONE RAISED HIS BAIL HE DECIDED TO REFORM HE STARTED PLAYING BALL IN SCHOOL TURNED HIS LIFE AROUND LIVED BY THE GOLDEN RULE GOT A SCHOLARSHIP TO COLLEGE IN FOOTBALL HE EXCELLED AFTER FOUR OUTSTANDING YEARS HE GOT DRAFTED BY THE N.F.L. WITH ALL HIS NEW FOUND RICHES WHAT WOULD HE DECIDE TO CHOOSE ? NEW CARS, HOUSES, DIAMONDS OR EASY DRUGS AND BOOZE ? I'M GLAD TO SAY HE MADE GOOD CHOICES HE'D LEARNED HIS LESSON WELL HE STARTED MENTORING TEENS TEACHING THEM TO EXCELL THE MORAL OF THIS STORY IS NEVER GIVE UP HOPE YOU CAN WORK THROUGH ANY PROBLEMS NOTHING IS BEYOND YOUR SCOPE.... SEASONS IN WISCONSIN SPRING IN WISCONSIN: BULBS PEEKING UP FROM OUT OF THE GROUND LOOK,A ROBINS NEST I'VE FOUND SUNLIT SKIES AND GENTLE BREEZES NO MORE WINTERS COLDS AND SNEEZES SUMMER IN WISCONSIN FLOWERS BLOOMING IN MANY PRETTY HUES EVENINGS,JUST RIGHT FOR BARBEQUES A LIGHT WIND BLOWING ON THE LAKE TONIGHT,A SAILBOAT RIDE I'LL TAKE AUTUMN IN WISCONSIN: TREES,PUT ON A SPECTACULAR SHOW IN FALL CHANGING COLORS FOR US ALL PUT AWAY THE RAKES AND HOSES CUT THE LAST OF SUMMERS ROSES WINTER IN WISCONSIN: WAITING FOR THE FIRST SNOWFALL WHEN A SPARKLING BLANKET COVERS ALL WON'T WORRY 'TIL SPRING ABOUT CUTTING GRASS TIME TO ENJOY FOOTBALL AND WATCH PACKERS KICK ASS TAKE ME TO LAMBEAU TAKE ME TO LAMBEAU WHERE THE GREATS ALL PLAYED TAKE ME TO LAMBEAU WHERE THE GLORY NEVER FADES MEN WITHOUT SHIRTS WHEN ITS 20 BELOW SIGNS ON THEIR CHESTS SAYING "GO PACK GO" TAILGATING IS PERFECTED IN THE PARKING LOT STEAK AND SHRIMP ON THE GRILL ALONG WITH THE BRATS ICEBOWL AND SNOWBOWLS ARE MEMORIES TO KEEP ALONG WITH PLAYERS DOING THE LAMBEAU LEAP TAKE ME TO LAMBEAU SIT HERE IN THE STANDS WITH ME TAKE ME TO LAMBEAU HELP ME CHEER THE TEAM TO VICTORY.. PART OF THIS POEM IS ON MY DOUBLE BRICK BY THE PACKERS TICKET WINDOW...... this next one is for my family who are up north deer hunting during a Packer game.... UP NORT GAME IT WAS A COLD NOVEMBER DAY AT THE DEER LODGE 'UP NORT' HUNTERS IN THEIR TREE STANDS WAITING TO HEAR A BIG BUCK SNORT DEER HUNTING IN WISCONSIN WE ALWAYS LIKE TO SAY IS A TIME TO TAKE VACATION IT'S JUST LIKE A HOLIDAY ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON THE AIR WAS CRISP AND CLEAR THE DAY WOULD BE COMPLETE IF I COULD ONLY SPOT A DEER WINTER BIRDS ARE SINGING SQUIRRELS SCURRYING TO AND FRO C'MON NOW,YOU BIG BUCKS I DON'T WANNA SHOOT A DOE SUDDENLY I HEAR QUITE CLEARLY ACROSS THE NORTHWOODS PINES "THE BEARS STILL SUCK" COMING LOUDLY FROM BEHIND OH MY GOSH,IT'S WAY PAST NOON WHERE DID THE MORNING FLY? BOB,KEVIN,KEN, JIM I CALLED TO ALL THE GUYS THE GAMES ALREADY STARTED I CAN HEAR THEM BACK AT CAMP GATHER UP YOUR GUN AND GEAR AND THROUGH THE WOODS WE'LL TRAMP PACKERS AND BEARS ARE PLAYING NOW WE'VE GOTTA WATCH THE GAME AND CHEER THAT BUCK CAN WAIT ANOTHER DAY MAYBE ANOTHER YEAR... PACKER PRIDE I'M A CHEESEHEAD,YEAH,AND PROUD OF IT I'M A CHEESEHEAD,YEAH,LET ME SHOUT IT CAN'T WAIT FOR WEEKENDS IN THE FALL WHEN MY TEAM COMES OUT TO PLAY FOOTBALL IT TRULY IS MY FAVORITE SPORT THE TEAM CAN DEPEND ON MY SUPPORT MAYBE I'M A FANATIC,I'VE BEEN TOLD I REALLY LOVE THE GREEN AND GOLD I GUESS I'M FILLED WITH PACKER PRIDE TO WATCH THEM PLAY..OH MAN ALIVE I'LL GO TO A GAME IN RAIN OR SNOW I'M NOT WIMPY...GOT A TICKET,I'LL GO THE PROBLEM IS..NOW HEAR ME WAIL THERE'S NOT ANY TICKETS THAT ARE FOR SALE THERE'S JUST A LIST AND IT'S A MILE LONG I'M NOT COMPLAINING,DON'T GET ME WRONG I'LL JUST WAIT,AS PATIENT AS CAN BE AND IN THE MEANTIME,WATCH THEM ON T.V. PURE PACKER IT'S A CRISP DAY IN AUTUMN AND I AM IN GREEN BAY WE DROVE FOR OVER 4 HOURS JUST TO SEE THE PACKERS PLAY I'VE HEARD ABOUT BART STARR HORNUNG,NITSCHKE AND MCGEE I'VE HEARD YOU CAN JUST FEEL ALL THE REVERED HISTORY I KNOW I FEEL A TINGLE AS THEY SING 'OH SAY CAN YOU SEE' IF YOU ENJOY THE GAME IN PURIST FORM THEN THIS IS THE PACE TO BE... It really bugs me if I'm disturbed during the game...so this is my feelings on that.I won't answer the phone during the game..PERIOD !!! GAME DAY PLEASE,PLEASE,DON'T BOTHER ME DON'T CALL UNLESS IT'S AN EMERGENCY I'M ALL COMFY IN FRONT OF THE T.V. GOT MY SNACKS AND BEER ALL WAITING FOR ME GOT A 52" WITH DOLBY AND I FEEL LIKE A KING THEN THAT DARN PHONE STARTS TO RING I WAITED ALL WEEK TO WATCH THE GAME SO IF I DON'T ANSWER,I'M NOT TO BLAME DON'T WANNA BUY NEW SIDING OR GIVE TO CHARITY THE FOOTBALL GAME IS ON,SO JUST LET ME BE I DON'T WANT TO MISS A PASS OR A RUN WATCHING THE GAME IS MY WEEKS FUN DON'T KNOCK ON MY DOOR TO HAVE ME SIGN A PETITION I'M CHECKING TO SEE IF MY TEAMS IN CONDITION I WANT A PEACEFULL 3 HOURS TO WATCH MY TEAM PLAY SO EVERYONE,PLEASE,JUST GO AWAY!!! The PREVIOUS was featured in the local paper along with a picture and an article about loyal Packer fans... The FOLLOWING one was featured in the Wisconsin Trails magazine/2007 AT LAMBEAU.... LET ME SIT HERE OUTSIDE AND BREATHE THE FRESH AIR FEEL THE GLINT OF THE SUN { WHEN IT IS THERE } CLEAR THE SNOW FROM THE STANDS SO I HAVE A DRY PLACE TO SIT THEN SNUGGLE IN CLOSELY SO ,IN MY SPACE I FIT SMELL THE AROMA OF BRATWURST WAFTING IN THE CLEAR AIR CALL TO A VENDOR TO BRING ME A PAIR FANS ARE FILLED WITH ANTICIPATION MAKES YOU FEEL SO ALIVE GOOD RUN...TOUCHDOWN !!! GIVE A ROUND OF HIGH FIVES I HAVE THINGS TO DO AND PLACES I COULD GO BUT NOTHING CAN COMPARE WITH BEING AT LAMBEAU...... You know you have to be on the waiting list for about 30 years to get packer tickets so... GOT TICKETS?? YOU GOT TICKETS ? I THOUGHT YOU SAID I MUST BE DREAMING OR I MUST BE DEAD AND GONE TO HEAVEN 'CUZ YOU JUST DON'T SAY YOU GOT TICKETS JUST ANY OLD DAY WHAT DID YOU DO? FIGHT,KILL OR STEAL? SOMEONE SOLD THEM TO YOU OH,WHAT A DEAL CAN I GET READY ?? DO I WANT TO GO ?? HEY,GOOD BUDDY THE ANSWER YOU ALREADY KNOW I'LL BE READY BY THE TIME MY FEET HIT THE FLOOR GRAB A CUP OF COFFEE I'LL BE OUT THE DOOR.... NOV.7,2003 my comments on the Packer vs. Viking game was printed in the Packer Preview.it went like this... AWESOME,JUST AWESOME, IN THE DOME WE PASSED THE TEST HOPEFULLY IT WILL CONTINUE AND EVERY WEEK WE'LL SEE THEIR BEST THE BLOCKERS DID THEIR JOB WELL AHMAN AND CO.WERE FILLED WITH SPEED WHEN BRETT THREW HIS BLOCK I JUMPED UP WITH GLEE I JUST KNEW THEY WOULD WIN AND PLAY THEIR BEST GAME YET I SHOULD HAVE CALLED VEGAS AND PLACED A BIG BET BUT I'LL SETTLE FOR THE PAYMENT OF WATCHING A GREAT GAME HOPEFULLY,NEXT WEEK WE'LL SEE MORE OF THE SAME December,2002 The PACKER BOARD selected me as one of the 10 finalist for the Packer Fan Hall of Fame part of my 500 word essay went like this... "I'M NOT AS OLD AS OTHER WINNERS HAVE BEEN BUT I ASSURE YOU,I'M JUST AS BIG A FAN I REMEMBER ONLY SEEING PLAYERS FROM AFAR UNTIL ONE NIGHT WE WALKED INTO FUZZY THURSTONS BAR PAUL HORNUNG HAD A SORE KNEE AND COULDN'T PLAY BUT HE WAS ON THE BAR TWISTIN' THE NIGHT AWAY AND.... WHEN I WATCH THE GAMES,I GET PRETTY LOUD AS THE WINNER,I WOULD DO THE FANS PROUD I'M AN EXAMPLE OF THE TYPICAL FAN EVEN THOUGH I'M NOT A MAN I SING THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER WITH A TEAR IN MY EYE AND LOVE THE GAMES WHERE THEY DO A 'FLY BY' Re/Mon.nights game oct.11,2004 I write very FEW like this,but I felt the need ADMONISHMENT.... TIME TO WATCH FOOTBALL,YOUR HOUSE OR MINE? IT'S MONDAY NIGHT,TIME FOR THE PACKERS TO SHINE BUT THE TITANS WENT RIGHT DOWN THE FIELD TO SCORE IN THE FIRST HALF,THEY ADDED A FEW MORE WHILE WE HAD INTERCEPTIONS,FUMBLES AND EVEN A "MUFF' AFTER THREE QUARTERS,WE SAID ENOUGH IS ENOUGH WHATEVER HAPPENED TO OUR GREAT GOLD AND GREEN? I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS OUR BELOVED TEAM WHAT HAPPENED TO BLOCKING,TACKLING & STUFFING THE RUN? IT SEEMS AS THOUGH OUR TEAM CAN DO NONE COACHES AND ASSISTANTS MUST SHARE IN THE BLAME NO MORE EXCUSES,THEY HAVE BECOME LAME NO MORE TIME OFF,LET'S PRACTICE ALL DAY OR MAYBE YOU ALL NEED A CUT IN YOUR PAY I REALLY WANT TO SIT THERE AND CHEER REAL LOUD OF OUR PACKERS I WANT TO BE PROUD ON MONDAY NIGHT,ON NATIONAL T.V. YOU WERE A LAUGHING STOCK FOR ALL TO SEE IT'S TIME TO REGROUP,TIME TO GET TOUGH YEP,THAT MEANS GET YOUR HEAD OUT OF YOUR BUTT SHOW US SOME GREAT PLAYS,IN MY EYES PUT A GLEAM SHOW US THE PACKERS ARE STILL A GREAT TEAM!! Nov.30 footnote... since then the pack has won 6 in a row and hopefully more to come BRETT... written 2007.... I week Before "HE" announced he was returning I HEAR THEY'RE TAKING BETS ON HIM AND CALLING IT THE "TRACTOR POOL" WILL HE OR WON'T HE BE BACK NEXT YEAR OUR LOVEABLE "MISTER COOL"?? I KNOW THE MONEY MEANS NOTHING TO HIM NOR DO STATISTICS OR MORE FAME THE ONLY MAGNET TO DRAW HIM IN IS SIMPLY THE LOVE OF THE GAME HIS BOYISH ACTIONS ON THE FIELD THE EXITEMENT HE BRINGS TO EACH PLAY MAKES US WANT TO WATCH HIM FOREVER AND A DAY SO TAKE YOUR TIME MR.QUARTERBACK AND DO WHAT YOU MUST DO BUT I WILL BE PRAYING FOR YOUR RETURN FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER YEAR OR TWO !!! PAT EISCH "THE CHEESEHEAD POET" My 15 minutes of fame as The Cheesehead Poet has far exceeded anything I might have imagined. I only write it because I love the Packers so much. I never thought I would be able to share it.... Thank you packers for all the inspiration and GO PACK !!! ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS INCLUDE: 2000 Barnes and Noble award for Love poem [candy & 1 hour reading] 2002 Packer FAn Hall of Fame finalist..500 word Packer Poem [Tv appearance] 2002 Mature Times Grand prize for poem about 9/11 [Money] 2003 Packer Preview..Packer poem published 2004 For Packer Fans Only book...2 articles and picture 2005 Large picture and article in Post Crescent w/poem ..also follow up 2007 Wisconsin Trails magazine Sept/Oct issue.large pic/article & poem 2009 MCCE Visa gift card for poem about credit union THANKS FOR VISITING MY PACKER POETRY WEBSITE...TELL YOUR FRIENDS |
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