Hi Mark, I am also a blackbear fan living in atlanta. It's nice to know I'm
not alone!!!
-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Brown <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Monday, May 10, 1999 9:40 PM
Subject: New to List
 
 
>This is my first posting to this forum.  I'm a displaced New Englander
>in Atlanta who grew to love Maine hockey partly because my own alma
>mater (UMass-Amherst  -- hold the boos, please) didn't have a hockey
>team.
>
>But my childhood was spent in Maine, including all my teenage summers
>working on the family farm near Belfast.  One winter night over
>Christmas break from school, my uncle in Old Town invited me along to
>catch a game at Alfond.  His seats are right behind the net at the North
>end of the arena (opposite the main entrance).  From that moment I was
>hooked, and started to bleed blue.
>
>To date I've been fortunate to attend 14 games there, all while living
>at least 5 hours from Orono.  It's also been enjoyable to catch them in
>Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Albany, Boston and Los Angeles during
>road ganes and tournaments. Many a business trip has been scheduled with
>a Black Bears game in mind!
>
>I was elated to watch UMaine win it all again this year.  I'm also
>wondering if a season highlights video will be released.  In addition,
>I'm wondering if copies of "Out of the Woods" are still for sale, since
>my VCR ate mine last year.
>
>Thanks for listening, and rest assured there's a few of us Bear Backers
>down South...
>
>Mark Brown
>Duluth, GA
>
>P.S.  When Maine plays the new UMass program in hockey, I always pull
>for the Bears....But during football games, I can't get the maroon out
>of my heart!
>