In November 2007 after the Vikings were blasted 34-0 at Lambeau, I jotted down some angry, vicious thoughts about the state of the purple during a boring meeting at work. I had just returned from my trip to Lambeau to witness that debacle and I was po’d. The trip was fun, but the Vikings left Wisconsin with their tails between their legs. Here’s what my notepad looked like after the meeting: Read more…

On this day in Vikings history, October 23, 2005. The Vikings beat the Green Bay Packers. This is the recap from a Vikings Tailgater perspective:
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A few years ago, I was contacted by a fellow Minnesota Vikings fan who thought he had discovered a team relic as precious as the Kensington Runestones.

The gentleman’s name was Ed from North Branch, Minnesota. He contacted me via email on the old Vikingstailgate.com website to let me know about a really cool story he uncovered after he acquired a purple Ford-150 from a junkyard.

At the time I was contacted in October of 2007, Ed and his wife had just purchased the truck, and were looking for clues as that would help determine it’s value.

“This is a cool story,” he wrote, ” Read more…

SKOL The Documentary premiered on Thursday, May 19 at the Height’s Theater in Columbia Heights, MN.  There wasn’t any limos or red carpets, just plenty of purple clad fans wearing face paint and horns.

I supported the film from the minute I learned that Elizabeth Giorgi was documenting a story about Vikings fans. The disappointing 50th season in the NFL with all the hardships are covered, including the firing of Brad Childress, the return and  release of Randy Moss, and the collapse of the Metrodome.  Its hard to imagine how anybody could be a happy fan after the crushing season that ended with the rival Green Bay Packers winning the Super Bowl.

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I am now a producer for a movie. It’s a documentary about what it means to be a Vikings fan, so when my buddy (2V) sent me a link to this opportunity yesterday, I just had to do it.

I forwarded his Facebook message to The Sports Mom late last night. This morning while we were waiting for church to begin, she checked it out on her Blackberry, held it up to me, and whispered, Read more…