The Regiment and Fans
at
The Battery vs The Nashville Metros
Blackbaud Stadium
Daniel Island, South Carolina
May 26, 2001
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Reggies at the Table
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We got a passerby to take this picture. Unfortunately,
Jeff is missing. The wet-brain in the backwards-cap is
me, Chris. Next is Jim, Karl, Kit, Dieu, Brenda, and
William.
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Battery Ball
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The raffle prize for this week's match. These balls look like
they'd be pretty cheap, but they actually play well and last
a long time, as long as you don't kick them into
a swamp.
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Barry
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Barry's using his brew to hide the New England Patriots logo
on his shirt. (Just kidding, Barry!)
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Mark
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Mark is another stalwart of the O-35 league, and
is a hell of nice guy!
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Wayne and Barry
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Wayne gets the rabbit-ear's treatment from Barry.
Man, the esplanade is all eaten up with
O-35 soccer players!
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William Thinks About the Game
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William seems to be in the process of visualizing
a Battery victory just before the game starts.
It must have worked!
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Joanna
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Joanna manages our (Chris's) co-ed soccer team in Mt. Pleasant,
and is also a great defender!
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Joanna, Scott, and Reiner
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My co-ed teammates.
Had to really brighten this picture, unfortunately,
so it's a little grainy.
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Reiner
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You want to stay away from Reiner on the pitch, especially
when you have the ball!
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Scott Cleans Up
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Scott helps Joanna manage our co-ed team.
He also got past me and scored in our last O-35 game.
Son of a....
Anyway, he and Joanna a lovely couple!
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Stefan
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Stefan is the goal-keeper on our co-ed team in Mt. Pleasant.
He uses any and every part of his body to stop the ball!
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Jayne and Brewskie
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A good picture of my wife. Poor dear has to put up
with being married to a Reggie. No wonder she's drinking.
'ow 'bout a little 'einie, dearie?
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Joyce and Brenda
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Joyce is the Membership Coordinator this year, and
Brenda returns as Treasurer.
They both are doing one heck of a good job this year!
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The Pledge
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Just a little view during the Pledge of Allegiance.
I got yelled at while taking this one.
And the camera doesn't have optical zoom, sigh.
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Boys On the Pitch
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A beautiful view of the stadium as the setting sun
shines on the East stands, and game proceeds.
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Dieu At Table
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Dieu's the current President of the Regiment.
Look's like I caught him with his hand in the till.
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Dieu Wants to Kill Jim
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At least, he will when he sees the jackanapes that
Jim is pulling behind his head!
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Colin and His Wife
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Colin's the past President and founding President of the
Regiment. What a lovely couple!
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Jayne and Jayne
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When Jayne (Chris's Jayne) and Jayne (Chris's Jayne, too)
get together, the game is of secondary importance compared
to the gossip.
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Jayne Nicholas
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I caught her coming up the stairs.
Serves her right for getting into my view
of the Battery game!
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Jim and Jayne
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I told Jim "Take my wife... please", and he
obliged. How shall I kill him?
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Jim and Scarf
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Jim's our raving/roving match reporter.
He has to tie the scarf around his head to
keep his brains from leaking out.
Believe it... or not.
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Jimmy
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Jimmy's a stalwart of the O-35 league.
He's enjoying the view from up there.
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Jim's Soccer Hunger
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Here's Jim slobbering all over the raffle prize
for this night's match.
I tell you, kids, it's not a happy sight when
you overindulge.
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Grrrrr Baby, Very Grrrrr
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Chris complaining about another dumb call by the
center judge. Or is he merely in need of Metamucil?
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Jim the Clacker
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While working up his strategy for the next Match
Report, Jim works off excess energy by cranking
a clacker.
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Chris Me
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That's me, the Regiment Secretary and webster.
Hard to believe that neither the camera nor
your computer didn't GPF (i.e. crash) trying to
download this ugly puss.
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Joyce
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Joyce again!
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Kim and Jim
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Two of the nicest people you'd ever want to meet.
Both are very active in youth soccer, too.
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Kit and Karl
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Kit manages the Southern Derby, the Charleston Battery's
USL discussion forum, and makes goodies for the players.
Observe her rubber chicken, reserved for the whiners of
the opposing team.
Karl has many tricks up his sleeve, including the tom drum.
Little do the players know what transpires both in and
under the stands of Blackbaud Stadium!
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Mark Pilling in Motion
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Mark, a charter member of the Regiment, is caught
on film as he hurries along under the stands.
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Martha
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Martha's telling me to not take this picture, I gather.
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Regiment Table
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Here's a grainy view of the Regiment table under
the West stands. I'm still learning how to hold the
camera button halfway down without clicking it before
the camera has evaluated the distance and the lighting.
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Battery Flags
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Jimmy unfurls his Battery flag while horns toot in
La section Latina.
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The Watchers
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A shot of the camera-man. Also shown are Chris Jeffries
of the Battery, and, in the foreground, Greg and Ludwig.
They all play 0-35 football in Mt. Pleasant!
Nothing like it to give you a deeper perspective on
the game.
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Viva
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The unofficial Latin contingent of the Regiment, and
their fearless chief, who waves the biggest dang
clacker this side of the Pecos!
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Horn Player
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No, he's not with the Tijuana Brass, but, take my
word for it, he's sure sounded like a "Lonely Bull".
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Chris's Boddies Kicks In
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Chris is in the initial stages of public drunkenness
institigated by the imbibing of Boddington's pub ale.
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Kit in Pub
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Kit enjoys the saturated ambiance of the Three Lion's Pub.
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Karl's Victory Cigar
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In the grand tradition of the legendary Celtics coach,
Red Auerbach, Karl enjoys a victory cigar up in the pub.
Karls the fire expert of the Regiment, except we're not
sure if he prevents them, or starts them.
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