From Peter via email.
I must tell you Wayne, I'm already starting to get that crazy feeling inside me. Soon nobody will be able to speak to me, because of the insanity that is happening in my brain, and it's not even 10:30 yet. I'm sure by tonight I will be unable to live with, tomorrow morning, call the men with the white coats. I didn't think I would react this way, but some how, as usual I've fallen victim to the hype of my beloved Jets making the playoffs, and quite possibly making some noise. The only thing I can say now is: LET'S GO JETS
LET'S GO RAVENS
We need the Championship game in our house for the last time, and really stick it up the Giants asses!
Friday, January 8, 2010
Thursday, January 7, 2010
PICTURES FROM THE 37-0 VICTORY!
Sharing some pics my dad took of our great victory over the Cincinnati "Bungles" this past Sunday in the last game at Giants Stadium. 1.3.10
It was 8 degrees Fahrenheit with the wind chill. I wore what I normally wear skiing once a year in the Adirondack mountains, knowing my gear has handled -30 Fahrenheit wind chill. I was indeed toasty. Thanks Ben for the toe-warming pads, as that was the only thing getting to me during out FOUR HOURS of pre-game interviews.
Though dressed in red/white/blue snow-gear, I did have my #80 Chrebet jersey on under it all. Was going to wear it on the outside, but getting that off, AND my jacket, AND the top part of my snow pants, ALL in the disgusting porta-potty when I have to release it? No thanks.
Had a great time interviewing and meeting fans, and an even better time during the game. This one will go down in the memory banks as one of our greatest, most satisfying victories.
It was 8 degrees Fahrenheit with the wind chill. I wore what I normally wear skiing once a year in the Adirondack mountains, knowing my gear has handled -30 Fahrenheit wind chill. I was indeed toasty. Thanks Ben for the toe-warming pads, as that was the only thing getting to me during out FOUR HOURS of pre-game interviews.
Though dressed in red/white/blue snow-gear, I did have my #80 Chrebet jersey on under it all. Was going to wear it on the outside, but getting that off, AND my jacket, AND the top part of my snow pants, ALL in the disgusting porta-potty when I have to release it? No thanks.
Had a great time interviewing and meeting fans, and an even better time during the game. This one will go down in the memory banks as one of our greatest, most satisfying victories.
New stadium, left, to open later 2010. Giants Stadium, right, first opened 1976.
Dad and I heading in for the last time.
Jets roar onto the field.
Producer/Director Wayne finally gets to enjoy a game with us. We got to join him on the lower level after half-time. 
Complete ROUT. I don't care if people say the Bungles wanted to lose in order to play us again in the first round. WHO CARES. They got HUMILIATED on national TV. HOW is that a positive heading into the playoffs? Even their starters sucked.
JETS WIN! WE'RE IN THE PLAYOFFS, BABY!
Very cool moment after most of the crowd left, players, cheerleaders and head coach Rex Ryan came back out of the locker-room to high-five the remaining fans while music played. Dad and I were on our way out, heard a roar from the field, looked in and saw Jets running around, so EVERYONE flooded from the main corridor of the stadium back down the aisles to ring the field. It was cool to see. 
My Dad took this shot of the lot after the game. It was a WRECK. More so than usual following a game. Untended fires were still burning, and cameraman/editor Ben and I saw a small propane tank explode in a boom of spark and fire. Very cool. (so long as we were 30 yards away)GO JETS! BEAT CINCINNATI AGAIN!
Mark J. Williamson
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
OUR CONDOLENCES
For those who may not know, Jets owner Woody Johnson's daughter Casey was found dead in her Hollywood home Monday, December 30th.
On behalf of Wayne, Ben and myself, I'd like to express our sincerest condolences to the Johnson family in this difficult time.
Mark
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On behalf of Wayne, Ben and myself, I'd like to express our sincerest condolences to the Johnson family in this difficult time.
Mark
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Monday, January 4, 2010
JETS FLY ONWARD AND UPWARD
Victory. Sweet, complete, crushing victory.
MAN did the Jets beat the snot out of the Cincinnati Bengals as desired. The Jets were ready to rip some heads off, and they did.
37-0!!!! Bengals couldn't even muster a field-goal. Last night was a great Jet victory that I'll never forget, and shall go down in Jet history. Everything on the line. Our whole season. The last game at Giants Stadium.
AND THEY DELIVERED. BIG-TIME.
I'm so happy. I was SO excited to head out to the stadium, despite the freezing cold weather, roam the lot, meet more fans, and meet up with my dad to see which Jet team would show up. Thank goodness the victorious Jets did. The ones who ran the ball more than threw it. The ones who wanted it bad.
Game was over by the end of the first half pretty much. Then, a nice bonus, Wayne, Ben, and fellow camera man (and Jet fan) Dan got to join us in the stadium for the game. First time all year. VERY cool.
One of the coolest moments was being down by the field with my dad at after the game ended, as the hazy moon was hanging over the stadium one last time, and some of the players came out of the tunnel to high-five fans hanging over the 10 foot high wall around the field. Coach Rex Ryan came out too, and the cheer-leaders. (yeah!)
It was a great moment. The fans delivered indeed. As did the players. But to know how cold it was, how windy, and to see that lot full, and the stadium full. It was GREAT. And I'm so happy to have been a part of it and see it with my dad and my friends. A great way to end the regular season, and close down Giants Stadium, our reluctant home, with honor.
Thanks to Wayne, Ben, Dan for all their hard work. Ben and Dan shooting interviews where they couldn't feel their hands, Wayne for organizing and directing the nine hour shoot. (Arrived 3pm, half hour before the parking lot opened, finished up around or after 12 midnight).
To Peter (and his daughter Tiffany), Jimmy, Moe, and all the men at 16G, Jeff and the Jets Bus crew at 16F, Paul from Long Island who flew his sister in from Seattle Washington just to share the game with him, to "The Flag Guy" (and Tie Guy) who served their 20+ crew a shot of Southern Comfort every fifteen minutes to keep everyone warm (following a roar and a JETS! chant) and ALL the fans we met again or for the first time.
THANK YOU.
Special thanks to Chris and Cory for letting us hang with them as well. It was a great time. Sorry I didn't get to say good-bye. My dad and I were soaking up the confetti and fireworks closer to the field.
What a night. One I'll never forget.
THE JETS DELIVERED BABY! Now bring on the Bengals AGAIN. This Saturday at 4:30pm in Cincinnati.
GO JETS! BEAT THESE "BUNGLES" AGAIN!
Mark J. Williamson
MAN did the Jets beat the snot out of the Cincinnati Bengals as desired. The Jets were ready to rip some heads off, and they did.
37-0!!!! Bengals couldn't even muster a field-goal. Last night was a great Jet victory that I'll never forget, and shall go down in Jet history. Everything on the line. Our whole season. The last game at Giants Stadium.
AND THEY DELIVERED. BIG-TIME.
I'm so happy. I was SO excited to head out to the stadium, despite the freezing cold weather, roam the lot, meet more fans, and meet up with my dad to see which Jet team would show up. Thank goodness the victorious Jets did. The ones who ran the ball more than threw it. The ones who wanted it bad.
Game was over by the end of the first half pretty much. Then, a nice bonus, Wayne, Ben, and fellow camera man (and Jet fan) Dan got to join us in the stadium for the game. First time all year. VERY cool.
One of the coolest moments was being down by the field with my dad at after the game ended, as the hazy moon was hanging over the stadium one last time, and some of the players came out of the tunnel to high-five fans hanging over the 10 foot high wall around the field. Coach Rex Ryan came out too, and the cheer-leaders. (yeah!)
It was a great moment. The fans delivered indeed. As did the players. But to know how cold it was, how windy, and to see that lot full, and the stadium full. It was GREAT. And I'm so happy to have been a part of it and see it with my dad and my friends. A great way to end the regular season, and close down Giants Stadium, our reluctant home, with honor.
Thanks to Wayne, Ben, Dan for all their hard work. Ben and Dan shooting interviews where they couldn't feel their hands, Wayne for organizing and directing the nine hour shoot. (Arrived 3pm, half hour before the parking lot opened, finished up around or after 12 midnight).
To Peter (and his daughter Tiffany), Jimmy, Moe, and all the men at 16G, Jeff and the Jets Bus crew at 16F, Paul from Long Island who flew his sister in from Seattle Washington just to share the game with him, to "The Flag Guy" (and Tie Guy) who served their 20+ crew a shot of Southern Comfort every fifteen minutes to keep everyone warm (following a roar and a JETS! chant) and ALL the fans we met again or for the first time.
THANK YOU.
Special thanks to Chris and Cory for letting us hang with them as well. It was a great time. Sorry I didn't get to say good-bye. My dad and I were soaking up the confetti and fireworks closer to the field.
What a night. One I'll never forget.
THE JETS DELIVERED BABY! Now bring on the Bengals AGAIN. This Saturday at 4:30pm in Cincinnati.
GO JETS! BEAT THESE "BUNGLES" AGAIN!
Mark J. Williamson
Sunday, January 3, 2010
HERE WE GO!!!!!
Change of plans. Wayne's about to pick me up any minute now, and we're heading straight to the stadium to be there when the gates open and the Jet faithful arrive at the stadium to bear the cold and prep for Jet battle.
My dad will be meeting me down there, he's driving down from Orange County, NY. I'm wearing mega layers today. What I wear skiing (the few times I go). It's handled minus 30 degrees without a wisp of cold air getting in, so it should do for the 22 degrees out in the swamp, which weather.com says will feel like 8 degrees (Fahrenheit).
Wish us luck on the final regular season game of 2009, the last football game at Giants Stadium before its destruction and birth of The New Meadowlands later this year, and a night that shall surely chill out bones.
BUT TONIGHT'S JET VICTORY SHALL KEEP US WARM.
GO JETS. BEAT DA BENGALS. PUSH FORWARD INTO THE PLAYOFFS.
Mark
My dad will be meeting me down there, he's driving down from Orange County, NY. I'm wearing mega layers today. What I wear skiing (the few times I go). It's handled minus 30 degrees without a wisp of cold air getting in, so it should do for the 22 degrees out in the swamp, which weather.com says will feel like 8 degrees (Fahrenheit).
Wish us luck on the final regular season game of 2009, the last football game at Giants Stadium before its destruction and birth of The New Meadowlands later this year, and a night that shall surely chill out bones.
BUT TONIGHT'S JET VICTORY SHALL KEEP US WARM.
GO JETS. BEAT DA BENGALS. PUSH FORWARD INTO THE PLAYOFFS.
Mark
Saturday, January 2, 2010
TOMORROW TOMORROW I LUV YA TOMORROW
Looking forward to tomorrow. We're going by #1 Jet fan Peter's house to see him prep for the game, then we're heading to the stadium to capture this EXTREMELY fascinating evening of events.
What's at stake?
The Jets 2009 season. Win? We're in the playoffs with a shot at the Superbowl. Screw poo-pooing the fact we may not make it cause we're not good enough blah blah blah. Fact is this. You make the playoffs, YOU PLAY ANOTHER WEEK. Everyone else in the league is sitting on their butts or playing golf. You get to suit up. THAT'S COOL.
It's like playing the lotto. Are you certain you'll get the grand prize? No. But you've a chance. Don't buy a ticket? You've got none. And fantasizing about what you'll do with the money is a level of entertainment that's maybe worth a buck in these dark economic times.
So let us dream the chances...
Also on the line, the last football game at Giants Stadium before the wrecking ball hits. The Giants disgraced the building with their hideous loss last Sunday to the Carolina Panthers. It's up to the Jets to salvage the final football experience of the building.
We'll know after tomorrow if it's one more week of hope or shift our energy to next season. No matter the outcome of this campaign, I feel the Jets are headed in the right direction. The thought of this team having the off season to take stock, make amends, beef up, analyze what worked what didn't, and come back strong as heck for their new stadium - is encouraging.
As for this season, I'll be there tomorrow nigh, in the freezing swamp in winter night. Will my dad and I exit Gate A for the last time flush with the warmth of victory? Or chilled with the frost of defeat?
Tomorrow will reveal all.
GO JETS. BEAT THE FROZEN SNOT OUT OF CINCINNATI.
Mark J. Williamson
What's at stake?
The Jets 2009 season. Win? We're in the playoffs with a shot at the Superbowl. Screw poo-pooing the fact we may not make it cause we're not good enough blah blah blah. Fact is this. You make the playoffs, YOU PLAY ANOTHER WEEK. Everyone else in the league is sitting on their butts or playing golf. You get to suit up. THAT'S COOL.
It's like playing the lotto. Are you certain you'll get the grand prize? No. But you've a chance. Don't buy a ticket? You've got none. And fantasizing about what you'll do with the money is a level of entertainment that's maybe worth a buck in these dark economic times.
So let us dream the chances...
Also on the line, the last football game at Giants Stadium before the wrecking ball hits. The Giants disgraced the building with their hideous loss last Sunday to the Carolina Panthers. It's up to the Jets to salvage the final football experience of the building.
We'll know after tomorrow if it's one more week of hope or shift our energy to next season. No matter the outcome of this campaign, I feel the Jets are headed in the right direction. The thought of this team having the off season to take stock, make amends, beef up, analyze what worked what didn't, and come back strong as heck for their new stadium - is encouraging.
As for this season, I'll be there tomorrow nigh, in the freezing swamp in winter night. Will my dad and I exit Gate A for the last time flush with the warmth of victory? Or chilled with the frost of defeat?
Tomorrow will reveal all.
GO JETS. BEAT THE FROZEN SNOT OUT OF CINCINNATI.
Mark J. Williamson
Friday, January 1, 2010
2010 A JET ODYSSEY
This year shall reveal much about our Jet future.
The final home game of the season shall be fought in the dawn of 2010.
Then, in the late summer we'll see our first taste of the brand new stadium. The first EVER built with the Jets in mind.
We'll know by then how this year ended up, and what changes will have been made in the off season. All the work the returning players will have put in to forge an even stronger team for the 2010-11 campaign.
So I look forward to this year. So much to hope for. So much on the line.
A unique time to be a Jet fan.
Here's to 2010, "A Jet Odyssey".
HAPPY JET YEAR.
Mark J. Williamson
The final home game of the season shall be fought in the dawn of 2010.
Then, in the late summer we'll see our first taste of the brand new stadium. The first EVER built with the Jets in mind.
We'll know by then how this year ended up, and what changes will have been made in the off season. All the work the returning players will have put in to forge an even stronger team for the 2010-11 campaign.
So I look forward to this year. So much to hope for. So much on the line.
A unique time to be a Jet fan.
Here's to 2010, "A Jet Odyssey".
HAPPY JET YEAR.
Mark J. Williamson
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