Garrett Duke

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Thank-you! It was a great game...I am still excited about today's game as well as next week. I agree...I really hope they will beat the Packers next weekend! GO BEARS!!!!!!! I am now hoping for Bears VS NY Jets Super Bowl game in February. (Sorry Roger. Know you were at least hoping for the Steelers, but Shonn Greene is from Iowa so I have to go for his team. At least until he plays against the Bears...)

"Time Marches On" Tracy Lawrence My favorite song by him...

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Tony Stewart, driver of the number 14 car, was down in Australia to do some dirt track racing when he complained to the co-owner of the track about track conditions. It turned into a fight where supposed punches and a helmet were thrown. Stewart was held for questioning by the police, but charges were not being placed upon Stewart, and is on his way back the US. Reading this yesterday and the follow up article today, was half surprised to see Tony fighting...again. Tony use to be a driver with a temper and had been known to throw a punch here and there (punched a news reporter and another driver in different occassions, plus had a fight with his own pit crew) but that was a few years ago when he was still at Gibbs racing. He had seemed to calm down the last year or two and not so easily upset as he use to be. Then again, the article didn't say who threw the first punch...so maybe Stewart was defending himself. Guess we may never know, just glad to see Tony on his way back to the US... In other NASCAR news...they had advertised for the Daytona 500 during the Bears and Seahawks game on Fox today. One of the highlights of the game, if you ask me. They said with the repaved track, they'll be racing three wide...I am looking forward to it. (Can't you tell?)

Well Roger...for your sake I am sorry (Though not too sorry since you went againgst my Bears...)that you are not to earn either of your wishes. Even though your team did win...so you should be happy. BEARS WIN! GO BEARS!!!!!!!!! Now it will be Bears against the Packers at Soldiers Field in Chicago next Sunday!

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Right now I am listening to Audio Adrenaline CD...they are now singing "To my Father's House."

In "Carnival of Thrills" "Pride makes a horrible master" Now ain't that the truth...

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Four days later and here I am with some more NASCAR news I am just a little excited to finally start getting some newsworthy news on NASCAR...can't you tell? I am assuming now that it is slowly getting closer (40 more looooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnngggg days until Daytona 500!) that more news will start to come out. Or perhaps that is just wishful thinking. I know there has been word since the season ended in November that Brian France (NASCAR CEO...or something like that.) has been talking about changing the chase around. So far I have only heard rumors about what that may be and in my opinion I hope the rumors are wrong. . .but I will wait until it is made official before getting too excited about it. Anyway, NASCAR has finally made a small step in the right direction when it comes to the Nationwide Series and perhaps the truck series. NASCAR has now made it so a driver has to chose which series he wants to contend for a championship in. He may still race in all three series, but can only win or go for the championship in one series. So drivers like Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards, Brad Keselowski, Kevin Harvick will have to chose whether they are going for the Sprint Cup (which I assume they would) or the Nationwide series. For example this year's point standings Brad Keselowski was first, Carl Edwards was second, Kyle Busch was third (all Sprint Cup racers), and the fourth driver was Justin Allgaier (who is just Nationwide Series driver) - So if they finished in that order this year, instead of the championship going to Brad who finished first, it would go to Justin Allgaier who finished fourth. In my opinion, they shouldn't allow Sprint Cup drivers to race in the Nationwide series...at least the full time racers. As it was, last year in the top ten in the Nationwied series standings, six of them were full time Sprint Cup racers. Four of those were in the chase. I guess I understand NASCAR's position that they need those top names in the Nationwide Series to attract more fans to the track and on TV. As well as the announcers and so forth and that perhaps those are the only races some people can see the Cup drivers race in. But still...in my opinion, if they want to seek talent in that level, they should be racing others with the same talent and not drivers who have years of experience of racing on NASCAR's top tier of racing.

Looks like I am the only one with good taste when it comes to football around here. Oh well, I guess all them other teams need a little support as well. GO BEARS!!!!!!!!!!! (Roger - the Dukes may live in Georgia, but they're Chicago (Bears and Cubs) fans at heart. )

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I agree with yoyu with that Meadowmufn...have a hard time going for the Eagles due to Vick. I guess I should learn to forgive and move on, but it's easier said than done sometimes. Guess all I hope for is that he has learned from his past and moved on away from it. . .

Meadowmufn, it looks like your SeaHawks may be playing at Soldier Field next week against the Bears depending on if the Eagles loses the game tomorrow against Green Bay. If the Eagles win, they will be playing the Bears. Guess I will be hoping the Eagles win tomorrow's game...would hate to be going against your team, Meadowmufn, but I'd have to root for the Bears. Plus, Green Bay being the Bears main rival, I'd hope the Eagles to win anyway.

Well Roger, I think it is just you to feel that way, if I do say so myself. Afterall, this year, I resorted to watching football to pass the time during the off season in hopes of fighting away this withdrawl. Now instead of getting grumpy that there is no NASCAR to watch, I only get grumpy when my team doesn't win. LOL Though you are right about something...it is about time that there is at least a little light of hope of Daytona getting here. May be enjoying football right now, but would still rather be watching NASCAR. With the news of the Shootout being made official, it only proves that the Super Bowl of NASCAR is slowly getting closer.

"Baby's got her Bllue Jeans On" Mel McDaniel This was my first favorite song and after all these years...still love this song! Great song!

Luke Duke