Raleigh, NC __ Hello Tar Heel Nation!  I'm baackkk"!  And I owe it all to fellow Carolina fans.  This past week has been very interesting.  Thank you very much!

Come by Sec 122 Row QQ say hello to the Ram Man

I've had telephone calls and e-mails from a former player who started the ball rolling.  And that included finding me free tickets, which just arrived in the mail.  Thank you Bill Span ' 77 and Tommy from Charlotte.  Once again I will be a voice for the Heels.  But it didn't stop there.  I was getting a few e-mails from visitors to my site.  And last and certainly not least, I was called by some tailgate buddies.

The bottom line is that people wanted the Ram Man at the game and in the crowd.  I have been overwhelmed and could not turn them down.  No, I still haven't found a new job since my layoff in June.  But wealth is relative, and I feel very wealthy right now... thanks to my Carolina family.

I've always felt part of the Carolina family.  A recent comment by AD Dick Baddour makes it official.  In the September 2002 issue of Tar Heel Monthly, he is responding to a question, and includes, "You also become a Carolina person through your deeds and actions on behalf of the University and your passion for UNC, not only because you attended school here".

So what's the plan?  Robbie said, "Just come to the games.  You always do so much.  Relax and enjoy".  My response was that I'm a wide open kind of guy, it's all or nothing.  I believe in giving 110%, whether tailgating in preparation or cheering in the stands, and couldn't do any less than I expect from my beloved Tar Heels.

So will we have some road parties?  Mark told me not to worry about the incidental expenses, and quoted 'He ain't heavy, he's my brother'.  I guess we'll have to look at the situation from week to week this season.  But God willing and with the help from my Carolina family, you may see the Ram Car blitzing down the highways to the away games too.

Regardless, the CarolinaFan Web Cam for the home game tailgate parties is ON!  We'll be there early and stay late.  Drop by to say hello and let's get ready for the game!  And don't be surprised to see some former players.  Come on down, Space Cowboy!

Some good tailgate friends from Greensboro, Al and Betsy, once told me I was the life of the party and it wouldn't be the same without me.  Well, I don't know about all that.  But I do know that I've been called out.  And the Ram Man will answer the bell.