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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

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Me: A Fair-Weather Fan For Dad

I'm a fair weather sports fan. A band wagoner. I haven't ever stuck with a team for a really long period of time. My Dad had 3 girls, so he 'forced' us to watch sports with him. I say that with a smile on my face, because we lived in Montana and Idaho and only had a couple of channels. It wasn't like we were missing something, and we got to spend one on one time with Dad. He patiently explained things to us. I especially remember watching baseball with him. The Reds. Bench, Coleman, Rose. I did grow to love it. I'm wondering how we even managed to get a Reds game on Missoula TV? And how often could it have been?/Me, It's Just Me. More here.

Question (for women): What kind of a sports fan are you? Band wagoner? A "fan" who watches sports to be around the important men in your life? A true fan in every sense of the word? Not a fan at all?



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D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.