Posted 04/21/2009 4:01 PM

Welcome to the group, start talking here.

Posted 04/21/2009 4:06 PM

Lets first get ideas for chants and songs. After we get a solid base we can start refining and discussing which ones we feel would be best to actually use at games.

Posted 04/21/2009 4:11 PM

I'm reposting what I said earlier here so it stays available. I think just a "RIP CI-TY, RIP CI-TY, RIP CI-TY" would be an awesome start! When Phil Jackson is in town we could sing "It's raining, it's pouring, the Lakers are boring. They're mesomorised and mistified and none of them are scoring." but that isn't a general one.

Posted 04/21/2009 5:27 PM

So RedRudy5 mentioned to me we should chant Rudy, Rudy, Rudy at the game. We all love Rudy and I think we should have a Rudy chant. Since he also is quite the "footballer" maybe we could chant "Rudy" to the melody of the "Ole, ole, ole" song. What do you all think?

Posted 04/22/2009 10:20 AM

I like the Rudy chant to OLE! thats a good one

Posted 04/22/2009 1:12 PM

I think that when we have a "Spanish Connection" we should just chant the "Ole, Ole, Ole..." song... Saying "Rudy" to it would be cool too, but I am a fan of the Fernandez & Rodriguez duo!

Posted 04/22/2009 1:42 PM

I think that works better chanting Ole to the Spanish Connection, but we need some for Rudy when he drills a three from behind the arc or when he steals a pass and slams it home!

Posted 04/22/2009 1:56 PM

What if on steals and dunks he gets a long RUUUUUUUDYYYYY, and on the threes he gets RUDY, RUDY, RUDY!

Posted 04/22/2009 3:32 PM

You guys can also feel free to add your game action fan photos to the album down blow. I wanna see pictures of cheering, fan signs, all that good stuff.

Posted 04/22/2009 6:27 PM

I love love love the Lakers chant!! I will definitely say that next time I go to a Lakers game!! And the Rudy chant is awesome as well! I will definitely be chanting it up when i'm at the Rose Garden!!

Posted 04/22/2009 10:08 PM

Great to hear! Now lets recruit some more members so we can make this vision come to life! Send invites to all your friends. I am in the process of making a badge for your home pages.

Posted 04/23/2009 9:57 PM

So it sounds like we agree on the OLE, OLE, OLE for when the Spanish Armada hooks up. We seem to all like the Lakers Song. What about a rally cry, something that could be sustained for a comeback. What if we revised the Marshall Chant, "THIS IS...RIP CITY!" Get two groups on opposite sides of the RG, or a long BLAAAAAAAAAZERRRRRRRRRRS, BLAAAAAAAAZERRRRRRRS?

Posted 04/24/2009 3:55 AM

How about to the tune of That's Amore

When, the, ball hit's the net
It's a pretty safe bet
That's LaMarcus

Posted 04/24/2009 9:05 AM

Love it!
verse 2

When you see the clock shake
And you feel the earth quake
That's LaMarcas.

Boxing out
There's no doubt
He will get
Those rebounds
THAT'S Lamarcas.

Send you home
Make you cry
'cause you've been
POSTERIZED
That's Lamarcas

Posted 04/24/2009 3:07 PM

Love that!

Posted 04/25/2009 12:04 PM

Yao Ming, more like Meow Ming. Because he's such a pussycat when it comes to fouls. Blazer fans should make Meow cat sounds when Yao goes to shoot. (decorative signs might help too, like a Hello Kitty sign or something) It might be more effective then screaming and banging sticks together.

Oh and another thing for Game 5, since Houston disrespected Portland by chanting (Portland Sucks) during last game, when Houston's lineup is announced we either chant "Lets Go Blazers" or "Houston Sucks", but we got to do it loud enough so we cant hear mark mason.

Posted 04/25/2009 11:24 PM

I recommend that we chant "Lets go Blazers," we want to have the same effect, but prove that we are above them. We are better than them. By remaining positive while being disrespectful, it just seems better, or we could chant "Portland Rocks!" Again, a direct allusion to what they said, but changed to Rip City style. Rarely negative, but always driving the message home hard.

Posted 04/26/2009 12:51 AM

also, I think that given he is from eastern asia the Hello Kitty signs might be considered racially insensitive. Just a thought. Cat pictures and signs, would help, i just think Hello Kitty herself could too easily be misconstrued.

Posted 04/27/2009 12:26 AM

Welcome to all you new chanters! We are excited that the group is really starting to grow now! Here are the ideas we have had so far....

love4RUDY posted on 04/22/09 at 1:12 PM / view full discussion
I think that when we have a "Spanish Connection" we should just chant the "Ole, Ole, Ole..." song

RipCityRevival posted on 04/22/09 at 1:56 PM / view full discussion
What if on steals and dunks he gets a long RUUUUUUUDYYYYY, and on the threes he gets RUDY, RUDY, RUDY!

RipCityRevival posted on 04/21/09 at 4:11 PM / view full discussion
I think just a "RIP CI-TY, RIP CI-TY, RIP CI-TY" would be an awesome start! When Phil Jackson is in town we could sing "It's raining, it's pouring, the Lakers are boring. They're mesomorised and mistified and none of them are scoring." but that isn't a general one.

RipCityRevival posted on 04/23/09 at 9:57 PM / view full discussion
So it sounds like we agree on the OLE, OLE, OLE for when the Spanish Armada hooks up. We seem to all like the Lakers Song. What about a rally cry, something that could be sustained for a comeback. What if we revised the Marshall Chant, "THIS IS...RIP CITY!" Get two groups on opposite sides of the RG, or a long BLAAAAAAAAAZERRRRRRRRRRS, BLAAAAAAAAZERRRRRRRS?

HowardLee84 posted on 04/24/09 at 3:55 AM / view full discussion
How about to the tune of That's Amore

When, the, ball hit's the net
It's a pretty safe bet
That's LaMarcus

RipCityRevival posted on 04/24/09 at 9:05 AM / view full discussion
Love it!
verse 2
When you see the clock shake
And you feel the earth quake
That's LaMarcas.
Boxing out
There's no doubt
He will get
Those rebounds
THAT'S Lamarcas.
Send you home
Make you cry
'cause you've been
POSTERIZED
That's Lamarcas

Posted 04/29/2009 1:53 AM

I was thinking that a quiet "rip" (no pun intended) could get progressively louder as it was chanted, all the while building energy as it progresses. rip rip rip rip Rip Rip Rip Rip RIp RIp RIp RIP RIP RIP RIP! Then just as an oponent was about to shoot we could throw "CITY" at them packed with 150 db behind it! This would work best over the course of several possessions in order to build Blazer confidence and then disrupt opponent play.

Posted 04/29/2009 12:10 PM

I like the concept, I just think it would have too many components to get 20,000 people on board. With the songs, people already know the tune and the words can get put in a program and it is just loud, no levels. The chants, are all just loud and simple. Where as there are just too many levels to that particular chant with the different levels and timing involved for a stadium full of people. That is my opinion.

Posted 05/05/2009 9:56 PM

Glad to see more new faces! What ideas do you guys/gals have? We'd love to hear your input on new ideas or ones that have already been posted! Look forward to reviving this discussion! RIP CITY!

Posted 05/07/2009 10:50 AM

so i just joined blazer chanters today.

and idk how, but i am making it my goal to make it next season to at least ONE game in the Rose Garden.

Ima make it happen. and we better be chanting.

Posted 05/07/2009 7:58 PM

That's what I like to hear! Let's spread the word and put these chants to USE!

Posted 05/18/2009 11:02 PM

I was thinking about what we could possibly do for Martel and I was thinking we could "borrow" the catch phrase from the show Webster. Unfortunately, I have no idea what it was, and no it wasn't "what you talkin' 'bout Willis." That was from Different Strokes. Just to get that out of the way. Was there a catchphrase, or was it more of a serious sitcom? Would it have any relevence? If there was one, what was it? What are some of your other ideas now that we are back up and running again?

Posted 05/22/2009 12:32 PM

How about insted of dwight howard it is fight howard and we get a picture of muhamed ali beating up howard or that meow ming thing.

Posted 05/22/2009 4:52 PM

If you are interested in songs, check my post "songs" in the off topic section of the message boards and see what the fans think what songs should go on.

Posted 05/23/2009 7:57 AM

By songs we are talking about songs we as fans could sing like you hear when watching a soccor match. You probably read the Lamarcas song and the Raining song, things like that so that, not songs that you hear on the radio.

Posted 05/23/2009 9:21 AM

I think we should try something else new this year. What if we made a big deal about the announcement of the ref's? Our niche in the NBA is that we are the most loyal and passionate fans, and we care about doing things the right way. We have a charm that no other city has. I think if we want to make it deep into the playoffs, we as fans might need to help charm our way in. These refs have egos too and it might be beneficial to us if we gave the refs a little more credit for doing their job then knocking them down all the time. Have they earned it? No, but we made the team we have by being the bigger person and forcing the hand of the organization to change their direction, who says we can't do the same with the ref's. Lets be the bigger team and come up with a cheer for when the refs get announced, or atleast agree to cheer louder for them this year than we have in the past and agree to atleast not "BOO" them because I think we all know that has been counter-productive.

Posted 06/14/2009 8:38 PM

What's up Chanters?!?! We have a lot to be excited for. I think right now we are all kind of waiting to see what Free Agency and Draft Day produce, but lets talk about Blazers that WON'T be dealt for sure. The locks. I'm sure you guys have some GREAT ideas for B-Roy, LA, Oden, Przybilla, Webster, Batum. What kind of new ideas are floating out there?

Posted 06/19/2009 11:13 PM

Great to see more people joining! Can't wait to see what happens on Thursday so we can get this topic really rollin' again! Welcome to Blazer Chanters!

Posted 06/20/2009 7:40 AM

I went to the final regular season meeting with the Philedelphia 76'ers and Steve Javvy was one of the referrees. Everyone thought that his referreeing was poor so a guy behind me started a new chant. "Javvey Sucks! Javvey Sucks! Javvey Sucks!" It was HILARIOUS!

Posted 06/20/2009 1:23 PM

As true as that is, and as funny as that is, Javvy feeds off that and it becomes COUNTER productive for the team. Let's try and find some more positive ones for our homeboys.

Posted 06/21/2009 7:28 AM

A good chant that I thought of is inspired by the rose garden. Anytime there is a bad call against the blazers the screen that surrounds the seats shows a frowny face and a thumbs down with the statement "Weak Sauce". Instead of the very negative boo, we should chant "Weak-Sauce! Weak Sauce! Weak Sauce!" because it has some humor in it but the phrase gets our point across that the call was bad or they need to review a call during a timeout.

Posted 06/21/2009 8:31 AM

I like it. With a two part phrase like that, maybe we could, instead of just chanting it, put it to like a fog horn (long high to long low) soud. "WEEEEEEEEEEEEAK  SAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUCE." It makes it easier for everyone to follow along and really allows everyone outside the audience to understand what the crowd is actually saying. What do you guys (and gals)  think?

Posted 06/21/2009 9:49 AM

I like the idea of the long weeeeeeeeeeak saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaauuuce but where the heck are we going to get a bunch of foghorns? We should not use instruments, just our voices screaming (Or Moaning...)  will get the crowd going. This chant may take a while for people to get used to and we need to spread the word before every home game.

Posted 06/21/2009 1:56 PM

I didn't mean actual fog horns. I was using that as an example for the tone at which we say "WEEEEEEEAAAK SAAAAAAAAAAUUUCE"

Posted 06/21/2009 1:59 PM

A great way to spread the word is to get people to sign up for Blazer Chanters. We can also use iamatrailblazersfan.com as a link between us and the Blazer's Events Crew. If you guys are out there reading, we have some great ideas for you to put on the JumboTron!

Posted 07/01/2009 6:47 PM

Someone out that has to be connected to the guy who runs the jumbo tron. flash it up there a few times and people will catch on.

Posted 07/08/2009 3:55 PM

NEW SONG! We can adjust the last verse if we want to once we know what the team is going to be at the start of the season.

(To the tune of Yankee Doodle)

 

The Rose Garden

It is our House.

We’re Rip City United

 

You’ve Come to Us

Upon your Bus

Now go on home be frightened.

 

Rudy shoots the lighting out,

LA makes you posters,

Brandon breaks your kankles down

And Oden swats you POSERS!

 

Nicholas will stop you dead,

Thrilla makes your thugs CRY

Blakey serves out dimes all night,

And Webster threes in your EYE.

 

Bayless dunks like Johnny Starks

Coach Nate’s a freakin’ Guru.

Our GM PRITCHSLAPS EVERY YEAR.

A foul was called? WELL BOO HOO!

Posted 07/09/2009 12:49 AM

Welcome to all you new chanters! We are excited that the group is really starting to grow now! Here are the ideas we have had so far plus the new song I added just before this. If you aren't a chanter, join US! We're on the groups page and always want new insight.

love4RUDY posted on 04/22/09 at 1:12 PM / view full discussion
I think that when we have a "Spanish Connection" we should just chant the "Ole, Ole, Ole..." song

RipCityRevival posted on 04/22/09 at 1:56 PM / view full discussion
What if on steals and dunks he gets a long RUUUUUUUDYYYYY, and on the threes he gets RUDY, RUDY, RUDY!

RipCityRevival posted on 04/21/09 at 4:11 PM / view full discussion
I think just a "RIP CI-TY, RIP CI-TY, RIP CI-TY" would be an awesome start! When Phil Jackson is in town we could sing "It's raining, it's pouring, the Lakers are boring. They're mesomorised and mistified and none of them are scoring." but that isn't a general one.

RipCityRevival posted on 04/23/09 at 9:57 PM / view full discussion
So it sounds like we agree on the OLE, OLE, OLE for when the Spanish Armada hooks up. We seem to all like the Lakers Song. What about a rally cry, something that could be sustained for a comeback. What if we revised the Marshall Chant, "THIS IS...RIP CITY!" Get two groups on opposite sides of the RG, or a long BLAAAAAAAAAZERRRRRRRRRRS, BLAAAAAAAAZERRRRRRRS?

HowardLee84 posted on 04/24/09 at 3:55 AM / view full discussion
How about to the tune of That's Amore

When, the, ball hit's the net
It's a pretty safe bet
That's LaMarcus

RipCityRevival posted on 04/24/09 at 9:05 AM / view full discussion
Love it!
verse 2
When you see the clock shake
And you feel the earth quake
That's LaMarcas.
Boxing out
There's no doubt
He will get
Those rebounds
THAT'S Lamarcas.
Send you home
Make you cry
'cause you've been
POSTERIZED
That's Lamarcas

Posted 07/09/2009 12:21 PM

Where do you post pictures on here? I made a poster that I used this season...

Posted 07/09/2009 9:06 PM

Cheryl, if you have joined this group, when you upload a photo, you can select the BlazerChanters Album when you are editing that photo's Title and Description. To upload photos,

1) click on your picture in the top nav bar
2) click on "photos" on the top right secondary navigation bar.
3) On the right hand side there is "upload a photo" area. Upload a photo, give it a title and select which album you want to put it in. If you're part of the Blazer Chanter group, it will show that as one of your album choices.

I hope that helps!

Dan.

Posted 07/10/2009 12:37 AM

Hey Dan. Thanks for the help, I appreciate it. I guess I just haven't taken the time to look around at everything. Still figuring out the site. Thanks again!!!

Cheryl

Posted 07/23/2009 11:44 PM

Great to see that we are up to 40 MEMBERS! NICE! I still would LOVE to hit that 100 mark by the beginning of the season. For those of you that don't know much about Blazer Chanters, I started it because I was inspired by the passion of the English League Soccor Fans. They have chants and songs that date back ages and the stadiums just ROAR with FANdamonium. I think we could do the same with the Rose Garden (without the cursing, we want it to stay a family environment). We have the most passionate fans in the NBA and we would love to BRING THE NOISE up to a new level this year. If you haven't joined, come check us out, if you have joined but haven't read how it started, now you know. Please feel free to add your input.

Posted 08/01/2009 11:03 AM

To get more people in this group, I would encourage everyone to invite one person. If they aren't a part of the site yet, invite them using the invite tool: http://www.iamatrailblazersfan.com/PrivateAreaRoot/Friends/InviteFriends/tabid/180/Default.aspx If they are already a member of the site, use the "invite" button at the top of the page. I also would encourage having some meet-ups before a game or two to practice, or at least pass out the lyrics to the chants so everyone sees them... eh? Maybe at "The Game" restaurant.

Posted 08/25/2009 12:13 AM

I could have sworn that I responded to this at the beginning of the month, but I guess not. Anyway, I LOVE the idea of handing the lyrics out at The Game before the game. Possibly even getting those who are part of the group together for a social event/introduction/lyric distribution type deal. If I were to print up copies for each of us, then we each were to make 10 copies of our copy and hand them out, we are talking about over 400 people at the arena that would have the words and the scenarios in which to use them. I think it would be best to have a rehearsal and get the information to the neccessary people sooner rather than later because it would be awesome to unleash the Blazer Chanters epidemic October 14th at Memorial Collesium. Dan, would it be possible for you and me to talk about possibly setting a date and posting as an event on IAMA, or is this something we would just have to do as a group? It would be awesome if we could get the organization behind us on this one. I really believe that this will enhance the game going experience for the fans, it will electrify the building, it would put Portland on a whole new level in the eyes of the sports world. If we get behind this, who knows, it could be the start of other sports expanding into Portland!

One issue to address, no more Spanish Connection. So now we can transfer the "ole, ole, ole," to simply a Rudy deal atleast until Claver comes over. Rudy deserves it. Anyway, when I get the rest of my school and work schedule set I will start posting possible dates and times to get everyone together as well as take ideas for a potential location. I want to make this a successful launch on the 14th if we can muster up enough support. If you aren't a member yet, check us out, this is going to an AWESOME addition to the fan experience at the RG.

Posted 08/31/2009 8:53 AM

So, here are the possible dates. They are all Fridays and it would have to be in the evening, after 5 PM.

September:
4th, 11th, 18th or 25th. I discourage going on the 18th because I don't want any of you to have to miss it for Mt. Angel Oktoberfest or vise versa, but if that is the date we choose, then so be it.

October:
2nd, 9th. Remember, the game at Memorial is on the 14th and it would be awesome to unveil some of the chants then so we want to have it done ahead of time.

Posted 09/01/2009 12:44 AM

Alright so I've been gone from here for a while. What exactly is the plan to get the whole arena doing the chants?

Posted 09/01/2009 9:21 AM

Here is the plan so far. I am taking your input on a date to have a Blazer Chanters meet&greet to hand out copies of the words and ideas. I would love to see if maybe the organization would back us on getting some of the ideas put into regular rotation. Right now I want to get the regular Blazer chanters together before 10/14 because it would be great if we could unleash it at the game against Phoenix at Memorial. So please, give me your input. I have the list of available dates on the previous post.