Chris

Hi Guys,
Does anyone know how to apply or who to contact to apply to sing the National Anthem before a home Angels game?
Thanks!
 
 
 

Hi All,
I haven't been posting in awhile.  I'm sorry to hear the terrible news.
The first few years I posted as bruinman74 and considered Lou like an older Bruin brother.  When I met him he did a comic hero pose, and said Bruin-MAN.  He got it.
He will be greatly missed.  I'm sorry for everyone's loss.  It's such a major loss to this community there aren't sufficient words to describe it.  Thank you Lou.

You all know that I have defended Anthony Rendon and even Arte Moreno in the past here, so this isn't coming from one of the known haters here. 
I spoke to someone who has knowledge of Anthony Rendon behind the scenes and was told that the guy has one of the worst attitudes in MLB, and that he hates baseball in general now -- that he would love to quit, but realizes his contract is too good to walk away from, so the thought is that he will continue to milk this as long as he can.
As a side note, I was also told that Arte Moreno is known as the Jerry Jones of MLB. I mean that probably doesn't surprise many here, but thought I'd pass that along. 

there's been something like 85,437 threads about whether to sign ohtani or watch him walk, 
we're kinda worn out at this point.

Its been a while since I have even read the board, so this may have already been asked. 
Just want to get a feeling of what everyone is thinking.

Thank you Garcia family for sharing Lou with us here for so many years.  He was deeply appreciated and admired here.  He will be greatly missed. 

Hi All,
I haven't been posting in awhile.  I'm sorry to hear the terrible news.
The first few years I posted as bruinman74 and considered Lou like an older Bruin brother.  When I met him he did a comic hero pose, and said Bruin-MAN.  He got it.
He will be greatly missed.  I'm sorry for everyone's loss.  It's such a major loss to this community there aren't sufficient words to describe it.  Thank you Lou.

I can't believe this week.  I still remember when his avatar was a Reno 911 guy on skates.  One time I posted a thread I copied about an unusually prepared dolmeh, thinking it wouldn't get any traction.  Sure enough mrwicked and Brandon were first responders on the scene expressing shock at the unusually prepared dolmeh.  I met him at an event.  He seemed like a chill dude.  Condolences to his family and friends for this major loss.

Thank you Garcia family for sharing Lou with us here for so many years.  He was deeply appreciated and admired here.  He will be greatly missed. 

Hi All,
I haven't been posting in awhile.  I'm sorry to hear the terrible news.
The first few years I posted as bruinman74 and considered Lou like an older Bruin brother.  When I met him he did a comic hero pose, and said Bruin-MAN.  He got it.
He will be greatly missed.  I'm sorry for everyone's loss.  It's such a major loss to this community there aren't sufficient words to describe it.  Thank you Lou.

Thank you Garcia family for sharing Lou with us here for so many years.  He was deeply appreciated and admired here.  He will be greatly missed. 

Thank you Garcia family for sharing Lou with us here for so many years.  He was deeply appreciated and admired here.  He will be greatly missed. 

PJ, my deepest sympathy to the family.
In common with many people here, although I never met Lou in person, I felt like I knew him. His sarcasm was an art form. It was amusing to watch him toy with the occasional newcomer who mistakenly believed that he would get the best of Lou. His takes on the Angels were simultaneously amazing and amusing.
We are all richer for him having been here, and poorer for him being gone. Thank you for sharing him with us. I hope that you stay with us, and let us know how the family is doing from time to time.

I also want to add here that it makes me smile to know Lou saw what we were saying, and that his family was able to, as well.
Just wish Lou would have called us all dumbass one last time.

Hi All,
I haven't been posting in awhile.  I'm sorry to hear the terrible news.
The first few years I posted as bruinman74 and considered Lou like an older Bruin brother.  When I met him he did a comic hero pose, and said Bruin-MAN.  He got it.
He will be greatly missed.  I'm sorry for everyone's loss.  It's such a major loss to this community there aren't sufficient words to describe it.  Thank you Lou.

I can't believe this week.  I still remember when his avatar was a Reno 911 guy on skates.  One time I posted a thread I copied about an unusually prepared dolmeh, thinking it wouldn't get any traction.  Sure enough mrwicked and Brandon were first responders on the scene expressing shock at the unusually prepared dolmeh.  I met him at an event.  He seemed like a chill dude.  Condolences to his family and friends for this major loss.

Hi All,
I haven't been posting in awhile.  I'm sorry to hear the terrible news.
The first few years I posted as bruinman74 and considered Lou like an older Bruin brother.  When I met him he did a comic hero pose, and said Bruin-MAN.  He got it.
He will be greatly missed.  I'm sorry for everyone's loss.  It's such a major loss to this community there aren't sufficient words to describe it.  Thank you Lou.

Hi Patrick,
My deepest condolences to you and your family.
Lou was our version of Cal Ripken Jr., the "Iron Man"... incredibly consistent with his opinion and humor.
I'll miss him, he was loved.
Take care of yourselves, thanks for sharing him with us.

@stpat373 (Patrick), I cannot tell you how much it means to me and all of us at AngelsWin for you to post what you did. You really put a smile on my face and happy tears to my eyes after reading your post. 
I really hope you can stick around here. Your brother left quite an amazing legacy here and he taught me a lot over the years. I always appreciated how he would send me a private message and rebuke me when I went off on the team or a player, or to just ask how I was doing when I seemed off in my posts. It always led to me confessing that there was indeed something going on personally in my life, and just talking through it with him made me feel better and right the ship. 
I gave you a lifetime Premium Membership so you can navigate the website and our community without any hinderances from pop-up ads or videos. I can grant your other family members the same if you can PM me their member names. 
Yesterday evening I walked outside (I work from home) and thought about Lou and how much I miss him, how much we're all going to miss him, and then I turned around and I looked up into the sky and this what I saw. 

It's almost as if Lou was saying hi. 
 

Thank you for stopping by and sharing, Patrick.  Condolences to you and the family, all his internet friends and family sending love to you all

Thank you for sharing with us
Good bless Lou 🙏 
Sounds like he had a great family and that is so important in life
Always enjoyed his posts and humor 

Thanks, PJ. My condolences to you and his loved ones. Lou will always have a place in our hearts.

Oh man, this makes it even more real.  Thank you very much for sharing your brother with us for all of these years.  He was so incredibly loved and admired here for his wit and sarcasm.  Thank you for posting on here.  He will not be forgotten.  

@stpat373  Thank you so much for posting!  You really brought tears to my eyes.  I know we all want to keep his memory alive and will continue to honor him in our own individual ways.  We hope you keep coming back!

My name it's Patrick (known as PJ) to my brother Lou. My family and I have been following this since it was first posted and even created accounts. Most know by now that Lou passed peacefully in his sleep on August 8th at approximately 5pm while The Ocho was on TV (c'mon, you know he loved all sports even the weird ones, like Cricket). He constantly bragged about AngelsWin, all the fun times he had here and the trips to watch The Halos play, home and away with you guys. You all were his extended family and loved every minute he spent on here. To see him spend his last several days reading your posts and thoughts about him brought a smile (and tears) to his face, as it did his brothers and sister. All of us have also been keeping up with this post and you will never know how much we appreciate the love, memories, thoughts and especially the pictures you have shared. Our greatest memory with him was being in the front row at the left field foul pole for the Angels 2002 World Series win. All of us hugging and crying tears of joy at the site we thought we would never see. Close 2nd was Barry Bonds flipping us off during the game because Lou kept leading our entire section in a "sterrrroooooids!" chant while we were jamming a Thunderstick into our arms. Honor him by keeping his memory and stories alive. Celebrate his life. "LouDogg" was a smartass until the end and continued to make us laugh until his last breath.
Sincerely, 
The Garcia Family 
GO HALOS