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Thread: Alternative Names for the Ravens
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03-29-2013, 07:44 PM #61
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03-29-2013, 07:45 PM #62Pro Bowl Poster
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Re: Alternative Names for the Ravens
He was born in Boston and taken to Richmond shortly after his father abandoned the family. His aunt and uncle raised him in Richmond. He moved to Baltimore the first time in his twenties and married his 13 year old cousin here. He lived here off and on. He was found delirious on Thames Street in Fells Point. It is widely believed that he had been drinking at the bar that is now called "The Horse You Came in On". He was taken to the hospital where he died shortly after.
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Re: Alternative Names for the Ravens
Baltimore still defines the birth and death of Poe. When asked for his birth place Poe turned his back on Boston and said Baltimore not Richmond. It was here where he was his happiest and met his wife and here where things got rolling for him.
There is a movement in Philly to retrieve his body but they can have John Wilkes Booth. They already have Ben Franklin.
http://www.eapoe.org/balt/poebalt.htm
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03-29-2013, 11:05 PM #65
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Merauder gets my alternate vote :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES9IzkdNTo0
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03-30-2013, 12:12 AM #66
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Re: Alternative Names for the Ravens
"Baltimore Junkies" could have worked.
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03-30-2013, 09:09 AM #68Regular 1st Stringer
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I think that Baltimore defines Poe because he was a guy who was obsessed with death. That was all that he would write about. It would seem natural that the place that he died would the most significant landmark in relation to him.
That being said, I would have liked to have something related to Fort McHenry and the Star Spangled Banner. Just to remind people of the symbolism of that day, and what it means for our country, and how it took place in the inner harbor. I was thinking recently that the "Red Glare" would be a good name for the team. Or maybe the "Rockets."
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03-30-2013, 09:11 AM #69Regular 1st Stringer
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03-30-2013, 09:34 AM #70Veteran Poster
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I think one of the best parts about the team being the Ravens as opposed to the other options is that the color scheme is totally unique. If they had gone with an homage to the Revolution, or to the maritime tradition, the military, or even the railroad we'd have wound up with another team that uses red white and blue (Bills and Pats), or blue and green (Seahawks), green and brown (great for camo but not great sports team colors IMO), etc. Black and purple are great and I think we wind up looking either classic (in the black and white or purple and white or all whites) or badass (in the all blacks or even the purple and black).
Something that let us use red would have been sweet, but at the same time, we wouldn't be able to wear "Ravens" (whatever the name would have been) and Orioles gear at the same time.
(Not proud of this post, but I think it's something that marketing probably thought about).
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03-30-2013, 10:22 AM #71Regular 1st Stringer
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Don't forget, the Vikings are purple, and were purple before we were. But I agree that Red, White, and Blue would have been redundant with the Patriots. I don't see why they got to be the Patriotic team though. I would have thought that DC, Baltimore, Philadelphia, or NY would have made more sense.
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03-30-2013, 11:02 AM #72Legendary RSR Poster
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