CRADLE OF FILTH Bassist Talks Football At MTV's Headbangers Blog
November 26, 2008, 15 years ago
Headbangers Blog reports:
"We grew up near Washington, D.C. and in our youth, a Sunday didn’t pass during football season without us flipping on the TV to see how the Washington Redskins were faring against whoever they were playing that week. Those were the glory days of quarterback Joe Theismann (before Lawrence Taylor turned his leg into the handle of a manual pencil sharpener), superstar receiver Art Monk and wild beast running back John Riggins, a time when the Skins were bound to make the playoffs every year and a prime candidate for the Superbowl. Good times, indeed.So, when we got a pitch from CRADLE OF FILTH guitarist, Dave Pybus, to write a guest blog about his love for the Washington Redskins, we were doubly compelled. The idea of a Brit not only praising American football, but developing a strong allegiance to a single team seemed pretty Blogworthy. That he was singing the praises of our ex-love the Redskins only sweetened the deal. These days, having lived in New York for over 15 years, our allegiances have shifted and we’re rooting weekly for the New York Giants (as it turned out, our timing couldn’t be more perfect). But we’ve still got a soft spot for fan worship of the Redskin variety — unless, that is, it comes at the expense of the Giants."
Click here to find out how Pybus became a Redskins fan.
