For shits and gigs, 2 weeks or so ago I wrote to Rex Ryan, asking him (being the good Catholic boy that he surely is) to be my daughter Vivian's godfather once she's born in March. Apparently he's not able to do it. But he did send Vivian, in an envelope addressed to her, the next best thing: a personally autographed picture, with "To Vivian: Rex Ryan" on it. I'm pretty sure a secretary took pity as a result of my rather and unashamedly pathetic letter and wrote "To Vivian" and then had Rex sign it. I think it's authentic, given the imperfections of the black marker on the photo. It's definitely not computer generated. My wife was so taken (immediately calling me at work after opening it) that she approved of having a little Jets-themed corner in Vivian's bedroom. (Like that wasn't going to happen anyway.) Just thought you might get a a bit of a laugh out of this. My wife thinks I'm nuts. She's probably right. :jets:
thats altogether an intriguing tale. But sending a guy you have never met to be the godfather of your child is kind of insane don't you think?
Like I said, it was strictly for shits and gigs. Nothing more. I just thought getting my daughter an autograph might stave off any chance of her (seeing that we live in Indy) being a Colts fan.
So now, when Vivian gets older, she's going to ask, "Daddy, how to you get Rex Ryan to address this autographed picture of himself to me?" And your answer is going to be........???? LOL Cute story though...
Good question, one I might have given some more thought to. I'll probably just 'fess up and say I was trying to prevent raising a Colts fan. (Colts fans are lame.) "Honey, the Colts' coach has never sent you an autographed picture... but Rex and the Jets did."
So how does the real godfather feel about being second fiddle to Rex Ryan? Don't tell me the real godfather is Rob Ryan.
Great story. Odd that you would send such a weird letter, but I have no problem believing Rex actually signed the picture.
no offense but that is WAY over the top. i would not have replied simply because that is stalker like behavior. i would have probably called the cops. even as a joke that is taking to to "the fan" status.
No offense taken. The letter was written in a very transparent tone... so much so that its "shits and gigs" factor was obvious to anyone reading it; hence the personalized and speedy reply we received.
Don't worry about your daughter, by the time she is older Peyton will be retired, the colts will suck again, and there won't be any Colt's fans- just like 15 years ago.
LOL. People around my age (+/-3 years) were 10 to 16 years of age before the Colts moved to Indy. (Attendance records indicate that the Colts' fan base hopped onto the bandwagon only after they put together some decent records.) I was at a couple of holiday parties this past weekend. I asked those with whom I discussed football who they rooted for before the Colts came to town... every answer was either some other team or a bullshit "no one." All gave me grief (albeit good naturedly) for being a Jets fan, but at least I was the only same-team-since-birth fan in attendance.
