Nov 03
On my couch, for the past several weeks, has sat a paperback copy of Nick Hornby’s “About a Boy.” I’ve been meaning to re-read it for some time. Not so much for the story in the book, but to learn more about writing. You can tell, when you look at a well-crafted work, what’s gone into it. The effort, the toil, the patience.
Then, last week, I was confronted with Jimmy Fallon at Fenway Park. There in the “cheap” (read: expensive) “seats” (Why was he, after all, stainding?) being interviewed on network television. All I could think...
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Sep 30
Deep in a shadowy alley lurk two figures, intent on scuppering ArsenalAmerica’s effort to become an officially recognized… Hey, wait a minute! I’m supposed to be writing this to you in “real life!”
Hi. I’m Charlie Kapp. You may know me better as “G. Rex,” the lovable enemy-fighting foe of such villains as the evil Yevgheny, Miss Prunella Face, and Paul “Gazzo” Gazzoween. But in real life, I’m a computer nerd, and an Arsenal fan since 1984. I am also, while you’ll still have me, Arsenal America’s...
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Apr 24
In a continuing effort to keep all Arsenal America readers up to date, G. Rex reaches his big, green, fuzzy (especially for a reptile) paw into the mountain of mail to answer selected questions…
Alright, the first one is from Alex “A-Rod” R., from The Bronx, New York. He writes:
Dear G. Rex:
I just moved recently and am having a difficult time adjusting to my new environs. Any advice?
Quizzically, A-Rod
A - if I may call you that, A - please give it a little time. I got this note last fall from this guy “Rio F.”...
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Mar 25
Ed. Note - With impeccable timing, G. Rex returns to help break the tension of the nerve-wracking fortnight to come. Take it away G….
In a continuing effort to keep all Arsenal America readers up to date, G. Rex reaches his big, green, fuzzy (especially for a reptile) paw into the mountain of mail to answer selected questions…
Alright, the first one is from Martha S., from Westport, Connecticut – though she says she might soon be relocating to Danbury. She writes:
Dear G. Rex:
I might have some free time on my hands in the near future....
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Dec 20
When last we saw our heroes, G. Rex and a man simply known as “Secret Agent 85 ?,” they were disposing of an annoying lunch deliveryman, and pondering the true identity of that knockout of a dame, “the Skirt.” But unknown to them, strange events are unfolding just across town…
In a dark, dank saloon, a fetching young lass nurses her amaretto sour. Though rather attractive, it is clear this young lady is despondent, and deep in thought – as if she is pondering her next, desperate move. Five foot two, and in as blue a mood as the scarf around...
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Dec 03
In a continuing effort to keep all ArsenalAmerica readers up to date, G. Rex reaches his fuzzy green paw into the mountain of mail to answer selected questions…
Alright, the first one is actually an e-mail, from Bill and Melinda, from Redmond, Washington. They write:
Dear G. Rex:
My husband and I were wondering, is there any prerequisite for joining ArsenalAmerica? I mean, he’s a little nerdy, and socially quite awkward. Is there any way to “fit in” with a crowd like yours?
-Bill and Melinda (just Melinda, really)
Well,...
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Dec 03
Okay, so it’s “only” a League Cup game. And it’s “only” the round of 16. And it’s “only” Wolverhampton Wanderers.
But our lad Frankie “The Missourian” Simek pulled duty for the full 90, as the kids (with a smattering of silverbacks) went out and did the job against Wolves in their Carling Cup game.
Who says we Yanks can only play GK? Go, Frank, GO!
-G. Rex
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Sep 25
A new ally, and a new villain, make their debuts, as G. Rex fights the never-ending battle for Truth, Justice, and the ArsenalAmeica Way!
It was a Wednesday, as I recall. I had a colleague over, and had sent out for lunch. Yeah, you guessed it – pizza. Half pepperoni, half partially decomposed marsh grasses.
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Aug 30
In yet another adventure, the ever-vigilant G. Rex fights the never-ending battle for Truth, Justice, and the ArsenalAmeica Way!
It was just another ordinary August day here in our Nation’s Capital - blazingly hot and and drippingly humid. I was counting beer bottle caps in the desk drawer of my private investigation firm’s office when she walked in. Tall, blond, and all dolled up. I’ll just call her “The Skirt.”
“Aren’t you a little warm in that wooly green dinosaur get-up?” she started.
“Liquid cooled, sweetheart,”...
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Aug 27
G. Rex waxes poetic about the Ginger haired Pele of Romford…
Some folks like the fact you’re a Brit,
But I really do not give a whit,
From start or the bench,
And though you’re not French,
You have got the old Arsenal grit!
Not afraid to run through a bustle,
And always face up to a tussle,
Well, I do suppose,
Though you don’t know “Pete Rose,”
Over here, you’d be called “Charlie Hustle.”
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