This is taking the "loyal fan until I'm dead" thing a bit far. But I like it.
Arrested fan said he was dumping mother's ashes on field
November 28, 2005
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A man arrested for running onto the field during the Philadelphia Eagles' game against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday told police he was spreading his late mother's ashes.
Christopher Noteboom, of Tempe, Ariz., ran onto the field holding a plastic bag, leaving a cloud of fine powder behind.
As he reached the 30-yard line, he dropped to his knees, made the sign of the cross and laid down on his stomach. Security personnel reached him moments later and he offered no resistance as he was escorted from the field.
The 33-year-old Noteboom, a native of Doylestown, said his mother died of emphysema in January 2005, shortly before the Eagles' Super Bowl appearance.
"She never cared for any other team except the Eagles," Noteboom told WPVI-TV after he was released from custody Monday. "I know that the last handful of ashes I had are laying on the field, and will never be taken away. She'll always be part of Lincoln Financial Field and of the Eagles."
Noteboom, a bar owner in Arizona, was charged with defiant trespass. He has a hearing scheduled for Dec. 27.
"It's bizarre, but we have a zero tolerance for people who run on the field," Police Inspector William Colarulo said. "We especially have a zero tolerance for people who run onto the field and dump an unknown substance in a stadium full of people."
Eagles spokeswoman Bonnie Grant said the team has declined requests to spread ashes on the field.
Personally, that's halfway through, and almost literally in the middle of the game! I meant why didn't he do it before or after the game, when the stands weren't packed with people?
Hmmmmmmmm. Could it be that he is slightly psycho? We have those kinds of people here you know. Philly fans can be that way about all our sports. Don't you all just want to visit here now? I know you do.
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I could maybe see it if Mom was the MEGA Eagles fan... like the type who painted herself up in the team colors, wore the autographed jersey to all the home games cuz she had season tickets, and was know around the city because she was always on TV at some point during the game. Anything short of that and a dying request wouldn't be reason to actually run out on the field scattering her ashes. That is the kind of thing that gets you permanently barred from the stadium.
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I'm just trying to picture your mom as one of the painted Belly Boys...
If you see Momma out there all painted up, please let me know ASAP! I wouldn't put it past her... she's been acting a little weird (even for her) lately!!
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I saw the video of dude on the news last night. He was lookin' kinda psycho to me. Somebody claimed it was Mom's dying request in the teaser for the story, but in the actual story on it they never said that. Re-reading the attached story, it says this was "the last handfull" of her ashes... leaves one to wonder where's the rest of Mom floating around at???
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