Here's what's rolled in so far… thanks to all who've contributed. Please keep the stories coming! I think we all like to hear them. Hit the "Back" button and find my name at the bottom, click on it, and send me your thoughts. I'll get it up within the week. Any stories from this summer?? Thanks, Rowdy

I remember when my dad came to see me play and I was wearing a pink floor length dress and a scuba mask. He didn't really get it till I layed out and got D in it. He later bought me a little black skirt I sometimes wear.

Or when I once spiked it on Shiv. Norm, seeing this, before he knew me, said "Oh, who is that asshole, he's got a problem" and Shiv said "yeah, I live with him".

Spirit to me is Fantasy/Nightmare--being able to make your friend throw away the game winner using a swilly hammer when a backhand would have done it, then getting your other friends to drink for it.

spirit to me is watching Silam shotgun. Or Doug Otter lay out with knees the size of grapefruits. Or Michelle Punke get that "I'm gonna rip yer tits off" glazed look before she throws her body around. Or JP do a mid-air backflip to grab a disc. Or tom Frisbee throw anything.

It's about GRRR, baby. Attitiude with love love love. I'd give up just about anything for it. --Krusty [Chris Sheridan], (Very) Special Blend

Our first year, we had a game at Willamette B against Fishheads and Disc O' Inferno was playing at A against the Popsicle Leeches. We hadn't won a game yet, but were doing OK against the Fishheads (A great crew, BTW). While on the field, walking back after a 'Heads point, I heard "Shake Shake Shake" come on Infernos' Stereo. Soon after came a scream of "HEY SPOON, GET DOWN WITH YOUR BAD SELVES!!!" When I looked over, I saw a row of Disc O' players doing a disco jive on the sidelines of their own game! This is the type of spirit I model my own game and team after, and I won't ever forget that sight as long as I play.

Our second season, playing against die Toten Hosen, Doug [Oetter]and I collided in (or near, I don't remember) the endzone when I was going for a point. I lost my footing and fell. I was laughing at myself. He looked down at me and asked "Are you alright?" I said yes. He said "Do you want to call foul?" I said "No, It's cool" He insisted he impeded my ability to catch the disc. I said don't worry about it. He tossed the disc back downfield and said "Foul". It really wasn't necessary, but I thought it was cool of him nonetheless. --Jason Westlund, Spoon Team Captain

To me, what makes ultimate different from other sports is the general comraderie of the entire league. Not every sport permits opposing teams to cheer hot plays. And in what other sport is cross dressing not only permitted, but encouraged? --Andrea Reed, Disco Inferno

Things I've seen that strike me as good spirit:1) A player fouls another player and calls the infraction themselves.2) Sharing water with the other team 3)Cheering for the other team's good plays.

Stuff I've seen that I definitely think is bad spirit: (maybe this is my petpeeve list ;-)1) Contesting all fouls, even ones that were pretty much obvious.2) Playing out-of-control, trying for disks at the risk of other people's limbs.3) Holding the game up to explain to a player (on the other team) why the call he just made wasn't right. I guess this could also be summarized as 'openly questioning the integrity of the other player'. Leave it for after the game over beers or something.4) Experienced players holding inexperienced players to the 'letter of the law' when it's inconsequential to the game progressing, and often has no effect either way on the outcome. (I notice this with picks a lot) --Craig Olbrich, Screaming Naugahyde

It's all about respect.....enough respect for your opponents to take care not to hurt them, enough to run hard to stay on the D, enough to cut hard and clever 'cause you believe the defense is trying hard to stick to you like glue. It's about not doing things too..... Not running into a crowd helter-skelter, not losing your cool when the foul is contested, not contesting the foul call when you think you DID foul, not calling yourself IN when your not quite sure, and never breaking the rules on purpose. It's a respect for this game, it's a respect for these playmates; your opponents, it's a respect for yourself playing a good game as hard and as clean as you can. --Jay Sexton, Capt'n of New Dogs/Old Tricks (Early summer league coordinator)