If there's one thing that the response to the new Crowe Nation Divided page has proven it's that Russell Crowe's fans, YOU, the Barbarian Horde, are the classiest bunch a women in fandom! That dissertation on the State of the Crowe Union was received in exactly the spirit it was written: with tongue in cheek humor intended to defuse some of the tension and to give voice to each and every one of us! The Barbarian mailbag was flooded with comments from Purists right through the ranks to the Assassins, and every one of you, with just two exceptions, whether you agreed with what was said or not, either thought it should be said, or got a hell of a laugh! There was not a single flame! And while I can't answer each comment (my inbox is a disaster), I thank you thank you thank you for your kind words and encouragement! Ladies of the Horde, I SALUTE YOU!
Chili / Chilidog / Chilidawg
Outback Chat Legion
Russell Crowe's Beautiful Minds
(formerly known as the Bitch Brigade of the Rebel Forces)
| unknown * | Hilarious! |
| unknown * | I LOVED THIS PAGE! KUDOS! |
| Bugdog | I love this, absolutly LOVE this. Yep, it's brilliant! I am mostly a fantisist heh heh he's unmarried in everything *I* write and so am I! Works for me... but oddly enough it hurts my feelings to see him hugging and kissing mophead. Hummm. I must be low on prozac! So anyway, you rock! |
| Nithotep | Chili, babee, that was brilliant! Loved it, gave me a much needed laugh, Best Regards, Nithotep... Who keeping her mystic mind to herself is a camp all on her own, LOL! "I see, but say nothing..." |
| unknown * | I just love it, thank you for putting it down in a format so that I can begin to rationalise which camp I fall in. I'm waivering between Ever Faithful and Barge Captain - sad or what. |
| unknown * | Great! Loved it all! Now, if Russell could only have our vision.......Hmm......maybe we can place a copy under his pillow. |
| Myrra | Chili - You Go Girl! |
| unknown * | Fantastic! This is so funny and so unbelievably true! I only hope that some people recognise themselves when reading this...Thank you! |
| Elisa | I thouroughly enjoyed reading this. If you don't make your living as a writer now, should honestly think about it. I have only been lurking on the list since the Meg/Russell thing appeared. It was a lot of fun being part of it until then. Your piece was the first thing I have enjoyed in a long time. Thanks again. |
| tina | THIS IS SO DAMN FUNNY AND TRUE TO THE MAX (pun intended). What a great page, seriously we should send a link to Russell and his manager of TOFOG....IT IS TOO FUNNY TO MISSS.....I AM ROTFLOL!... thank you much, amazing clever and made my day.. |
| sassyp7 | I've been a member of all groups and I can't stop laughing..thanks..soooo funny. |
| Annia | Okay Chili, i've been trying to decide which category i cum under, somewhere between ever faithful and the fantasist, me thinks, a cool page chili really and don't forget i did send out the voodoo dolls for you to call Ms Ryan and torture til your hearts content, i know i did to my one which is called a few different things but mainly ms Ryan. |
| nicki aka Mother Posterior | brilliant page...very very funny...really smart - can i add you as a link to my Sisters of the Disorder website???? go check it out and have a looksy in the confessional booth - www.geocities.com/nrboyd/SistersoftheDisorder.html cya later |
| Nathalie | is it so important? i believe we should respect anybody's private life. It's a human right, even for movie star. If he's happy, so am i :) |
| jratz2 | Bravo! You said everything I've wanted to say (though you've done it much more poetically, natch!) for months now. I love it. |
| Mary | Excellent! Your sense of humor is fantastic, and your writing style terrific. Great insight and summary. Fun to read. Thanks! |
| Athena | Oh, dear.... is it cold here in Siberia! I'm sure The Crowe is gonna fly over us to take us outta here very soon... Should I send my owl to search for him? Gosh, why do I feel the need to scratch? Athena the Ever-Faithful |
Mistress Mad |
Girl, you are BRILLIANT!!! Genius!!! Don't change a thing EXCEPT that you might want to put a smiley face over the dreaded mug of SWMNBN! [She Who MUST Not Be Named] |
| Bob | Chili, Hey, this was impressive it-shay!!!! Thank you so much for remembering the underdog Quaid. Don't see myself in any of the categories...don't wanna praise or bury 'Maximus/Russell'. Think the whole debate goes a little deeper than Russell himself, anyway. Touches on some very hot buttons...for a lot of people. Congrats to you....very impressive!!! Bob, er, skepticalbob....GRIN (note: BOB is a woman!) |
| siddal rising | WOO HOO BABE -- you TOTALLY RULE!! This is, without a doubt, the most hysterical thing I have read in MONTHS!! |
| Mar | What a wonderful rant. Love your POL or should I say POS poster. Personally the biggest disillusioning moment of the last few months was not the MR dibacle. Which I agree POS covers nicely. But the cows are being turned into hamburger confession. Weird I know myself to be, but I really loved that illusion of coolness - A cow sanctuary. A guy who would make the cows on his farm his friends and give them a sanctuary to grow old in was so cool! Now he's just Mr. Make Hamburger Out Of My Friends.(TOFOG I hope you guys read that article and are being careful.) What else have I allowed myself to be mislead about? Background of 'Wendy' lyrics turned out to be something less than the special insightful lyrics they originally seemed to be. Maybe less is more when comes to info on Mr.MHOOMF [Mr. Make Hamburger Out Of My Friends]. This Lawnmower parody song is very funny by the way. Mar |
| san antone rose | I just wanted to say that I've been recently enjoying your lively and entertaining homage to Russell! Esp. the posters, pics, graphics. I saw many of you in your Barbarian Horde tshirts at the Austin concerts and was wondering who the hell you were. Well, now I know...and knowing is half the battle! thanks for the grins, san antone rose |
| Holly | Ummm...chils - you are just fabulous!! How succinctly you summed up the whole entire process!!! Why oh why would you have wanted to keep this masterpiece a secret??? |
| robin | That was fucking great!!!! Thanks for the humor!!!!!! You made my night!!!!!!!! Loved it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| Patty, General of the Crowe Legions | Chili, Dear Chili, You have surpassed yourself with this one. Wonderful! You are soooooo creative. I knew that when I enjoyed your offerings during this past summer. And, more importantly, you are right on the mark. I think I would be more closely identified with the Purists, but with an AWOL status, instead of absolute Deserter. I love the fact that he is such a slut....and he is the only man I accept than in....lol. Life on his terms....Forever! |
| Denise (hdgal) | Oh...Well done!!! I coulnd't have said any of this any better. You're so right...I'm hanging in there till the end sistah! He was, is, always will be Da Man!! Thank you for covering all the bases with tongue firmly in cheek! |
| txteacher | That's the funniest thing I think I've ever read...I think I'm one of the Ever-Faithful. Your thoughts and observations have not gone in vain. Hope more sisters read this cause it might be an eye opener for many. Thanks for your wit! And thanks for sharing. |
| CHINDI | THIS IS THE FUNNIEST DAMN THING I HAVE READ IN A LONG LONG TIME!!! THANKS FOR WRITING AND SHARING... DID YOU SEND A LINK TO RUSSELL? NO? WELL YOU SHOULD!!!LMAO!!! THANKS A WHOLE LOT! |
| Emmy | Let them do what they want, I just hope it doesn't sink POL. I'll go see it, but then, I'm a diehard. |
| babzee | OMG! My sides hurt from laughing so hard at this site! Thank you Thank you Thank you for making me laugh at this whole absurd, horrible, wonderful obsession! I love this site! I adore Russell Crowe! Strength and Honor! (from the dimwitted demented dinghy floating alongside the Barge) |
| Anon | This is great!!! The Proof Of Stupidity poster alone is worth the price of admission. |
| Anon | Just want to point out that I was slinging shit long before it hit the fan. The end of May/beginning of June I believe and became "officially" Anon shortly thereafter. |
| AnneP/Fla | This is the funniest and the truest thing I have come across in a month of Sundays. You go girl!!!! I liked your site before, now it is my favorite... |
| Angeleno | OMG Chili!! You've really outdone yourself this time! I was laughing so hard I had trouble not falling out of the chair in front of my Mac!! And not only is it funny (especially the POL poster!), but it's a great job of summing up what's been going on over the last few months. I guess I've spent time in all the groups at one time or another, except the Deserters and the Assassins (who *are* those people!!), and these days I come down somewhere between the Ever-Faithful and the Rebel Forces (since I have been known to take the occasional potshot at Cousin It!!), depending on the day! But whatever else we are -- truthfully now! -- are we not entertained?! Thanks so much for this, it just made my day! |
| Naja | Fuck me, this was the funniest rundown of the factions within the Crowe fans this Naja has ever seen. You beaut! |
| Libby | Fabulous! You nailed it - WONDERFUL writing!! WHO ARE YOU?????? |
| pm 9 | chili this is great, lovin' it!!! |
| Krissy | This is the funniest thing I've seen in a long, LONG, L O N G time! Thank you soooo much for letting us poke fun at ourselves in such an amusing way! I just described myself in the following way on the Perch - a fantasist on the barge - it works for me! |
| annie | What a hoot! Thank you for all the time and energy you put into this. It's wonderful. |
| sarony | ROTFLMAO! Thanks for the great read. I think you hit the current situation right on the head, and with gut-busting humor. Thanks again for writing this! |
| Jo | You....are....amazing! The words, the graphics, the poster....who ever did that is marvelous.... everything is well done. Thanks. |
| Marilee | I just discovered your site. while I'm a card carrying member of the Sisterhood of RCO over at the People, Meg and Russell around the world #5 [now],I wonder if can moonlight here with the horde? great stuff you've written. Quite in keeping with what we've been getting our panties in a knot about. I go by a different handle there, but most of us share your astute observations and emotions on this issue. feel free to Email me with whatever. Come visit us there, lurk a bit or join in. we've become a bit famous, or is it infamous? |
| Cinnamon | Gotta say, this was the GREATEST compilation of 'opinion' I've ever read. Like the rest, I am a 'Crowe-Sister', but unlike the rest [or at least, a LOT of them] I don't do the B-boards or the chat-rooms, but I do a tremendous amount of conversin' w/a sister Crowe-nut! If I HAD to fit myself into one of your 'categories' I would probably be a 'purist' & proud of it! There's no doubt that RC has been a MAJOR inspiration to the Horde we've found ourselves doing all kinds of things we've never even attempted before, but, as in the code of the purists, he IS his own person, will do whatever his own personal gods and demons dictate, & our feelings, opinions & histrionic outpourings be damned! There's no doubt that I will continue to be an enthusiastic member of the Horde, but, as you so succintly put it, I DO have a life & other hobbies which I [more] ardently pursue thanx to my association w/the Crowe-ster. Thanks, Mate, for putting such a sensible spin on all the madness that has been swirling about ~ no one can confuse us like ourselves, eh? Also, the graphics, links and photos were a gas!! Great site, here. |
| India | GOD DAMN, that was the best laugh I've had in weeks!! Bookmarking this little gem, so I can return to again and again, BWA-HA-HA-HA! BTW, I'm both a Purist and a Fantasist...TY TY TY Russell Crowe, for enriching my life with your astonishing work, increasing my gathering of newly-met crowe-friends, and puttin' that ol' SH-WING back into my 21-yr marriage!! |
| Cassie | You are one f***ing talented woman, you know that - whatever you're doin' professionally, you're wasted - this is the bees knees!!! More!!! |
| Leslie | I wish I could give the author of this a huge HUG! It is funny, and clever, and right on the money. I hope it gives a little perspective to this whole situation but, if not, you have given me a much needed belly laugh! |
| Gala499 | This was great. I love the POL poster. You don't know how bad I wish it were true. I consider myself an "ever faithful" because I KNOW he will not stay w/this bimbo, Ryan. He's too much man for her to handle. Oh God, please hear my prayers. Make my man dump Meg Ryan! |
| Cindy | Chili,chili,chili..this is without a doubt one of the most entertaining articles I've read in a long long time. We've been discussing it over at the Crowe's Perch all day. Thank God you've been able to maintain a humerous perspective on this whole hoopla. By the way, I'm a Purist, a real "live and let live" kinda gal, and admire both Russell the actor and Russell the man, and believe he has as much right to his privacy as any of us. Thanks so very much for this extremely entertaining and inspiring piece of prose. Wish I did know who did the song. It's marvelous. Wherever did you find it? [Cindy...wish I could remember where I got it! If somebody knows, email me!] |
| Janet from Tucson | Great article. Well written and insightful. Congratulations. |
| ChezJay | 513 visitors in 2 days????? Not bad, not bad. Hell, it's FUCKIN' AWESOME!!!! BTW - what IS the song I'm supposed to be listening to??? I can be on here for an hour and it still says "1 item remaining" to be downloaded and I can't hear he song. WTF! I want to hear the song! You and the 'other board' have probably saved many ladies thousands of dollars they would ordinarily be paying their psychologist. The ranting and bitching is free! Ever think about charging, Babe? God, I love this page. . . . . |
| Jayne | Ok, I will just say it. BRILLIANT! I just got up off the floor from laughing so hard. I would like go on record and say "I am a purist". Keep this up, please. |
| ? | Hilarius must be your name. Keep on keepin on. |
| Pib (Sam) | Firstly - what a new page - VERY funny - love that PoL poster too - good on ya whoever did it - if u can hear me/see me/whatever! and YES i feel a bit of *ahem* 'disgruntlement' towards a certain Miss Ryan but nothing so much like the emotion 'hate' but i certainly do NOT think she should have done anything with a CHILD - good grief WOMAN - think of the children! (being an ickle fan for those that know me - i can relate to this from a youngsters point of view) and i can see where Dawg is coming from about this whole Russelldom split - which personally i think is silly why we should get mad at each other about this is beyond me - but hey can i do anything about it? ummm NO - so i'm gonna sit here, swear, swear and um swear. Chili babes again congrats on the page and dude did you EVER post the results of that comp you did? if not WHY not? ok laters from the Pibster! |
| CatherineYVR | Okay, I'm a Purist/Ever-Faithful/Fantasist Barbarian who's shipped aboard the Barge a few times. It IS a woman's right to change her mind. (And there's a reason the sign for Pisces is two fishing going in opposite directions!)
This is an amazing page - love the graphics (how do you DO that?!), and everything surrounding them. Part of what we love about The Man is his plain-speaking and humour, and this has both - in spades. Hopefully, it will also get a few of our Sisters in Crowe thinking, although the ones who need to most are also the least likely to do so. We now return to real life. |
| tasha | Absolutely the most clever, delightful, insightful piece I have ever read. We who slog on, salute you!!! |
| Flo | this page is great i laugh too much with the debates generated by the relationship with m.ryan i´m a big fan of him and i really enjoy this funny comments . disculpen mis faltas de ortografia..... |
| Sarah EMTGIRL24 | Whoever you are that wrote this, you couldn't be more right. I am very happy that you just came out and said it. I myself am a barge captain. I am standing firm until the end. I just love the way you put it though. Despite all of our struggles, I know we *will* survive and yes ladies "this too shall pass" |
| valda | this is my all time favorite site! Brings back memories of the best and funniest 6 months of my life, good to see many of my dear friends have already been here and posted thier views.Keep it up please. I only wish I were as talented as you! |
| ChezJay | Chili - went through your entire, revamped, new and improved Barbarian Horde site yesterday [took so long I had to order takeout for lunch.] Man, oh man - have you EVER done a job on this - it just gets better and better and better!!! BTW - finally did get the song to play - ROTFLMAO! Still a card-carrying member of the Horde - barely. Retook the test - ashamed to report that the score slipped from an initial 89 down to a 61 due to recent current events, starting with the Santa Monica gropefest. BUT!!! Still holdin' that line, Babe, still holdin' that line. . . I am SO impressed with what you have done and the effort you've put forth to make this THE site. STRENGTH AND HONOR! |
| luckygold | I scored poorly on your test. I am agitated. I am too a tribal leader! I am in a bad mood because the board I post on is acting stupid now & I have something to say. |
| Kristin | people, get a grip |
| CindyL2 | I am totally convulsed with laughter over this! Sadly, the characterisations are all too true! I have to confess, I find myself in more than one camp at times! Oh, well, there's always TOFOG! And when is that new album coming out, anyway? With all that free time since Flora Plum got canned, it should be done soon. |
| Christiane.M | Just loved reading your piece!!! It was great. As for one I like Meg Ryan but understand all the fans with varied opinions. Your assessment of the situation is a lot of fun to read. I just love your site!!! |
| valda | this is my all time favorite site! Brings back memories of the best and funniest 6 months of my life, good to see many of my dear friends have already been here and posted thier views.Keep it up please. I only wish I were as talented as you! |
| Summer | OMG, Love your new site, you said it all in a nutshell my dear!!!! I especially loved the caption: Our leader, portrayed by the press, as the obedient, Walking Erection!!! LMFAO |
| RCgal | Chil, you are the bestest!! You kept it all together even when you thought you were loosing it. You are the definitive historian/poet of this movement. Thanks for it all, and you know it goes much farther than this page. Thanks so much for sharing your humor, wit and perspective. Pshaw, and you thought you didn't have it anymore. S & H strength, smooches & hugs, honor. |
| CarolinaBlue/Tarheelskye | Is this you Chili Girl? I absolutely fuckin' love this Rebel Forces page. Hell, I love all of it, but this is so to-die-for. Remember me? I wrote the Glad. article and will have something to submit to the NY Times lady soon. Like I said, I don't know if it will get used by them or anyone else, but I'm gonna try. And I intend to put some of this Barb. Horde stuff in. IT IS PRICELESS. |
| Anna | Love this site! Love the pix! Love the humor! More pix with fanciful dialogue, please!! And how about a Christmas contest? (open letters to Santa?) Hope any of you out there that like discussing RC's movies will consider joining a_crowe_critique@egroups.com! We're a fun bunch but the more the merrier! Just send a message to a_crowe_critique-subscribe@egroups.com and follow the instructions or visit www.egroups.com, OK? Tah! |
| Beau Jest | You're right! Get him to dump the rosy-gummed bitch, and go back to his brawling and sprawling, and everyone will be happy. She's trying to change him to HER specs, and it ain't gonna last. Period. |
| Jake | I loved it. I think I'm a fanatisit in the rebel forces. From the division and disarray will rise the true Crowe People. Until then, I'm still going to enjoy and savor ever minute i can with the Leader. A mindis a powerful thing to waste. Especially with the kind of visions mine can conjure up. Here's to keeping the torches forever lit (preferablly without MR). |
| RUnotentertained | Probably sit on the Ever-Faithful team on the Barbarian Horde. Some times vacillate toward being a Purest. Love the man, love your site! MR as Liz Taylor? She's got me running to the porcelain god! Hmmm, I think I'll go watch my Gladiator DVD again. Later! |
| Catt | Meg Ryan may have the real Crowe but the rest of us can have our fanatasies and do with her as we please. So, let Russ be happy with whomever he chooses and let's all benefit from his enormous talent on the screen. |
| NeptuneLady | Chili...you put the flame thrower in the wrong hands, babe!! You should put Sid 6.7 in charge!! Love your site! |
| CroweingRho | Wow! Chili, as ever, you do have a way with laying down the line. Can't decide which group I belong in I'm sure which I don't: not purist, assassin (isn't it odd how that word has two asses in it), nor deserter pretty sure I'm not a member of the rebel forces -- I must be somewhere between ever-faithful and barge captain. All I know in the long run is this: to know the man (at least as well as we can through this ever growing medium) is to love the man. What more can I say? As far as the issue of our unfortunate divisions within the ranks, I offer this quote: "We have a better chance at survival if we WORK TOGETHER". Love you all! cr : ) |
| russmaxfan | Hi mates,this site is just awesome and so is Russ!!!!!Could anyone help me?I'm looking for tapes with interviews with Russell - I'm sure I'm not the only one crazy,addicted,in-love person who tapes everything on Russell:) PLEASE,give me a hand fellow gorgeous Russell Crowe fans! |
| kathy c/kathypig | Between your site and the Bitch Board I've laughed harder in the last six months than in my entire 39 years of life preceding! I salute you, Chili, you are the Pan, the goddess, the light at the end of the tunnel, the woman Meg will NEVER be! Love ya baby love ya baby! |
| lola & liz | Thank you brave women for being up front about an issue very close to heart! We plan on making this site one of our regulars. |
| MsLilly | Sister of the Horde, He will come back to us! Meggie is just a temporary diversion! Keep up the writting and the humor! |