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Fly, Eagles, Fly!
It’s a good week to be a Philadelphia Eagles fan, after this past weekend’s crushing defeat of arch-nemesis team the Dallas Cowboys. After an up-and-down season, suddenly the Eagles stand an actual chance of making it to the Superbowl — perhaps not a great chance, but a chance — making fans here in Philadelphia wonder if by some miracle the city could win two big sports titles in a row, what with the World Series victory by the Phillies just a short time ago.
OK, so it’s a long shot, but Philadelphia fans are nothing if not eternally hopeful. And a little crazy.
Speaking of crazy, I’ve been spending some time watching Eagles-related videos on YouTube (wiki). And it’s been really interesting seeing some of the songvids and other fan-vids that have been produced. While some are little more than looped memorable game plays or quick jokes (such as Brian Dawkins’ memorable slam of Reggie Bush, and Donovan McNabb’s victory dance from this Sunday’s game), others are as involved and complex as any fan-vid in media fandom that I’ve ever seen, though with a rather different aesthetic, to be sure. Just a couple of my favorites from recent viewing include:
- Brian Dawkins “Oh Now You Didn’t!”
- Brian Dawkins Flying Eagle Tackle – a compilation of fanmade photo-manipulations of an infamous Dawkins’ tackle (can you tell I’m a fan of “Weapon X” myself?)
- Cowboys Owned Brian Dawkins is God an admittedly rude and crude vid poking fun at the rival Cowboys.
- Dallas Loses to Philadelphia – media characters “react” to the news.
Anyway, I thought it was interesting to spend some time checking these out (while enjoying a little post-victory glow).

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