European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 2, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2no reason to hit so hard against football John Benal a a yes. That glorious time of year is upon us again. The leaves turn from Green to Brown. The Sun comes up later in the a morning and sets earlier at night. Oktoberfest is in full throttle. And the 1994 football season is in full gear. As Donnie Bartel latino indicated in her sept. 4 sunday Magazine column she does no to enjoy football but that a her Choice. She can just go on with whatever it is that makes her Happy be it 500-year-old castles Volks marches or Crystal from Neustadt. Although i enjoy seeing the cultural and historical sides of Europe also i am a guest Here. I done to belong Here for i am an american visiting a foreign country and i As Well As is. Bartel latino will someday return to the Home of our upbringing. My upbringing deeply involves the game of football. Namely Nebraska Cor Husker football. Every kid from Omaha to  grows up dreaming to play for the huskers. I was no different. My heroes were and still Are people like coach Tom Osborne the epitome of ethical conduct in today a atmosphere of scandal and corruption in a a Amateur athletics. And in an agricultural state such As Nebraska unless your family owns a farm my family did no to about the Only thing All people in the state have in common is Cor Husker football. But like a vast majority of kids i was too Small and too slow to play for coach Tom. So we join the 76,000 or so in memorial stadium either in person or in spirit every week of every season. Yes we become fans. Avid fans. Crazed fans. Crazed enough to Send in your column plus photo of yourself to be our guest sunday Magazine the stars and stripes Apo a 09211 or Postrach 11 14 37, d-64278 Darmstadt Germany. If mailing disk save text in Asci and include printout. Columns Are edited for clarity and length. Opening laugh Lawton Usa t7hbs the All terrain sport Sandal its k a v driven to drink Nebraska stands up for its Corn huskers. A a. I a. A. A a a a. Stay up until Dawn to watch the huskers slug it out with Florida state in a losing cause. Crazed enough to paint the Battle cry a go big red every year 7 on our House As a Friend of mine docs Back Home. Crazed enough to go to court in divorce proceedings Over season tickets or rent rooms at the base Guesthouse to watch last seasons matchup with Colorado. Is. Bartel latino thinks we re silly or strange to be this fanatical. Are we should we All be worried about our mental Well being Over our passion for football think about musicians and their passion for the works of Mozart or Chopin. Think about architects and their appreciation for the Beauty of a gothic Cathedral. Think about that c-5 or uh-60. Pilot and his love of flying. Think about the fan and his excitement Over the race and Beauty of a touchdown catch by a Jerry Rice or a Lynn Swann. Are any of them really any different from each other think of role models. Some great some not so _ great. Tom Osborne. My High school football coach. Former opponents As Well As former teammates. All involved with the game and contributing to my pc sent Day fanaticism. I can to begin to describe How much or How Well people like them have folded and shaped my life. Will my children have similar role models i can Only Hope they choose an a overpaid butt Slapper like Emmitt Smith or Joe Montana As their hero rather than today a Quot respected members of society like Ollie North or Madonna. So leave us be in peace is. Bartel latino we re not dangerous. We re merely fans enjoying the game and the teams we love on one fall afternoon a week dreaming of simpler Days Long ago when we hoped that it would be us playing in front of 76,000 on a saturday afternoon in Lincoln or Tuscaloosa or South Bend a before we have to return to the cold harsh realities of rims Bills and deployments. First it. John Benal is stationed in Karlsruhe Germany. Brent Knutson to Quot a Quot to Elcome to Germany and of High Wjk / Speed highways and world renowned Beer. This is undoubtedly one of the w w worlds the most ironic combinations. A Quot where else can one hop in a teutonic Wun Dercar merge onto the nearest autobahn and accelerate with a sense of urgency similar to that of a Patriot missile seeking out an errant scud driving a Small car fast adds a new dimension to autobahn induced terror. In this Case both the car and the occupants appear to be As stable and predictable As a tasmanian Devil on a Coffee Binge. These cars apparently have an aversion to smooth movements. Uncontrollable dives into the passing Lane i induced body Roll front end lift and a skittering inability to drive in a straight line Are the government 7 mandated High Speed characteristics of these cars. I have one of these temperamental Little suckers and in a convinced its possessed. When i took my car to a Mechanic to have the front end alignment checked he mumbled some German incantations and informed me that it was too late. He gave me the name of a Good priest and inquired about my life insurance coverage. Any discussion of Germany must include Beer. One sip of Fine German Pilsner and Many a . Beer connoisseur is ready to renounce his citizenship and run to the nearest education Center to sign up for conversational German i.e., a Ypil Sztube Deutsch a in a country where cars run free and Beer is considered a Basic food group there must be Strong anti drunk driving Laws. Germany has adopted a Tough stand to combat driving under the influence.7 under the current guidelines a Driver found with an alcohol to blood ratio of one part per million is be j gaily drunk. This is equivalent to a persons alcohol level after consuming one Teaspoon of cough syrup. In other words anyone who drinks and drives in Germany has the brain Power of mud. By the Way i called the priest and he told me not to be so paranoid. He also gave me advice regarding relaxation techniques. Now if you la Pardon me i just drove Home from work i have to wring out my to shirt and open a bottle of Post autobahn stress therapy. Brent Knutson was stationed at Ramstein a. Germany before escaping to quieter roads in Idaho. Contents from the cover.4-8 what is tops in books movies and music. Sidelights 9 . Simpson and  amp ends .10 Erma Bombeck on uniforms. In tune. Quot. 11 Jean Maude Van dammed a film strength. This weeks films.12-13 military circuit listings. Chuck Vinch not High on a a Tennina velocity. A. Television listings. 14-17 local Cable and satellite schedules. Home entertainment 18 a Jurassic Park hitting video. V3iceis2021 Playboy turns 40. A Linda Ellerbee praises Jimmy Carter. Words amp wit. 23. William Safire on a word process. A. Books 24-25 unveiling secrets. Alan Dershowitz on excuses and cop outs. On Parade. 27 trying to figure out Marisa Tomei. _ last laugh. 28 Dave Barry crashes into a loud . Sunday is a weekly supplement of the stars and stripes editor Bucky Fox cover Story design Susan Harris production Ginter Schroder editorial assistance Louis d. Pierce sunday october 2, 1994