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Chick Ludwig covers the Cincinnati Bengals. He also writes about his other passions: college football, basketball and golf.Home > Blogs > Chick Ludwig At Large > Archives > 2008 > October > 07 > Entry
Howard ‘Mad As Hell’ Beale speaks directly to all Bengals fans in movie ‘Network’
THE CHICKSTER’S
‘PROTEST BEARD’
FILLING HIS FACE
===LUDWIG AT LARGE asks for 4 minutes and 12 seconds of your precious time. If you give it to me, I promise to make you laugh. Just click on the picture below and you’ll be entertained by newscaster Howard Beale in the 1976 classic “Network.” According to Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, Beale’s “Mad As Hell” speech “ranks as one of the most memorable scenes in film history. The line made No. 19 on the American Film Institute’s list of 100 great movie quotes. Beale was played by Peter Finch (who won a posthumous Oscar for the role).” It’s almost as if Beale is speaking directly to Cincinnati Bengals fans.===
Friends and family are asking LUDWIG AT LARGE, “What the hell is that on your face?”
My response: “IT’S MY CINCINNATI BENGALS’ WINLESS PROTEST BEARD. AND IT’S COMING IN QUITE NICELY.”
It’s red, of course, with flecks of gray, showing my age. I’m 54, which means I was born in 1954 … a very good year.
I’d like to think my protest beard is “scarlet & gray,” in honor of my — yes, MY — Ohio State Buckeyes.
At any rate, I promise not to shave until the Bengals win a football game.
For more on Howard Beale, go to:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Beale
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By Greg Tampa Fl.
October 7, 2008 10:40 AM | Link to this
chick you can probably hear me yelling in the burg from tampa everything being written and heard about the bengals is all gloom and doom!By Dandy 1
October 7, 2008 11:23 AM | Link to this
Hey Chick! I don’t understand what all the fuss is about, the Bengals competed they did what mike brown set out to do. Everyone has forgotten that ALL mike brown wants is just to compete. But mike brown forgot the part about winning, maybe that the part wanting be a Bengal Fan is winning and NOT JUST COMPETING.By Frank Rizzo
October 7, 2008 11:50 AM | Link to this
Chick - Are you that surprised? Mike Brown is concerned about making money.Period. Just sign the draft choices, stick them on the field. Keep the stadium packed. Count the money. They’ll never fire Marvin - they’re just keeping the league happy with that.;)By matt d
October 7, 2008 12:32 PM | Link to this
hey chick, the way this season is going you are going to be looking like billy givens from zz top!By matt d
October 7, 2008 12:34 PM | Link to this
hey chick, the way this season is going you are going to be looking like billy givens from zz top!By Robert Muhlhauser
October 7, 2008 5:56 PM | Link to this
Mike Brown sucks.By Robert Muhlhauser
October 7, 2008 5:56 PM | Link to this
Mike Brown sucks.