Inside Purple People, you’ll read:
· How Benchwarmer Bob and the other Purple People Eaters partied with the fans in the tailgating lots at Metropolitan Stadium and at a season-ending pig roast.
· The real reason Randy Moss left the Vikings.
· Interviews with famous Vikings players and people inside the organization, all talking about what the fans meant to the team.
· How the move indoors and loss of tailgating took away much of the fans’ identity, but how they themselves led a resurgence in Purple Pride that rejuvenated the entire franchise.
· Interviews with famous fans, including every Fan of the Year.
· How Joe Kapp can’t travel anywhere in the world without encountering a Vikings fan.
· Great stories of people’s first Vikings memories, and their best and worst purple memories.
· Testimonials from people throughout the NFL about how great Vikes fans are.
· How Vikings fans partied from 1961 to today, and how they plan to party into the future.
· Why our beautiful Minnesota Vikings Cheerleaders love the fans so much.
· Why Vikings fans are the heartiest, strongest, best fans in the entire NFL.
The first book ever about the fans of one team ...
The crazy culture and customs of Minnesota Vikings fans, the best in the NFL
Vikings fans unfairly get beaten down. Even in years where the team plays well we still get ridiculed because the franchise remains 0-4 in Super Bowls. Well, enough of that already! The truth is, Vikings fans are fantastic. We survived through the worst professional sports has to offer, and yet we thrived. We’ve created this amazing culture and it deserves to be celebrated.
This book tells the story of the great and glorious Purple Pride nation. From fan clubs in sunny Los Angeles to lifelong season-ticket holders in Duluth, from partiers to priests, from guys to gals, from Norm Van Brocklin and Metropolitan Stadium to Brad Childress at the Metrodome, Purple People covers everything that makes Vikings fans the best fans in all of sports. Any fan will laugh to read the stories, and love coming to understand the great and glorious community of fans they belong to.
Purple People ... for anyone who bleeds purple.
Read Purple People excerpts
Book price US$20
A portion of all proceeds goes to benefit the Vikings' Children Fund.
Testimonials from famous Vikings alumni:
"The fans deserve a book about them. We’ve had great fans since day one. I cannot say enough about Minnesota fans. We always knew they were behind us." -Mick Tinglehoff
"We have such enthusiastic fans. They have quite a culture." -Jeff Siemon
"We’ve always had great supportive fans. I applaud them." -Bill Brown
"This book is long overdue. Vikings fans are by far the best in the NFL. Most all the players would say the same thing about this book if given the chance: ‘Thanks for the memories and thanks for the support!’" -Stu Voigt
"I don’t think there are any better fans than Minnesota Vikings fans. The Viking fan is unique and loyal." -Joe Kapp
"This book is a great idea. To not only have a
book for the fans but of the fans. It’s great, and they deserve it." -Red
McCombs
Purple People centers around three sections recurring throughout the book.
The first is the Fanatical section, which profiles avid
fans, from casual ones who've never donned face paint to all the official
Fans of the Year.
The second section centers on Testimonials from outside sources about the greatness of Minnesota Vikings fans.
The last section is perhaps the most exciting: the Insiders. Insiders features interviews with famous Vikings alumni and people inside the organization talking about what makes Vikings fans so great. This section features such prominent people as: Mick Tinglehoff, Bill Brown, Bob Lurtsema, Stu Voigt, Joe Kapp, Wally Hilgenberg, Dave Osborn. It also features pieces on Joe Juranitch, better known as the team's mascot Ragnar, and the Minnesota Vikings Cheerleaders.
Sprinkled with color and b+w photographs throughout 288 pages of text, Purple People is a must buy for anyone who bleed purple!
Soft cover, 6" x 9", ISBN 1-893490-12-2, by Ried Holien with Steve Belatti
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