Gail Freund, Bears Superfan
For all the women Bears fans, if you were planning to attend NFL 101 at Soldier Field on October 30, it's too late. Tickets went on sale last Wednesday night and sold out quickly. This will be the first time in many years that I won't be attending.

As those who attend Chicago Bears events know, whether it be the Convention, Draft Day Party, Training Camp, NFL 101, games, or just weekly signings...you start to recognize and become friendly with the other fans. One of those fans, Cindi Dammann, just wrote a book:

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Cindi Dammann
815-744-2332
Email: info@analogypublishing.com
Forty Five Million Women Do It Weekly
According to the National Football League (NFL), 45 million women watch NFL games weekly and the number seems
to be increasing. This number rose 6.5% in 2006 according to Nielsen Media Research, the second straight increase. More
than 10,000 women attended Football 101 events last year according to the NFL.
Cindi Dammann considers herself a pioneer when it comes to watching football. She watched it before it was what
women did on Sunday afternoon and Monday night. She grew up in a small town about 90 miles southwest of Chicago. Her
first real memories of watching football began around 6th grade. She watched the Bears every Sunday along with other NFL
games. In high school, she attended every one of the school’s football games, both home and away. After high school, though
she lived in several other states, Cindi never lost her love for football and more importantly her Chicago Bears. Eventually, her
family and her Bears brought her back to the Chicago area. As the Bears and the NFL added more events throughout the
year, her love for the Bears and football grew even more. Thus, she decided to chronicle a year in her life as a football fan to
not only share with others, but as therapy to convince her that her passion was “normal.”
Tailgating Tales: Diary of a Female Football Fan is a year-long journey into the life of Cindi Dammann, a diehard
football fan, and more importantly, a diehard Chicago Bears fan. The book is a diary from training camp to training camp and
traces how her love and passion for her Bears encompasses her life.
Tailgating Tales is more than a play by play of one fan’s football season. It’s about a passion for the game. It’s about
loving something so much one’s life becomes totally immersed in it. One doesn’t have to be a football fan to enjoy the book.
It’s for anyone who is passionate for anything in life.
A portion of the profits of Tailgating Tales will be set aside by the author to be used to help unwanted, abused, and
neglected animals. The author’s goal is to one day open a cageless shelter.
Tailgating Tales: Diary of a Female Football Fan can be ordered from Analogy Publishing, P.O. Box 2153, Joliet,
IL 60434 or at www.analogypublishing.com or www.tailgatingtales.com . The price is $21.95 plus $4.95 for shipping/handling
for each book (Illinois residents add $1.65 sales tax per book).
Book Statistics
Title: Tailgating Tales: Diary of a Female Football Fan Author: Cindi Dammann
ISBN: 978-0-9792536-0-7 Copyright: 2007
Category: Sports Length: 248 pages
Retail price: $21.95 Binding: 5 ½ x 8 ½ trade hardcover

On October 11 she will be at the Barnes and Noble in Bolingbrook from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. On October 13 she will be at The Book Stall in Chestnut Court, 811 Elm Street, Winnetka at 11:00 a.m. If you can't make it to one of her book signings, at least check out her website www.tailgatingtails.com.

Congrats to Devin for being named the NFC Special Teams Player of the Month, again. He's amazing.

Did you hear the cute story about Brett Farve and Tommie Harris? When Reggie White passed away, Brett had been aware of Tommie's relationship with Reggie and sent Tommie a Reggie White jersey. To reciprocate, Tommie participated in Brett's Charity Golf Tournament. This week Brett left Tommie the message that he hoped he was in good shape because he would be chasing Brett all over the field on Sunday.
Tommie's hoping for a sack. (Just remember, Tommie...don't get too anxious and cause a penalty again).

In spite of all the problems the team has encountered, they will beat Green Bay on Sunday.

GO BEARS!