Oakland Raiders: Venny Boy Raps About His Favorite Team

Not everyone has sentiments for both the Oakland Raiders and the L. A. Raiders. Venny Boy likes the Los Angeles Raiders best.

Damali: How long have you been an Oakland Raiders fan?

Venny Boy: I have been a fan for 21 years.

Damali: Why do you like the Oakland Raiders?

Venny Boy: What first drew my attention was the logo.

Damali: What is it that you like about the logo?

Venny Boy: If I saw somebody walking down the streets in Los Angeles with two swords, a helmet  and a patch on their eye, they have to be serious about whatever they are doing!

I like the colors, too. Besides that, I just like the franchise.

They went through a period of losing, but, I believe, now they are coming back (even after today).

Damali: When did you become a fan?

Venny Boy: I noticed the team when they were Oakland before they moved to Los Angeles. I became a fan when they were in Los Angeles and stayed with the team.

Damali: When they began to have a challenging era, what did you do and what did you think?

Venny Boy: What I did is I put my faith in the owner, believing they were going to draft the right people to pull them out.

I really believe they are going to come out of their slump.

(With a smile) They might come out of it, if they move back to Los Angeles.

Damali: What else can you tell us?

Venny Boy: I like it a lot when our Raiders team plays one of the other teams that I like. For example, the Giants, the Saints and the Redskins.

Damali: The score at this time, Dec. 13 in the fourth quarter in the game between the Raiders and the Redskins, it's not looking good. What can you say?

Venny Boy: It's kind of strange to be talking highly of the team that I am a fan of, and they lost. But at least they lost to one of my other favorite teams.

Damali: What do you see for the future?

Venny Boy: They will take this season in 2009 and, hopefully, build on top of it for 2010.

Venny Boy is an aspiring writer and he does construction work. He says he is a "handy man" so if you need a hand, he's the man.

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