About
When we started this site, the scary world of blogging was just too intimidating to jump into headfirst, so I wanted to keep a bit of anonymity to my posts. Well, with Andy Ratner’s feature on BMoreBirdsNest.com in the Baltimore Sun (January 2009, link no longer available), all anonymity was tossed to the wayside.
And so, you now can all see who we are.
“Nestminder” (right above) is actually Derek Arnold. I was born in B’More, then grew up in, and currently live in, this fine town. I attended this institution. I’ve been told many a time that I look like this guy. Along with my fierce love for the Ravens and my constantly strained relationship with the Orioles, I am also a huge fan of this, this place, and these guys, and I am a Dad to one of these (and more recently, one of these).
I don’t do all this shiz alone though. Nick-a-What!?, as he has been known, takes care of the technical aspects of the Nest, including that ever-changing banner you see up there, the Photoshop wizardry, and makin sure the search engines can find us. I’ll let him tell you a bit more about himself.
As I, Nick-A-What!?, take the reins here, I feel that I should tell you that I am every bit the sports nut as Nestminder… juuuussst without the dramatic punching the hole in the wall thing. I have been known to throw a cat or two though. I’m Nick Onorato. I grew up here and moved to Columbia, MD after graduating from the very same fine University as Nestminder. I used to be in a band with the lead singer of this band (before they started touring the world..whoops) when we lived in Fells Point. I’m also a huge fan of this, this and this.
Goob (real name Kris Jones) is a displaced Baltimorean currently residing in Raleigh, NC. Despite living five hours away, he and his extremely high BAC can be found heckling fans and players from visiting teams at M&T Bank Stadium on the regular. Goob, a non-Retriever, was educated at another Baltimore college – one that produces “Jersey Shore” cast wannabees and Super Bowl Champion Left Tackles.
Moving away from the Ravens sucked. However, living in North Carolina proved to be one of the best things that could have ever happened to Goob, as he was named DirecTV’s 2010 Ultimate Displaced Fan! As a result, Goob and NestMinder invaded Super Bowl XLV (a.k.a. “The SteelersloseFEST”) and not only got to go to the Super Bowl, but also got to hang out with Ray Rice for about four hours at Media Row. Goob and Ray were interviewed on all sorts of local and national radio/web/television shows, including Pro Football Talk, the Jim Rome show, the Tony Bruno show, Two Live Stews, FoxSports.com, WNST, and more.
Goob also played in the DirecTV celebrity Beach Bowl, where he caught a touchdown pass from NFL legend Warren Moon and proceeded to do the Ray Lewis dance on national TV. Admit it, you’re jealous.
So, that’s us. Thanks for reading!
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