Fresno deflated as Bakersfield Condors take 3-2 series lead after Noveltown's lucky Dirty Spanglish gig - By N.L. Belardes

Dirty Spanglish posing with Aaron Novak from The Silence Club right before their performance outside game 3 between the Fresno Falcons and the Bakersfield Condors

I just got done listening to streaming media radio: The Bakersfield Condors defeated the Fresno Falcons... again!

Fresno has officially fallen flatter than a Fresnoid grape. Talk about frustration. Maybe it's just luck?

Hockey luck? I once wore the same pair of lucky fish boxers 13 roller hockey games in a row. My team went 16-0. Sports jocks grow mohawks, beards, and wear lucky socks. It's part of the game: superstition...

The moment of luck quite possibly began when Lando from Dirty Spanglish, performing outside the Rabobank Arena said, "This is an oncore of our song 'The Big No' we played earlier dedicated to all you Fresno Falcons fans. This time we're dedicating this song to that fan over there..."

Watch Dirty Spanglish perform in Aaron Novak's video about Noveltown, Dirty Spanglish, ice hockey and lunchtime:




Matt Munoz poses with the Condor Claw giveaway, presented by Noveltown






Jordo from Black Dog takes a grab with the claw. He captures the essence of Bakersfield fans down 2-0 in a playoff series: frustration. Who would have guessed that by the time I posted this, the Bakersfield Condors would be up 3-2 in the series?

It was the second time Dirty Spanglish performed their song "The Big No" to the fans passing through to the arena. One Fresno Falcon fan said, "Fresno has Bakersfield's number. Bakersfield is a good team, but Fresno is just way better." He had the song dedicated to him. Later in the game, he got into a bit of a shouting match with Bakersfield fans.

Not sure if he was arrested like other Fresno fans: too confident.

I could see why Fresno Falcons and their fans likely had swollen egos. They had been winning big.

But now Bakersfield was about to deflate them. And that started with Dirty Spanglish blasting their hit "The Big No," as part of Noveltown bringing Bakersfield music to the Bakersfield Condors, who up to that moment were on a two game losing streak to the nasty Falcons from the Big No...

Aaron Novak, Squirrley, Matt Munoz, chingpea and Matildakay were on hand to watch one of Bakersfield's cool kid punk rock bands. Hey, where are The Pants? I haven't seen them in a while.

The show was great. Fans lined up by the front doors, hung out on benches, by the fountain, and generally enjoyed the festive pre-game air. It was the perfect moment to have youth on punk fire. Especially since Puck passed by, clearly deflated and depressed since the Condors had just lost two games straight, even trying to arrest Fresno fans to help out with a win. Less fans means more Bakersfield support, right?






Lando dedicates "The Big No" to all Fresno Falcon Fans, especially those listening to the band




Baby Cal comes out and dances to the song, "Electric".


...while Emily Tebow runs like the dickens to win her Condor claw!!

Game three itself was just as great as games four and five were over streaming media. The Condors simply manhandled the Falcons, and the Fresno Falcons fans who all arrived with inflated egos were left deflated. Believe me, that's how I felt after games one and two. Those were decimations. I wasn't sure if the Condors could pull out a game three victory after losing 7-3 and 9-3. Ouch.








I was nervous before the game. Until I donned this paper helmet.


The Fresno Falcons fans? What can I say? Mike Seay has got to be eating his hat right now. Show him some love.

Condors are back in Bakersfield for game six on Thursday.

Fresno? They're The Big No. They better hope Dirty Spanglish doesn't pass out CDs with their song on it.