Meet The Nation Steven Chavez TBH SACRAMENTO #RAIDERS #NFL #FANS

Summary

In this episode of the Silver and Black Radio podcast, host Raider Wil interviews Steven Chavez, president of TBH Sacramento, about his journey as a Raiders fan and the community surrounding Raider Nation. They discuss the importance of family, the emotional moments tied to being a fan, and the unique culture of support and camaraderie within the Raider community. Steven shares his experiences with charity work, memorable watch parties, and the influence of Raider Nation on personal values. The conversation highlights the deep connections formed through fandom and the commitment to excellence that defines the Raiders.

Takeaways

Raider fandom is deeply rooted in family traditions.
Community involvement is a key aspect of being a Raiders fan.
The Raiders symbolize toughness and resilience.
Emotional moments in fandom often revolve around family connections.
Support from the Raider community can help during tough times.
Defending Raider fandom is a common experience among fans.
The Raider spirit embodies the underdog mentality.
Watch parties create a sense of belonging and family.
Unique experiences with players enhance the fan experience.
Raider Nation is a global family that connects fans everywhere.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Raider Nation
01:32 Becoming a Raiders Fan
05:00 The Raider Attitude and Community Impact
09:01 The Meaning of Being a Raider
10:37 Emotional Moments as a Raiders Fan
12:39 Support Through Tough Times
15:05 Defending Raider Fandom
17:31 The Underdog Spirit
19:11 If the Raiders Were a Person
21:47 Watch Parties and Community Vibe
24:32 Memorable Experiences as a Raiders Fan
26:55 Connecting with Other Fans
30:39 Influence of Raider Nation on Personal Values
32:14 Passing Down the Fandom
33:24 What Makes Raider Nation Unique
35:13 Joining Raider Nation
36:28 The Meaning of 'Just Win Baby'
37:12 Conclusion and Community Engagement

Transcript

Raider Wil (00:02.08)
And welcome back to the Silver and Black Radio podcast. I'm your host, Raider Will. And today on the Meet the Nation pod, I got a special guest, a guy that's special to my heart, my brother, Steven Chavez. So let's get ready to go. Hey, let's get it. Hold on here.

Raider Wil (00:58.376)
Yes sir, yes sir, yes sir, and welcome back. I am here with my boy, Steven Chavez, representing TBH Sacramento. How are you, my brother?

Raiderchavez 916 (01:11.42)
going on Will? It's always nice to be on here with you. It's always good to hear your voice.

Raider Wil (01:15.488)
Where's it going? Hey, stop lying to the people. My brother, stop lying to the people. But I appreciate it. I appreciate the love. So today, guys, what we're going to do is we're going to talk about Steven and how the Raiders.

and coming to Stephen's life and how everything has been affected and what made this man into the man that he is today. So, hey, I'm gonna start out with my first question, And it's gonna be real simple, man. How did you become a Raiders fan?

Raiderchavez 916 (01:52.201)
I became a Raiders fan, my dad was a die-hard fan. So once I was born, of course, just like I did to my kids, it's you're a Raider fan or you get out of the house. most of my family are 49er fans, so him and I were the only two bleeding silver and black forever. yeah, mean, my dad's the reason I'm a Raider fan.

Raider Wil (02:20.16)
Do you remember your first introduction into like Raiders? to the Raiders? Do you remember the first time that your dad was like, hey, this is your squad, this is who you roll with, and this is who we roll with. This is what we do.

Raiderchavez 916 (02:36.092)
You know, it funny. It's so, you know, when you're a kid, obviously your dad and stuff's watching the game. You're still young. You want to go play games or do something. You're not sitting there watching a full football game when you're super young. I mean, I'm sure there's some, but not all kids do that. Happened to be one game. I don't, I don't remember who they were playing, what it was. My dad and I had just got back from some

going we were up in the snow and everything we got back and I just remember we caught like the second half of the game and right at the end Tim Brown catches a touchdown to win the game for the Raiders don't remember who we were playing don't remember you know you know where in the season it was or whatever but him and I were jumping up and down the living room and I swear since that day

Never missed a game. I started watching it like religiously from that point on It's funny. I don't remember the exact game. I just remember it being Tim Brown I remember winning and I just remember never looking back after that

Raider Wil (03:46.561)
No, I get what you're saying, man. For me, it was a moment like that with my dad too, man. But it was 1987 when Bo Jackson ran into the Seahawks-like freaking alleyway.

That was the play for me in that game where he ran over Bosworth and like they got the attitude. They had a lot going for them. We had Marcus Allen. mean, bro, we were stacked back in 87. But let me ask you this, man. When you look at the Raiders, what was it that hooked you? Was it the attitude? I know it was the family thing, but was it the attitude, the colors, or just the way that the Raiders presented themselves? What else was it besides the family thing?

Raiderchavez 916 (04:33.574)
Absolutely. mean colors for sure. I love silver and black and you know being a being out here There's so many Niner fans and having so many Niner fans in my family. I like going against the grain a little bit and You know being bored in 82 We're right there in the prime of the the Raiders when they were great, you know 60s 70s 80s, know They just I'm one years old when they won their last Super Bowl and so that greatness that

Raider Wil (04:52.8)
Thank

Raiderchavez 916 (05:00.966)
toughness the fear that people had of the Raiders at that time drew me to them and It that I looking around and once I started really paying attention to football doing this and that I'm going There's there's no team. I'd rather root for I like that fear I know things are a little different right now But at during those times and people didn't want to play the Raiders people didn't like when the Raiders came in We had that attitude we had that swagger we had that

people thinking we're gonna just come and cheat and knock their head off and get penalized and I mean, sometimes they did.

Raider Wil (05:37.441)
Hey, I'd be like we were at nasty physical just like that old school mentality that we were going to drag you out. I mean, people were known, you know what? We might not win in the on the field, but in the parking lot, you know, we undefeated type of style thing. mean, like I 100 percent.

Get what you're telling me, my brother. Now, how has your community and the people around you formed your fandom? know, like I know a lot of people don't understand, but you do a lot of community work with your club and you guys get out there and support your local community. So how has all that come to encompass now that you're a president, you know, your fandom?

Raiderchavez 916 (06:21.762)
Yeah, I mean, it wasn't always like that being a fan out here when I was a part of, you know, the booster club out here. But once, once I took over as president of the Sacramento chapter, it was important to me to give back. So people see that, you know, we're not just a club that gets together, watches the game, drink beer and get rowdy. I want them to see that the black hole is more than that, that we give back to our communities. And I see how other chapters give back and do their things. And I try to share and support their stuff too. And,

It's it's nice to be able to have a platform to help other people, you know next Friday we actually have a big a big food drive at a Mexican restaurant in our area and we're gonna be and actually my VP is gonna be DJing that event and we're gonna be donating a ton at least I think around 10 to 15 meals That are gonna be dispersed to different families and we're also doing another one

I put Carmen, one of my members, in charge of a lot of our charity stuff, and she does her own every year at Thanksgiving Drive. So last year, I think we fed about 100 families. So we're looking to hit that mark again. yeah, so we have a couple little things coming up over the next few weeks to help people in need. And I like being able to have this platform to be able to offer the opportunity, offer the help to people that need the help.

Raider Wil (07:52.705)
That's what it's all about man. want the Raider Nation to understand man.

We are all one team, one nation. We try to support each other, help each other. And I mean, like, it's amazing to see, you know, back in the day, people used to think, man, that guy's in a Raiders jersey. He's a thug. Like, I don't know about you, man, but I mean, like, that's the first thing people used to tell us. he's a gangster. he's a thug. He's not a good person. But honestly, man, all these people in Raiders jerseys are out there putting in work in their community and doing positive things. And I love that you do that.

that man and I think when I see other clubs doing it, it also encourages me, right? It pushes me a little bit harder to do a lot more things in my community. So I'm doing the same thing. We're going to be out there at the Eagles 595 doing a turkey drive and you know, food donation and I'll be dressed up as the Grinch, sorts of crazy stuff. But my brother, let me ask you this. When you hear the word Raider,

What does the word Raider mean to my brother Stephen?

Raiderchavez 916 (09:01.858)
The Raider to me, especially now when I hear the word, means family.

I I get it's a football team, this and that, but the Raiders to me is family. The connections we've made, you and I just barely met a couple of years ago. I mean, the connections we made, the family we've built worldwide through the Raiders and the black hole, that's what it is to me, family, loyalty. And if we're gonna talk about football, I still look at the Raiders as...

that tough, hard-nosed team. Yeah, we've had some down years in the last couple decades, but you can't take away the history and what this organization was built on.

We're ready to get that back.

Raider Wil (09:56.349)
Hey, I can't wait. I've been waiting 43 years right now, baby. like, a couple more can't hurt, but we're trying to get back to it and I can't wait to see it. But hey, Raider Nation, as everybody knows, Raider Nation is just not a fan base. It's a way that you live. It's lifestyle.

It's the way that we just, I be like every day, you're raided out and you're doing big time things. Steven, I want you to tell me man, the most emotional moment that you've had as a Raiders fan, or loss, that you remember.

Raiderchavez 916 (10:37.599)
So that one's easy. I've actually had to answer this one before. I was at the championship game when we went to the Super Bowl. And my dad bought the tickets. We were sitting way up top. And last minute, he's just like, you know what? Who knows when we're going to get this chance again? He's like, I'm buying tickets. Let's go. He's like, we're going to sit up top or whatever. We're going to be in the place. And I said, all right, cool. And we win that game.

We know we're going to the Super Bowl. And what's emotional for me is the first person I got to. Look at and hug was my dad. And. Sorry. Anyway, he's he's still what he's he's still with us, by the way, I don't want to make it sound like he's gone or something, You know, he was the first person I got to hug and then obviously everybody in that stadium.

Raider Wil (11:20.32)
Bro, no, no, bro, I get it.

Raider Wil (11:26.656)
You

Raiderchavez 916 (11:34.693)
people you don't even know, you're hugging and high fiving and you're walking through the halls hugging and that feeling of going to the Super Bowl. God damn, I wish people that didn't get to experience that get to experience that again because when the Raiders are good, man, it's awesome. It's completely awesome.

Raider Wil (11:57.729)
I wish brother. I wish I get to experience that moment and be in the stadium. And I'll be like, what an incredible moment, man. And to be there with your pops, the guy that, you know, brought you in and gave you the reins. I can just imagine, man. I mean, like it's something special. You turn, you look at that old man and me like all the sacrifice, all the hard work, all the cheering, all the crying pays off. Man, what an incredible feeling.

Raiderchavez 916 (12:26.425)
You know what's funny? You know how long ago that was? That we paid $300 per ticket and that was expensive for a championship game back then.

Raider Wil (12:26.877)
I hope to live that one.

Raider Wil (12:39.755)
Hey, man right now for $300 you get a 400 seat in Legion Stadium for just a regular game. I'm like it's wild man But yo so Steven let me ask you this Has being a Raiders fan ever helped you through any time in your life like a tough time in your life or anything like that? I mean like I know that

Raiderchavez 916 (12:48.211)
Exactly.

Raider Wil (13:07.038)
We have a large group of people that always try to help each other. has anything like that ever happened to you?

Raiderchavez 916 (13:15.704)
I would say probably most recently it's my grandma passed away back in September. So just being with my club and hanging out and just the love and support all you guys sent me once you guys found out, that helps. It means a lot because I know it's coming from a good place when you guys send it. You're not just sending it just to send it. You guys actually mean it.

yeah, that really helped me get through that, that time losing my grandma.

Raider Wil (13:53.439)
No, you know what man, I still remember the post that you put up. And I'll be like, that's definitely a unique situation and that's what I love man, that we're like a family. And you said something that was unique. It wasn't just like, these people are just sending you a message just to be, you know how people are on Facebook? It's like, so sorry about this. And it's just like.

As much as I love it really feels generic, you know, and not like authentic I mean like I really do love man that we have that type of connection and that network Where you know when people reach out it feels authentic it feels like hey, man They're reaching out and doing that little bit of extra to make sure that you feel good That you're all right. And at the end of the day that really does matter So

Let me ask you this, what do people think when they see Steven and then they find out that Steven is a Raiders fan? Are they shocked? Are they going like, hey, I didn't think you were a Raiders fan? Or do they always see you in Raiders gear and it's automatic? What is it?

Raiderchavez 916 (15:04.818)
I think people are shocked when they don't see me in Raider gear. My wife made a comment the other day before she left to Mexico because I opened my side of the closet and she's all like, look at your closet. I'm like, what? It's your UPS uniforms and all black. She's like, you never wear any other color. She's like, even when you wear King's gear to represent the Kings, it's black.

Raider Wil (15:10.816)
You

Raiderchavez 916 (15:34.256)
I'm like, yeah, I get it part of it's cuz I'm fat so black covers it up a little bit. But yeah No, think I think everybody everybody that's known me for years they know I'm a die-hard fan I've always wore my gear win or lose. I've always talked shit win or lose and Yeah, I think they'd be surprised if I wasn't wearing my Raider gear be honest

Raider Wil (15:36.126)
Hahaha.

Yeah.

100 % 100 % trimming. Black is trimming. man. Have you ever?

Raider Wil (16:05.512)
Okay, okay. Have you ever run into a situation where you have had to defend your position as a Raiders fan? Do ever run into those hated gang, gang, gang, whatever 49er fans or whatever and those other types of fans around there that give you the business?

Raiderchavez 916 (16:25.589)
every day.

Raider Wil (16:26.976)
He says it every day.

Raiderchavez 916 (16:31.375)
I go to work with a ton of Niner fans and this and that. And actually what's kind of sad with the state of the team now is it's churned from talking mess and me having to defend myself to them feeling sorry for us.

Raider Wil (16:31.55)
Hey.

Raiderchavez 916 (16:47.436)
And I have to tell him, I have to tell him, don't feel sorry for me. I love what I do. Ain't nothing gonna change. I'm having a good time every week. Team sucks, but I'm having a good time weekend and week out with our watch parties. So don't feel bad for me. You need to go back to talking mess and doing stuff like you used to.

Raider Wil (17:08.356)
Right? I like, and that's what I tell people man. I cheer for my team. I'm like, I'm not, you know, am I disappointed in the season? Absolutely. But am I going to stop? Nah bro, daddy didn't raise no quitters. You know, we ride with our team all the way through the end. But yo, so Steven, let me ask you this.

Do you ever reflect upon yourself and say, man, I got that Raiders spirit, which is, you know, to me it's that underdog, that fighter, that rebel spirit. And I really do feel like, for me, that's something that encompasses me, you know. I love being the underdog, I love being a fighter, I love cheering for the guy that...

that maybe not wins, you know, that is not expected to be there. Do you feel the same way or, you know, what do you feel like?

Raiderchavez 916 (18:04.651)
Absolutely. mean, I feel like my whole life I've been an underdog and I've had to achieve Where I've gotten in life. I've had to work hard and achieve these moments, you know, nothing was ever handed to me and Working hard like I have to get to where I'm at it's it's made it it's made me appreciate things and it's made me

I of had a point I was trying to get at, but I kind of bring it on my girls too, like with their sports and their basketball, you know, I tell them, don't have to go, you're not going to win all the time. You're not going to, you know, go out there and dominate all the time, but you need to go out there and do your best, have a good time, work hard, and it's going to pay off. And that's kind of how I live my life. I go, I do my best at what I could do and give it my all. And I know it's going to pay off eventually.

Raider Wil (18:58.29)
Yes sir. So let me go like this. Stephen, if the Raiders were a person, how would you describe them? Who would they be? How would they be?

Raiderchavez 916 (19:09.928)
Who would they be and how would they be?

Raiderchavez 916 (19:17.246)
I think it got me stumped on that one. I don't know how it's described.

Raider Wil (19:23.36)
I tell you like this, I think about the Raiders like the Hulk. I'll be like, in my vision man, when I envision the Raiders, I envision the Hulk. A guy that is just there to fuck shit up. A guy that's gonna make a big pounding sound. mean like, just be aggressive, be loud.

be in there and be intense. And that's why, like for me, it's like the Hulk, you know, that's where Raider Nation should be. Raider Nation should be the Hulk. Just coming in and like, bow, and wrecking everything and boom, and we just go through things. So I'm like, I gave you mine.

Raiderchavez 916 (20:00.044)
You know, what I think and what I think the Raiders are, I think the Raiders are Al Davis. Yeah, the way the way Al Davis built this team and the ways he's wanted this team to be and his commitment to excellence is just when baby the toughness, the quarterback always needs to go down. That's what this team strives on. Again, I know we we've been down for a while now, but that's that's who the Raiders are. That that mystique.

Raider Wil (20:06.752)
Raiderchavez 916 (20:32.309)
image, everything the image of Raider fans have. It all comes from Al David.

Raider Wil (20:39.776)
100%. I love that, man. I love that you're talking about, you know, Al Davis going back to our roots, going back to somebody how they should look at it. You know, a straight Mustang, an edge cutter, a guy that was far before his time and stayed far after his time. I mean, like, let's be real. Time passed him by, but we love Al Davis. He's the father of the Raiders. And without Al Davis, there would be no Raiders.

But guys, as you all know, hey, Raider Nation comes alive when you get together, when you get with your group. And Steven has started something special up there at TBA Sacramento at Shenanigans. I'll be like, when you go up there, you're going to see a live party. You got a DJ. You got a great environment. And win or lose, you know you ended up winning because you ended up hanging with a great group of people.

I want you to tell me this, describe the watch parties and the atmosphere at shenanigans and why you take so much pride in it.

Raiderchavez 916 (21:47.094)
No, it's come way beyond what I thought it would ever be. And once we got a good crew together throughout last season, and we kind of started to see that our vibe was really connecting with people that would show up and check us out. I knew that we had to just keep the vibe going and continue to do better. And then this year, my VP and I, decided we really wanted to make it.

feel like Oakland. We wanted people to come there and make it feel like they're at an Oakland tailgate. And I believe the people that are come for the first time, they all tell us how much fun they had. And then I start seeing them every week again after that. They're like, this is where we need to be. This is the spot. And that's exactly what we've tried to create. Me, my VP, Carmen, Linda, Ailon, like our core.

has really developed something there and I love it. we're just, we're going to continue to keep it going, whether the team wins, loses, whatever. And yeah, I mean, just keep getting people out there, keep posting our events and keep, you know, keep growing the club.

Raider Wil (23:09.085)
Yes sir, so what do you believe is the most unique thing that brings people to your

Raiderchavez 916 (23:17.481)
people. You know, my people, my crew, if it wasn't for them, I don't think, I don't think people would enjoy it as much. I really think it's the people. It's not the Raiders, nothing like that. It's the people and everybody comes in and they feel like they're part of the family. They don't feel like they're just sitting there and getting ignored. You know, everybody brings you in and comes and talks to you.

You know, you just feel like one big family when you walk in there. You don't feel like you're just sitting in your chair and that's just your table and that's it. No, you get up, you walk around, you mingle, you might dance a little bit. And it's just one big group, you know, not just a couple of people sitting at a table.

Raider Wil (24:06.24)
Absolutely, man. You bring in family. You move around and talk. You socialize. You talk with everyone. And let me ask you this. What is the most memorable experience you've had at your watch parties, first? And then memorable experience as a Raiders fan, either traveling to a home game, at a tailgate, or at a way game?

Raiderchavez 916 (24:32.113)
most memorable experience at a watch party.

Raiderchavez 916 (24:40.036)
I would say what was kind of cool wasn't really a watch party, but we had DJ Turner there for signing last year. So to me, it was really cool to actually have a current player there, know, sign in autographs, doing all that. And then to see the amount of people that showed up for that and traveled for that. I thought that was pretty cool. As far as watch parties, mean, man, the one we just had for the KC game, we're

Pervita Raider showed up and Dark Mall and all the other clubs, know, Reno, Central Valley, know, Cisco, all these guys that showed up. mean, that was pretty dope. That was pretty cool. And then having Vance Mueller there and stuff like that, man, it was, that was a good time. That was probably, that was, that one meant a lot. And then Rachel showed up too, Robert Vera's wife. And you know, that meant a lot. So that, that was actually probably

My favorite watch party, even though the team got slaughtered, but we won't talk about that.

Raider Wil (25:42.418)
Yeah, we ain't talking about that. But yo, Steven, what is your favorite tailgate, home game, or road game moment that is memorable for you?

Raiderchavez 916 (25:44.859)
Hahaha!

Raiderchavez 916 (25:56.027)
So I obviously have a lot in Oakland. I loved Oakland. I had a great time out there. I got to say, last year, Home Opener meeting all you guys and really for the first time connecting with everybody in the black hole, that's probably my most memorable. That meant a lot. yeah, I mean, I had a great time. That's when I knew I was part of something bigger.

Raider Wil (26:27.818)
So we talked about it, right? And this is kind of gonna lead into my next question. This is how have you connected with other fans in person, online? I'd be like, I'm pretty sure you've used every method now, especially with you being a black hole president. But what has been the most unique way that somebody has communicated with you? Or you were like, man, I don't even know how this guy got my stuff.

But talk to me about that most unique experience that you've had communicating or coming into contact.

Raiderchavez 916 (27:04.356)
mean, just having someone like Kenny Shedd reach out to me on his own. I didn't reach out to him. I never messaged him. I never did anything. And to have a former player send me a message and then give me a call, it was like, wow. mean, man, people really are seeing our stuff if I'm getting an ex player to reach out to me about things. And then little by little, other players have reached out and other clubs and other things.

It just, lets you know that when you're making these posts and putting your stuff out there that people are watching, people see it. Yeah. And if it's, it yeah. So it's getting out there.

Raider Wil (27:41.344)
Absolutely.

Raider Wil (27:45.994)
So you've met players and you've had signings and everything like that. Is there any player that has really stuck out to you that was like, wow, man, like he was just like a great experience?

Raiderchavez 916 (27:59.129)
So they've all been great. So if any of them are listening, you've all been completely awesome. But I always go back to the recent one we had with Vance Mueller. He came in, he didn't just come in and go, I'm doing a two hour signing and then I'm out. He came in, had a good time, hung out with everybody, walked around and mingled. He was dancing to the music.

Raider Wil (28:04.544)
you

Raiderchavez 916 (28:24.918)
His wife was sitting there having a long conversation with my wife and they got along really well. And then I've never had a player do this before to where the money he made off the signing, he gave 50 % back to the club. And I thought that was pretty awesome too. Not that, not that we asked for it or needed any of that. I thought it was pretty cool that he was generous enough to do that. And just his,

Just him having a good time, it was genuine. It wasn't him being fake or anything. He genuinely had a good time. And I really liked seeing them mingle instead of just standing around waiting for people to come up and get a signature and just doing your time and leaving.

Raider Wil (29:08.478)
Yeah, he was very personable. I'd be like for you to just sit down and you know most guys just sit down and you got to go to their table and it's like okay there's your spoon and they just take a picture and then go about your business.

Raiderchavez 916 (29:13.27)
Yes.

Raider Wil (29:23.21)
But to have a guy walk around and interact with you and chop it up and, man, how are you today? It's a lot different than the guys that go just sigh. And you and I know the difference, right? There's the guys that just like, hey.

Raiderchavez 916 (30:04.922)
I I've said it a few times already and I'll stick to it, family.

Raider Wil (30:12.468)
Love it bro, love it. Hey man, and as we all know man, Raider Nation is all about family, it's all about culture, it's all about like us growing it right, and developing. Now let me ask you this, how has being a part of Raider Nation influenced your personal values and your mindset?

Raiderchavez 916 (30:39.026)
Kind of back to what I said before, it's being an underdog just makes you work harder at everything you do. The team you go for is always the underdog and they work hard at what they do to succeed. And that's how I live my life, work hard to succeed.

Raider Wil (31:01.994)
Commitment to excellence, baby.

Raiderchavez 916 (31:03.761)
commitment to excellence,

Raider Wil (31:06.112)
Yeah, and that's where like I like I tell people like that mindset right there has really been a derivative I think in a lot of our lives, right? We want to excel. We want to be the best at what we do. And the Raiders just put it in a perfect quote, just committed to being excellent at whatever it is that you do. You know, it doesn't say commitment to excellence to football.

says commitment to excellence and if you take that exactly but that's why you're committed to be great right like you have to lose in order to be great people think to be great that all you do is win you learn more from your losses than you do from your wins so when you think about it I'll be like we're in that direction you know we want to go down that way

Raiderchavez 916 (31:36.689)
And you don't always win.

Raider Wil (32:00.651)
So that when we talk about your kids and your family, have you passed down the Raider fandom to the littles? Are they also Raiders fanatics or are we still working on the process?

Raiderchavez 916 (32:14.693)
They definitely are. My youngest has already got her super fan costume she wears. think if people follow our social media, they see her in the pictures with her cowboy hat and boots and everything. what's funny is she's the one that goes with me to the most, the stuff. So her cowboy hat, which has Raiders on it and everything, all around it, she's got players that she's met now that have signed it.

So her cowboy hat's full of signatures right now. The whole bottom's full and now they're working on the top rim of signing. she's got to meet a lot of people. My oldest, she'll go, but she just doesn't want to get out of bed and go to the 10 a.m. games. But yeah, she has her Raider gear and they're dying to go to a game. So I'm have to do it next year.

Raider Wil (32:44.704)
That's nice.

Raider Wil (33:06.872)
Okay, man, we might have to link up and I'll take my daughter too and see what happens. Alright, that'll be a fun game. Alright man, so what do you think makes Raider Nation different from every other fan base out there?

Raiderchavez 916 (33:12.305)
Absolutely.

Raiderchavez 916 (33:24.335)
I don't see any other fan base doing what we do. And I'm not even just talking about the black hole. It's all the different fan organizations that we link up with and talk to and everything. Nobody does what we do. Nobody gets together like we do. I'll use the Niners as an example because that's who I deal with the most out here. I don't see watch parties.

Raider Wil (33:28.606)
Let's go. That's 100.

Raiderchavez 916 (33:54.127)
And if it is, if there is, it's just all of sudden a guy that says, Hey, let's meet up at this bar on this Sunday, but they're not weekend week, week out doing these watch parties and connecting with other Niner fans worldwide. We really are a nation. we say Raider nation, we truly are a nation because we do have fans all over the world and we connect with those fans. You know, when they come down here, the black hole takes care of them. We go over there. They take care of us.

And, you know, just like I had a member from my chapter go to Denver on Thursday and you were right there to greet them and bring them in and the Denver chapter and everybody else were there to show them a good time and let them know, hey, we're all family, so welcome. And it's nice to know that you can go anywhere in this country, anywhere, almost anywhere in the world and link up with Raider Nation. Nobody does that. That's why we are different.

Raider Wil (34:36.832)
That's what it's all about.

Raider Wil (34:55.556)
Absolutely, I love it. I love the way you just put it out there, man. That's 100 % facts. What message would you send to someone thinking about joining Raider Nation for the first time?

Raiderchavez 916 (35:13.602)
You want to be part of a family? You want to be welcomed and feel like you're really a part of something? Then you want to be part of Raider Nation. No other fan base does what we do. And if you really want to be a part of something real and something that's growing and actually making a difference. mean, we have the ear of the organization. this is where you want to be. You're not going to get this.

anywhere else you might you might get some local booster clubs that do a good job cheering for their team but it's still nothing like this you're gonna find it you're not gonna link up with Jets fans in London you know what mean

Raider Wil (35:57.825)
100 % Raider Nation is deep everywhere. I've been all over across the world and I'm telling you man I've seen Raiders fan. I'm like what the heck? This is Paris. You see guys Raiders jersey. I've been to Belize. I see a guy in a Raiders hat. I'd be like we're just everywhere but what does the phrase just win baby mean to Stephen Chavez?

Raiderchavez 916 (36:28.724)
way of life man you just win yeah it's not always gonna be pretty sometimes you get knocked on your ass and you just gotta get back up and and you get back up move forward and just win doesn't matter how you do it just keep going don't quit and you're gonna win

Raider Wil (36:50.92)
Yes sir, yes sir, yes sir. And guys, Stephen, so thank you so much my brother for coming on, letting people know what you got going on with TBH Satown and the whole family up there and letting them know about your Raider fandom. Where can they reach you at my brother?

Raiderchavez 916 (37:12.938)
You can reach me at tbh underscore Sacramento on Instagram and then tbh Sacramento Facebook and Raider Chavez on TikTok. we were trying to remember all my titles, but yeah, you can reach us there. Follow us. We post all our events and yeah, shenanigans, kitchen and bars where we do all our watch parties, Citrus sites, California.

Raider Wil (37:31.264)
Thank

Raiderchavez 916 (37:42.921)
We got some charity events coming up here soon, doing food drives and everything else. So we stay active. Team may be down, but we're not. We keep the vibe live and we're gonna keep on rolling. So come out and hang out with us.

Raider Wil (37:58.302)
No, absolutely. And again, TBH Sacramento is doing it big in that area, man. Make sure you guys hit up Shenanigans Kitchen and Bar. And I'll be like, they got Momo's Kitchen. They got a bunch of other stuff. They got their DJ there. And they're always looking to do bigger and better things. And if you guys want to be part of a great community, a great part there in Sacramento, people that are active, people that want to bring you in and treat you like family.

Look no further than TBH Sacramento, baby. Hey, and until next time, guys, it's all about One Nation. It's all about one team. It's all about the Raiders!

Raiderchavez 916 (38:42.496)
Woo!