THE BULLET-PROOF BANDITS BID FAREWELL, TAKE FINAL BOW.
NEW YORK (AP) - There were four laps around the forum, tears and a simple wave - and then they were gone.
The Bullet-Proof Bandits ended their Conquer Club Clan Challenge career on Wednesday Evening to rousing cheers and endless chants from an overflow crowd at Lackattack Stadium.
''I'm devastated I will no longer be a clan challenge player,''Vace Cooper said, speaking for the Bandits. ''We will miss every part of the game, because we loved every part of the game."
''But we've made the right decision.''
Smiling through their tears, the greatest clan challenge players ever made it easy for everyone to say goodbye - jogging around the stadium slowly enough for plenty of souvenir photos to be taken and to not spill their beers.
Better still, the Bandits touched youngsters' hands every time they noticed them extended from the crowd. They even played to the adoring fans, donning a classic *CC BANNED* hat, then a "Sexiest Clan CC Has Ever Seen" beret.
The Bullet-Proof Bandits jogged one lap around the stadium with former clanmates in tow, then came an encore, as a lone spotlight followed them around the field and Carly Simon's ''Nobody Does It Better'' blared throughout.
Perhaps the most excruciating moment for the Bandits came as they fought the tears, occasionally looking down at the ground, while posing for one last photo with clanmates, who all wore Conquer Club caps and t-shirts.
''You know, this is not a passing on; this is a moving on,'' Bandit leader Vace Cooper said.
The Bullet-Proof Bandits ended their Clan Challenge Career undefeated in all Clan Challenges.
