Super Bowl Sunday...OH, I WAS THERE, BABY!
“This is the end…
My only friend, the end.”
--Jim Morrison of the Doors, The End; from the LP The Doors, 1968.
This is my Super Bowl Sunday and trip recap.
I arrived in Florida at 11: 45. Jeff snagged me at Orlando’s airport and took me to a too cool condo where I had my own room, after I ate a McMeal which cost me McCalories and McGas. Jeff ate a Longhorn Steakhouse and saw “Big Tom” from Survivor.
Saturday, we woke up and went to Universal Studio’s Adventure Land to hang out with the characters from the Marvel Comics theme. We rode the Spider-Man ride, The Hulk rollercoaster, Dr. Doom’s Drop, and ate lunch at the Fantastic Four Café. We also went to other attractions.
Super Sunday began at 6:00 PM with an early morning jaunt to Miami to watch the Bears (for me) and The Colts (for Jeff).
En route to the Super Bowl, I received a call from a local radio station where I conducted a thirteen minute interview about going to the bowl. It was fun.
We arrived in Miami at 11:00 and wandered around before we decided to go to the “NFL Experience” inside. Jeff and I visited the Hall of Fame tent, the shops, the card show, and watched part of the NFL Today show. We appeared on TV when the Pizza Hit Logo appeared just before the crew went inside. It was cool.
At 4:30 we found our seats in the stadium and watched warm ups. The place was huge and the screens were bigger. I cheered for my guys, Jeff for his.
The moment arrived when in the first 14 seconds, it seemed as if all was right in the world. Hester ran the ball back. Then a few moments later, the Colts missed an extra point. The Bears followed up with another TD and the seesaw began, until the last 11 minutes. Then Manning dominated.
Still it was fun.
So my season ended, as did the Bears. I saw some great things at the Super Bowl as Ralph Jercha signed my ticked (offensive lineman in 1955). I met some nice folks, saw Hootie in the airport (of Hootie and the Blowfish—real name Darius Rucker). I made it to the TV on the last outside crowd shot before the CBS guys moved indoors (follow the Pizza Hut add, I am to the left of the screen in Orange holding up my Bears hat while Jeff is yelling “Colts are #1” in his Manning Jersey. And even before I left, I “starred” with the students in a make-shift Super Bowl Shuffle Video that our Head Football coach and my personal good friend Mick made.
The stuff dreams are made of, I guess. I even talked my way out of a traffic ticket for speeding on the Florida Turnpike as the cop said, “You two (Jeff and me) are lucky I am a Colts fan and you do not look like drug dealers.” Jeff was wearing his Manning Jersey. I should have said I was a Bear fan, but even I know when not to be a smart-ass. Destiny was behind us as we then, a bit more slowly, drove to the airport.
And I went; I went to the Super Bowl and I enjoyed myself at a time when I needed to enjoy myself.
Now I wait for next season, and I know that The Bears will make it back again.
Oh, and a thousand times over, I thank Jeff. We had a great time.
My only friend, the end.”
--Jim Morrison of the Doors, The End; from the LP The Doors, 1968.
This is my Super Bowl Sunday and trip recap.
I arrived in Florida at 11: 45. Jeff snagged me at Orlando’s airport and took me to a too cool condo where I had my own room, after I ate a McMeal which cost me McCalories and McGas. Jeff ate a Longhorn Steakhouse and saw “Big Tom” from Survivor.
Saturday, we woke up and went to Universal Studio’s Adventure Land to hang out with the characters from the Marvel Comics theme. We rode the Spider-Man ride, The Hulk rollercoaster, Dr. Doom’s Drop, and ate lunch at the Fantastic Four Café. We also went to other attractions.
Super Sunday began at 6:00 PM with an early morning jaunt to Miami to watch the Bears (for me) and The Colts (for Jeff).
En route to the Super Bowl, I received a call from a local radio station where I conducted a thirteen minute interview about going to the bowl. It was fun.
We arrived in Miami at 11:00 and wandered around before we decided to go to the “NFL Experience” inside. Jeff and I visited the Hall of Fame tent, the shops, the card show, and watched part of the NFL Today show. We appeared on TV when the Pizza Hit Logo appeared just before the crew went inside. It was cool.
At 4:30 we found our seats in the stadium and watched warm ups. The place was huge and the screens were bigger. I cheered for my guys, Jeff for his.
The moment arrived when in the first 14 seconds, it seemed as if all was right in the world. Hester ran the ball back. Then a few moments later, the Colts missed an extra point. The Bears followed up with another TD and the seesaw began, until the last 11 minutes. Then Manning dominated.
Still it was fun.
So my season ended, as did the Bears. I saw some great things at the Super Bowl as Ralph Jercha signed my ticked (offensive lineman in 1955). I met some nice folks, saw Hootie in the airport (of Hootie and the Blowfish—real name Darius Rucker). I made it to the TV on the last outside crowd shot before the CBS guys moved indoors (follow the Pizza Hut add, I am to the left of the screen in Orange holding up my Bears hat while Jeff is yelling “Colts are #1” in his Manning Jersey. And even before I left, I “starred” with the students in a make-shift Super Bowl Shuffle Video that our Head Football coach and my personal good friend Mick made.
The stuff dreams are made of, I guess. I even talked my way out of a traffic ticket for speeding on the Florida Turnpike as the cop said, “You two (Jeff and me) are lucky I am a Colts fan and you do not look like drug dealers.” Jeff was wearing his Manning Jersey. I should have said I was a Bear fan, but even I know when not to be a smart-ass. Destiny was behind us as we then, a bit more slowly, drove to the airport.
And I went; I went to the Super Bowl and I enjoyed myself at a time when I needed to enjoy myself.
Now I wait for next season, and I know that The Bears will make it back again.
Oh, and a thousand times over, I thank Jeff. We had a great time.
posted by Eric Sweetwood at 2:46 PM
2 Comments:
Eric:
Well, it was fun while it lasted. My next favorite team has been the Colts so it didn't hurt as bad as it could have.
Manning was ready and took the game away from the Bears.
But, the Bears are good and they can and will get better. Think of it, this was the first full year for Grossman and he went to the Superbowl.
Now, how many days before pitchers and catchers report?
Lou
Correct LOU. THE CUBS ARE THE ONLY TEAM IN CHICAGO!
Back to the Super Bowl--The Bears have a better chance of repeating than the Colts--and still I owe Jeff a case of "Whatever."
Bun of a Sitch!
At least we were there--humiliation aside.
--Eric
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