Super Bowl XLIII hangover
Don’t look at me, I only had 1 beer all night but I’m sure most of the city today is sleeping in.
I won’t lie, with 1:30 left in the game I thought it was over. I wanted to believe there was a comeback in place but something just didn’t feel right. Then Dime Bag thankfully proved me wrong and life is good again in Steeler Nation.
I don’t think the realization of what happened last night has settled in for me yet. Counting all of the Super Bowls I’ve watched since I was a kid, this was my favorite and I’m not saying that because the Steelers won either. Tight scoring game, blood pressure probably maxing out at 160 with the holding call that resulted in a safety, every series felt dramatic. The game was exhausting to watch and I loved it.
Something was missing for me though. I had more fun celebrating Super Bowl XL due to the fact that was my first time seeing a Steelers Super Bowl win that I wasn’t an infant for. I bought the swag, went to the parade and took part in every celebration I could. This year I was cheering in my house but not to the same level as XL. I’m not really interested in the parade since I’ve already been there before and I may buy some collectibles for Teaspoon’s room but that’ll probably be it. Here is my collection from the Super Bowl XL parade.
I am happy though. Not to the level of burning couches like the idiots in Oakland but pretty high up there. This will be a great morale booster in a city where unemployment is increasing every day and we continue to fight the image of a burned out steel town from the 80′s. 6 Super Bowl titles… saying that just amazes me.
Couple observations from my captain’s chair:
- In my lifetime I have now had 2 aging rockers shove their crotch in front of me without asking. 1) Mick Jagger at the Stones concert at PNC Park a couple years back when we were front row. 2) Bruce Springsteen’s slide into the camera during Super Bowl XLIII half time show.
- I need therapy after that previous statement.
- Glad to see the bailout money to the auto industry will be put to good use… cleaning up the mess from the horrible Super Bowl ads. (*note* it’s a joke people. like “great there’s a bailout and we still get shitty commercials”. I know that Audi didnt get a bailout.)
- Budweiser, please stop showing us your horses and spend the money on improving your beer.
- Doritos proved that hits to the jewels is still classic.
- Career Builder makes me wanna punch a Koala now and I’m OK with that.
- John Madden is like Harry Carry was. Old and no one cares if you show up drunk to babel about nonsense.
- Why do the Super Bowl hats look like they should belong to Seattle?
- This morning while reading the PG I saw a classic ad from Highmark. Yeah, I dig that.
- You haven’t seen fires burn as brightly and cars tipped over with finesse until you do in HD.
Love’m or hate’m, Steelers are the 6 time champions of the NFL and you’re not 
Go Pittsburgh!
