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January 23, 2006
Go Steelers!
We're not a football family and don't usually follow the game, but I'm excited the Steelers made it to the Superbowl this year.
When I was little we used to watch the Superbowl, and I remember having big Superbowl parties at our house. My neighbor was a huge Cowboys fan, so the obvious rivalry was there for us to engage in. And of course this was back in the days of Mean Joe Greene, the Cowboys cheerleaders and a level of excitement I don't think the event has reached since.
By first grade I was starting to collect Steelers gear that included an alarm clock, a piggy bank and a very grand yellow bathrobe. One Friday shortly after Superbowl XIV (Steelers beat the LA Rams 31-19) I got a Troll Book Club order for a Steelers book. Quite exciting, since I was a big reader even then; a book about my favorite football team fit the bill quite nicely.
That night, before I had a chance to read the book, our house burned down. I lost the book and most of my gear, along with my interest in football and bathrobes. I don't think our family ever had a Superbowl party after that, but there were plenty of other reasons not to in the years that followed.
In the past few years though, my dad has started enjoying football again. He actually gets season Giants tickets, and went to their playoffs game this year. I'm looking forward to watching the Superbowl with him this year, especially on his bigass new widescreen HDTV. (Sorry Geoff, I couldn't talk him into a projector but that'll give him a reason to come over to our house and watch movies.)
Posted by Jacob at January 23, 2006 8:20 AM