February 2, 2013
Super Bowl XLVII (47 for the Roman Numerically challenged). I have only missed one. That was Number III. Remember how Joe Namath “guaranteed” the AFL win in 1969? I was overseas. Greenland not Vietnam. That was in the era when Armed Forces TV did not have live feeds. I know the old WWII, Korean and Vietnam vets are laughing at my problem. I was leaving a showing of “Bonnie an Clyde” when I was told that the Jets pulled it out. I tried explaining to a bunch of Danes how big a deal it was. Of course it wasn’t so big to them. They were more impressed that I was named “Clyde”.
I am watching today with a long time friend. We started sometime between when Fran and I married and he was married (1971 and 1976?) I can’t be sure. It is one of my longest standing customs. We have “punked out” a couple of times due to snow, but we have a perfect record in spirit. When it is over here on the “royal” side of the James, I have a reason to clean my basement TV room. So it gets cleaned at least once every two years whether it needs it or not. (Fran is dangerously tolerant).
Best wishes and a good game to all. Drive carefully. Last year there were traffic stops.
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