To celebrate the biggest American sporting event of the year, I'm going to talk about my favorite memories of the big game!
2004 - I lived in Charlotte at the time and everyone was going crazy because the Carolina Panthers were in the Super Bowl for the 1st time. Pretty funny because if you surveyed the town 4 months earlier 1 in 5 people would not admit to being a Panther fan. This was memorable for me because it was the first time I had a Super Bowl party. It wasn't quite up to the status of the Maxim Super Bowl party or anything, but it was fun and man was there a lot of food. It was, of course, highlighted by Boobgate or whatever people are calling the whole Janet Jackson-Justin Timberlake thing. I remember watching with my friends and we all looked at each other thinking "Was that her..." Our neighbor would occasionally pop in and out with his giant blue foam Panther paws. I've been trying unsuccessfully for 8 years to erase that memory. *shakes head....*
2005 - So one year later, Jill and I are watching the SuperBowl and towards the end I go into the kitchen to get a drink and come back out and the game is no longer on. Jill is watching Full House. So, instead of watching the big drive, etc, I am watching Uncle Jesse chasing Kimmy Gibbler around or whatever. Really - Gibbler....that's a name you should never utter on SuperBowl Sunday.
1989 - So obviously this list isn't chronological. This is the only SuperBowl I've ever missed in my life. It was the Bengals vs. the 49ers. Probably one of the greatest games every played. While many will remember this SuperBowl for another chapter of "Montana Magic", an equally popular memory will be that I missed the game due to being grounded. I couldn't believe that I was grounded for the big game, so I did what any other person would do. I busted out my walkman and listened to the game on the radio. Nice plan, except my walkman was one of those sketchy jobbies that got static interference with even an ill-timed breath. "Montana back to throw *FSSHHSHSHSHSHSHHS* to Taylor...*FHSSSSHSHSHSHSHSH* and they've decided to huddle up." That was how most of the game went. Like a hopeful child with unbridled optimism, that had not yet been crushed by the cruelties of the world, I held out until the bitter end. One of the greatest games I never saw.
1991 - The first of my four year long nightmare that was the Buffalo Bills SuperBowl run. Everyone was insane. The stupid Bills shout song is forever etched in my brain. Ugh! So, why is this on my list of top memories? 2 words - Scott Norwood. For any person who was either a Giants fan, or not a Bills fan, those 2 words bring a smile to their faces. Unfortunately, what I don't like about his name is that many of the idiot Bills fans like to blame him for the loss. It's not his fault that it came down to a 49 yard field goal at the end of the game. Check the stats - no kicker had made a field goal of that distance in the SuperBowl at that point. That's a good example of why I can't stand the Bills. Their fans pin all of the mistakes and foul-ups of an entire game on one person. Stay classy Bills fans. This was one of the greatest days of my life. (Look, when your team stinks so bad that they haven't made it to the big game in my lifetime, you have to focus on baby steps. This was one day that no one was talking about how bad my team was!)
2007 - We planned a spontaneous trip to Dallas to watch the SuperBowl with a friend from Niagara Falls. The game wasn't memorable, but we had such a good time. The thing that I loved about my friend, Dana, is that he can throw one hell of a party. The best part is that he couldn't have cared less about the game. He and my wife spent the whole game making fun of the commercials. The game wasn't memorable, but this was one of my favorite because I got to take a spontaneous trip and have a great time, even if the the conversation was more in the vein of "...what is she wearing..." vs. "...what an awesome pass!"
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