STEELERS ARE THE CHAMPS!

The Seahawks, Mike Holmgren, Bill Gates, Paul Allen, Microsoft, Eddie Vedder, Pearl Jam, Starbucks, Boeing, Fraser Crane, and the rest of Seattle can all suck it

What an awesome weekend.

Mary and I got to Pittsburgh Friday afternoon. The city was more black and gold than ever. Schools all over the region were announcing closings and two hour delays for post-Superbowl Monday. At least eight out of every ten people were wearing Steelers gear. We went to Church at noon on Sunday... and there was a Terrible Towel hanging over the front entrance way to the chapel. The place was insane.

We watched the first half of the game at my folks' place. Then we caught the second half at Art's. While there, Mary secretly captured video of Joe, Art, and I celebrating as the final minute of the game wound down. Its quite a sight. Unfortunately its a huge quicktime video and I have no idea how to convert, edit, or compress it for the sake of posting here on the blog.



After the game, our whole crew met up at Bites & Brews in Shadyside. There were people everywhere going nuts. There was a full bar sing-a-long to Queen's "We are the Champions." Many "Here We Go Steelers" chants broke out as well. Simply put, there was much rejoicing.

The Steelers beat the NFC's top team after crushing the top 3 AFC teams on the road en route to the Superbowl. Hines Ward won himself a Superbowl MVP award. Ben Roethlisberger improved his career record as a starter to 27-4 despite a bad game. Jerome Bettis went out on top. Bill Cowher cemented his position as a Hall of Fame coach. And the Rooneys and the city of Pittsburgh got a fifth Lombardi trophy. Good stuff.

(and again, if I figure out how to post the awesome video of us celebrating the final seconds, I'll definitely post it)