Of the four short skyscrapers that you can see through the fog/smog, the one on the left is the Omni Convention Center Hotel. This is where one of the NFL teams is staying that is in North Texas for the Super Cold Bowl next Sunday.
I don't know if Fort Worth gets the Pittsburgh Steelers team or the New Orleans Saints. I know the buildings in both the downtowns of Dallas and Fort Worth have been color-cordinated to match the conference colors that town's team.
I know I've read which town is which color, but I forget. I believe one is blue, one is red. I also know I could likely get the answer to this probing question with about 5 seconds of Googling.
I just went to the Star-Telegram to see if I could easily find out what team is in town.
Well, apparently the Pittsburgh Steelers arrived today and were greeted by a big crowd of screaming football fans. An ESPN person said they'd never seen this level of excitement so early in Super Bowl Week.
Below is a blurb from the article in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, titled A Texas-sized howdy for ESPN on 'opening day' ...
The TCU band blasted its music across Sundance Square, and the cheerleaders rocked the crowd. Mayor Mike Moncrief meted out some inspirational words, and Ed Bass shook more than a few hands. And that was all before 5 o'clock in the morning, all before ESPN even began broadcasting Monday from downtown Fort Worth.
ESPN folks said they never had seen such enthusiasm, not this early in Super Bowl week anyway. And, of course, Fort Worth never has seen anything like ESPN.
This is all starting to seem somehow sad to me. Maybe I would understand if I were a football fan.
2 comments:
The Steelers are staying at Omni -FW and the Green Bay Packers are staying at Omni- Mandalay (sp?) in Irving.
I think, but am not sure (not a big pro football fan) that the Steelers are Black and Red and the Packers are Green and Gold (with Cheese heads). I am glad we did not get the Cheese heads.
That said. I live on the near Westside, just North and West of Will Rogers. I think I may not leave my house until next week.
cd0103, I think I am stocked up with sufficient goods for the duration of this Ice Age. If you do get out, it is well worth a visit to the Dallas Cowboy Stadium to see first hand all the bizarre stuff that has been done for the Super Bowl.
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