It was a beautiful day in the neighborhood, a beautiful day for a neighbor, but the Steelers, and their special team, among other culprits, decided to run the day for the black and gold faithful. Nonetheless, it was a perfect day for a game and the scene was predictably jovial outside of Heinz Field. At least before kickoff ...
It's always Steelers Sunday in Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood.
Tribute to a fallen warrior. Unsolicited book recommendation: I'm halfway through Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman by Jon Krakauer and it's excellent.
No ... just ... no. He would get the last laugh though, ridiculous get up and all.
Heeeeeeee's baaaaaaaaack. On the far right is Giovanni Poggi, proprietor of La Botticella, the home of the Steelers Nation in Rome. He's visiting a bunch of his legions of Pittsburgh friends during his annual American vacation.
British, Italian, American, whatever ... the Steelers Nation holds one of its 8 annual summits in Pittsburgh.
This shirt is factually correct, but they were both equally non-factors on Sunday.
... he didn't come down from the gallows on Sunday.
Clever. Verrrrrrrrry clever.
No, it's not good at all. In fact, it's very bad.
A gentleman from the Berlin (Pa.) Fife & Drum Corps, one of the oldest such organizations in America.
Getcherr motor runnin' ....
Steelers Chopper, designed by Jim's Visionary Auto Body of Beaver Falls and autographed by Franco Harris.
So predictable. So juvenile. Yet it makes me laugh every time. Like the "T.O. has B.O." signs.
Posted
Nov 15 2009, 08:47 PM
by
Dan Gigler