The Fam Bumps Into Shaq

Mom, dad, Denise and the little sis bumped into a couple of recognizable folks at the "Fight Night" fundraiser in Phoenix Friday night.

The photo of Shaq has a back story. Mom has always been a Shaq stalker/fan. She finally had the chance to meet him two weeks ago, got her picture taken, but never received the picture.

More SB Weekend Pics

Super Bowl Lives Up to the Hype!!

Wow - what a game. Although I didn't have any rooting interest in this game (next year Vikings!!), Rob and I were pulling for the Giants (sorry Pennell and Adrian E!). Although I am not a fan of this stadium due to history (41-14 ouch), it is a beautiful place to watch a football game. Tom Petty rocked the house. It was amazing to see how they pull off all of the 'during commercial' break madness to pull off such a production. He played 4 rocking classics and it was the first time I was ever able to see him live.

I don't like to sit still often, so we stood most of the game. Dad and Brian had the 15 yard line seats. Rob and I were up there in the nose bleeds - but it didn't matter. As you can see with some of the photos, the entire game unfolded in front of me. The middle photo is an actual completion by Brady to Welker that set-up there short-lived go ahead touchdown in the 4th.

The kicker was that immediately following the end of the game, we had to bolt for the airport (I had to leave for Holland the next day). So although we didn't get to stick around for the post game speech or ticker tape, it was definitely one of the top experiences of my life. And to boot, the weekend itself was epic in so many ways!

Thanks to Matt Quinn (and Dan Clifford) for hooking up my old man and Brian with the Patriots Team party tickets. Unfortunately, they didn't attend as it didn't appear there would be much to celebrate. And again, dad, what a wonderful weekend. The SB tickets combined with everything else - wow.

Suns vs. Spurs Kicked Off SB Weekend

Dad hooked up Scherer and I, first night of the weekend, with 6th row tix to the Suns vs. Spurs game. The Suns were rolling all game, but Ginobli ate up the Suns in the 4th and they squeaked it out. It was the long awaited rematch of Horry coming into America West, but Horry never saw the floor. Pics courtesy of Scherer. My ole man took very good care of us during this epic weekend in Phoenix. Thanks dad.

A Punchline for the Next 30 Years

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070902/SPORTS06/709020673/1123/SPORTS

By far the best story of the weekend - calling for Carr's head. As a Buckeye fan, it will be sad to see Carr go....I guess I should finally start working on my Website salute to Lloyd Carr....more to come.

And to boot, this happened on the weekend of my sister's wedding...financed by a Wolverine alumni and marrying a Wolverine fan husband who's father graduated as a Wolverine attended by a number of close family members and friends who are also Wolverine fans......I'll be sure to get back to this topic soon.

Please be sure to leave any jokes you've heard in the comments.....this one will be revisited for the next 30 years.