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To a lot of people Super Bowl Sunday means pizza, beer, and a good game of ball.
Here on Tripod, it means something a little different. Read Dan Reines' hilarious letter to a Super Bowl Schlub,
build a Web page for your favorite player/team, and find cool member pages, jock-style CDs, and football books to satisfy any fan.
But, don't get us wrong — we're all for pizza, beer, and Sunday games on TV!
Check out the Official Super Bowl XXXIII Web site!
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| Open Letter to That Lucky Schlub by Dan Reines |
Come Super Bowl Sunday, about a billion people worldwide will rivet themselves
to their television sets in hopes of watching a halfway decent ballgame. More
likely than not, they will be disappointed. But at the halftime of that game, the
six or seven hundred of those people who keep watching — mainly folks
who've lost their remotes — will have a chance to see a true human drama,
a rags-to-riches story of the highest caliber. Those people will get to see
some lucky schlub try to kick a field goal for a chance at a couple million
dollars and three fleeting minutes of Diana-ish fame. For that schlub, this is
a remarkable moment, and it's not something that should be treated lightly.
Which is why I — kindly fellow that I am — have drafted the
following:
Dear Friend:
I don't need to tell you that what you've got here is a once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity. Play your cards right, and you'll spend the rest of your days
being hand-fed grapes by a gaggle of fawning models on the deck of your very
own 40-foot yacht. On the other hand, if you screw this up, you'll never live
it down. Men and women will forever invoke your name to describe a
particularly
ignominious bungle, and children will dress up as you for Halloween in hopes of
evoking sympathy and, therefore, extra candy. What I'm saying is, there's a
lot
riding on this. And if you want to rise above it, you're going to have to work
on three things: conditioning, game day prep, and proper
celebration.
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A Shrine to the Dallas Cowboys
Tripod member Keith thinks the Cowboys can do it again in '99.
The NFL Media Directory
Find the latest news on your favorite ball team.
The ultimate Peyton Manning site
Manning's history, from Tennesee to the Colts.
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Buffalo Bills Pennants
The history of the Buffalo Bills on felt.
Super Bowl since '66
Super Bowl matchups and scoring summaries since the beginning.
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| Books from barnesandnoble.com |
CDs from
CDNOW |
Pros & Cons: The Criminals Who Play in the NFL
An explosive exposé discloses the names and deeds of convicted criminals in the NFL, and asks why they're still playing.
World Champion Broncos: The Road to the Super Bowl
See if Elway and the Broncos can do it again this year!
Gang Green
An irreverent look behind the scenes at thirty-eight (well, thirty-seven)
seasons of New York Jets football futility.
Official NFL 1998 Record & Fact Book
An annual collection of information and statistics containing all-time NFL individual and team records, and more stats that you would ever need to know.
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ESPN's Jock Rock
Grab a hot dog, paint your face, and sing along to all the best sports anthems of the
stadium.
Cher
After 30 years of making music and a performance at this year's Super Bowl,
Cher redefines Girl Power.
Stevie Wonder
If his music doesn't move you, nothing will.
Gloria Estefan
Hot Latin music that will warm the coldest of winter nights.
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Swing into the Super Bowl, Daddy-o! These guys are what swing music is all
about.
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