DO YOU REMEMBER

D_it_up · 01-21-2011, 09:53 PM

I know exactly what you mean. I wasn't able to attend the NFCCG, but I was in New Orleans that weekend on a spontaneous trip. The night before the game, a friend and I went down to Harrah's. I put a twenty in a video poker machine and within five draws, I won 200 bucks. I played with it for a while. I watched my credits go up and down, up and down. Then it started to crap out. I wasn't winning any hands. I figured I would cash out at an even 150 bucks, and still have a nice little profit. I was about 10 bucks away from cashing out when, in the words of Emeril, "BAM!", I hit a royal flush for the jackpot which was a little over 2 grand. Two thoughts immediately ran through my head. The first was "is there any way I can find tickets before tomorrow?" The second thought was "where is a bookie, because I want to put it all on the over/under". I was going to put it on the over, of course. In hindsight, I wish I had. That would have been an even bigger profit. The next thought that came through my head was "The Saints are going to the mf'n Super Bowl!" I had no doubt in my mind after that moment.

The next night as we were watching the game on the tube, I don't think I sat down for the entire 2nd half. I was confident, yet nervous, the whole time. I knew we were going to win, but I just didn't know how. My friend couldn't watch the Hartley kick at all. She just looked away from the t.v. I, however, couldn't take my eyes off the screen, nor could I sit down. As soon as the ball left his foot, I knew it was good. I ran outside the house screaming, "WE'RE GOING TO THE SUPER BOWL!" Many people in the neighborhood were outside screaming the same thing. As Jeff Foxworthy would say, "it was pandelerium"! I could only imagine what it was like to be in the French Quarter that night, but I enjoyed the moment as if I was there. Fireworks were going off everywhere. People were outside of their cars dancing on the Crescent City connection. We were at Academy Sports at midnight, waiting in line to get our NFC Championship gear. Being a Laker fan, I never felt that much joy from their championships. I guess mainly because it is expected from them to be good. As a Saints' fan, I cried, I laughed, I screamed, I prayed. Maybe one day my Cubs will win it all, because I will probably feel almost as close to what I felt that day when OUR SAINTS were going to the Super Bowl.

01-21-2011, 09:53 PM	#6
D_it_up Faqda Falcons Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ruston, Louisiana Posts: 3,465 Blog Entries: 3	I know exactly what you mean. I wasn't able to attend the NFCCG, but I was in New Orleans that weekend on a spontaneous trip. The night before the game, a friend and I went down to Harrah's. I put a twenty in a video poker machine and within five draws, I won 200 bucks. I played with it for a while. I watched my credits go up and down, up and down. Then it started to crap out. I wasn't winning any hands. I figured I would cash out at an even 150 bucks, and still have a nice little profit. I was about 10 bucks away from cashing out when, in the words of Emeril, "BAM!", I hit a royal flush for the jackpot which was a little over 2 grand. Two thoughts immediately ran through my head. The first was "is there any way I can find tickets before tomorrow?" The second thought was "where is a bookie, because I want to put it all on the over/under". I was going to put it on the over, of course. In hindsight, I wish I had. That would have been an even bigger profit. The next thought that came through my head was "The Saints are going to the mf'n Super Bowl!" I had no doubt in my mind after that moment. The next night as we were watching the game on the tube, I don't think I sat down for the entire 2nd half. I was confident, yet nervous, the whole time. I knew we were going to win, but I just didn't know how. My friend couldn't watch the Hartley kick at all. She just looked away from the t.v. I, however, couldn't take my eyes off the screen, nor could I sit down. As soon as the ball left his foot, I knew it was good. I ran outside the house screaming, "WE'RE GOING TO THE SUPER BOWL!" Many people in the neighborhood were outside screaming the same thing. As Jeff Foxworthy would say, "it was pandelerium"! I could only imagine what it was like to be in the French Quarter that night, but I enjoyed the moment as if I was there. Fireworks were going off everywhere. People were outside of their cars dancing on the Crescent City connection. We were at Academy Sports at midnight, waiting in line to get our NFC Championship gear. Being a Laker fan, I never felt that much joy from their championships. I guess mainly because it is expected from them to be good. As a Saints' fan, I cried, I laughed, I screamed, I prayed. Maybe one day my Cubs will win it all, because I will probably feel almost as close to what I felt that day when OUR SAINTS were going to the Super Bowl.