February 8, 2005
My Take
I wasn't going to say a damned word about the Super Bowl in Jacksonville after the cunts assholes who comprise the major sport media decided before they'd been here to excoriate the town. They wanted to be on South Beach rubbing women's breasts with no game of their own, emboldened only by a once a year expense account. Fuck them, I said. But I cannot let the spurious comments lie.
By any measure, and there are many, my adoptive hometown kicked some Major League Ass. Logistics, venues, parties, waterfront, airport throughput, cruise ships, fireworks, halftime show, we kicked ass. No major glitches.
Every sportswriter had a whore he could afford, which speaks volumes. Everyone else had glorious women on their arms. Celebrities had huge times, and huge parties. Maxim, Playboy, Hustler, Sports Illustrated, HBO, Velociworld (closed to media) , they all went off beautifully.
The Main Street Bridge was stunning. The Hart Bridge was beautiful. The River was mesmerizing. The City put on the Fucking Dog, and it was beautiful and seamless. A far cry from the Atlanta murder, the Houston nightmare, the debacle that will occur in Detroit if the weather varies from between 28 and 30 degrees next year.
Think my town stinks? That's your asshole, man. See you in 6 years.
Where did they hide the 900,000 blacks, that live in Jax Florida?
Posted by: Catfish at February 9, 2005 8:17 AMHouston nightmare? Not. Whores came in from every major market to glean the chaff of media, even being interviewed on local TV as to their intent. PDiddy and other celebs rented entire establishments for private (dys)functions. Maxim Mag leased an old broken down convention "ranch" for 2M$. The city even brought in 40,000 horse and cattle trailers to provide extra housing for visitors! The Feb1,2004 venue gave visitors shirt sleeve and shorts weather to shop our Gallerias. The lone detractor MIGHT have been the construction....but shit, 45South has had constant construction since it was first built in 1960...weren't no biggie....
I worked as a bartender at SBXXXVIII, Jessica Simpson, Rascal Flats, Dan Pastorini, Brooks & Dunn, and more drank my mix and tipped poorly ...THAT was the nightmare!
BTW......Janet is a Jackson....blame daddy Joe & mama Katherine, Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, La Toya, and Marlon for that shit.....besides, that helped get Stern off the air. Just be happy it wasnt Michael's tit or his bleached dick that was exposed....
Regards
Posted by: Marcus at February 9, 2005 9:08 AMYeah, and that Patriots beat Philly too.
The thing no one seems to be talking about is how different the world would be if any pro team from Philly actually won something. You don't want that kind of attitude taking hold. It could be dangerous.
Jacksonville was beautiful, I'll admit. I was there. Only problem in my eyes was a lack of available cabs, but whatcha gonna do? Drink more slowly, so walking is still an option, I say.
Posted by: PJ at February 9, 2005 12:23 PMI was impressed with the shots of the city. What difference does it make where the game is played; it's Supposed to be about football, right? (Besides, the commercials sucked this year!) I can't wait to come to Jacksonville on our way to the writer's convention in april! I might, on the other hand, stand a better chance of getting a ticket to the game next year since it's only about 3 hours from my house, AND it probably aint gonna be near as warm!
Posted by: Michele at February 9, 2005 2:48 PMIf anybody gives a rats ass, I'll go on record now, callin' next years "Detriot Super Bowl" a bust. You're gonna have close to, if not the same, weather that everybody raised hell about in Atlanta not so long ago. 3 Hours to Detroit... Michelle, you must be northern part of our state.
V-Man, what the hell?
You live in St. John's County specifically so that your children WON'T LIVE IN JACKSONVILLE. Why so defensive about the whole schmeer?
What I don't like about Jacksonville:
#1-- traffic and fuck-up roads, ALWAYS under construction but never finished.
#2--- traffic, with yankee driver's displaying incredible rudeness and total disregard for anyone else on those fucked-up roads.
#3--- Ugly black whores downtown at night. I think you can catch venereal disease just by LOOKING at them with your windows rolled up and your doors locked.
#4--- I-295, which should be dragged off and shot if you could do that to a road.
But I DO like the "Bow-Tie Bridge" on the way to Jax Beach. That is one cool bridge.
Posted by: Acidman at February 10, 2005 11:40 AM