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It doesn’t matter if it’s a Chinese Dynasty, the Kennedy Dynasty, the Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers, the fucking New York Yankees, an ABC primetime soap named "Dynasty," or the New England Patriots… Dynasties just plain suck.
Maybe it’s just me, but I just get tired of the same thing year after year. Now, New England has three Super Bowl championships in four years. How exciting. *yawn* What a forward-thinking idea it must be to want to see different teams play in the Super Bowl.
It’s no secret I was cheering for the Eagles in Super Bowl XXXIX. I was born and raised in Philadelphia. I was never a die-hard, green-wearing, fanatic, but I always watched the games… even after moving to Washington. I remember being a kid and riding my bike to West Chester State College (later the State College became a University) to watch the Eagles in training camp. I’ll never forget watching Coach Dick Vermeil and players like Ron Jaworski, Wilbert Montgomery, Bill Bergey, and Harold Carmichael at training camp. I thought I was such a lucky kid to live in the town the Eagles train in.
In fact, I remember going to a Divisional playoff game in Veterans Stadium on January 3, 1981 to watch the Eagles take on the Vikings. I remember the Eagles winning, but I remember the cold more! We were in the upper 600s section, and it was just plain freezing! I had butane-powered hand warmers in my pockets, and drank lots of hot chocolate.
The Eagles went on to play in Super Bowl XV in 1981 (the last time the team went to the big game before Super Bowl XXXIX) but lost it to the Radiers. So, let’s hope that it doesn’t take another 24 years for the Eagles to get back to the Super Bowl. I don’t want an Eagles Dynasty, but at least ONE Super Bowl win would be nice. If the Red Sox can win a World Series, the Eagles should be able to win a Super Bowl.
By the way, it’s Sunday night, and that stomach flu is still kicking my ass. Nausea, sour stomach, and diarrhea top the hit parade with this lovely bug…
