I've been asked about a hundred times in the last week, "When are you leaving for Miami?" I'm not. I'm not going. People seem to be having a hard time understanding how someone who puts extra Chicago Bears on his bacon, egg and cheese sandwiches could miss the chance to see his boys play in the biggest game of their lives.
The answer is simple: I have Josie Woods Pub. For seven years now I've sat in that little bar in the East Village and watched Chicago Bears football with my friends. I remember ringing the Bears bell as Alex Brown sacked Billy Volek in overtime to end the Titans game on a safety. I remember losing to Carolina and sadly walking up the stairs back to reality. I'll never forget pouring champagne from behind the bar last Sunday and passing it out to a sea of smiles.
If I were in Miami next Sunday and the Bears were to win, I'd miss Wayne, Noah, Brian, the Reverend, Stephanie, Vinny and the crew. I'd be on my cell phone for hours afterwards. No, I'm not going to Miami. I'm staying home. I've sung the fight song with these folks for seven years. Let's hope we sing it one more time this season.
We start breaking down the ballgame on Monday. For now I really want to know where everybody is watching the game, especially if there's something stupid you do...IF YOU'RE GOING TO A BAR IN A PARTICULAR AREA OF THE COUNTRY, LET ME KNOW. WE'LL COMPILE A LIST AND MAKE IT AVAILABLE FOR BEARS FANS NEXT WEEK.
#2 BRIANsong said . . .I think I am more of a traditionalist, I will be going to a Super Bowl party like I do every year. I'm not much of a bar person on Super Bowl sundays. I would rather spend it with family and friends, like a holiday.
I am in unchartered waters where I cant afford to take a play off or run upstairs for a quick game of cards or run to quick refill my bowl with chicken chili. MY BEARS ARE IN THE SUPER BOWL FOR GODS SAKE!! I must be glued to the TV for every play! I am going to a smaller SB party this year where I know I will have a front row seat in front of a High-Def bigscreen and not so many people that I will get distracted. I have a lot of heart into this team this year and I cant wait for that surreal feeling when the clock runs out.
January 26, 2007
#3 Mad Braynard said . . .The hardest part of Sunday is going to be waiting till after 6. That whole day is going to feature a lot of pacing.
January 26, 2007
#4 craig said . . .I'll be buying a new 42-inch plasma tv tonight or tomorrow. I'll be at home sitting with a few buddies in my bar in front of the tv staring like those 2 little kids on the the Bugs Bunny/Road Runner hour watching Wile E. Coyote explain the deliciousness of the road runner.
Beep beep zip bang!!!
January 26, 2007
#5 Really Jay Mariotti said . . .I'm tempted to go check out this Josie Woods place and watch the game with some other Bears fans, but I'll be spending the day at home up here in West Harlem, with my girlfriend (a big Patriots fan) and two brothers (a Giants fan and a Lions fan). Two of them are rooting hard for the Bears, but the older brother (Giants fan) is married to a Colts fan, so he'll betray me I'm sure. We have a modest but very nice 27" LCD TV, and lots of good places to order food from.
January 26, 2007
#6 Midway Monster said . . .I am definitely going to Miami.
Undecided if I will be at the game however.
January 26, 2007
#7 Pissed off said . . .The Midway lives not in ChiTown.
The Midway has Bear Game Parties.
The Midway invites only extremely loyal Bear fans.
The Midway is a fanatic about The Midways routine.
The Midway has a very large TV with speakers.--Midway--
January 26, 2007
#8 jdawg said . . .The Midway likes to refer to himself as "the Midway". The Midway likes to refer to himself in the third person. I hope your house explodes from all the loyal Bears fans when they win the SB. Best of luck to all Bears fans and parties that are Bears intensive. And since we are now talking about TV details, I will be watching a 894 inch 1080p HD DLP tv for SB Sunday. Ok thats all true except for the 894 inches, its really only 56.
January 26, 2007
#9 jdawg said . . .I've had SB parties the last 3 or 4 years. My friends come because its a party; They aren't interested in football but like to watch me jump up and yell or curse. This year I'm not so sure about a party. I told my girlfriend (who couldn't be less interested in sports) it may not be such a fun party if the Bears don't win. She asked if it would help if she roots for the Colts? She obviously couldn't hear the tea kettle going off in my head so I just told her no, that wouldn't help.
I guess I'll be having a party and my friends can see 3-plus hours of interpretive dance on my part.
Twyla Twyla Twyla!
Martha Graham Martha Graham Martha Graham!January 26, 2007
#10 Big T said . . .btw Jeff, my favorite bar, being a beer geek, has got to be the dba. Although that doesn't strike me as much of a football hangout.
January 26, 2007
#11 randomfool said . . .Can't decide if I want to have a party or keep it low key. There aren't really any die hard fans like myself around and I don't really care to be around a lot of casual fans who may want to talk during the game. My finace wants to have a party so I may just lock myself in my room and watch from there (with my dog and his Bears jersey of course).
January 26, 2007
#12 Pyrobob said . . .I would love to go just for the spectacle of it but $3,000 a ticket and trying to get to Miami are just not justifiable. This last year I had a 50" plasma hung up on the wall in the living room and a 43" in the office/den. I think, like that commercial with the golf ball that everyone can see on TV but that the player can't see, reminds me that sometimes it's better to watch it on TV. Plus, you can pause it for a piss break if you have to and you can get a beer without going out on to the concourse and watching the game, yes, on TV while you wait for food and beer.
January 26, 2007
#13 Coxy said . . .I'll be at my usual spot as I have all season; in front of a large projected screen at J&T's in Streamwood on Barrington Road with a rowdy bunch of die-hard Bears fans, quaffing pints of Guinness. Jake (the J of J&T) passes out the words to the fight song and everyone in the bar sings it every time the Bears score. At half time they have a free all you can eat buffet with a "theme" dish-coupla weeks ago had fried seahawk :) . There's a free raffle for Bears stuff after the game. Usually Mongo is there signing pics or whatever you ask him to and leading everyone in chants of "Green Bay? SUCKS!". Jimbo Covert was there a couple of weeks ago. It is like a slice of Bears heaven in the burbs.
January 26, 2007
#14 jeff said . . .Jeff, why dont you turn that bar into THE Bears bar on Sundays next year. I know St Marks is nearby and they are a Bears bar, but you should get that place going next year.
January 26, 2007
#15 Phil from SATX said . . .we had over 50 bears fans last sunday. i am going to push hard for it next year. i hate to hurt st mark's business....but its a good call....
January 26, 2007
#16 Midawy Monster said . . .It's becoming clearer all the time who the folks are who hold down the fort here - they're displaced Bears fans - New York, North Dakota, Texas, etc. I guess it makes sense, why would people in the Chicago area need this blog? Since I do not have any friends who are true Bear fans down here, I will be refusing all invitations to SB parties, nor making any invitations to come to my house. I've always found that my protocol at normal SB parties ends up being - get drunk and forget to watch football. No chance of that here. The game will be watched in the usual fashion, nothing fancy, standing most of the time in front of a 36" tube tv that does the trick when you're close to it. All immediate family members will attend (think I can even get the wife to watch this one) with screams and high fives for every good play and pounding the coffee table and yelling for every bad. Cell phone and regular phone will be nearby to call and receive calls from siblings in Chicago and California during the game (only during commercials though - no talking on phone during live game). I hope I'm not making a mistake in not going next door to watch it in hi-def DLP - I just don't want to give up autonomy and control over my surroundings. For you young whippersnappers (is that most of you?) I am here to sing the praises of watching the game with the best possible Bear fans - your kids that you've personally programmed. Nothing like it. Likely no drinking until it becomes clear that the game is ours (the first Weller didn't get poured in the last one until Lovie got doused). I know that cuts against the grain, it's unfortunately the wise thing to do in the extremely unlikely event anything bad happens. PO'd, you said it right, the surreal feeling will be on us all at the end and I want to remember and savor it.
January 26, 2007
#17 jeff said . . .Hummmm...Sounds like we ought to agree to all have a time synchronized drink. Maybe we all agree to raise our glass and drink at kick off. Sorta a virtual toast.
--Midway--
January 26, 2007
#18 Green Lantern said . . .midway, remind me next week. i'll make it a thing.
January 26, 2007
#19 jeff said . . .I live in Connecticut, and am flying home to Morton Grove for the game. I'll host the same group of 10 or so high school friends at my parents' place like I did for the NFC title game last week, and hopefully it will go down the same way: having a few beers but staying sober during the game, going nuts in the fourth quarter, wandering from bar to bar in the snow afterwards.
BTW, every week I meant to come to Josie Woods' with you guys but every Sunday I couldn't make it into the city, or the Bears were on national TV which made my 50 inch DLP an option I couldn't refuse.
We're almost halfway there in terms of waiting....but next week will seem a lot worse than this one was.
January 26, 2007
#20 Stephanie said . . .i've been thinking about having a one day dabearsblog fan convention (read: drunk day) somewhere in the u.s. in the offseason. deal with that after the super bowl.
January 26, 2007
#21 jeff said . . .I don't know what to do!!! I'm torn between Josie Woods and my apartment.
Apartment: no distractions and less distance between the couch and the bathroom
Josie Woods: more people to sing Bear Down, Chicago BearsJanuary 26, 2007
#22 Coxy said . . .if this is the stephanie i think it is, you better get your ass down those steps.
January 26, 2007
#23 Pat said . . .Yea, I am in the same boat. I don't want to go to a party with non-Bear fans who will be walking in front of the tv and will not be silent until the commercials. I also don't want to be that guy there who is in a catchers stance holding his face on 4th and 1, when everyone else there could care less.
So its, Josie Woods or the apartment for me too.
January 26, 2007
#24 Vocal Cords said . . .For the third year, I'll be going to a party at a friend's house. They always set up some beer pong, and there's a pool table- none of which I will be taking part in. My friend- my only Bears fan friend who lives in SF- and I will be posted on the couch right in front, drowning our nerves in Power's, and wishing that everyone would shut up, sit down, and watch the f-ing game.
Kind of sounds like going to the real thing. Though I imagine there will be a large Bears contingent, I feel like sitting in a foreign stadium filled with disinterested fans would only make me wish for the intensity and tradition of Soldier. I'd rather go to a hostile stadium where the fans care. Just me?
January 26, 2007
#25 jeff said . . .Will watch the game at a modest party in front of 56" Plasma. Will likely pay more attention to the hotties in the room than the game. Except, of course near the end of each quarter when I need to check my place on the Superbowl Squares. Have talked to 15+ folks around the country this week to see who they're pulling for. Keep getting a shrug of the shoulders. I need a reason to pull for one or the other but haven't found a good one yet. Just hoping for a good game at this point.
Pissed ON: North Dakota is a hole, eh. You magnify your ingnorance when you even attempt to compare ND to Seattle, eh. Glad to hear (from you) that you're a real tough guy though, eh. Now, get back to the feed store you little twirp.
January 26, 2007
#26 Vocal Cords said . . .hey VC, good to see you're still around man.
January 26, 2007
#27 Midway Monster said . . .Jeff: I'm still going through withdrawals. Seahawks fans started the season with high expectations of another SB appearance so it feels like our season was cut a little short. I'm am man enough to come back and face up to those with whom I may have talked a little sh*%* with before you knocked us out. Envious too. You run a good site, though, my man, so it's fun to check in on you guys once in a while.
January 26, 2007
#28 Phil from SATX said . . .The Midway has read your entries.
The Midway expresses concerns of inviting non-Bear fans.
The Midway thinks this is not a good thing.
The Midway says revisit this decision.
The Midway says suck it up.
The Midway says Bear Down.
The Midway says be like The Midway.
See, The Midway only invites Bear die hards.
The Midway makes only 2 exceptions: Mr. Jack Daniel's and Mr. Jim Beam.
The Midway suggests everyone do likewise.
Yes, The Midway expresses that you should do the same.The Midway will cease talking in stupid 3rd person.
--Midway--
January 26, 2007
#29 Midway Monster said . . .Pat, I was at the Superdome in 1986 for my one and I'm sure, only, Super Bowl (and before now, the only one that counted). All I can tell you is it is a bizarre atmosphere - really bright lights, not huge sustained crowd noise, very surreal. Not at all like Soldier Field, obviously, and in the end you're better off where you are. If I could be at one game this season, it wouldn't be the Super Bowl where at least half the fans will be pulling for the Shoes, it would be at last week's Championship Game, which the more I watch it and think about it may go does as the greatest Bear fan- Bear watching game in history - the PERFECT GAME. The weather was so perfect, the crowd was perfect, watching Brees scramble around in his paint- and grass-stained jersey as he staggered his way to a pummeling (vs. Rex's so-clean-he-could-go-to-his-confirmation in it shirt), those guys laying in the end zone with the flakes pouring down, the water pour. If I could be at any game, any time, that's the game I wish I was at. But watching it TV was a sublime experience as well. As for the Super Bowl, watch it where you can devote every core of your being concentrated on the game, no distractions, just you and the game and people who care about it as much as you.
January 26, 2007
#30 Max said . . .VC - you are always welcome to this site bud. In fact, I think its time to join up and become a Bear fan... I mean... it will eventually happen so why fight it?
--Midway--
January 26, 2007
#31 Midway Monster said . . .Midway should invite Mr. Natty to the party as well.
I myself have no clue where I will be watching the game. I am out at school and there are several problems.
1) none of my close friends out here are Bear fans. A bunch of them will be rooting for them, but they're not die hard
2) I have a month until my 21 birthday, so drinking at a bar is out.
3) while representing the bears everyday this week (and probably every day next week depending on my tshirt supply and laundry status) I have had alot of conversations with Bear fans, none though have anything solid to set up.
So i guess my point here is that I very well could be sitting in a room by myself drinking out of a cube of Natty, screaming at a small TV and posting on this blog continually. I know i shouldnt complain, but there are some negatives to being in Hawaii.
January 26, 2007
#32 Nicole living in hell blue city cannot wait to come home to Orange said . . .Max, you're not gonna believe this but your in one of them dorms with nothing but women, about to turn 21, drinking and watching a small tv! well:
IT DOESNT GET ANY BETTER THAN THAT!
--Midway--
January 26, 2007
#33 Pissed off said . . .I'm a NWIN native, currently living in this hellish city of 'blue'. I cannot wait to get up North and see some fellow Bears fans. It's been an awful existance for the past 3 weeks here and it's getting worse by the day. Sweet Home, Chicago here I come.
January 26, 2007
#34 Nicole living in hell (blue city) cannot wait to come home to Orange said . . .I agree completely with Big T in Post #10, thats my situation including the dog part too. I also agree with jdawg in #8, my wife couldnt care less, and she doesnt like watching the Bears with me cuz I get too crabby/pissed/rowdy/violent/etc.
Man, we are all alike, displaced and loyal. Phils post #15 is exactly how I feel too, along with the above referenced items. I almost like watching alone so I can methodically talk to my TV, jump, scream, yell concentrate. I dont even think I want to drink during this game for fear my senses my come a bit disabled and for a second I might not be paying full attention to the game.
I'm in on the synchronized drink.
Vocal cords can lick a penis, are you canadian, eh! Leave and never come back you douchebag, you know nothing about ND. Thanks Jeff for kissing his ass and agging him on...not.
January 26, 2007
#35 Really Jay Mariotti said . . .*sigh* I wish we had Jetsons cars by now so that all Bears fans could magically be wherever they wanted to watch the game.
January 26, 2007
#36 BRIANsong said . . .I think the folks here have lost perspective on what is really important in life.
At the end of the day, it is just a football game.
Nothing more. Nothing less.
My goodness, the fuss you all make over a silly football game!
Afterall, it is not like some ginormous event like Dancing with the Stars!
Get a grip gang.
- Really Jay Mariotti
January 26, 2007
#37 jonathan said . . .I certainly know what's important in life. The Chicago Bears.
January 26, 2007
#38 GameFever said . . .I always used to go to a great Super Bowl party, but here in the Bay Area, with the Bears in the big game, I wanted to be around fellow fans. So I'll be at Windy City Pizza in San Mateo. A great place -- should be a big turnout.
January 26, 2007
#39 Max said . . .I like to stay at home so I can beat up the couch but I also like being around other Bears fans so it will be a GameDay decision. Either way you can't lose with the Bears in the SB!!!
Driving people at work crazy because I keep playing the Bears song every hour or so. You can play it on myspace. http://myspace.com/chicagobearsshakethelake
January 26, 2007
#40 Midway Monster said . . .True Midway, but I dont actually have a home out here. . . I am bumming on people's floors, one of which is my girlfriend but she isnt a bears fan, and I cant find any die hard fans to watch the game with.
Heck, I cant even find any real colts fans i can watch it with to yell at them. After the Super Bowl I wont complain or worry, but right now it bums me
January 27, 2007
#41 RelationshipExpert said . . .Max:
Dude, pull up a sofa... Take some advice.... Did I hear you say the girlfriend isn't a Bears fan? Well there is no hope in this relationship & you are not compatible.
This is not negotiable. I repeat: not negotiable.
So - dump her... dump her now and don't look back. Go man- go now! (But take the beer and TV - I mean damn it man you need to watch the game!).
--Dr Midway; Relationship Councilor--
January 27, 2007
#42 Midway Monster said . . .Max, don't be a fool. This woman is clearly not of sane mind. You'll wake up one morning with a puddle of blood in your lap and your johnson in the blender. Punch out, Maverick.
January 27, 2007
#43 Max said . . .Max, when a fighter pilot ejects from a jet, he braces himself and pulls a cord under his seat. This fires off an explosive that blows him & his seat out of the jet. It's called "punching out".
Dude-- Punch. Punch out now!
Do not worry about any of your stuff. Consider them “war treasures� that have been abandoned on the field of battle for the enemy to keep.
Punch… Punch now…
--Midway--
January 27, 2007
#44 Midway Monster said . . .Ok, so i should say that she is not a football fan overall, but i guess she is supporting the Bears because i do. Although i think it has more to do with the fact that when they lose, i am not fun to be around for the next couple days (if they lose this game i may not be tolerable for at least two weeks)
She just isnt a sports follower
January 27, 2007
#45 Megan said . . .Max – First, do not even hit at that "L" word when it comes to the Bears. Second; come on. I’ve seen cases just like yours. Stop this co-dependency. If she is not a Bear fan, she is not a bear fan and she is OUT. Pull the cord… pull the cord
--Midway--
January 27, 2007
#46 Megan said . . .I will be home from work about 4pm EST, I will have beer, chili and chocolate. I will have my Urlacher #54 jersey on and...
I will be watching from my 52" HDTV 1080i screen in my bedroom. (king size sleep number set on 45)
*Sigh* Wanna join me??
Seriously I am so flippin' stoked! Might have to have me one of them Jack and cokes!If we have a collective toast somewhere, I wanna be in on it!
I love you guys!
---The Meganator---
January 27, 2007
#47 BRIANsong said . . .If you have seen this joke, please forgive, I thought it was funny...
A Packer fan, a Viking fan and a Bear fan were all in Saudi Arabia , sharing a smuggled crate of booze. All of a sudden the Saudi police rushed in and arrested them. The mere possession of alcohol is a severe offense in Saudi Arabia , so for the terrible crime of actually being caught consuming the booze, they were sentenced to death!
However, with the help of very good lawyers, they were able to successfully appeal their sentence down to life imprisonment. By a stroke of luck, it was a Saudi National holiday the day their trial finished, and the extremely benevolent Sheik decided they could be released after receiving just 20 lashes each of the whip. As they were preparing for their punishment, the Sheik suddenly said, "It's my first wife's birthday today, and she has asked me to allow each of you one wish before your whipping."
The Viking fan was first in line (he had drunk the least), so he thought about this for a while and then said, "Please tie a pillow to my back."
This was done, but the pillow only lasted 10 lashes before the whip went through. The Viking fan had to be carried away bleeding and crying with pain when the punishment was done.
The Packer fan was next up (he almost finished an entire fifth by himself), and after watching the scene, said "All Right! Please fix two pillows on my back. But even two pillows could only take 15 lashes before the whip went through again, sending the Packer fan out crying like a little girl.
The Bear fan was the last one up (he had finished off the crate), but before he could say anything, the Sheik turned to him and said, "You support the greatest team in the world, your team has some of the best and most loyal football fans in the world. For this, you may have two wishes!"
"Thanks, your most Royal highness," the Bear fan replies. "In recognition of your kindness, my first wish is that you give me not 20, but 100 lashes."
"Not only are you an honorable, handsome and powerful man, you are also very brave," the Sheik says with an admiring look on his face. "If 100 lashes is what you desire, then so be it. And your second wish? What is it to be?" the Sheik asks.
"Tie the Packer fan to my back."January 27, 2007
#48 Dave said . . .Just saw this in the Tribune today. The website gets a shoutout. http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/chi-0701260130jan26,1,2527167.column?coll=chi-techtopheds-hed
January 27, 2007
#49 Before I Forget said . . .Megan, that lame joke gets twisted in every NFL city you visit. Its as old as the crust around your, Oh that right I can't swear on here no more. It causes Pissed-On to pipe in and then he'll get slapped by his dad Jeff.
The real reason none of you are going to Miami is because you know the outcome. Why waste the time and money to watch Rex flop in person.
You watch Rex will lay an egg the size of Megans, oh sorry, I can't say things like that on here no more. Damn.
Since we're telling lame, stupid, retarded jokes, here's one for all you retards.
Lovie and Dungy are standing at mid-field before kick off talking about whos players were the bravest and most loyal.
Lovie says, "Rex, come here." So Rex being the butt sucker he is, runs right over and says "yes coach. Lovie says, "climb up the diamond vision and jump off." So Rex does as he's told, climbs up and jumps. Lovie looks at Dungy and says, " now thats brave."
Dungy says, "thats nothing, watch this." So he calls Manning over. Manning walks over and says, "yeah." Dungy says, "climb up that diamond vision." So manning climbs on up. Dungy yells up and says, "now jump." Manning yells back, "fuck you." Dungy says, "now thats brave."
January 27, 2007
#50 beantown bear said . . .I'm most likely going to Junior's on Maxwell by UIC. My buddies and I go there after we catch a game (great food) cause it's not too far from his place. It's going to be packed, but the atmosphere is really cool. Plus Gayle Sayers owns it (met him him the stairwell one time) and I ran into Shaun Gayle last week. The bar was jumpin last week. Great time. Anyone else going there?
January 27, 2007
#51 Midway Monster said . . .watching it at my house with my 51" hdtv . . .but before that, it was John Brewers in Watertown, ma
January 27, 2007
#52 Midway Monster said . . .Enough of the TV size posts, lets get onto who is going to have the most outrageous event: Anyone burning a life-size dummy of Manning like I'll have at my party?
--Midway--
January 27, 2007
#53 jeff said . . .Max- I fully expect you to be single today. I mean, lets face it; you can have a relationship with differences in money, race, even religious beliefs- but her not being a Bear fan. That'll never never work.
It's a new day for you bud. that ball and chain is gone and you'll thank me in a few days while saying to yourself "::Whew:: that was a close one. What was I thinking!"
Now head down to them Hawaian beaches and find yourself a proper companion with the right priorities!
--Midway--
January 27, 2007
#54 VANI ZAKARIAN said . . .well at josies...we hang grossman's florida jersey from the wall and whenever he throws a touchdown pass, i announce "someone is getting rexed!" then i run around and throw the jersey on people's heads. it's completely silly but fun as hell.
January 27, 2007
#55 Megan said . . .Superbowl Shuffle Remix at
www.armenya.com
or www.artclass.bizJanuary 27, 2007
#56 Still said . . .Everyone around me is cheering on the Colts. My favorite watering hole is already decorated in Colts crap, so you can see why I've opted to stay in my own friendly confines. Besides, there won't be tons of smoke, I can do all the yelling I want and I can attack my husband at halftime. Who could ask for anything more!?
January 27, 2007
#57 Chad said . . .During the NFC Championship game I developed a bad case of restless leg syndrome. The Zen thing wasn't working for me that day. Highly doubtful if Zen will work next Sunday either.
I normally go to a party for the Super Bowl filled with people that probably watch that one game every year. It has worked in the years that I don't care who wins. I can't do that this year.
Sanchez and I are maybe going to get together to watch the game. He has a bigger TV than I do, but younger kids, so neither home is optimal. We also live in a town where the CBS affiliate is in a nasty battle with Mediacom the cable provider. CBS hasn't been seen by Mediacom subscribers in our town since the 5th or January. That means the bars will be packed to the top. If Sanchez can't score a HD receiver before next weekend, my guess we will be watching it at my house.
January 27, 2007
#58 Hilarious Shirt! said . . ."#10 Big T said . . .
Can't decide if I want to have a party or keep it low key. There aren't really any die hard fans like myself around and I don't really care to be around a lot of casual fans who may want to talk during the game. My finace wants to have a party so I may just lock myself in my room and watch from there (with my dog and his Bears jersey of course)."Yo T, I had the some dilemma myself. I decided that in the end, there would be nothing better than celebrating with a bunch of Bears fans so I invited about 15 people over all of which will be rooting for the Bears.
And Dave,
Why do you come here? I mean, if your answer is to talk smack then let me tell you, your smack is as fresh as a homeless man's underwear. You talk shit like a 6th grader. Your not funny or clever. I don't mind internet shit talk, I just don't like BAD internet shit talk.
But your a typical Chowd, never really grasping reality. And proving once again that Boston fans are truly the most annoying fans in sports.
January 27, 2007
#59 DJ LovieBall ! ! ! said . . .Yo! I am having the biggest super bowl party ever for this game!
300+ people. catered! Booooze. I am sorry but you have to celebrate the BEARS being in the super bowl!
I ordered like 100 shirts from this site for prizes and stuff. some are damn funny.
www.chicagobearsapparel.spreadshirt.com
Bear Down! We're in the SUPER BOWL!
January 27, 2007
#60 Midway Monster said . . .Yo! I am having the biggest super bowl party ever for this game!
300+ people. catered! Booooze. I am sorry but you have to celebrate the BEARS being in the super bowl!
I ordered like 100 shirts from this site for prizes and stuff. some are damn funny.
Bear Down! We're in the SUPER BOWL!January 27, 2007
#61 jeff said . . .100 Shirts huh... 300 people huh... well I am having F18s fly over my house at the start of the party. beat that!
--Midway--
January 27, 2007
#62 Payton was the Greatest said . . .i ordered my wings from Craig Krenzel's House O' Wings. think it's the same one?
January 27, 2007
#63 Bear Down said . . .I've been reading you guys all year, but haven't contributed yet. I just want to say thanks for all the funny and insightful posts. You've made a already memorable year that much better.
Jonathon: I may join you at Windy City. Are there decent TVs to watch it on?
Bear Down!
January 27, 2007
#64 Bear Down said . . .I'm looking for a place to watch the game is Des Moines. If there was ever a town in need of a Bear Bar, it's DM. ....oh yeah, and Dave likes men.
January 27, 2007
#65 jeff said . . .I'm looking for a place to watch the game in Des Moines. If there was ever a town in need of a Bear Bar, it's DM. ....oh yeah, and Dave likes men.
January 27, 2007
#66 jonathan said . . .like i've said, we're really trying to build a database of bears bears around the country. i leave it to YOU bear down...make some bar a bears bar.
January 27, 2007
#67 Nashville Bears Fan said . . .Payton -- Windy City has a bunch of TVs, and one huge big-screen. I'm probably going to get there ridiculously early to catch good seats in front of the big-screen, but really there are a lot of good seats in the house. If you're able to make it, I'll be the guy with his wife and 2 little girls decked out in Bears gear! :)
January 29, 2007
#68 Suck The Juice said . . .I'll be at fellow Chicago-native's house watching the game on his 60" HDTV as we have the past two weeks. I spent the regular season at Bailey's Sports Bar with about 20 other rabid Bears fans, but no need to watch this game at a bar. Only downside is my wife's grandmother will be here and she's going to hear me curse like a sailor for the first time. Oh well, I can only keep up appearances for so long.
January 29, 2007
#69 Brian said . . .A great place for Bears fans in Dallas is Ben's Half-Yard House (7102 Greenville Ave, Dallas, 75231; 214.363.1114). I've been going for years; the food is great and the diehard Bears fans--my people--always guarantee a solid time. Ben's is an oasis in a sea of Dallas Cowboys vomit. Unfortunately, having the DirecTV Sunday Ticket and the fact that our beloved team always seem to lose when I'm taking in a game there (I'm convinced it's bad luck to watch the Bears at Ben's, at least for me) have conspired to keep me away in recent years. Regardless, the joint will be ablaze this coming Sunday and I can't wait to celebrate the NFL Championship with my fellow Bears fans at Ben's in Dallas after the game.
January 29, 2007
#70 Heidi said . . .It was a tuff decision but its been 21 years and I was given an oportunity to go to the game. If not there is no place I would rather watch then with the faithful at Josie's. Good people, good food and the fight song. What more do you need.
I'll be at the game but you can bet after the Bears lead the colts to the same fate as Barbaro. I will be calling in and having the celebratory long distance cheers.January 29, 2007
#71 Heidi said . . .DS, I can certainly relate to Max. Not about being too young to drink and the living in Hawaii part, but yeah the rest of it. :-))
As I mentioned, my bf is a die-hard Cowboys fan. I take a perverse pleasure in the fact that a little corner of Cowboy Country is rooting for the Bears. Big Sandy, Texas, Lovie's hometown, looks more like a small town near Chicago instead of a town just east of Dallas. Bears signs everywhere and all anyone is talking about are the Bears. A friend of ours who lives near there says everyone has gone completely crazy over the Bears. It's cool but funny. I wonder who Big Sandy would've rooted for had it been the Bears and Dallas for the NFC championship (what I was hoping for, but alas).
January 30, 2007
#72 Mike said . . .OOPS! I posted my comments above in the wrong place. (Just in case anyone's wondering why they don't make sense!)
January 30, 2007
I'm a little late to the party, but here's a great place to watch the game in San Mateo, Calif. The only possible downside: It might be crowded.
http://www.mercextra.com/blogs/cassidy/2007/02/01/bears-fans-find-each-other-far-from-home/February 2, 2007
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