Did you get your Springsteen greatest hits CD at Wal*Mart yet? Nice move, Bruce, maybe you can give the workers a concert during their breaks to make up for the lapse in judgement. Oh yeah, I forgot, they DON'T GET ANY BREAKS!
ANYWAY. A duel for the ages, or at least this Sunday, pitting a gritty, old American city against a whole state (even if it was the very last of the 48 contiguous to be admitted). Here are the facts, painstakingly assembled by the johnnykmusic staff to present a fair and balanced picture. Post your thoughts in the comments section below:
Pittsburgh
The Steel City- pop. 2,462,571
Three rivers- the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers, where the Ohio River forms
Steelers- ruff, tuff beer-belly guys
Iron City beer
Arnold Palmer, golf legend
Christina Aguilera, George Benson, Perry Como, Stephen Foster, the Marcells, Dean Martin, Bobby Vinton, the Vogues
Dennis Miller, Rush Limbaugh, Andy Warhol
Larry Fitzgerald, former wide receiver from the University of Pittsburgh
The prestigious Carnegie-Mellon University, peer of Caltech, Cornell, Duke, MIT, etc.
| Arizona
The Grand Canyon State- pop. 6,500,180
The Grand Canyon- really, really big canyon
Cardinals- pretty red birds from St. Louis
Arizona Iced Tea
Phil Mickelson, needing a man-zeer
Alice Cooper, Linda Ronstadt, Charles Mingus, Wayne Newton, Stevie Nicks, Marty Robbins, Jordan Sparks
Steve Allen, Erma Bombeck, Frank Lloyd Wright
Larry Fitzgerald, current wide receiver of the Arizona Cardinals
University of Phoenix on-line correspondence school
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10 comments:
Um, why would I need a man-zeer? I think I'm looking pretty buff these days.
Damn, if we could only have played you guys in football instead of cowboys & indians! You killed us!
What the hell is this crap!
John, I'm taking the Cardinals. Cinderella has arrived.
Rick
Yes, Rick, but you also had the Friars yesterday. How did that work out? And where the hell is Johnny E? It's your responsibility to keep track of the old roomie.
Cards, with the spread -- whatever it is. Truth is I saw a cardinal outside my window yesterday, then saw it again on my run, swear to god I did. Figure it's a sign. Putting a nickel on the Cards
Hey, we are contiguous up here also, I think. You guys are such smartalec morons. Personally, I and Johnny Mac are Mavericks fans.
George taking Steelers, I'm taking whoever helps me win on the weird chart that I can't begin to understand - I think you have to be a guy 'cuz George has no problem getting it but can't explain it to me. Going over to Carol and John's for the game soon.
Have a great night! Trish
PS - Springsteen tix go on sale Tuesday for XL Center - I'm sure you will be going, right?
Ariz 27 - 20. Did you get the NOLA room?
Trish, no I have never attended a Springsteen concert. I'm an early Springsteen fan, but less so now. Not really an area guy either, although I did see the Allman Brothers at the old New Haven Coliseum. And I admit that The Reet and I spent an eternity one evening at the Htfd Civic Center enduring a Neil Diamond concert in the early 90's with Gumbo and Lori.
And, speaking of Johnny Gumbo, no, I have not yet booked the NOLA room for Jazz Fest. I shall shortly. I hope the mayor of Spokane is doing better than the mayor of Hartford right now.
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