The results of the NFC Championship Game this past Sunday were outstanding. First, a great game, exciting all the way through. Second, a gutsy performance by Favre - even though I don't like him, you have to respect him, his accomplishments, and his age. Third, sending the Vikings home with their heads hanging after they spit in the Cowboys' faces the previous week.
But most of all, the City of New Orleans deserves it. I don't care for the Saints themselves, but the City needs this. Having put up with a trash team for decades, their fans deserve a winner. Still suffering from Katrina, the City needs something big to cheer for. Having seen the horror that was the Superdome in the days after the Hurricane, seeing it in all of its glory this past Sunday was a tribute to the City and the residents who have fought so hard to bring it back.
I've spent a lot of time in Nawlins over the years on business. Although its always been dirty, poor, overrun with corruption, and its main claim to fame is a street where you can get snot faced drunk and show your naught bits to the crowd, it has a charm and a spirit to admire.
During one visit last year, I had a cab driver swear to me that he personally saw Army soldiers planting explosives on one of the dikes during Katrina (and I'm not talking about residents of the northern French Quarter). How can you not love a city where Mayor Nagin comes out and proclaims it is 'chocolate'?
Anyway, I hope the 'Aints win the 'Bowl.
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