February 04, 2008
New York wins!
Peter, inexplicably a Miami Dolphins fan, on NY after the win:
Once the game ended, it didn't take much time for the sound of screaming and honking cars to drift through my window. And then it got louder and louder. Now, despite the fact that I'm prone to vicious streaks of misanthropy and often like to revel in my status as an outsider, I do enjoy the occasional act of communal celebration. So I put on my jacket and went for a short walk.Posted by Karol at February 4, 2008 10:05 AM | TrackBackI remember the celebrating which happened on these very same blocks back when the Yankees won their World Serieses. I also remember the good-humored mayhem after Aaron Boone hit his home run in 2003. Tonight was that times ten. Men, women, and children carousing in the streets. Some people running shirtless down the sidewalk, others running drunkenly in front of moving cars. One guy was already selling Giants Super Bowl Champions t-shirts on the street. But my favorite moment which I will always cherish from Super Bowl XLII: Just as I passed a deli, the owner came running to the sidewalk in a frenzy, holding tallboys of Bud in his hands, and yelling "Free Beer! Free Beer!" So I took one, thanked him, and kept walking. About a block later, I thought to myself that I hope he really was the owner of that deli.
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"I hope he really is the owner of the deli"
bahahahahahahahaha
Funny, the deli right down the block from me had a sign promising free beer, if the Giants won, to the first 150 people to come in (and find the manager).
Perhaps that's why there was such a big crowd on the street last night...blocking the fire trucks and taxis...
Posted by: jaws at February 4, 2008 07:23 PMI found the streets and subway system in the area of town I was in was totally subdued and quite. I was expecting the scene that Peter described but it just didn't happen.
I was in a part of town where I thought there would be post Giant win pandemonium but it was just like a normal night. I walked from West 55st and 8th Ave to the Subway at 58th and 8th and rode the subway at columbus circle. The most i heard was someone shout "Giants!" once....
