Miata Mailing List: February 1999, Message #135

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>>~~~  A Special Super Bowl Story  ~~~
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>>    A Miami man, whose name was B.J. had been dying to go to the Super
>> Bowl, and by luck (and $500 to a scalper) he was able to get in.  But
>> his seat was up in the nosebleed section, tucked in the corner of the
>> stadium; his best view was of the Goodyear Blimp!  Luckily, he had
>> brought his binoculars with him, and during the first quarter, it
>> caught his eye that there was an empty seat 8 rows from the field off
>> the 50-yard line!  By the end of the quarter, he just couldn't stand
>> it, and got up and made his way around the stadium, slipped past the
>> ticket-checkers, and found the empty seat.  B.J. asked the man beside
>> the seat if it was taken, and the reply came like music to his ears;
>> "No, you're welcome to sit here."
>>
>>    His pulse shot up and he practically had a seizure, but he managed
>> to get into the seat and regain his composure... Mostly.  "I can't
>> believe it!  Who would have missed the Super Bowl with seats like
>> these?!?  This is the most amazing experience of my life!"
>>
>>    The man beside him suddenly became very somber, and told him,
>> "Actually, the seat belongs to me, too.  My wife and I were planning
>> on being here together, but, she just recently passed away.  Oh, we
>> were always crazy about football, in fact, this is the first Super
>> Bowl we haven't been together at since we got married, 28 years ago."
>> A tear was forming in his eye, when the second quarter began and the
>> man's attention was quickly drawn to chearing (and jumping) for his
>> team's first rush.
>>
>>    After the tackle, the man settled back into his seat, and B.J.
>> felt he should reply.  "Oh, I'm sorry.  That's really sad," he said,
>> "but still, couldn't you find anyone to take this seat?  A relative,
>> or close friend of the family?"
>>
>>    "No," the man replied, pausing again and bowing his head slightly,
>> "They're all at the funeral."
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