http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090301/D96KV28O0.html
I am talking about the great Paul Harvey. If you listened to talk radio, you know who he is .... "Good morning, Americans" he always would say, then his tradmark, "Standby for news!"
Paul Harvey was a great American. He had a great voice. And he will be missed.
America lost a great man. Hearts, prayers and thoughts go out to all his family.
Godspeed Paul.
-- Matt
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Random Thoughts: 2/28/2009
Hi all.
Sorry for not posting much this week. First busy week back at work since my week vacation. So, been busy with that.
1) Well, my Sony Erikson phone died this week. The video display on the phone started acting weird. I couldn't upgrade with my phone until May. Well, I was not going to wait until May to get a new phone. So, I splurged and finally got my iPhone. So far, I am pleasantly pleased with the quality of the phone. Voice/call quality is just amazing. I am deciding to sell my iPod Touch to a good friend of mine and then with my tax refund, I will bascially write off this expense. So, not worried about that.
2) My friend Tony, who had the 'Incredible Dallas Cowboys' blog as branched out to a new blog: Raw Coffee. It is a very nice blog that talks about various and all kinds of topics. Make sure you check it out.
3) Winter weather may not be done with us quite yet. We might get some mix overnight Saturday into the first part of Sunday. Then another event Monday into Tuesday. But hey, wasn't yesterday just beautiful? We need more days into the 60s.
4) It is very nice to see that President Obama is taking a stand and setting a firm timetable on the exit of our troops in Iraq. I also found it quite humorous and fitting that he had to call '43' to let him know what he is doing as well. Sometimes, you just need to call the person who got it wrong, to say that now things are going to be done just right.
5) I find it quite distrubing that our new President has been in office just more than a month and the Republican party is already looking forward to the election in 2012. First, Louisiana Governor, Bobby Jindal gave a Republican responce to President Obama's semi-SOTU, then had had the gull to say these two words, "hurricane Katrina" with a smile on his face. Now, Republican nutjobs are together this weekend for a conference. They will decide what to do then do a poll to project who will be the presidential hopefuls in 2012. How sad. Now, if it was the other way around, do you really think the Democrats would be doing this??? I think not.
6) Philadelphia Eagles fans are in disaray and saddness after numerous media outlets said last night that longtime Eagles player Brian Dawkins is going to the Broncos. An announcement is expected today that he will sign a 2-year deal with the rising Denver Broncos. This story from KYW-TV Philadelphia. And with that, the mass exit of players from the Eagles begin. Mark my words, they will hardly be a team when the new season arrives. All the better for my beloved Cowboys.
7) Sad news to report as Ed McMahon is in the hospital. Looks like he has been there for the past 3 weeks. If you click the link, you will learn that now supposedly he has bone cancer. Not good. He is quite a person. And what a voice.
That is all I have for now. Gotta head out and get my grandmother a gift for her birthday party tomorrow. Then going to the Hershey Bears hockey game later tonight. Well have a great day.
-- Matt
Sorry for not posting much this week. First busy week back at work since my week vacation. So, been busy with that.
1) Well, my Sony Erikson phone died this week. The video display on the phone started acting weird. I couldn't upgrade with my phone until May. Well, I was not going to wait until May to get a new phone. So, I splurged and finally got my iPhone. So far, I am pleasantly pleased with the quality of the phone. Voice/call quality is just amazing. I am deciding to sell my iPod Touch to a good friend of mine and then with my tax refund, I will bascially write off this expense. So, not worried about that.
2) My friend Tony, who had the 'Incredible Dallas Cowboys' blog as branched out to a new blog: Raw Coffee. It is a very nice blog that talks about various and all kinds of topics. Make sure you check it out.
3) Winter weather may not be done with us quite yet. We might get some mix overnight Saturday into the first part of Sunday. Then another event Monday into Tuesday. But hey, wasn't yesterday just beautiful? We need more days into the 60s.
4) It is very nice to see that President Obama is taking a stand and setting a firm timetable on the exit of our troops in Iraq. I also found it quite humorous and fitting that he had to call '43' to let him know what he is doing as well. Sometimes, you just need to call the person who got it wrong, to say that now things are going to be done just right.
5) I find it quite distrubing that our new President has been in office just more than a month and the Republican party is already looking forward to the election in 2012. First, Louisiana Governor, Bobby Jindal gave a Republican responce to President Obama's semi-SOTU, then had had the gull to say these two words, "hurricane Katrina" with a smile on his face. Now, Republican nutjobs are together this weekend for a conference. They will decide what to do then do a poll to project who will be the presidential hopefuls in 2012. How sad. Now, if it was the other way around, do you really think the Democrats would be doing this??? I think not.
6) Philadelphia Eagles fans are in disaray and saddness after numerous media outlets said last night that longtime Eagles player Brian Dawkins is going to the Broncos. An announcement is expected today that he will sign a 2-year deal with the rising Denver Broncos. This story from KYW-TV Philadelphia. And with that, the mass exit of players from the Eagles begin. Mark my words, they will hardly be a team when the new season arrives. All the better for my beloved Cowboys.
7) Sad news to report as Ed McMahon is in the hospital. Looks like he has been there for the past 3 weeks. If you click the link, you will learn that now supposedly he has bone cancer. Not good. He is quite a person. And what a voice.
That is all I have for now. Gotta head out and get my grandmother a gift for her birthday party tomorrow. Then going to the Hershey Bears hockey game later tonight. Well have a great day.
-- Matt
Sunday, February 22, 2009
BREAKING: Philadelphia 2 Daily Newspapers file Chapter 11
Not good news at all.
Philadelphia Media Holdings, LLC., the company that jointly owns the 2 major daily newspapers in Philly, (The Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News) has filed court papers for chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Details on this story is available from WPVI-TV Channel 6, Philadelphia.
-- Matt
Philadelphia Media Holdings, LLC., the company that jointly owns the 2 major daily newspapers in Philly, (The Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News) has filed court papers for chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Details on this story is available from WPVI-TV Channel 6, Philadelphia.
-- Matt
Friday, February 20, 2009
T.I. and Maury Povich
What do they have in common?
Easy .... the new MTV reality show, T.I.: Road to Redemption.
In a cliff note sized summary, T.I. was arrested back in 2008 when he asked one of his security men to buy guns for him. Well, the cops came and T.I. was arrested. T.I. was given a plea bargin: Either do 1,000 hours of community service and 1 year in jail, or do 30 years in jail. T.I. chose the first choice. Knowing that T.I. is still screwed, he also enlisted MTV to make a program asking him to help at risk youth at deaths door.
Now, perhaps this is a good thing. And most people will think it will be. But let's be realistic. All T.I. wants is to have positive press time and people time before he goes to the big house.
Sure, I like T.I.'s music and this is nothing against him. But sorry man, you are suffering from the Maury Povich syndrome. "Oh yes, I'll change" ... yeah, "for today". I have only seen one show of T.I.'s new series, so I can only hope I'm wrong.
But sorry, I'm probably right. 5 years from now, I hope when I look back at this post, I'm wrong. But I don't think so.
-- Matt
Easy .... the new MTV reality show, T.I.: Road to Redemption.
In a cliff note sized summary, T.I. was arrested back in 2008 when he asked one of his security men to buy guns for him. Well, the cops came and T.I. was arrested. T.I. was given a plea bargin: Either do 1,000 hours of community service and 1 year in jail, or do 30 years in jail. T.I. chose the first choice. Knowing that T.I. is still screwed, he also enlisted MTV to make a program asking him to help at risk youth at deaths door.
Now, perhaps this is a good thing. And most people will think it will be. But let's be realistic. All T.I. wants is to have positive press time and people time before he goes to the big house.
Sure, I like T.I.'s music and this is nothing against him. But sorry man, you are suffering from the Maury Povich syndrome. "Oh yes, I'll change" ... yeah, "for today". I have only seen one show of T.I.'s new series, so I can only hope I'm wrong.
But sorry, I'm probably right. 5 years from now, I hope when I look back at this post, I'm wrong. But I don't think so.
-- Matt
Random Thoughts: 2/20/2009
Hello everyone.
First of all, my apologies for not posting much this week. You would think that if I had a full week off from work that I would post more, but I got that nasty flu/cough bug that has been going around. Been in bed for better part of 2 days. I hope you guys don't get this bug. What a nasty way to spend a week off work. But I do feel a bit better and I hope to get some things done today.
I have 2 links to share with you today. First of all, the drama with Chris Brown and Rihanna continues to go down. And as if it can't get worse, looks like celeb gossip site, TMZ.com released more pics of Rihanna. I will not post the photo on here, but it is quite disturbing and alarming. Here is the AP story about it.
Also, WGAL is staring a really neat story sharing idea for it's news. Most news organizations have morning news meetings, in the newspaper business it is called 'budget meetings'. Well, WGAL is opening the meetings to it's viewers. At this link, you can view live chat with the meeting. I viewed the transcript for the past 2 days or so and it's pretty neat. You should definately check it out. And at this link, you can view a Q&A from the Poynter Institute, a journalism website.
Have a great day.
-- Matt
First of all, my apologies for not posting much this week. You would think that if I had a full week off from work that I would post more, but I got that nasty flu/cough bug that has been going around. Been in bed for better part of 2 days. I hope you guys don't get this bug. What a nasty way to spend a week off work. But I do feel a bit better and I hope to get some things done today.
I have 2 links to share with you today. First of all, the drama with Chris Brown and Rihanna continues to go down. And as if it can't get worse, looks like celeb gossip site, TMZ.com released more pics of Rihanna. I will not post the photo on here, but it is quite disturbing and alarming. Here is the AP story about it.
Also, WGAL is staring a really neat story sharing idea for it's news. Most news organizations have morning news meetings, in the newspaper business it is called 'budget meetings'. Well, WGAL is opening the meetings to it's viewers. At this link, you can view live chat with the meeting. I viewed the transcript for the past 2 days or so and it's pretty neat. You should definately check it out. And at this link, you can view a Q&A from the Poynter Institute, a journalism website.
Have a great day.
-- Matt
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Good News from Dallas Cowboys world ...
KTVT-TV in Dallas/Fort Worth, TX reports this late afternoon that Cowboys owner Jerry Jones hinted that TERRELL OWENS will remain with the 5 time super bowl champions. All this, as their new home is getting ready for it's big season next year ...
-- Matt
-- Matt
Friday, February 13, 2009
DTV Transistion Update: 2/13/2009
Thanks to B2 on Linglestown Gazette for this upcoming link ...
As you know the FCC is now telling stations that even though they want to switch to all digital on the 17th, they can't. The FCC says that they have to prove without any doubt that there will be no customers inconvienced by the switch.
Well, the Assoicated Press now has an article in where it lists the stations who will not comply with the FCC order and still go digital on the 17th. The only SusquValley stations that are going all digital on the 17th is WITF, the PBS station, and WLYH, the CW station. All the rest, are waiting til June. Amazingly though, to our northeast the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area, the ABC, CBS and NBC stations are all going digital. It must be because of the tower damage they had from a ice storm last winter.
Anyway, make sure you check this list. Is your station on it? If it is, make sure you get your converter box, now.
-- matt
As you know the FCC is now telling stations that even though they want to switch to all digital on the 17th, they can't. The FCC says that they have to prove without any doubt that there will be no customers inconvienced by the switch.
Well, the Assoicated Press now has an article in where it lists the stations who will not comply with the FCC order and still go digital on the 17th. The only SusquValley stations that are going all digital on the 17th is WITF, the PBS station, and WLYH, the CW station. All the rest, are waiting til June. Amazingly though, to our northeast the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area, the ABC, CBS and NBC stations are all going digital. It must be because of the tower damage they had from a ice storm last winter.
Anyway, make sure you check this list. Is your station on it? If it is, make sure you get your converter box, now.
-- matt
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
American idol Top 36 announced!
Well, good evening. If you are a HUGE American Idol fan, then you need to read this. American Idol Top 36 has been announced!
I was at a special screening for a movie tonight, so I had to DVR it. Even that did not go through correctly, as only half of the two hour show was DVR'ed.
So, with some blog searching and such the good folks at USAToday.com, have posted the names of the top 36. The ones in bold, are what I feel the ones that you should look out for. After that, I will pick the one person who I think you should watch out for .... and why. Here we go!
The Top 36 :)
1. Arianna Afsar
2. Kris Allen
3. Kendall Beard
4. Anne Marie Boskovich
5. Ricky Braddy
6. Matt Breitzke
7. Casey Carlson
8. Megan Corkery
9. Tatiana Del Toro
10. Anoop Desai
11. Stephen Flower
12. Matt Giraud
13. Danny Gokey
14. Alexis Grace
15. Mishavonna Henson
16. Allison Iraheta
17. Ju’not Joyner
18. Kai Kalama
19. Brent Keith
20. Adam Lambert
21. Jesse Langseth
22. Scott MacIntyre
23. Nathaniel Marshall
24. Kristen McNamara
25. Nick Mitchell
26. Jasmine Murray
27. Jorge Nuñez
28. Joanna Pacitti
29. Lil Rounds
30. Michael Sarver
31. Von Smith
32. Jackie Tohn
33. Taylor Vaifanua
34. Jeanine Vailes
35. Alex Wagner-Trugman
36. Stevie Wright
And there is more I could bold and point out, but again, only half of them shown were tonight, and not only that, I personally don't remember each and everyone.
With that said, DANNY GOKEY is the guy you need to watch out for this year. This awesome talent has a great voice, and has quite a story. His wife tragically died about a year ago, and he is doing this in her memory. Watch out for this guy, he IS going far. Let's see if I'm right this year.
-- Matt
I was at a special screening for a movie tonight, so I had to DVR it. Even that did not go through correctly, as only half of the two hour show was DVR'ed.
So, with some blog searching and such the good folks at USAToday.com, have posted the names of the top 36. The ones in bold, are what I feel the ones that you should look out for. After that, I will pick the one person who I think you should watch out for .... and why. Here we go!
The Top 36 :)
1. Arianna Afsar
2. Kris Allen
3. Kendall Beard
4. Anne Marie Boskovich
5. Ricky Braddy
6. Matt Breitzke
7. Casey Carlson
8. Megan Corkery
9. Tatiana Del Toro
10. Anoop Desai
11. Stephen Flower
12. Matt Giraud
13. Danny Gokey
14. Alexis Grace
15. Mishavonna Henson
16. Allison Iraheta
17. Ju’not Joyner
18. Kai Kalama
19. Brent Keith
20. Adam Lambert
21. Jesse Langseth
22. Scott MacIntyre
23. Nathaniel Marshall
24. Kristen McNamara
25. Nick Mitchell
26. Jasmine Murray
27. Jorge Nuñez
28. Joanna Pacitti
29. Lil Rounds
30. Michael Sarver
31. Von Smith
32. Jackie Tohn
33. Taylor Vaifanua
34. Jeanine Vailes
35. Alex Wagner-Trugman
36. Stevie Wright
And there is more I could bold and point out, but again, only half of them shown were tonight, and not only that, I personally don't remember each and everyone.
With that said, DANNY GOKEY is the guy you need to watch out for this year. This awesome talent has a great voice, and has quite a story. His wife tragically died about a year ago, and he is doing this in her memory. Watch out for this guy, he IS going far. Let's see if I'm right this year.
-- Matt
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
BREAKING: Sirius/XM to file for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
From the New York Times ...
Looks like the marriage of Sirius/XM is in serious jeopardy today. The ONLY satellite radio company in America is filing for Chapter 11. I really knew this was going to happen. I never was a fan of the merger. Plus, the technology has not really taken off enough for it to be really profitable. I also think the mass exodus of subscribers has lead to this as well.
R.I.P. XM radio. This was the stronger of the two, but no, they didn't listen. Maybe now Sirius will.
-- Matt
Looks like the marriage of Sirius/XM is in serious jeopardy today. The ONLY satellite radio company in America is filing for Chapter 11. I really knew this was going to happen. I never was a fan of the merger. Plus, the technology has not really taken off enough for it to be really profitable. I also think the mass exodus of subscribers has lead to this as well.
R.I.P. XM radio. This was the stronger of the two, but no, they didn't listen. Maybe now Sirius will.
-- Matt
Close to a week?!
Please someone tell me that it almost hasn't been a week that I didn't post?! Shame on me. Sorry folks. Been busy with personal life and such so now the only time I seem to post is on my lunch break. Oh wells, sometime life is like that.
Hope everyone is well. Just a few random points I like to point out, then you all can be on your way.
1) Looks like Punxy Phil is wrong. After a high of 57 and upper 50's for the past few days, looks like a early spring as sprung. And tomorrow (on my day off, love it!), it will be a high of 62. Oh yeah. Loving it.
2) KTVT-TV in Dallas/Fort Worth has a very nice interview with Tony ROMO, who states that the Dallas Cowboys crew next year, will be different and that 'we have the chance to do something great'. Tony knows it, I know it, the whole Dallas Cowboys nation knows it. Next year will be different. We can get 6 Super Bowls too. We will not be denied. Maybe, just maybe that Super Bowl trophy can be the great last minute, last chance house warming gift, eh?! Oh yeah. Believe fans, believe.
3) How about this drama with Chris Brown now? His career is now offically over. I know that people fight, but when you put your hands on a woman who is defenseless, there is no excuse for this. And guess what, from now on, he will be known as a woman-beater. Sorry about being blunt there, but it is the truth. There is no one who can come back to the music industry or the entertainment industry when something like this happens. Do I feel bad for Chris Brown? Eh, maybe just a little. But what he did was unexcuseable. Simply that.
More later. Take care. Be well.
-- Matt
Hope everyone is well. Just a few random points I like to point out, then you all can be on your way.
1) Looks like Punxy Phil is wrong. After a high of 57 and upper 50's for the past few days, looks like a early spring as sprung. And tomorrow (on my day off, love it!), it will be a high of 62. Oh yeah. Loving it.
2) KTVT-TV in Dallas/Fort Worth has a very nice interview with Tony ROMO, who states that the Dallas Cowboys crew next year, will be different and that 'we have the chance to do something great'. Tony knows it, I know it, the whole Dallas Cowboys nation knows it. Next year will be different. We can get 6 Super Bowls too. We will not be denied. Maybe, just maybe that Super Bowl trophy can be the great last minute, last chance house warming gift, eh?! Oh yeah. Believe fans, believe.
3) How about this drama with Chris Brown now? His career is now offically over. I know that people fight, but when you put your hands on a woman who is defenseless, there is no excuse for this. And guess what, from now on, he will be known as a woman-beater. Sorry about being blunt there, but it is the truth. There is no one who can come back to the music industry or the entertainment industry when something like this happens. Do I feel bad for Chris Brown? Eh, maybe just a little. But what he did was unexcuseable. Simply that.
More later. Take care. Be well.
-- Matt
Thursday, February 5, 2009
UPDATE on DTV and the SusquValley
Brian Roche on News 8 @ 5:30 this evening reported that ALL of the area TV stations will go digital on June 12th, and NONE will go make the switch digitally early.
How disappointing.
-- Matt
How disappointing.
-- Matt
Random Thoughts: 2/5/2009
Good afternoon all ...
Just a few thoughts this afternoon:
1) Looks like stupidity rules and the DTV deadline is pushed back until June. All is not lost though. Up to 1/3 of all US stations are planning to defy the ruling and flip anyway to digital on February 17th. Good for them. No word as of yet on if any Susquehanna Valley TV stations will do this, but don't be surprised.
2) Etta James is mad at Beyonce. Or is it more like jealous? She is upset that Beyonce sung her big song 'At Last' and Obama's big day 2 weeks ago. My feelings ... get over it. If you don't like her, so be it. But why not you do it yourself?
3) American Idol is full gear this week as we just completed the first round of Hollywood week. I don't think the Osmond guy needed or leave, or the guy that was the high school president. Oh, and the bikini girl is gone too. Oh well. We still have a good year coming. At least we saw my girl Alexis Cohen from Allentown this year. You Go Girl!
4) A MUST-READ article about the future of newspapers, from Time Magazine. More, perhaps HOW to save your local newspapers. Any person, like me, or perhaps you who loves your newspaper in the morning, needs to read this article.
and finally ...
5) How about those nightly snow bursts we have been getting, eh? First it was Wednesday, where Lititz, Lancaster County recieved a cool foot of snow. Now parts of the midstate woke up to 3 inches, like me in West Hanover Twp., Dauphin County. I don't know about you, but I want spring now! Good news is that we will get a nice preview of that, as Sunday's high should flirt 50 degrees, or maybe higher.
Stay Tuned ...
-- Matt
Just a few thoughts this afternoon:
1) Looks like stupidity rules and the DTV deadline is pushed back until June. All is not lost though. Up to 1/3 of all US stations are planning to defy the ruling and flip anyway to digital on February 17th. Good for them. No word as of yet on if any Susquehanna Valley TV stations will do this, but don't be surprised.
2) Etta James is mad at Beyonce. Or is it more like jealous? She is upset that Beyonce sung her big song 'At Last' and Obama's big day 2 weeks ago. My feelings ... get over it. If you don't like her, so be it. But why not you do it yourself?
3) American Idol is full gear this week as we just completed the first round of Hollywood week. I don't think the Osmond guy needed or leave, or the guy that was the high school president. Oh, and the bikini girl is gone too. Oh well. We still have a good year coming. At least we saw my girl Alexis Cohen from Allentown this year. You Go Girl!
4) A MUST-READ article about the future of newspapers, from Time Magazine. More, perhaps HOW to save your local newspapers. Any person, like me, or perhaps you who loves your newspaper in the morning, needs to read this article.
and finally ...
5) How about those nightly snow bursts we have been getting, eh? First it was Wednesday, where Lititz, Lancaster County recieved a cool foot of snow. Now parts of the midstate woke up to 3 inches, like me in West Hanover Twp., Dauphin County. I don't know about you, but I want spring now! Good news is that we will get a nice preview of that, as Sunday's high should flirt 50 degrees, or maybe higher.
Stay Tuned ...
-- Matt
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Back to the Grind ...
Well good morning everyone.
Sorry I didn't post a Phil in review post last night. Once '24' was done, I was out. But I am back. I hope to do a decent size post right now.
Arrived at Clearfield Sunday around 1:30 or so. Once I unpacked and everything, then headed to Punxy. Punxstauwney, PA is in Jefferson County, PA. About 60 miles northeast of Pittsburgh.
Punxy is a very nice small town. And it all revolves around the groundhog, Phil. They make him out to be more or less like a god in that town. Now, not saying that is a bad thing or something, it's just different to see. Punxy has a nice town square. At the library, they have a 'groundhog zoo'. 365 days a year, Phil is there. In his natural habitit. There was vendors all over the town. They were even selling, 'Shadow Towels', a neat and interesting rip-off of the Terrible Towel.
Went back to the hotel then. Watched as the Pittsburgh Steelers came back with less than a minute in the game to become the first NFL team to win 6 Super Bowls. A brief opinion about this ... Good for them. But do they really need a 2-hour-delay for schools the next day? And do they really need to say they are 'Six-burgh'? I think not. Hey Pittsburgh ... just wait til Dallas gets 6. Then we will be 'Six-allas'. Better yet, just wait til we get 7 and 8. But really, in a good attempt to be nice ... congrats. As for the ads, I thought they were bascailly ok. My fav was the Doritios ad where the guy throws the crystal ball at the vending machine. Very funny. And yes, that was voted the best on the USA Today ad meter.
Then woke up at 2:45 in the morning. Began the trek to Gobblers Knob. This is one of the best experiences that you can do in your lifetime. I suggest that everyone does it at least once. Got into town around 4:30 AM. Paid $5 for shuttle transportation. State Police and National Guard kept very good crowd control. There was up to 15,000 people at Gobblers Knob. The Knob is a field with a slight hill and that is where Phil makes his winter weather guess. Everyone was having much fun. There was one jerk with one of those horns that were blowing it every 30 seconds for the better part of 2 hours. Other than that, what a morning.
Afterwards, went back to the hotel, had their breakfast. Then headed back home. Made a pit-stop at State College. Got some ice cream at the Creamery (nice place), then went home.
Overall, it was a nice trip. I really needed to get out and get away. Just what I needed.
I hope to post pics later tonight. Have a great day.
-- Matt
Sorry I didn't post a Phil in review post last night. Once '24' was done, I was out. But I am back. I hope to do a decent size post right now.
Arrived at Clearfield Sunday around 1:30 or so. Once I unpacked and everything, then headed to Punxy. Punxstauwney, PA is in Jefferson County, PA. About 60 miles northeast of Pittsburgh.
Punxy is a very nice small town. And it all revolves around the groundhog, Phil. They make him out to be more or less like a god in that town. Now, not saying that is a bad thing or something, it's just different to see. Punxy has a nice town square. At the library, they have a 'groundhog zoo'. 365 days a year, Phil is there. In his natural habitit. There was vendors all over the town. They were even selling, 'Shadow Towels', a neat and interesting rip-off of the Terrible Towel.
Went back to the hotel then. Watched as the Pittsburgh Steelers came back with less than a minute in the game to become the first NFL team to win 6 Super Bowls. A brief opinion about this ... Good for them. But do they really need a 2-hour-delay for schools the next day? And do they really need to say they are 'Six-burgh'? I think not. Hey Pittsburgh ... just wait til Dallas gets 6. Then we will be 'Six-allas'. Better yet, just wait til we get 7 and 8. But really, in a good attempt to be nice ... congrats. As for the ads, I thought they were bascailly ok. My fav was the Doritios ad where the guy throws the crystal ball at the vending machine. Very funny. And yes, that was voted the best on the USA Today ad meter.
Then woke up at 2:45 in the morning. Began the trek to Gobblers Knob. This is one of the best experiences that you can do in your lifetime. I suggest that everyone does it at least once. Got into town around 4:30 AM. Paid $5 for shuttle transportation. State Police and National Guard kept very good crowd control. There was up to 15,000 people at Gobblers Knob. The Knob is a field with a slight hill and that is where Phil makes his winter weather guess. Everyone was having much fun. There was one jerk with one of those horns that were blowing it every 30 seconds for the better part of 2 hours. Other than that, what a morning.
Afterwards, went back to the hotel, had their breakfast. Then headed back home. Made a pit-stop at State College. Got some ice cream at the Creamery (nice place), then went home.
Overall, it was a nice trip. I really needed to get out and get away. Just what I needed.
I hope to post pics later tonight. Have a great day.
-- Matt
Monday, February 2, 2009
Well, now that's over with ...
Yup, so 6 more weeks of winter. The crowd must have swelled to over 15,000. Went to the high school for their community fair thing. Now heading back to Clearfield. Will write a more detailed account of today's happenings and pictures once i get back home.
Good time happening ...
Nice crowd here and it is about 35 degrees. Fireworks going off now. Crowd estimate at 13,000. More later.
32 and what a town
104.1 WPXZ reports parking is filling up. Parked at Groundhog Plaza and taking school bus to the knob. Also, picked up this morning's pittsburgh tribune review. Headline: JOY OF SIX. More later.
The trek begins ...
We will ignore the fact that pittsburgh Steelers are super bowl champs. About 10 minutes til 4am and the trek to gobblers knob has begun. I will try to post as much as i can. Stay here for very first news on the future of this winter.
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