Geaux Saints!
It’s Super Bowl Sunday. A friend sent me an email with the bet between Indy and New Orleans. Apparently if Indy wins they get Mayor Nagin. If New Orleans wins, Indy takes Mayor Nagin. For the first time in a couple of years I actually care about the game. I’m not much of a Raider fan, but I did keep one eye open in 2003. The last one that mattered to me was 1995. I had a big party that day. And ran a $2000 pool that someone who showed up at my house actually won. I did enjoy the 1990 shellacking of Denver, but the thing that sticks out about 1989 was Tim Krumrie’s broken ankle. My all time favorite was the 1985 meeting of the Miami Dolphins and the 49ers. I became a Miami fan that day. And the Fish haven’t been back. In 25 years. They really suck. Hopefully the new ownership and new baby boy quarterback will make a difference. But I’ve got a soft spot for the Saints. I cold called Archie Manning when I was a broker at Morgan Stanley. His real broker called me back and kicked my ass. Poor schmuck, my response was “Dude, I have to have 200 dials a day. I’m doing my job, why don’t you call my manager and let her know”. I knew she’d be proud. The 1967 expansion Saints went 20 years before they had their first winning season in 1987. Bobby Joe Hebert was at the helm. A-bear. I love teams that lose 10 in a row and the Saints found a way into my heart. So Laissez bon temp roulez, the Saints are marching on. Who dat?
And since it’s Sunday morning…a dog story. One of the founders of Pilots and Paws worked with me at SND. We never met, but in speaking with her on the phone I thought she was a really great lady with a calm sense of good and right. Little did I know what an amazing project she was working on. Makes me wish I owned a plane. These guys are doing amazing things. They just finished the video. The song was written by the woman who now owns Kodiak, the last dog you see in the video.  Some supporters out in LA recorded the music and put together the video. Grab your hankies, I’m going to run your mascara first thing in the morning.
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