Thanks to Reed for the post-game review. I hurt my back the week before and go figure — extra driving to and from Pittsburgh and crashing on a friend’s couch Saturday night along with everything else did not help it feel better. So I’ve been trying to give it some extra rest on Sunday and Monday to at least remove the constipated look on my face everytime I take a step and feel the pain in my back. I’m sure plenty of you have experience to varying degrees of back pain. The most frustrating thing, is that there is very little you can do about it. You just have to try and rest it and let it heal at its own pace.
In a rare variance from the usual, my group of friends ended up in one of the luxury boxes for the game. It was one of those convoluted, multiple degrees of separation of friends, family and work that put us in that situation. They are definitely plush, and with good food, several TV monitors and an open bar. Was a little creeped out for some reason with the framed and signed Joe Namath jersey in the bathroom, but that was about the worst of it. I wouldn’t do it on a regular basis, though. Much like being in a press box, you can’t help but feel a bit disconnected to the atmosphere in the stands and on the field — even with the windows slid out of the way and being able to cheer.
The open bar and food meant we cut short our outside tailgating in favor of going into the stadium around 4pm.
