I’ll leave you to your own devices during the game itself, but I’ve got a three-part postgame celebration to recommend. Elsewhere this weekend, comedy and silver-screen opera. Make it a diverse couple of days.
In a radical departure from the two-month history of this blog, let’s ignore the weekend and come up with a few things to do next week: Comedy, classic movies and beer.
Go out while you still can: Three films shot in the 'Burgh are in wide release, plus the East End offers plenty of places for burgers and brews. But everything I said last week about avoiding the mall still applies.
Bill Cowher once said: “I’m one of you. Yinz know what I mean?” Of course, using a word that’s meant to foster camaraderie with Pittsburghers. It worked on me.
Every year the Pittsburgh faithful celebrate that legendary Game 7 of the 1960 World Series by gathering at the old Forbes Field wall in Oakland. They listen to the original broadcast and cheer anew as Maz wins it for us all over again.
