E.A.G.L.E.S. EAGLES!!!

Here’s something some of you may not know. Your Center City Correspondent is working as an usher at Lincoln Financial Field for Eagles games, concerts, etc. And before you ask, no I can’t get you tickets. Last Sunday was my first regular season Eagles game against the New Orleans Saints. The less said about the final score the better. Eagles fans have a reputation for being a tough crowd, loud, boisterous, and obnoxious. But what I saw was something different. They cheer their team when they do something good, and express their displeasure in the normal Philadelphia manner. They are for the most part responsible fans, without a lot of drunkenness, foul language, etc. They are a cross section of Philadelphians, young-old, men-women, black-white. I try to engage them in quick conversations as they enter the section, and then during each break in play, I stroll up the steps, checking to make sure that everything’s copasetic. Luckily the section I worked only had about 20 rows, so I wasn’t walking up too many steps. And the weather was positively beautiful. I’d be happy to get 7 more games like that with a much better result. All for now. Go Birds!!!!




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