Dear God, I remember that! Talk about deserted! It was like some giant magneto had destroyed the electrical systems of every vehicle for miles around. Crooks could have cleaned out the entire town & no one would have noticed until the post-game festivities were over.
But, oh, I remember--The pregame sendoff in downtown Green Bay--with the judges wearing Green & Gold robes...and the snow scuptures :-)) A thicket of satellite trucks camped out at Lambeau...people coming to Green Bay--just to be here. Our mail carrier & most of his extended family drove down to New Orleans for the Super Bowl--even though only two of them had tickets. The rest of us stayed at home--well, not "home" exactly--either hosting a Super Bowl party, going to a friend's house or at a sports bar. The Press Gazette food page even ran recipes for Green & Gold food (some of which sounded rather icky, like Green & Gold boxed macaroni & cheese)....
Oh, but the welcome home party was the best (I still have some confetti left). I froze my tush off downtown waiting for the team, took the pix & headed home to call my daughter out in New Jersey to let her know that I was there! She was watching the welcome home parade on ESPN...when I pointed out the local anchors for the parade were Chuck Ramsey and Mary Smits, she started screaming in my ear, "OMG! They're TOGETHER!"
Cool! A Beaaarss - Packerss pregame tread! Anotter two tree a dese and I'll be in football mood!
Da Bearssss!