The Dairy Blog

The trip to Super Bowl XLI was incredible. Everything about the weekend in south Florida was as hoped…except for the weather.

The highlight had to be Saturday night’s dinner at famous Joe’s Stone Crab on South Beach. While enduring the three-hour wait I saw the likes of Jessie Jackson, comedian Chris Rock, P. Diddy, ESPN announcer Merle Hodge, former 49er quarterback Steve Young and countless others whose faces were familiar, but whose names weren’t.

Although security at Super Bowls has increased dramatically since 9-11, the line to get into the stadium this year was the worst ever. It took over two hours just to get to the screening area, and another hour to get to my seat. The wait was made more tolerable thanks to a very pleasant conversation with the lady in front of me, Connie Payton, widow of former Bears great Walter Payton.

As a Colts fan – more specifically a Peyton Manning fan – I loved the outcome of the game. Despite getting soaked, it was the most memorable Super Bowl ever. Can’t wait to get to Glendale in 2008.

Alan