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| Best Place to Watch the Super Bowl? One of Saddam’s Old Palaces |
| 2004-02-01 |
| EFL At bases across the country, the 130,000 American troops will be able to catch the game between the Carolina Panthers and the New England Patriots live (starting at 2:25 a.m. Monday, Iraqi time) in mess halls and recreation centers. If waking up in the middle of the chilly Iraqi night is too daunting, many bases will tape the game, which is being aired from Houston on the American Forces Radio and Television Service, and replay it later. Here in Tikrit, Saddam’s hometown and headquarters of the 4th Infantry Division, troops will watch the big game at the U.S. Army recreation center — a three-story palace built by the ousted dictator, with chandeliers, mosaic floors, a sweeping staircase and a man-made lake. Americans in Baghdad can watch the game in a tent outside Saddam’s former Presidential Palace, now the main headquarters of the U.S.-led coalition. Bo Jackson, a Heisman Trophy winner in 1985 who played both pro football and baseball, will join some of the U.S. troops based in neighboring Kuwait to watch the Super Bowl. Soldiers who can’t get to a television can tune in on the Internet, said a coalition spokesman in Baghdad. Despite the early hour, some 500 soldiers are expected to show up for the party in Tikrit. Staff Sgt. Bennie Brewster, of Greenville, S.C., will be cheering the Panthers before going straight to work at the base post office. "I’ll be tired, but I’ll watch the match," he said. He and other soldiers can win door prizes, compete in Super Bowl quizzes and enjoy a spread of chicken wings, hamburgers and hot dogs. But military regulations prohibit beer from being served on base. "That’s the only bad thing," Proctor said, "but we have plenty of nonalcoholic beers brought in." |
| Posted by:Desert Blondie |
| #3 Bo knowed.... but his hip/pelvis is essentially saw dust. :(. Auburn is roumored to have spent $250,000 to retain his services. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-2-1 11:57:18 AM |
| #2 Proctor, beers will come. I saw Bo Jackson throw out Seatle M's Herald Jackson from deep in left field in the 10th inning at the Big Mac (Kingdome). Herold Jackson was on second, two out. The batter(?) hit a deep shot to left almost to the wall, Bo cut it off feet from the wall, set up and threw the speedy Jackson out at home. It was beyond human capability but Bo is that kind of athelete. It was a Babe Ruthian play! |
| Posted by: Lucky 2004-2-1 1:41:00 AM |
| #1 "That’s the only bad thing," Proctor said, "but we have plenty of nonalcoholic beers brought in." You think that's bad, wait until a Jihadist interrupts the game. There's nothing like watching a Jihadi run over by a A1M2 tank. Several times. |
| Posted by: Charles 2004-2-1 12:54:20 AM |