Mid-morning randomness from a still-desolate Arrowhead Stadium …
… The scoreboard at the west end of the stadium has brandished nothing but the following message since we arrived: “WELCOME TO ARROWHEAD — THE LOUDEST STADIUM IN THE NFL.” No argument here, at least when we’re talking about the outdoor stadiums; some of the indoor ones can get louder …
… When our buses arrived on the tarmac at Denver International Airport on Saturday afternoon, there were two airplanes that awaited as we hulked through the security entrance and into the airport complex. One was a 767 in United Airlines livery; the other was a plainly-adorned plane painted white with no identification on the sides of the fuselage and a group of bedraggled men awaiting to board. “Con Air,” uttered fellow Web majordomo Kyle Sonneman. This was the highlight of the day until …
… We walked to the Hereford House just south of downtown Kansas City, where fellow Sonneman, Fox Sports Net Rocky Mountain photojournalist extraordinaire Charlie Felix and myself dined yesterday evening on succulent K.C. strip steaks, twice-baked potatoes and salad. I’m going to give the meal the highest praise I can offer by calling it exquisite …
… Broncos scout Bobby Beers is here, joining our merry little band in the press box. Beers, based out of Billings, Mont., scouts the Northwest, the same region his father once scouted for the organization …
… Still waiting for word on John Lynch, Travis Henry, et. al. I’d expect something within an hour or so …
… Sonneman is playing The Sulu Dance over on YouTube. Guess the Internet’s working (for now; it was working at this point last week too) …
… Last week, we were treated to a collection of ’80s and ’70s favorites at Ford Field and at a nearby sports bar on the night before the game that made Detroit seem like a city that was still using calendars from 1983. Today, it was more like the 1940s, with the Chiefs cheerleaders warming up to Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy. Well, it is Veterans Day, after all …
… and to those of you who once served or are in service and are joining us from points near and far around the world, thank you.
Back with more later.
Tags: Food, Kansas City Chiefs, Kyle Sonneman
Thanks! keep up the good work
You managing to keep up with the city score? it doesn’t look like the most interesting game ever.
Desultory, from what I managed to follow … not sure if I’m going to invest two hours of my time watching the tape-delayed broadcast on Fox Soccer Channel … but all things considered, I’ll take a draw at a place where City had one of its most frustrating losses last season (I was throwing objects at the TV in the second half while watching the game at Fratton Park back in February).