Called for Uber. My stomach is still really off, even if the rest of me feels fine. Not to mention, I wasn't sure what the roads would be like by 4:30 or so on Super Bowl day. I'm actually glad I did. The lady going there arrived within 7 minutes, wore an Eagles jacket, was in a great mood, and said she'd given her family's vintage one to a nephew who appreciated it. The guy going home came in 11 minutes and at least dodged the traffic on the White Horse Pike.
She wasn't the only one in a good mood. Everyone at work was really happy today, from my co-workers to the customers to the Girl Scouts who sold cookies by the front door. I saw every variation on Eagles gear existing, including on the Girl Scouts! It was awesome. This was the most cheerful our customers have been since Christmas. People really wanted this win. And there were a lot of them. We were really busy today. I needed help doing the front trash, which was overflowing because I hadn't had the time to get to it. At least the Sunday bagger and afternoon bagger were there to help out. The weather could have been worse, too. It was windy and cold, but the clouds that were out this morning had broken up by the time I finished.
I even ran into Rose and Finley around noon, the latter toting a stuffed black kitty. Rose invited me over to her house for the Super Bowl. I would have loved to, but I didn't think my stomach would be up to it. I declined and later texted her that I'd be bringing her kids Valentine's treats later in the week.
Thankfully, it slowed down enough by 4 PM that I had no trouble doing my own grocery shopping. In fact, I mainly went to work for Mylanta. Grabbed lots of ginger ale, ginger lemon soda, and lemon-lime soda, both prebiotic and regular zero Sprite. Restocked granola bars, yogurt, and bagels for this week. Bought white chocolate chips to make strawberry white chocolate chip cookies, which I intend to give out for Valentine's Day.
When I got home, I went straight into the shower, then got a little dinner and went upstairs. Puttered online while watching It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown. Charlie Brown is less concerned about the outcome of the big game and more about escorting the Little Red Haired Girl, the school's homecoming queen, after the game. Too bad he's the kicker and Lucy's holding the ball...
Switched to the game on Tubi after the cartoon ended. First of all, more Super Bowls ought to be in New Orleans. The National Anthems were played by Dixieland and jazz musicians, and they were terrific. Second, this was an amazing game. The Eagles took the reigns from the very first and ran with them. They sacked Patrick Mahommes six times, including a strip-sack, got five turnovers, and got points on two interceptions. In fact, I was disappointed that the Chiefs didn't really wake up until the third quarter. They're a genuinely good team. They did finally manage to get points on the board, but it wasn't enough to out-run the Eagles. The Eagles won the Super Bowl 40-22.
(And I heard they literally flooded the streets elbow-to-elbow and climbed garbage trucks in Philly! All we got here in the South Jersey suburbs were fireworks and a lot of cheering.)
Went back and forth between the game and the Match Game marathon on YouTube after that started, then finished the night with the marathon. Gene Rayburn loved his fancy suits, and some of them could get pretty lavish. His two most (in)famous were likely the god-awful green and red plaid and the gray checked with the pink bow tie that Brett and Pat Harrigan joked made him look like half of a vaudeville team. There was also the tuxedo with the very flashy gold and black vest made from a piece of fabric he apparently got in China. He was especially proud of a pair of wingtip shoes he wore on several occasions.
Gene occasionally went casual, too, notably the episode when he sported a turtleneck and jacket. Betty White rolled up his pants legs, revealing plaid socks. He ended up giving them to a woman in the audience. Richard helped him with his shoes. He wore red suede shoes on a later PM episode. Brett sported a black velvet gown that Charles joked made her look like an opera diva. The Audience Match got really wild when Richard Paul, Brett, and Charles sang "The Eyes of Texas" as an answer to the "The Eyes of __" and the contestant ended up in Jamie Lee Curtis' lap.
Some of the fashion on the syndicated shows could get pretty interesting as well. Ted Lange once came on an episode and demanded Fred Grandy give him his suit back, leading Fred to strip on the air. Gene stripped once, too, when the panelists complained about his bland gray suit. McLean Stevenson borrowed a suit jacket from Gene, and then a blue one when he didn't like the plaid. He didn't do much better with Ted dressing him in a white suit and cowboy hat that made him look like he'd gotten lost on the way to the set of Dallas. As Brett said several times during the suit coat incident, he had no flair for fashion.
Check out some of the most fashionable suits and memorable fashion disasters of the 70's and early 80's in this hilarious marathon!
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