15 posts tagged “pittsburgh”
Here are just a few examples of what is available:
Steelers Beaded Banner
Stillers Magnet
Pittsburgh Steeler Socks
Myron Cope Terrible Towel
Hines Ward Back Pack
Big Ben Ski Hat
Posted pics finally if you want to look at them:
Moving day for my daughter Stacey and her friend Denise
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My Surgery (don't worry, no gross ones!)
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Pittsburgh Good Eats Food Expo
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Penguins vs Maple Leafs game we went to
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If you have read any of my previous blogs you can probably tell that I LOVE PITTSBURGH! I love everything it has to offer and I can’t stop taking pictures everytime we are in the city!
A couple weeks ago we had the opportunity of taking my daughter Stacey and her friend Denise from Chattanooga and their friends Nate and Steph from Erie on a “tour” of the city. Stacey and Denise were in town to secure jobs and housing before they move here later this month. Nate was in town for 2 weeks of training and Steph came down for the weekend to visit him.
We took them to The Strip District which we love and also downtown and to the West End Overlook. It wasn’t an exhaustive tour of the city by any means but we hit the areas that Doug and I love to visit. As we expected, there are now four other people who love The Strip and downtown Pittsburgh and will be frequent visitors for sure!
Yep you guessed it, I took MORE pictures of The Strip, downtown Pittsburgh, PPG Place, West End Overlook, and everything else we visited. Here they are:
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GREAT ARTICLE ............. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/titletown/news/story?id=3448538
Pittsburgh bleeds black, gold and titles
Updated: June 17, 2008, 7:29 PM ET
And for the first time, I heard "No, not really."
Really?
Back home, I remembered the jubilance of an entire city after back-to-back Stanley Cups in 1991 and 1992, the entire section in the paper devoted to Mario Lemieux following his first retirement, the stories of the legendary men that were the Steelers of the 1970s, the tears following Super Bowl XXX, and the sense of nostalgia the day they tore down Three Rivers Stadium.
The whole city had this one thing in common, this complete solidarity no matter what. Two years ago, when the Steelers won Super Bowl XL, I was watching from my apartment in Boston. After the game, tears were streaming down my face. I was overwhelmed with happiness to see the team I loved so much win the big game, but there was a distinct sadness too. There was nothing I wished more than that I could be in Pittsburgh, because I knew it had to be an incredible sight.
I have heard the argument that "no town without the big four should even be considered for TitleTown," but I challenge you to find fans more dispersed throughout the world who maintain their loyalty. It doesn't disappear when they transplant to a different city, it doesn't so much as shake. I've found fans in Boston and even so far away as the Netherlands.
To those who would still argue that fandom doesn't make a TitleTown, I say that Pittsburgh has grown athletes like Joe Montana, Dan Marino, Joe Namath, Johnny Unitas ... and Ken Griffey, Jr., who have brought admiration to their respective franchises.
It's been the hometown of respected coaches like Marvin Lewis, Marty Schottenheimer, Terry Francona, and Dick Nolan. What's more, that's just a fraction of the talent to come out of Pittsburgh. Consider then, what Pittsburgh athletes have contributed to teams across the nation.
I live in Washington, D.C., now, and for the first time in a long time, I'm close enough to make the drive home every so often. Each time, I love to walk through Pittsburgh's Strip District and watch the endless sea of black and gold caps, with a blue and gold thrown in here and there to salute the Pitt Panthers. They're all there, remembering the five World Series, five Super Bowls, two Stanley Cups and countless number of titles from the University of Pittsburgh's sports programs.
It's the "City of Champions," the "Cradle of Quarterbacks," and it is most assuredly TitleTown USA.
The school that produced four pro football hall of famers and 22 college football hall of famers has long stood for excellence on the field. Our Panthers claim nine national championships with two from the Associated Press.
Football isn't the only sport that the Pitt has given this city to be proud of. Their men's and women's basketball teams have been national powers recently ending their seasons in tournament action.
Pittsburgh has long been in love with its Pirates baseball team. Even though they have frustrated us for the past 15 seasons, they still have a rabid fan base. In their history the Pirates have brought nine division championships, nine National League championships and five World Series victories home to Pittsburgh.
Even though we rarely celebrate victories there, PNC Park provides the best baseball experience in Major League Baseball.
Hockey is a sport that the Steel City has fallen in love with. Since the early '90s the Penguins have given us something to be proud of, bringing home six division titles, two conference championships and two Stanley cup victories. Currently, the Penguins have one of the most talented young lineups in all of the NHL.
An argument for the sporting supremacy of Pittsburgh has to include the Steelers, a team that is responsible for the greatest play in NFL history with the "Immaculate Reception," a team that has a season ticket waiting list of over 30,000 names, a team that is the pride and joy of the city of Pittsburgh.
Our beloved Steelers have brought us 18 division championships, six conference championships and five Super Bowl wins. With 19 current Hall of Fame members and many more awaiting eligibility the Steelers have proven excellence throughout the years.
While many other cities may lay claim to being TitleTown USA none have been as dominant in every sport as their Pittsburgh counterparts. There isn't any city other than Pittsburgh that even deserves consideration. The search for TitleTown USA ends where the three rivers converge.
Pittsburgh is a city of sports and champions.The Steelers of the '70s were the team to beat, and everyone has heard of the famous "Steel Curtain." Some of the well known players have played in Pittsburgh like Terry Bradshaw, Mario Lemieux, Lynn Sawnn, John Stallworth, Joe Greene, Franco Harris and Roberto Clemente to name a few. ...
We even have one of the best golfers to ever play come from here, Arnold Palmer.
The numerous copies and knock-offs across the country are the biggest form of flattery to the inimitable original, invented by the legendary Steelers broadcaster Myron Cope with all the proceeds going to charity, no less.
Terrible Towels are everywhere, all over the United States, all over the world. There are hundreds of Terrible Towels in Iraq right now, brought over by 'Burgh-loving soldiers. Seas of gold Terrible Towels engulf entire football stadiums across the country, anywhere the Steelers are playing. ...
Politicians swing them at rallies, fans are buried with them in the their caskets, generations come and go, but the towel endures.
So apparently people DO read blogs! I received an email yesterday from Kelly Rabenstein with Riverlife Task Force. Apparently someone saw my blog this past weekend about Point State Park and forwarded my name to her! From this, I have been subscribed to their newsletter and was directed to some VERY interesting sites about Point State Park and Three Rivers Park and well all kinds of really cool Pittsburgh things! Of course I couldn't keep this information to myself.......I have to share it with all of you! Check out these sites:
Riverlife Task Force (Three Rivers Park, Trail Maps, etc.)
http://www.riverlifetaskforce.org/
Point State Park (Construction Schedule, History, etc.)
http://www.pointstatepark.com/
So yeah...........check it out and see what more Pittsburgh has to offer!!!!!!!!!
Doug and I checked out West End Overlook for the first time yesterday. If Pittsburgh isn't the most picturesque city anyway, then you go up there and it is just AWESOME! Check out the pics we took there as well as pictures of Pittsburgh from on the ground! LOL
Despite the extreme heat yesterday, we ventured out to the Three Rivers Arts Festival in downtown Pittsburgh. It cost us a fortune in drinks to keep me hydrated but since the festival itself was free it was no biggie. We also meandered ove to Point State Park thinking it was all done, but it wasn't! In fact, Doug read where it won't be completed until 2010! What's up with that? We saw Govenor Rendell and Mayor Luke Ravenstahl on TV cutting the ribbon last week!!! Oh well, what is done looks great and we can only hope the rest of it is just as nice. The fountain wasn't on so we didn't walk down that far but check out the pics from both the Arts Festival and Point State Park:
Arts Festival:
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While watching (on TV) the Pittsburgh Penguins fans stand and cheer and not leave Mellon Arena while the Detroit Red Wings were awarded the Stanley Cup last night I was thinking, wow, we ARE a unique bunch. Not only are we passionate about our team, but we stay and respect the team that beat ours receive the award we wanted our team to have. Then I thought, hmmmmm..........guess I am just partial. But then I read this article and realized that Pittsburgh Penguins fans (and all Pittsburgh fans of ANY Pittsburgh sports) are truly special.
PITTSBURGH -- Channel 11 received an email Thursday morning from a Detroit Red Wings fan. Many would expect their fans to gloat after their team won the Stanley Cup, but not this guy. Read what he had to say about the city of Pittsburgh and the proud Penguins fans.
Dear Pittsburgh WPXI NBC 11,
My name is Tony. I am a resident of Detroit and am a Red Wings fan. I would like Station 11 to pass along a message to all the Pittsburgh Penguin fans in the stadium on Wednesday night. Congratulations on a well played hockey season. Thank-You for the respect you showed our Red Wings, applauding, standing, cheering and sticking around for the trophy ceremony. All of you have a lot of class. I don't know which moved me more, winning the cup or watching all of you in the background on T.V. I'm leaning towards "all of you in the background". It's times like this that makes me proud to be an American. We can belong to different States, different cities, root for different teams but still at the end, come together as Americans, hockey fans, good sportsmen and sportswomen. I for one hope that one day I (and hopefully all of Detroit) can return the respect to Pittsburgh that Pittsburgh has shown Detroit. See you next season, Good Luck and again, Thank-You!
Sincerely,
Tony
Copyright 2008 by Wpxi.com. All rights reserved.
I say all the time about how great a city Pittsburgh is………….but you have to read this blog from an “outsider” about how great it is!
And how about those Penguins last night? LET’S GO PENS!!!!!
If you are looking for a great place to hang out before a Pittsburgh Pirates or Pittsburgh Steelers game.....try Elliotts' Off Broadway Deli & Restaurant right at PNC Park! This is our place to hang before the game! If you go there enough, they get to know you and it's kind of cool! Their prices are totally reasonable and you know that nasty Allegheny County drink tax? Well they didn't raise their prices! Bet you can't find many other places like that! Anyway, check them out if you are in the area and tell them Doug and Bonnie from Murrysville sent you! Here are some pictures of Elliott's:
