The Final Countdown! – March 2012

I love the song “The Final Countdown” by Europe.

So the story goes, this song was written to be an opening song for concerts and never intended to be a hit (It reached #1 in 25 countries in 1986) and I don’t believe anyone would think it would have any cultural impact as it has now being played at sporting events.

It’s amazing how songs bring those feelings in…

Did you check to see how much beer you had after listening to this? That feeling of, “Oh no.. this song is played during the 7th inning stretch just after Take Me Out to the Ballgame and beer sales end at the bottom of the 7th!”

Anyways, mid-March doesn’t signify basketball madness to me. Mid-March is that last minute wait. The time when I temporarily say goodbye to all of my winter friends and watering holes. It’s when baseball (and much much more) pokes its head out from winter and reclaims our hearts.

I say baseball, but there is so much more to look forward to this year.

Looking at the Noise Nation schedule, we’ve got the Steelhawk’s home game on Saturday. We’ve got the Philadelphia Union Soccer game on Sunday. It’ll be my first pro soccer game. I have a a feeling I will fit in. These Union fans have it going on…

That covers the remainder of this week.

March 31st! Mark your calendars for the first LV Rollergirl’s home bout!

The video is a bit dated, a few familiar faces in there… but it is a kick butt sport and a great time. It’s also BYOB! (no glass containers)

Then comes the R-Phils/IronPig’s exhibition on April 3rd in Reading. April 4th brings the PBS IronPig documentary (has Jimmy T dusted off the tuxedo yet?) and April 5th is the IronPig’s home opener!

After that.. well, the countdown is over and the fun begins and we begin the Summer of Fun 2012.

See you out there!