26 Tuesday 2006

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Emotions were running high last night at the Super Dome--the first game since Katrina. The Saints were a team inspired--the electricity was palpable, even from my livingroom in Silver Spring. The New Orleans Picayune website quoted some fans saying it was even "spiritual." (Check out the story HERE.) ESPN did a great job with the broadcast, too. Aside from simply calling the game, they focused on rebuilding stories, showed live pictures of the French Quarter, encouraged viewers to visit New Orleans. The debate will continue about whether it was appropriate to play football in the same place where so much suffering too place after Katrina. But for me--and I bet for many in New Orleans--it was a symbol of normalcy and JOY in a place that so badly needs it.

I loved the banner outside the Dome yesterday: Our Home. Our Team. Be a Saint.