Monday Night Football

In order to stay on top of the American Football scene, Ryan and I ordered the NFL game pass, which allows you to stream the games, and go back and watch games after they were played. After talking with some friends about missing watching football, an idea was born. Ryan talked to the bartender at his favorite bar, which shows Liverpool games, about hooking up a laptop to the computer. Diego, the great bartender and new friend, was in. Mike and Ryan decided Tuesday nights would now be Monday night football night. They promised not to watch the game early, or check any scores, which is obviously difficult for them. Mike sent an email out inviting other football fans from school to stop on by.
We got to the bar around 5:30, and had a little hiccup. The sound wouldn't work, due to the way the bar sound is hooked up. It was hilarious to watch all these guys try to problem solve to make sure the dream of MNF on Tuesday worked. Random guys were called in to help, and finally after about an hour, we had sound. This was great, because the other idea was that Mike and Ryan would be doing the play by play and color, which could only be trouble.
While the game was on, other football fans came out of the wood work. There was a family walking by who stopped and started watching a little, so we invited them in. Turns out he is a chef from Pittsburgh, and she is from Oak Park and a good Bears fan! Some university students from the American University stopped by, and two of the guys were on the football team there. All in all, it was a successful night, mainly because the game goes so much faster without commercials!
The hope is that this is a new tradition, the hope of Ryan and the other guys I am sure. We brought a little taste of America here, if only it was a better game!