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Super Bowl Xlvii

Sunday, February 3, 2013

Your Nazareth Area Super Bowl Guide

The Super Bowl -- one of the biggest annual events on television -- takes place tonight, Feb. 3. Find out which Nazareth area businesses will help you get ready for the big game.

It's the biggest sporting event of the year. Super Bowl Sunday is here but there's still plenty of time to plan your Super Bowl party or find a place to watch the game in the Nazareth area. Kickoff for the San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Super Bowl XLVII, airing from New Orleans on CBS, will include all those new wonderful advertisements -- a show in itself -- and a usually memorable halftime show. This year it's Beyoncé, who follows in the grand tradition of past acts Madonna, The Black Eyed Peas, The Who, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Prince, the Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney and U2. The best spot to watch the game in the Nazareth area is arguably Buffalo Wild…

4 Reasons I Hate Super Bowl XLVII

It might be the biggest game of the year, but it has two hate-worthy teams.

  It’s Super Bowl Sunday, but I’m just not feeling the excitement this year. Sure, it hurts that my Giants didn’t get to defend their title in the playoffs this year. But usually, I can develop some kind of rooting interest in the Super Bowl, even if it’s just out of sheer hatred for one of the participants. Not this year. I hate both of these teams. A lot. And fairly equally. Honestly, to me, the only way this game could be worse is if the Dallas Cowgirls were representing the NFC. But the Forty-Whiners are almost as bad. On the AFC side, I know a lot of people are saying, “At least it isn’t the Patriots.” Sorry, but I don’t agree. I don’t hold the same contempt for Bill Belichick that a lot of people seem to. True, I do have a bit of a …

John

10:22 am on Sunday, February 3, 2013

Daryl, way to fill up an area within the Patch. Opinion is such a challenging task in the area of journalism. Problem is, no matter what you write, you are always wrong in the eyes of some. No question there are some real 'shady characters' in the NFL, no more shadier than those who are caught cheating, lying and scamming. But in society today, c'mon, it's not THAT bad! I do take issue with …   more ›

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