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Chicago Bears vs. Green Bay Packers, September 29, 2003
Opening Night for the New Soldier's Field
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The New Stadium Viewed as the Sun Sets on the City
(Gate O, South Gate)
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The Traffic Flow of Persons Arriving is
Smooth
and Orderly.
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When we asked Mike McCasky if he thought that Papa Halas would approve of the new fancy locker room for the visiting team, he smiled and told us that ; "He would not be happy with comfort they now have." We asked Mr. McCasky how he liked the new stadium and he said he loved it. Mayor Richard Daley said that he loved the new Soldier's Field. When we asked about the visitors locker room he said that he had not seen them, and just smiled when we gave him the quote from McCasky Steve (Mongo) McMichael was all smiles and signed everything that the fans through his direction. A fan favorite and gentleman unless you're trying to quote his view on the condition of the visitors locker room. McMichael said there should be fewer shower heads, colder water, and " #@%! the visitors". When we asked McMichael about the architecture of the new stadium he said, "the inside is nice, but the outside looks like a space ship that flew through @#&%!!". Mongo is a lot of fun and is an act in class by itself. When we spoke with Gayle Sayres later in the evening he said that he liked the inside and the outside of the new stadium. When asked if he agreed with Mongo's view he said; "nobody plays on the outside, who cares??"
The opening Monday night football game began with some wonderful singing, fireworks, and the thrill of almost a hundred former Bear's players marching out onto the field and being cheered all the way by the entire stadium of well wishers. The Bears came out on the field next with all the fanfare celebrating the new inaugural season of the completed Soldier's Field. The weather was beautiful and the field was so inviting that a small local bird chose to spend most of the game on the well lit field hunting for food-he didn't even mind the 100 decibel cheer of the fans. Brian Urlacher entered the field to the loud cheers
of many of his fans and the many who were also wearing his jersey
#54.
There is always this coming Sunday and the hope for a new game. The evening was a good event nonetheless. I should also add a note on how well we noticed the working of traffic, as good or maybe better than the Indy 500. The color coded parking, each having different routes for coming and going seems to be a very, very good idea and seems to have worked just as well. Gary Fencik and his family arrive at the new stadium
to be honored on the field, a field where he and the rest of the 1985 Bears
team made history.
On To The Game |
