Tuesday, October 12, 2010

It's a good time when........

Back to Saturday….after THE big game……


As soon as THE big game ended Saturday evening, it was if the flood gates opened up, everyone left their cocoon of a television room and ventured out into the world. Some still wearing their various football regalia. Around here, it’s a pretty even split of who is for Michigan, and who is for Michigan State. So we saw people in their green and white Michigan State shirts, and people in their maize and blue Michigan shirts. So after a mediocre start to Saturday night, all of a sudden we were in full swing. The dining room filled up, the bar filled up and the lounge was full. The singer was singing and no longer had to compete with the noise from those watching the game. Of course there was still talk of who won the game, or who should have won the game (in the minds of those whose team had lost.)

The bar was filled with friends of mine, friends of the singer, and those who came up to the bar when the wedding reception they were at downstairs was over.

Then something unexpected happened and the crowd all became one. Ah, the power of music and a few cocktails…..the singer started singing Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline.” Up until this point it was unbeknownst to me what a great sing-a-long song this was. The funny part is, they were all singing a part that had no words….the singer would get to the words, “Sweeeeeet Caroliiiiiiine…..” and the crowd followed with “Da da daaaaa,” with much hand clapping and bar slapping to accompany this….pretty soon the whole lounge was singing along……

What football game?

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