After the Bulls went on their great run last season, it was decided that we needed to make it to at least one game this season. With a break in the old schedule and a wife that hones in on sports tickets like a heat-seeking missile, we were ready to go for Bucks/Bulls on a Friday night! Accompanying us would be Bruno and our friend, Brynne Roberts.
During the Bulls playoff run last year, we became big fans of D-Rose, Deng, Joakim, Coach Thibs, etc. But the Bulls personality we loved the most was actually the color announcer for the local Comcast Sports broadcast, Stacey King. King played with the Bulls from '89-'94 and is one of the great "homer" announcers in sports. He's made popular quotes such as, "Gimme some o' that HOT SAUCE!" and "Did you get your invitation to the block party?!" Here is a soundboard of his greatest hits.
In preparation for the big game, Wendy and I made a run to our favorite t-shirt shop in the city, Strange Cargo. They had some awesome tees that we had not yet seen, most of them a tribute to Derrick Rose, who has become a god around here. Wendy decided on the 80s style "Chicago" tee. I went with the Derrick Rose tee (inspired by Stacey King) "Too Big, Too Strong, Too Fast, Too Good." For Bruno, we picked up the "I'm Here for the Deng Bang" shirt; quite clever and fitting for the Brunsky.
You may remember that this wouldn't be my first Bulls Game. I've been twice before, one of those times going with Wendy's friend and co-worker Sam. We were in the MillerCoors Box for that game and ran into B.J. Armstrong, a point guard and integral part of the Bulls Dynasty of the 90s.
Me and BJ We started off at the MillerCoors pub, trying out a few different brews and visiting with some of the MC people. There's really not a better way to start an evening than drinking free beer at a beautiful bar overlooking downtown Chicago.
From there, we cabbed it down to the United Center, aka The Mad House on Madison Avenue. Highlights from the game included: lots of stadium food, an abundance of cheesy timeout spectacles, making it on to the jumbotron, making friends with the group of 10-year old kids sitting behind us, and of course a solid Bulls win.
Afterwards, we made our way around to the MJ statue, which is somewhat of a shrine on the East side of the United Center, to snap some pics.
From there we walked over to Billy Goat Tavern for a late night burger and beer before heading home.
What a great Chicago night!
Cmon Bruno, you can't get an awesome tee and cover it up. Oh, and JC and Wow, we'll get you back into Mavs gear soon enough.
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