Zip's Superbowl 36 Journey

AFC Championship Party

Just a few friends over to help me celebrate - This was many of the 76 person crowd as we took a half-time break!

The season which overwhelmed me on many levels included the most outstanding Patriot Celebration I had ever attended. I was the New England Patriot Fan of the Year. The Patriots had just defeated the Oakland Raiders in what shall be a legendary snow-bowl to close out the final game ever at Foxboro Stadium. Now they faced the Pittsburgh Steelers for the AFC Championship and victory would send the Patriots to the Superbowl along with their Fan of the Year! In fact I'd be departing for the Rosie O'Donnell show the very next morning when New England properly defeated the Steelers. For my part I was hosting a gathering of friends to help me appreciate and savor the game. New England Cable News was sending a satellite truck to ensure live footage from my home. We were ready for the big event!

While I cannot do justice to the party or my many great friends who made it such an outstanding experience, this will be the pictorial review of an event which will always be well placed in my mind as the most outstanding party I have ever hosted.

No doubt each picture deserves a story of it's own but for now they are simply a few words of identification.


Zip and Karen "Mrs. Bruschi" Cardoza! Full Tilt - Full Time	Zip and Monty celebrate with cee-gars! (UGH)	Kim, Zip, Sarah - it's good to be FOTY!	Michelle, Zip, Julia and Robbie - it's very good to be the FOTY!	The Sheridan Clan joined in the celebrations! (Chris, Zip, Dan & Dan)	Kirsten and Peeky were happy to celebrate - the cutest cheerleader there!

Bob joined the crew and added crawdads aplenty from the bell ringer!	Mr and Mrs. Freak were imprisoned in the dungeon with Zip.	Peeky was sleeping in comfort - knowing the win was coming!	A good luck card for Tedy - but - it didn't make the plane :(	Julia and Carla in dark discussions of football?	The Phi Kappa Theta contingent - Chris, Zip, Charts, Doug (Chris and Corita held)

Jill and Jeremy asking why she has a Katzenmoyer jersey!	Jim, Gene and Coach - Full Gaming!?! - Full Time	Jose at flirt - with a woman in his arms!	It's a hazy shade of...Julia?	Did the camera man like Julia or does she play to the film?	Zip and Monty are on their way to the Superbowl!

Kirsten and Peeky arrive early to help set up!	Zip has a Guiness (in foot glass) and Robbie in a Brady Jersey?!	Mayhem in the driveway at half time.	More mayhem as Brian and Carla join the Jim, Gene & Coach conglomerate.	Still more Mayhem with Kim, Cathy and Bill catching Zip & Karen!	Hey - Jose isn't the FOTY!

Ok - so Victory Cigars almost are tolerable... and Monty's ok too.	Massive Mayhem - is that a Satelite truck?	Why yes - that's OUR satellite truck - we are NECN!	Have some cars up the street - and Jesse loosen up would ya!	Phi Kaps and um Doug did the cameraman deliberately catch your wife?	Peeky explaining Football to Zip b4 the party.

Robbie & Julia getting camera time? How odd?!?	Hey who took game time photos? Why are Phil and Sharon closing their eyes?	Same room - the small room.	small and angry room!	Peeky, Julia and Carla - almost all the same height!	Isn't this a repeat - close - but it was worth it!

Repeats can be good ya know - nice eyebrows Sarah - possessed girl!	Chris/Wolfie is also an early setup guy!	Hey Look Dad - I'm taller than Peeky!	Damn those Sheridans are tall - why am I the short guy?	Ok - last time - honest!	Bledsoe Angie and Karen greeting the team after the Victory!