Even though I’m on the road, I didn’t forget about Top 10 Tuesday. In honour of this excursion, today’s Top 10 lists my favourite things about Pittsburgh thus far. Fear not, you will get a Day 2 blog entry later tonight! Enjoy!
10. No Sales Tax
If I were a shopper, I’d go crazy for this. Alas, I am not.
9. Immovable Movable Domes
Mellon Arena hasn’t been opened in over a decade. Thank goodness the Pens’ new crib is slowly beginning to materialize across the street.
8. Black and Gold on Every Corner
Everywhere I look there is either a Pens or Steelers fan decked out in their team colours, or a team merchandise store. This city puts Toronto to shame in that department! Always great to see.
7. New Allegiances
Coyotes newly acquired forward, Paul Bissonnette, plucked from the clutches of the Pittsburgh Penguins.
6. Team Toilet Seats
I thought I had seen it all in the merch department until I found fan toilet seats in one of the stores in town!
5. Superstitious Coaches
Word on the street is that Coach (DILF) Bylsma is intense about his pregame meal “routine.”
4.The Word,”Yinz”
The Pittsburgher’s equivalent of, “y’all.”
3. Peeping Tom Ghosts
OK, maybe I’m not such a fan of my hotel being haunted! Is it only a coincidence that the activity started when I stripped down to my panties? Luckily, like so many men in my life, I seemed to scare him off when he saw me naked. Sorry, they call them “Wonder Bras” for a reason!
2. Teenstaches
The official trademark of the Pittsburgh Penguins.
1. Primanti’s Sandwich
YUM! Had my first one at lunch today and I’m still full! Primanti’s gives the Philly cheese steak a run for its money! BUT, to be fair, I did have the cheese steak flavour!
Re: teenstaches- Max Talbot’s facial hair more than makes up for Sidney’s lack. Max could shave at 8am and have a good growth going well before 5 (I’ve seen it with my own eyes)…it’s a Talbot family thing.
Anyway, despite the fact you are not a Pens fan (I am- and currently living in Red Wings Country), I am so happy I found your blog. Great stuff. Would I love to hang out with you and scare the crap out of guys who think they know hockey. My uncle is one of the most knowledgable people I know when it comes to hockey (he played for the Montreal Royales back in the ’40s and was player/coach for Halifax after that) and he says I know more about the game than anyone he knows (except him). Obviously he hasn’t met you yet.
If you need someone to go to a game with in “Hockeytown” (ha), let me know.
teri