Nov 022015
 

You’ll just have to indulge me, because this happens only once in a “Blue” moon … or every three decades!  But my KC Royals took the crown last night, and I want to celebrate!

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And so we painted the down BLUE

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That’s our historic Union Station in front, lit up in BLUE

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In the back on the left, you can make out the word “CHAMP”

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That’s the downtown Marriott Hotel, which has a moving-light sign.

Thousands gathered in the Power & Light District downtown to watch the game on giant screens and celebrate!

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And we did “Party Like It’s 1985!” – which was the last time the Royals won the World Series.

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Back when I was still in practice, our office had season tickets to both the Royals and the Chiefs.  And as luck would have it my relatives came down that weekend – so I got to take my Mom (then 67 y/o, like I am now) to a unique “doubleheader”. 

We took in a Chiefs football game Sunday afternoon and practically broiled, it was so warm.  Then came home, showered, and headed back out to the Sports Complex for an evening World Series game – where it turned freezing cold, while I was in shorts and a t-shirt.

Should have listened to my Mom, who kept telling me, “Don’t you think you should take a jacket?”  Me: “Nah!  It was broiling today!”

Well, it got so cold I had to head to the souvenir stand to buy about the last sweatshirt they had – at least TWO sizes too small.  So I gave it to my Mom afterwards.

And the past couple of weeks she’s been proudly wearing her “See-I-told-you-you-should-have-brought-a-jacket” “KC Royals 1985 World Series” sweatshirt at the Assisted Living place … and loving it! 

The only thing that would have made her happier is it were her beloved Cubbies celebrating.  Next year, Mom … next year!

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  9 Responses to “Kansas City Royals – World Series Champs”

  1.  How nice to see a "Blue" team win! Now I only hope OUR "Blue" Team wins BIG next year – in the elections.

  2. Congratulations!!!!!

  3. Congratulations to the Kansas City Royals – "World Series Champs” An awesome feat! 

    Yes, winning once in awhile in a "blue moon".

    It would doubly great when our "Blue Team" wins all the elections in 2015 & the BIG one in 2016!

    Get out the Demo Vote!

  4. Blue is good!

    Congratulations from Mets country!

  5. Kudos and great pix!

  6. Congratulations, I feel your joy.  It is the same when our Kentucky Wildcats win the NCAA.  We all say that we bleed blue if we are UK fans.  That is where I went to school, too, so it means a lot to me.  The only blue thing in our red state!

  7. Congratulations, Joanne.

     

  8. I cried because my beloved Mets lost.

    Congrats to your team though.

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