I was walking out of The Vet in Philadelphia in the early 90's when some chucklehead called out to me "Go Cry In Your Stupid Towel" after the Eagles beat the Steelers in a preseason game. Good one, Copernicus, I'll have to remember that one. I've been living in Eagles country since 1991 and I've heard about how stupid The Terrible Towel is about 3,428 times. "What's the deal with that towel?" they say. All Steeler fans remember from Super Bowl XL (well, besides the fact that we won) is that in an NFC city, 80% of the crowd was waving a beautiful golden yellow symbol of loyalty. To show how balanced I'm going to be here, I can tell you that I've been a Philadelphia Phillie's fan since I was about 11. I loved Mike Schmidt and Steve Carlton when Dave Parker and Co. ruled the 'Burgh. I went to see them often when I moved out here and followed them very closely in 1993 when "The Dude", Schil, "Dutch" and "The Krukster" took over the city. Where am I going with all of this? Here....Here is where I'm going....
{{{Daily News had a great headline on the Phillies game story, “TOWELELUJAH!” Fans were waving them throughout the night, including when the scoreboard posted five runs for Washington for a 7-6 lead in the fifth inning. The roar of the crowd at that time was something special. The fans are really into it and it certainly adds to the home field advantage.}}}
Hah Wah? Rally Towels? Rally Towels? So let me get this straight....Steeler fans waving towels gets ridiculed....until the Phillies have a chance of making the playoffs and then they COPY the idea and it's no longer stupid....if it's white. Riiiiiiight. Ok. Whatever. My God, at least try to be creative and don't blatantly rip someone else's team off. Every team wants something like the towel to last 35 years...every Sunday. Not some silly promotion that will last frickin' 4 games! Lots will imitate, none will succeed. Suck it, wanna-be's.
