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July 06, 2005
Some Things are Sacred: Lifelong (and beyond) Pittsburgh Steelers fan James Henry Smith was laid out in a recliner for his memorial service this week, a remote in his hand and the team playing on a high-definition television.
Being from Pittsburgh, I can see that happening and so much more. It is unbelieveable how the people here follow the Steelers. The color analyst of the Steelers just retired a few weeks ago. That made the front page of the paper and was the lead story on every local news channel. Not to mention he got the key to the city. Football is king here.
posted by dbt302 at 10:51 AM on July 06, 2005
That's awesome. If my wife would let me buy an HDTV, I could die a happy man.
posted by danostuporstar at 10:55 AM on July 06, 2005
Hmmm. I'm thinking I should speak with Myron Cope about creating a larger sized Terrible Towel to drape over coffins.
posted by scully at 01:33 PM on July 06, 2005
I wanna be stuffed and placed at the front door with my hands out so you can hang your coat on me ("it's the most useful he's ever been", they'll all say). I'll wear a Leafs jersey - just to stay on topic.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 02:02 PM on July 06, 2005
That's actually a surprisingly accurate portrayal of the Leafs' playoff drives over the past thirty-odd years—at the doorstep, hands outstretched, but nonetheless dead and stuffed.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 02:09 PM on July 06, 2005
Hasek was great for the Sens last year, huh?
posted by gspm at 03:09 PM on July 06, 2005
Keep your hockey out of the dead Steelers' thread. It's disreprectful! :)
posted by scully at 05:19 AM on July 07, 2005
errrr. dead Steelers' fan thread. It's too damn early to type.
posted by scully at 05:21 AM on July 07, 2005
Very cool and creative. Hopefully my family doesn't display me, though, in what they believe is my favorite position in my home: sitting on the can reading the newspaper.
posted by dyams at 06:56 AM on July 07, 2005
Another life-long fan... 
posted by scully at 11:19 AM on July 16, 2005
This is good. As one who has actually thought about how I want to "go Out", This provides some inspiration. Afterall funerals should be a celebration of one's life. I hope this man was "at peace" when he died. Sounds like he may have been....