Pretty cool.
http://blogs.philly.com/blinq/2006/05/b ... green.html
http://blogs.philly.com/blinq/2006/05/b ... green.html
Then, the phone rings.
Jeremy is telling me he doesn't recognize the number. When he answers the GM asks him how he would like to be an Eagle. The room erupts. The cameras are rolling. It is pandemonium. I see his name flash across the screen.
Tears form in my eyes.
The rush of emotion which has been held in has its chance to flow. I am in shock. Not merely because he was drafted, but also because he is now heading to my hometown. I was born and raised in Philadelphia. I rooted for the Eagles and the Phillies. I was at the 1960 championship game. I know the town. I know the fans. I have all the visuals. Although it has been 40 years since I've lived there, you don't take Philly out of the Philadelphian.
Jeremy is telling me he doesn't recognize the number. When he answers the GM asks him how he would like to be an Eagle. The room erupts. The cameras are rolling. It is pandemonium. I see his name flash across the screen.
Tears form in my eyes.
The rush of emotion which has been held in has its chance to flow. I am in shock. Not merely because he was drafted, but also because he is now heading to my hometown. I was born and raised in Philadelphia. I rooted for the Eagles and the Phillies. I was at the 1960 championship game. I know the town. I know the fans. I have all the visuals. Although it has been 40 years since I've lived there, you don't take Philly out of the Philadelphian.
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