This weekend was busy! Not to mention a hot one. But you knew that already. I was out gallivanting around the Valley making appearances at Spring on 4th in Bethlehem, the Bethlehem Skateplaza Benefit Show at Blue Sky Café, and hitting up the sidelines at the Easton-P’burg Replay Game at Lafayette.
It was great to see the streets of the South Side filled with people on Saturday afternoon. It kind of made driving and parking annoying, but overall it was well worth the slight hassle. Winston, my loyal wiener dog, and I bypassed the chili tasting and made a b-line for the Homebase and Source Bike Shop Skateboard and BMX Demo. After a couple of hours in the sun, my sister took Winston home, and I hopped over to Greekers with Liz, my trusty sidekick to refuel. We even saw Mayor John Callahan sneak by as the crowd began to dwindle.
Saturday evening was filled with music and friends at Blue Sky Café. While the turn out wasn’t fantastic, the complimentary snacks–hummus and pita bread plus mini burgers and chips and fresh salsa–provided by Blue Sky definitely were.
Sunday morning, the sun was shining and the Easton morale was high as families, friends, alumni, teachers, coaches, students, and everyone else prepared for the Replay game–part of an original program from Gatorade featured on missiong.com. If you’ve been following the news, the 1993 Thanksgiving Day rivalry between the Easton Rovers and the Phillipsburg Stateliners ended in a 7-7 tie. On Sunday, original team members met again to settle the score once and for all; this time, with the Manning brothers–Eli and Peyton–as honorary coaches.
A sold-out stadium, block party on Monroe Street, bars overflowing, and a sea of team colors were all relatively overwhelming especially for a girl with zero attachment to Easton sports. On the field, it was a cool 115 degrees. I was sweating just wearing shorts and a tee and couldn’t imagine being fully padded running around. As it would turn out, Easton lost (27-12), but overall it was a pretty decent game. Glad I could witness a little part of history.
