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Tuesday, January 24, 2006 - Page updated at 12:00 AM Hawks Fun Notes: Do you believe in beer-acles?Seattle Times assistant sports editor
The Seahawks won't be facing just Bill Cowher, Ben Roethlisberger and Jerome Bettis in the Super Bowl. There's also a 31-year-old can of beer that comes with a guarantee of a Steelers victory. A can of Iron City Beer, circa 1975, is being offered on eBay, with a starting bid of $5,000. The seller claims money will be returned (minus a 20 percent donation to a breast cancer foundation) if the Steelers don't win the game. The owner sat down Sunday with the unopened beer, which features a team photo of the '75 Steelers, to watch his team's game against Denver. His story, as it appears on eBay: "As I grabbed the Magical Super Bowl beer, I could feel the energy run through my body and faintly heard the voice of the old man speak to me. He said, 'Fortune over.' I was so confused at that moment and could not believe what I had heard. Why? Not yet! How could this be? But yet, as I held the beer, I could only feel positive energy protruding from the inner sanction of this Iron City Beer can. "As I began to sweat and my heart raced, I took a deep breath, held the can high in the air, and then it all came to me. For what I heard was not 'fortune over,' but 'four turnover.' "At the end of the game I could not believe it, the Broncos had four turnovers. It is almost creepy what power lies in this can. "As I celebrated and put the can back on the shelf, the voice came to me in riddle again: " 'When a bird flies into a clear window it cannot see, it is known as an accident. "When a Seahawk flies into an Iron Curtain and dies, it is known as destiny."
Rock on Sure, the Rolling Stones are playing at halftime. But if you're actually going to be in Detroit during Super Bowl week, that's not your only musical option. The Winter Blast festival scheduled for Detroit features the following at shows Thursday, Friday and Saturday of Super Bowl week: KEM, Clint Black, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Kindred The Family Soul, Smash Mouth, Black Bottom Collective, Reefermen and Mark Farner. That's right, Mark Farner of Grand Funk Railroad. Apparently, Head East and REO Speedwagon were busy that week and couldn't make it. Buy this stuff Nothing says Super Bowl like an exact replica of the coin that will be flipped before the game, featuring selective 24-karat gold plating on one troy ounce of .999 fine silver. Did we mention the coin comes with a 4-inch by 6-inch velour collector's booklet? And a certificate of authenticity? Now how much would you expect to pay? If you said only $69.95, you'd be right. And if you really want one of these, visit www.sbflip.com. Copyright © 2006 The Seattle Times Company Most read articles
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