Here's To You Dr. King

Today our country celebrated the birthday of one of my all-time favorite human beings, Martin Luther King, Jr.
As a white man only one generation removed from the reality of slavery I celebrated the day and the man in the best way I know.
I enjoyed the parade that goes down Peachtree Street in downtown Atlanta on its way to the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church on Auburn Avenue, took a few photographs of the celebration and then went to Underground Atlanta and hoisted a few hot ones in honor of the man.
Some people celebrate with alcohol, I look for any excuse to eat chicken wings.
Here's to you Dr. King, thanks for working so hard and sacrificing so much to make the world I live in just that much better of a place for everyone.

NFL Conference Championships Ticket Update

NFL Divisional Playoff Scores :

New Orleans 45, Arizona 14

Indianapolis 20, Baltimore 3

Minnesota 34, Dallas 3

NY Jets 17, San Diego 14

So much for parity in the NFL. One good close game out of four.


NFL Conference Championship Schedule:

Sunday 1/24/2010

New York Jets at Indianapolis Colts 3:00 PM
Minnesota Vikings at New Orleans Saints 6:40 PM

The NFL lost the biggest potential ticket draw with the Dallas Cowboys loss but its still a good ticket for the AFC and NFC Championship games.

Both games are sold-out at the box office but brokers have tickets starting at $175 for the AFC game and $300 for the NFC game.

Prices will probably come down a bit for the Colts-Jets game as we get closer but I do expect ticket prices to rise for the Saints-Vikings game as the game approaches.

If money is an issue and you want to take your chances the day of the game I would expect some deals to be had outside of Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis and you will have little worries of counterfeit tickets.

I can not recommend you go this route in New Orleans. There will be a bunch of sleazeballs in New Orleans selling lots of fake tickets. I do not expect too many real tickets to exchange hands outside of the stadium.

If you are a Saints or Vikings fan, bite the bullet and buy tickets from a licensed ticket broker such as WebTickets.com and be happy you have a real ticket to the game.

Good luck with tickets and good luck to your favorite team.