After the Saints soiled Detroit’s White Christmas, Big Daddy enjoyed the soothing sounds of Motown awed by the artists’ talents and fashion sense. Too bad Lions’ players don’t have that smooth style. This week Big Daddy’s Saints Beat blog examines Bernard Madoff’s ethics, features the season’s final Kingpin update, recaps the Detroit game, covers the New Orleans Bowl, and releases his World Famous Pregame Information.
Bernard Madoff used his stature on Wall Street (former Nasdaq chairman) and in the Jewish community (trustee at Yeshiva University) to lure perspective investors into his Ponzi scheme. Bernie’s bulls**tting skills matched that of intelligence reports alleging Iraq’s possession of WMDs were an imminent danger to world peace. Confident Madoff investors bragged about his financial model which generated remarkably steady profits. Madoff confessed his entire business was just one big lie, and the $50 billion of investor money (three times our national auto bailout) vanished. Naturally, federal regulators can’t figure out how this happened: How secure does that make you feel about the country’s financial future? Madoff’s Ponzi scheme also swindled Elie Wiesel’s Foundation for Humanity; he even stole millions slated for a Holocaust memorial. Nice guy, huh? Don’t you love the fact that Madoff named his yacht “Bull?” What a scumbag!
Excited fans piled into the Kingpin Sunday for the ’08 road finale. Combining Christmas spirit with the Saints’ nearly flawless performance had die-hard regulars ordering libations at an accelerated pace. By halftime, effects became evident when customers laughed at the technician sitting behind the Fox halftime set who displayed his perfectly symmetrical skin yarmulke to the nation. The laughter proved all inhibitions had evaporated as the bash reached full throttle. Rowdy fans shouted countless colorful metaphors while the Saints offense shredded Detroit’s toothless defense more than Michael Moore tore down former General Motors CEO Roger Smith. Raging for two hours Kingpin-style during Saints action builds a quite an appetite. Martinque Bistro’s master chef Eric Labouchere answered the bar’s hunger pains by providing mouth-watering lasagna, fresh salad, and great garlic bread to replenish hungry patrons. The sensational eats extended the awesome party’s life.
Forget banks or the big three; the Lions need a bailout. Michigan’s horrible economy and bad weather contributed to the sparse crowd, but dude — that was pathetic! Saints radio voice Jim Henderson told listeners that beer venders were louder than Lions fans. Recapping the game, Skyler Green returned the opening kickoff 60 yards and Robert Meacham capped the drive running it in from 20 yards. Jason David intercepted Dan Orlovsky (Motor City’s modern-day Paper Lion) ending Detroit’s first threat. Deuce McAllister barreled across from two yards out and the Saints led 14-0 after one. Avoiding the shutout, Kevin Smith’s 1-yard run made it 14-7 Saints. Scores from Mike Bell and Pierre Thomas stretched the Saints’ halftime lead to 28-7. Drew Brees became the first quarterback in team history to throw 30 TD passes in a season. Though he probably won’t break Dan Marino’s passing record, we are blessed he wears Black ‘n’ Gold. Pierre Thomas’s fumble stopped the Saints chance at seven consecutive touchdowns. Winning 42-7, Coach Payton called off the dogs and mercifully killed the clock. Please help the less fortunate, send all your old Aints bags to Ford Field ASAP.
French Quarter businesses received an early Christmas present complements of Alabama and Mississippi residents who drove in for Sunday’s R & L Carriers New Orleans Bowl. Sponsors decided to invite regional teams to increase ticket sales. The simplistic idea worked setting attendance records for the little-publicized game. Spending from larger-than-expected crowds fattened Vieux Carre shop owners’ pocketbooks. The teams played a thrilling overtime game culminating when Southern Miss blocked Troy’s tying field goal attempt. Since Hurricane Katrina, Bourbon Street has looked like a ghost town on Sunday nights, but having visitors in town gave the Big Easy an extra 3-day weekend.
Check out Big Daddy’s blog next week for the Carolina game recap, and get the last section 645 update of the ’08 season. Finding past or present Saints information is easy, just go to: www.NOSaintsHistory.com. Now Big Daddy releases his World Famous Pregame Information: — Take the Points —
