Sunday, February 3rd, 2008...8:41 pm
Another day, another hotel
Good morning, it’s Sunday and as I write this to you at 8:30 am, Heidi is enjoying an extra hour of sleep. I can see her now in the bedroom doing her usual starfish impression. I would like to say she was dreaming of me now but last night she confessed her undying love to someone called Jokein Phoenix who we saw in a movie on the hotel movie channel………………….which by the way cost $17.
The film was pretty bad to be honest………..something about two brothers….one a police officer and the other involved with the mafia……………anyway, the movie was ruined by Heidi’s gasps of ooooooooohhhh and ahhhhh every time this Phoenix geezer took his shirt off.
So, today is the Super Bowl and every station is predicting who will win and judging by what they are saying if I were the Giants I would just stay in bed with a cup of cocoa and watch Gone with the Wind. They are apparently the underdogs and therefore I will be screaming for them. I know a little more than I used to however I must confess that when I first watched a game I and millions of other Brits hand no clue what anyone was talking about.
The game was between the Cowboys and someone else……………what I do remember was that the quarterback………….can’t remember his name was all over the British papers. Now remember we are talking about the mid eighties here and well before the now huge amounts of money that footballers (soccer players) are now earning. Therefore, when the papers told us that this quarterback chap was being paid one million dollars to wear a sweat band round his head with the Adidas logo on it………………we thought the world had gone mad.
Nowadays however this is peanuts. David Beckham is currently being paid £8million to advertise underwear for Giorgio Armani and he does not have to pay for the various fruit and vegetable items he shoves in them before the photo is taken. Anyway, back to the game. I remember watching this on TV…………it was hilarious as British commentators who usually report on Rugby tried to tell us what was happening. ………by the 2nd quarter they, like us had given up. I remember The Fridge, the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, ………………………. actually……………let me just pause for thought there…………………………..
OK, I am back……………I also remember Alan Adkins and some friends and I thinking how unfair it was to sack the quarterback on live TV just because he fell over ……………… oops. Anyway, I like millions of you will be watching the game and I look forward to seeing your comments on your favorite commercial.
At this point I really cannot wait to go back to being a CD again. I am still unsure when I return to the Carnival Freedom………………I will let you know as soon as I can. However, this conference with Mr. Cahill and the Cruise Directors will be very important and my daily blogs will keep you all informed.
As I mentioned, we are now over 1.5 million slaps and I see I have a growing list of thingies on Spaceface as well. I have no idea what I am supposed to do with this but Stephanie and Roberto will I am sure lead Mr. to the Promised Land.
Along with Spacebook there is You are a Tube……………now, anything with the word Tube in gives me immediate horrific nightmares about a certain Turkish bath experience.
However, someone told me of this thingy that bis on there so I thought you may all like to see it.
This was shot in 2002 on the Carnival Leg End. The man on stage with me is comedian Al Ernst. We wrote this 5 minutes of comedy just before we performed it. Since then Al has gone on to become Carnival’s 344th best comedian and a great friend. We are currently talking about filming some Brit and Bubber clips which will be posted on Cruisemates. If you see his name go see his show……………he is brilliant.
Anyway, here is the link thingy and I think the Giants will win 21-17, that’s if Dan Marino plays well………………….Come on New York.
I will write more tomorrow from the Carnival Victory.
Your Friends
John and Heidi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ljBb3B4ZwQ
26 Comments
February 3rd, 2008 at 11:58 pm
I guess you know by now that the Giants won the Super Bowl. Don’t ever count them out. They play their best when you do. People in NJ are going to go nuts.
Jo and Dave Myerly
(from the state they really play in)
February 3rd, 2008 at 11:59 pm
The you tube video was great and being a yankee living in the south I might know some that really fit his storyline…… but I normaly try to ignore the rednecks if I can, besides there are more yankkees in Florida than southerners even if most of them are over 60…….. anyway as for the game we did not see it we were at church and I guarantee we had more fun than the Patriots as we did get the score….. I’ll leave it at that as I now can go back to ignoring our modern day Over paid Gladiators we call football players, like them or not it fits
best to you both
The one and only 1
Heidi-Beth
February 4th, 2008 at 12:03 am
Oh my goodness, John! That clip was hilarious!!
I’ve emailed that link to about a hundred folks so far!!
The SuperBowl is over and the Giants won against all odds and I’m sure there were quite a few odds there in the New York vicinity. Good for them. Underdogs always have my support. Perhaps you noticed the BMW spot that played off the Godfather movie… I think that was my favorite commercial perhaps because it was the only one that I saw… Did you learn a lot about American football??
I expect to hear all the juicy insider info from the Victory starting first thing in the morning…. well… maybe a bit later but don’t forget to write!!!
Best to all…
Greg
February 4th, 2008 at 12:03 am
Dear John,
I am from Massachussets and a long time, die hard Patriots fan. I do have to give the New York Giants a tremendous amount of credit for not only defeating one of the greatest football teams in recent history, but for spoiling a perfect season! The Patriots would have gone undefeated for the season with a win. The Giants played nearly flawless football during their win. There were also very few penalties during the game and it moved very quickly. All Giants fans should be very proud of their team right now!
See you again NEXT season!
February 4th, 2008 at 12:22 am
Wow John, I am impressed that having never watched a super bowl and not knowing the teams that you picked a winner! I also can’t wait for you to get back on board! I love your points of view on some of the goofy things that cruisers complain about! Enjoy your meetings, and good luck! Sheryl
February 4th, 2008 at 12:41 am
Sorry John but I never could get into watching football I liked playing but cant stand watching so when you say who wins it well probably be the first i here about it.
food for thought for your meeting.
1: Be able to order room service from the dinner menu at dinner time
2: No CNN on the public TV’s
3: Just do formal night in one dinning room and have the guest select if they want to do formal night when they book the cruise and select their setting time
February 4th, 2008 at 1:30 am
Right-O hilarious link John Heald. Don’t know if you saw the game but it was a very exciting last few minutes. The Chicago Bears have been out of it for a while so I have been rooting for everyone except the Pats and the Packers, glad to see NY win.
_BigMike
February 4th, 2008 at 1:49 am
John,
You’re wonderful as usual!! I’ll miss the blogs until next Saturday!! Maybe Goose will have them?? I’ll ask him how often he reads your blog and when he has time to do that??!
I’m all ready and booked for Blogger’s #2… Now we just have to make the calendar move faster! I have two cruises in between — so that will help!
You are psychic… The Giants did win… Who da’ thunk it???
Hello to Heidi, Roberto and Alan, too! John, take care — I look forward to reading about your week when I’m back on line on Saturday.
Regards,
Kirsten
February 4th, 2008 at 2:02 am
well john greating , from new jersey home of the new york giants you super bowl 46 champs, said it a few times you might believe it, well you know we are on cloud 9 for sure, me and suzann had tears running down our faces, i have been a true fan of the gaints more then 40 years, who ever though after losing the first two games of season they would win , this was the greatest season and win being 14 point underdogs and then winning, i kept saying to suzann long as we are in lets win it, I wish I was there but I would have never traded in the bloggers cruise with you and the gang, then the passing of the dog really hurted this past week but now this win is a great upbeat for me.Glad to see that you really enjoyed the imagination pictures look great, have fun on victory
February 4th, 2008 at 2:54 am
Hey John,
Being a Canadian, like you, I didn’t have any attachement to either team, but watched the Super Bowl, routing for the underdog. It was a good defense that won it, so at least it wasn’t offensive
I tried to register to put my face in your space but nothing took for the book. I must need a Stephanie and Roberto of my own.
After seeing the video of you and Al from 2000 I can’t wait to see the finished product of what you’re doing for us.
Also anxiously waiting to hear all the inside secrets you’re going to share with the bloggers from this week’s meetings.
Regards,
Kuki
CruiseMates.com
February 4th, 2008 at 3:37 am
Congratulations John, we’ve just finished watching the Utube video clip with you and Al Ernst and we were in hysterics from start to finish. If the shows on our cruise are that good we can’t wait. What a great sense of humour (spelt correctly).
Cheers
Julia
February 4th, 2008 at 6:22 am
That clip is just too funny.
Genious.
DM
February 4th, 2008 at 8:29 am
Hi John,
Now I don’t want to hear all of the boos and hisses from the bloggers, but I feel like Maxine, the cartoon character that is sent all over the internet.
She says and I agree……. “The only Super Bowl is the toliet that cleans itself”…….giggle
Now when you stop the hissing and booing, I have a suggestion ,if I might share it. You may have done it when I took to my sick bed on the first day of the blogger’s cruise and I just missed it. But just in case I’ll throw it at you.
So many of us are and have become friends and we can’t put a face to a name So how bout we have a session on the next bloggers cruise where we all get up and introduce ourselves. Just a thought. Like I said, you may have already done it and I missed it.
Tomorrow is my brothers funeral, please remember us in your prayers.
Thanks so very much for the condolences,prayers and best wishes from all of you. They are really appreciated.
Carolyn and Don
February 4th, 2008 at 8:39 am
Hi John & Heidi,
GIANTS RULE !!!!! WAY TO GO BIG BLUE.
I hope you watched the whole game with a lot of people and enjoyed a really great game. And had a real superbowl party with lots of food.
As long as you’re having big meeting with the big bosses - let me add my 2 cents.
What ship will be doing the NY-Canada trips in the summer now that the Victory will be re-positioning to San Juan?
Any word on the itinerary for the Dream in 2009? And will you be on her?
More cruises from NY - year round (do I sound like a broken record?)
Carolyn, my condolences to you and your family, and I wish the best for you with your medical situation.
John, I save most of my Carnival Capers. Yesterday I was looking for some old shore excurion price lists to give to a friend that I have convinced to take the 8-day Miracle cruise with me. She’s never cruised before, so I’ve been giving her all sorts of info. What I came across was a Capers from the 1992 Ecstasy with you as C.D. You listed all the activities that had happened on that cruise - some of which I don’t see anymore - the beer-drinking contest (I wonder why), ping pong ball stuffing, trap shooting, dare bingo, Masquerade parade, pig races (?), and the dreaded male nightgown contest. Boy this brought back lots of memories. And I realized how long it’s really been since you were my C.D. I just missed you on the Destiny.
OK, time for fun & games here. But I could really use more sleep.
Hugs,
Carol
February 4th, 2008 at 8:48 am
Hi John, the Video was great. I have seen Al Ernst on a few cruises, and he is great. Well, please be sure and keep us up to date on the meetings. The Giants won the Superbowl! Yeah! I am not really a football fan but everyone at work is, and they are all cheering. Have a good week, look forward to your next blog with all the lastest details. By the way that is FACEBOOK. A lot of us are on there now, check it out. Linda
February 4th, 2008 at 8:55 am
THANKS FOR ALL THE SUPPORT DURING THE GAME GANG, WE LOVE THEM GIANTS, NO WONDER WHY WE WON, JOHN AND KUKI WAS ROOTING FOR THEM…..GOING TO RAIN TOMORROW IN NEW YORK BUT IT NEVER CAN RAIN ON THE GIANTS …..
February 4th, 2008 at 9:23 am
John I have been a Pats fan since I was alittle girl. We have always been the underdog til this year now everyone hates us Why hate perfection? You should enjoy it.It was a sad loss for New England we feel like someone died here. The only bright spot is that we will be on the Freedom in 5 days Yahoo!!!!Cant wait to meet you and Hiedi maybe your thingy will cheer me up.We still have the Celtics til San Juan See you then Rhonda
February 4th, 2008 at 10:00 am
Great clip from the tube, my tube, your tube or whatever tube it is.I look forward to sailing with you soon.
Thanks and congrats GIANTS
February 4th, 2008 at 10:48 am
Carolyn, our hearts and prayers are with you and your family.
The Super Bowl was on yesterday? Just kidding. However, I did not watch it. I taped it so I can fast forward through the game and watch the commercials tonight.
February 4th, 2008 at 11:50 am
Good Morning John and Heidi,
Loved the feetsball game last night. I was so happy to see the Giants win. Love to root for the underdog. Actually yesterday was a great day…”My BOYS” whipped the Dallas Mavericks and the Giants won and I woke up on the right side of the earth. It’s a beautiful thing.
The best commercial, I think, was a tie between T-Mobil with DWade and Charles Barkley and “Hank” the Budweiser Clydesdale. DWade finally got in Barkley’s Fav 5 and Hank was chosen to pull the wagon. This year the commercials were a bit on the boring side, you know ho hum typical everyday commercial except the two I mentioned.
Can’t wait until you reveal all the “secret” things you and the other CD’s discuss. Will be watching the Blog Thingy closer now (checking 100 times a day instead of 10)
You take care.
Joan
February 4th, 2008 at 11:52 am
I have a quick question if you could tell me if George Solano will be on the Imagination in August because my fiance and I sailed with him on our first cruise and had an AMAZING time and were wanting to sail with him again for our honeymoon. I also wanted to tell you that I absolutely LOVE your blog!! I read it all the time and think you are fantastic and hope to someday cruise with you!! Thank you!
February 4th, 2008 at 1:04 pm
Hi John! Wanted to put in my two cents before your big meeting. I think formal nights should continue on the cruises. If people don’t want to participate, they don’t. I have never seen anyone be asked to leave the dining room for improper attire in the past so I am not sure why there needs to be a decision on this.
I’d also like to see the room service menus expanded to include hot items for breakfast lunch and supper.
Can’t wait to hear about upcoming itinerary changes???
February 4th, 2008 at 2:33 pm
HI JOHN AND HEIDI,
THAT THINGY THING WAS TOOOOO FUNNY! SENT IT TO A BUNCH OF FRIENDS!
OF COURSE BEING A HORSE OWNER ALMOST ALL MY LIFE, MY FAV COMMERCIAL WAS THE BUDWEISER CLYDESDALE GOING FOR HIS IRONMAN PLACE ON THE TEAM OF HITCH FOR THE HAULING OF THE BEER. SEE YOU SOON ON ANOTHER EUROPE CRUISE.
LOVE TO HEIDI, PAULA AND NELSON BAKER.
February 4th, 2008 at 4:15 pm
John,
Great clip! We sat as a family and laughed and laughed-priceless! Carnival gives you so much for your money. Here we are six months post cruise still enjoying ourselves. How cool is that?
Of course, the boys want to know when they can watch the Bedtime Story on You Tube…I told them Carnival can’t give away all its secrets!
February 4th, 2008 at 4:38 pm
Hi John/Heidi:
Hope you got to enjoy your first real Super Bowl in the states. Its amazing to think how many millions of people watch across the world. Just blows me away every year.
Great youtube video. Thank you.
Hope all is going well!
David
February 5th, 2008 at 8:14 am
I just watched that clip. We had the pleasure of seeing Al Ernst on the Carnival Freedom for the bloggers cruise. He was hilarious & we actually got to see you two together too, It was soo funny!!! You two are quite a pair!! lol
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