Week One – Terrible Towels are Terrible

The folks over at Direct TV think it’s a great promotional idea to be handing out these very scratchy, poorly printed towels to remind everybody that 1) football season is here, and 2) you can watch it on Direct TV.

Now, I know the midtown Manhattan lunch crowd is a diverse bunch (street meat options include halal, kosher, korean, mexican, and bbq delicacies…) and promoting your wares is important.  But this marketing campaign is directly targeted to the 18 – 35 year old male crowd who likes football.  But do they really need to be reminded that “It’s Rally Time?”

Nope

How many of these guys can attach a Direct TV Dish out there very small apartment window in a SSW direction for proper reception?

None

And how many will choose to go to a local bar to watch the games where your only expenses are wings and behrs for your face.

All

Who can say no to the Bar Coastal talent? Actually...

Plus, the ladies handing out the towels were, well, not attractive and wearing too revealing clothing.  That is the real problem at hand.  Not good.

The games:

Thursday:
Tenn at Pittsburgh

Sunday:
Baltimore at KC
Philly at Carolina
Jets at Houston
Denver at Cincy
Miami at Atl
Bears at Packers
Vikings at Browns

MNF:
Buff at New England
SD at OAK

Week 3, featuring Mutant Sunday

Pour a sip out on the concrete for Apartment G as in Gangsta….

From left to right to floor: Zuck; ex-pat Testa, Gawful

The Spectacular has long believed that the judge of a man’s character is what does when he’s just finished two 40’s and thinks no one’s looking.

Some, like Gawful, pass out under the coffee table while trying to play a Smashing Pumpkins record. Others, like erstwhile pool veteran Jay Testa, move to London without telling anyone.

And then there are those rare and courageous souls who strip down to do their best impressions of the Naked Cowboy – hairiness and pastiness be damned! -  replace his trademark hat with a classic Princeton C-Pro and keep on drinking. Mike Zuckerman, I’m looking in your general direction.

It’s been some time since those hacylon days, and in order to measure our maturation, the Spectacular is holding the 2nd Annual Pick ‘Em Spectacular Mutant Sunday at Bar Coastal. Distinguished attendees include the aforementioned Zuckerible and Gawful, as well as Chiggity Chavener and Baumer. Pool reject Hugelonia is also expected to attend, much to the chagrin of the Bar Coastal wingy-makers.

Join us in a dark corner of 1st Avenue two minutes before kickoff to cheer on your Week 3 Picks:

Carolina at Minnesota

Detroit at San Francisco

Kansas City at Atlanta

Arizona at Washington

Pittsburgh at Philadelphia

Jacksonville at Indy

Houston at Tennessee

Cleveland at Baltimore

Dallas at Green Bay

Monday Night Football:

Jets at San Diego