Super Bowl XLIII Champions !!! Six Time Champions!!! What a game, it was everything I hoped it would be and more!!!
A Call to Arms This Thursday @ Harold’s @ 7:55am & Harold’s Super Bowl Party Info!!
A Call to Arms This Thursday @ Harold’s Corral 7:55am
First course of business: this Thursday Channel 10 is coming to Harold’s with weatherman Cory Mcluskey to do a live broadcast. I am issuing to all Steelers fans a call to arms: Cory is rumored to be bringing or attempting to bring Cardinal fans to our sacred ground. This call of arms reaches out to all who bleed the Black and Gold. Come one, come all! Bring your Terrible Towels and Steelers garb to fight this so-called coup on Harold’s soil. What yinz need to do is show up at Harold’s before 8:00am on Thursday to enjoy a complimentary breakfast and show your never-wavering Steelers loyalty. Please call Harold’s at 480-488-1906 and let us know if you will be attending the Channel 10 news segment and how many are coming.
I’ve got a feeling!! I know, I know… we are already going to the Super Bowl, but I’ve got a feeling that Pittsburgh is going to WIN the Super Bowl. It is time again to show everyone why the Steelers are the most historic franchise in the NFL. It validates the greatest fans in the world: yinz guys. I am so proud to have the home of the greatest, largest, most notable Steelers fan club in the WORLD. First of all, no disrespect to any other Steelers bar - no matter how big or small, we’re all part of one big passionate never-ending love of the Pittsburgh Steelers. I will say this about Harold’s: we’re in the middle of enemy territory, in a small town Cave Creek AZ. 2500 miles from our beloved city, yet yinz guy made it happen. Make what happen you ask?
Over 3500 (and counting!) Terrible Towel-waving Steelers fan reservations for the Super Bowl Game
My national broadcast debut on ESPN 2 this past Monday with a promise to come back and talk about our victor Super Bowl party: A fan’s dream, I was on First Take, a morning show on ESPN 2, interviewed by Jay Crawford. Yoi and double yoi! I hope I did you proud, Mr. Myron Cope.
We will have at least 3 local networks broadcasting live from Harold’s on Super Bowl Sunday: ABC 15, NBC 12 and Arizona’s Channel 3.
There will be a live webcam with streaming video at Harolds all day on Sunday. Fans will be able to view Harold’s on Pittsburgh’s Post Gazette website and azcentral.com, not to mention www.haroldscorral.com.
ESPN is rumored to pull video footage and show it on their stations.
Wow, can you believe it baby? I had fans calling me from all over the country to thank me for doing Steelers Nation proud with my interview on ESPN. My response: it’s not me that makes this happen, it is our crazy Black and Gold-loving fans in Arizona making it happen! I thank yinz guys for making Harold’s a special, sacred place for Steelers fans.
Super Bowl Game Day Info:
Parking: There will additional parking behind Hammerheads, which is the empty building across the street. Please look for the signs and parking attendants. There will also be parking at Stagecoach Village just up the hill on the north side of Cave Creek Road with shuttle busses dropping fans off at Harold’s.
There will be a $10 cover for all guests including fan club members. Only those who purchased their season seats will enter for free. Season pass holder will have a VIP will- call table to pick up your ticket to enter with out a cover. Please pick up the passes before entering Heinz Field West.
We will have the best Tailgate tents at Heinz Field West for our fans. We will have giant screen TVs with stadium sound so you don’t have to miss out on any of the action. We will have plenty of IC Light and Iron City beer to go around. We expect over 2500 people in our tailgate tents alone - it was awesome for the AFC championship game, and we have fans requesting to be out there for this week’s game.
If you would like to party and do not want to drive, spend a night at Carefree Resort and Villas http://www.carefree-resort.com. They are offering a fan club rate of $89. Call Carefree Resorts and villas at 480-488-5300 and ask for the Harold’s Corral Steelers rate.
Discount cab will be on premise to drive home fans who may have celebrated too much. They charge $2 per mile and you will receive a free ride back to your car the next day.
If you haven’t been to Harold’s for a playoff game or the Super Bowl, you have missed out on Steelers Nirvana. Check out the pictures and video on our website to see how special it is: www.haroldscorral.com. We will have Budweiser beer and Finlandia Vodka on special with Dex spinning some of our favorite Steelers fight songs. He has over 100 of them in his collection. We will be stocked with Terrible Towels and new merchandise such as Steelers cow bells, flashing earrings, Harold’s Steelers bling; shirts are back, plus much more merchandise for fans to buy. We will have a silent auction featuring some great autographed Steelers merchandise with all proceeds going to Arizona charities. Plus, we have the best Pittsburgh food outside of Pittsburgh: Strip District sandwiches (a Primantis knockoff), grilled kielbasa and pierogies, plus much more. Harold’s is the ONLY place to watch the Steelers play! Call us today at 480-488-1906.
Please remember to drink responsibly and do not drink and drive. Arrange for a designated driver or reserve a cab for this special day!
SUPER BOWL EXPECTED TO DRAW UP TO 4,000 STEELERS FANS TO HAROLD’S CAVE CREEK CORRAL
Crowd Will Be Second Only to the Number of Fans in Tampa Bay for the Game
Harold’s is largest Steelers bar in the Country– Raffle of autographed Steelers memorabilia expected to raise funds for Hunkapi Horse Program, Hope for Kids, and other charities
(CAVE CREEK, Ariz.) – Next Sunday, while most of Arizona will be wearing Cardinal Red to cheer their team in the Super Bowl, up to 4,000 Pittsburgh Steelers fans from throughout Arizona will be waving their “terrible towels,” singing polka and Steelers fight songs, and devouring lots of Primanti Brothers sandwiches, Iron City beer, and other Pittsburgh delicacies – in a tiny, Western town in the Arizona desert, some 2,500 miles away from their beloved city.
Danny Piacquadio, managing partner of Harold’s Cave Creek Corral, 6895 E. Cave Creek Rd. in Cave Creek, describes the scene as “surreal.” The number of fans expected to descend upon Cave Creek exceeds the entire town’s population.
“We have fans that are coming from California, Washington, Nevada, and Pittsburgh. In Arizona, fans for the season games come from as far away as Lake Havasu, Prescott, and Casa Grande,” Piacquadio said. “We’re excited that the Cardinals advanced to the Super Bowl, and we welcome Cardinals fans to our party. No matter who your favorite team, this party will be one for the books!”
The Steelers/Cardinals game begins at 4 p.m., but fans will begin arriving at noon. In preparation of Game Day, Harold’s is stocking up on Iron City and Iron City Light beer and will offer Budweiser specials all day Sunday. Beer and liquor suppliers will also be giving away T-shirts and hats.
There is a $10 cover charge. The first 500 people will get Harold’s version of the Super Bowl XLIII “Terrible Towel.” Harold’s will also raffle off autographed Steelers memorabilia to raise funds for Hunkapi Horse Program, Hope for Kids, and other charities.
In addition to Harold’s parking, shuttle buses will run from available parking lots in the Town’s Center.
As one of Arizona’s historic establishments, Harold’s dates back to 1935 and offers patrons a nostalgic view into the days of the “Wild West.” Several Western movies were filmed at Harold’s, including Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins, Electroglide in Blue, and Little Foss and Big Halsey. Photos of these movies are displayed throughout the restaurant along with many photos of celebrities who have visited Harold’s to experience first-hand it’s famous hospitality.
Though Cave Creek is 45 minutes from downtown Phoenix, the small town has retained much of its Western heritage. But on NFL Game Days, Western garb and cowboy boots are lost to a sea of “black and gold.” The Steelers tradition began in 1993 with about 75 fans per game.
As word spread that Steelers Country could be found in the heart of Cave Creek, more fans have been coming to Harold’s Cave Creek Corral to watch the games. Several Steelers greats have visited Harold’s, including Mel Blount, L.C. Greenwood, Merrill Hodge, Andy Russell, Mike Wagner, and Mike Merriweather.
A Pittsburgh native and 1987 graduate of Seton-La Salle High School, Piacquadio is a loyal Steelers fan who is dedicated to making sure his patrons feel like they are at home. To accommodate fans, he serves traditional Steelers delicacies, and employs a DJ who plays more than 40 Steelers songs.
Piacquadio’s father, Dan Sr., owns a restaurant in Mt. Lebanon called Piacquadios, and his cousin, Ray, owns a restaurant in Bethel Park called Pasta Too.
To reserve seats, call Harold’s Cave Creek Corral at (480) 488-1906 or for more information check out our website at www.haroldscorral.com.
Harold’s can also claim to be one of the top neighborhood bars in the nation. Maxim Magazine readers rated Harold’s to be the #1 “Greatest American Neighborhood Bar” in Phoenix. The July 2005 issue of Maxim featured the results of a reader survey among nine markets. Local readers chose the five best “neighborhood bars” in Phoenix, citing Harold’s Cave Creek Corral as the best. Harold’s was also chosen as the “Best Cowboy Bar” in the 2008 azcentral.com Reader’s Choice poll.
EDITOR’S NOTE:
Reporters and photographers are invited to view the Super Bowl Steelers/Cardinals game next Sunday, February 1, 2009 at Harold’s Cave Creek Corral, 6895 E. Cave Creek Rd. in Cave Creek.
The game starts at 4 p.m. Arizona time, but fans should begin arriving at noon.
Harold’s opens at 8 a.m. for breakfast. The outside tents will open at noon.
Call Danny Piacquadio, managing partner of Harold’s Cave Creek Corral at (602) 799-5554, or Sue Kern-Fleischer at (602) 810-1404 for more information.
Directions to Harold’s Cave Creek Corral:
From downtown Phoenix:
Take the 51 Freeway (Piestewa Peak) north to the 101 Freeway.
Exit east on the 101 Freeway and travel to Scottsdale Road. Exit at Scottsdale Road and turn left so you are traveling north. Continue some 12 miles on Scottsdale Road — it turns into Tom Darlington Road – until it ends at Cave Creek Road. Make a left and travel west on Cave Creek Road. You’ll see Harold’s Cave Creek Corral on the left (south side of the street) at 6895 E. Cave Creek Road.
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Vote against the Ravens in their own paper!!!
OK, people….let’s hit the polls & upset the Ravens.
Vote against them in their own paper. Pound away & pass it on.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/bal-ravenspoll0111,0,7458323,post.poll
Please pass it on. Vote against Baltimore in their own paper.
The poll link has moved but its still on the front page.
Watch The Steelers Pluck The Feathers Off Those Ravens!!
Yoi and double yoi - or even triple yoi - Why am I speaking in tongues ala Myron Cope? In remembrance of that great man, the Tennessee Titans felt the curse of the towel! I have something to say to you, Jevon Kearse, “Blow on this”. I would like to see Lendale White do all the stomping he wants in his living room while he watches the Steelers pluck the feathers off those Ravens. I brought out the triple yoi which I only do on special occasions. The triple yoi is for us beating the Ravens three times in a season. I heard it a hundred times; it’s hard to beat a team three times in one season – true, if you’re the frickin Cleveland Browns but we are talking about the “Men of Steel”. Three time victors, you better believe it baby and I will witness it at Harold’s with over 2000 of my closest Steeler friends. That’s correct baby over 2000 chip chop ham loving, Iron City beer drinking, crazy terrible towel waving, bleeding black and gold fans! The question is “where will you be?”
What a crowd last week and what energy reminiscent of our Superbowl 40 run - oh yeah the feeling is back! With the great crowd swelling to about 1600 people, everything was great, plenty of parking, plenty of beer and plenty of Pittsburgh “smash mouth” football! Two stats say it all - Fast Willie had over 140 yards, not to mention the Steelers D with 4 sacks - that’s how we roll! This week’s party will be even bigger. Already on order: extra tent, giant screen TV’s, extra parking and most importantly extra port o johns and Iron city beer. Here are some key points for this week’s game:
***** WHEN MAKING YOUR RESERVATION *****
PLEASE SPECIFY THE EXACT TIME YOU PLAN ON BEING
AT HAROLD’S DUE TO THE CARDINAL GAME
1) Parking – There will additional parking behind Hammerheads which is the empty building across the street please look for the signs and parking attendants.
2) There will be a $7 cover including fan club members, only those who purchased their season seats will enter for free. Season pass holder will have a VIP will call table to pick up your ticket to enter with out a cover. Please pick up the passes before entering Heinz field west.
3) Everyone in attendance can sign up to win an all expense paid trip for two to Super bowl 43 sponsored by www.sportsmatchmaker.com
4) We will have the best Tailgate tent “Heinz field West” for our fans Giant screen TVs with stadium sound so you don’t have to miss out on any of the action. We will have plenty of IC Light and Iron City beer to go around. We expect over 1100 people in our tailgate tent alone it was awesome last week with fans requesting to be out their for this week.
5) If you would like to party and do not want to drive spend a night at Carefree Resort and Villas http://www.carefree-resort.com for a fan club rate of $89 Call from Carefree Resorts and villas 480-488-5300 and ask for the Harold’s Corral Steeler rate.
6) Discount cab will be on premise to drive those home who may have celebrated to much and you will receive a free ride back the next day
If you haven’t been to Harold’s for a playoff game or the Super Bowl you have missed out on Steeler Nirvana. Check out the pictures and video on our website to see how special it is. www.haroldscorral.com We will have Budweiser beer and Finlandia vodka on special and Dex spinning some of our favorite Steeler fight songs. He has over 100 of them in his collection. We will be stocked with Terrible Towels and new merchandise such as Steeler cow bells flashing earings Harolds Steeler bling shirts are back plus much more merchandise for fans to buy. We will have a silent auction featuring some great autographed Steeler merchandise with all proceeds going to AZ charities. Plus, we have the best Pittsburgh food outside of Pittsburgh, Strip district sandwiches (a Primantis knockoff) grilled kielbasa and pierogies plus much more. Harold’s is the ONLY place to watch the Steelers play! Call today 480-488-1906
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