Subject: Pittsburgh Steelers

• SAY GOODBYE, JOE

  December 1, 1993

• SHAQ'S FLACKS ARE WAY OFF TRACK

  March 16, 1994

• Pic Hits for the week

  January 25, 1996

• Seven Storeys Underground

  Can a band too loud for Prescott find happiness in Tempe?

  February 22, 1996

• Busy Bees

  June 6, 1996

• Club Directory

  April 10, 2003

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  February 19, 2004

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  July 22, 2004

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  November 25, 2004

• Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, February 12, 2009

  February 12, 2009

• Arizona Cardinals Head for the Playoffs on a High Note With a Big Win Over Lowly Seattle

  Finally, we get to report good news about the Arizona Cardinals, who finished the regular season 9-7 -- just as we predicted they would when we named Ken Whisenhunt top head coach in the PHX in our 2008 Best Of edition. Our prediction was based on the Cardinals going 8-8 last season behind injured-for-half-the-year Kurt Warner. Finishing .500 was a miracle. In the Cardinals' 34-21 home win over the 4-11 Seattle Seahawks on Sunday afternoon, a healthy Warner threw f

  December 29, 2008

• Who Would've Ever Thunk it? The Arizona Cardinals are a Win Away From the Super Bowl

   In our wildest dreams, we never thought we'd be saying Arizona Cardinals and Super Bowl in  the same breath. We never thought we'd be saying Arizona Cardinals and two consecutive playoff wins in the same breath. But here Kurt Warner (pictured) and the Cardinals are, a win away from the big game in Tampa Bay on February 1. First, though, they must take care of the Philadelphia Eagles -- 23-11 winners over the New York Giants on Sunday -- at Un

  January 12, 2009

• Lo and Behold! The Arizona Cardinals Are Going to the Super Bowl Against the Pittsburgh Steelers

  It was fourth and inches late in the fourth quarter, and it wasn't the play we would've called with our team down 25-24 in the NFC  Championship. But two running plays up the middle had yielded next to nothing. Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner takes the snap and hands off to Tim Hightower (pictured), who bolts toward the right side. Everybody wearing red in University of Phoenix Stadium is holding their breath. The dreadlocked Hightower's nearing the sideline. Will he

  January 18, 2009

• Super Bowl XLIII Preview: Arizona Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (the Redbirds are Still Vegas Underdogs)

  Bid Bidwill, Ken Whisenhunt, and Rod Graves in January 2007 The Arizona Cardinals are going to the Super Bowl, and the world didn't end. Despite their myriad critics, maybe that means they belong there. Dangerous corollary for a young team: Maybe they're beginning to think they belong there. Luckily for our historically star-crossed Redbirds, who've been thriving in the role of underdog, the oddsmakers aren't buying it. After Arizona beat the Philadelphia Eagles 32-25 in the NFC Championship

  January 19, 2009

• Wide Receiver Anquan Boldin Throws Momentous Tantrum on Arizona Cardinals' Momentous Day

  Maybe Cardinals wide receiver Anquan Boldin should take a lesson in sportsmanship from Leinart.

  January 19, 2009

• Jan. 19 In Blogs: Cardinals, Super Bowl, Fight Club and More

  We understand that in the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. Worry not! We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Valley Fever: Arizona Cardinals Photos For Sale -- (Not Cheap) -- in Arizona Republic Bid to Make Quick Buck Super Bowl XLIII Preview: Arizona Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (the Redbirds are Still Vegas Underdogs) Up on the Sun: Fight Club Sadisco, Stone Foxes and More Over the

  January 19, 2009

• Arizona Cardinals Get Big Airport Send-Off by Fans Before Heading to Tampa

  An estimated 1,800 fans turned out at Sky Harbor airport this morning to give the Arizona Cardinals a rousing send-off on their way to Tampa Bay for the Super Bowl. The enthusiastic Cardinals supporters and their families, many holding homemade signs (or babies in cute, red jerseys) lined up near a Northwest Airlines jet on a Terminal 2 tarmac to cheer on their favorite players. A few dignitaries were also on-hand, including the state's new governor, Jan Brewe

  January 26, 2009

• Arizona Cardinals Send Off In Video

  This morning 1,800 Cardinals fans witnessed their Super Bowl-Bound team climbing into a plane and taking off for Tampa. Among those enjoying the festivities were Arizona Governor Jan Brewer, Glendale Mayor Elaine Scruggs, and Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon. Check out the above video to see Mayor Gordon throw down a Pittsburgh Steelers "ugly" towel in disgust, give shout-outs to the Valley cities and brag about his Super Bowl bet with the mayor of Pittsburgh.

  January 26, 2009

• Pittsburgh's 10 Greatest Musicians

  The PovertyNeck Hillbillies are the official band of the Pittsburgh Steelers -- yes, really. Last week we brought you a debate over the best Arizona musicians of all time after Arizona Premiere Living put out a list that includes Mr. Mister but not Stevie Nicks. Turns out, there are so many great musicians from Arizona it's impossible to fit them all on to a top 10 list. With the Arizona Cardinals facing the Pittsburgh Steelers this weekend we decided to make a list of the 10 best musical acts

  January 27, 2009

• Pittsburgh Steelers Fans Lash Out at Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon for Terrible Towel Diss. Go Phil!

    Hell hath no fury like  Steelers fans, dissed. One day after a Cardinals rally at Sky Harbor Airport, where  Mayor Phil Gordon stomped on one of the Steelers' signature "Terrible Towels," the mayor's getting slammed on Pittsburgh talk radio -- and bombarded with nasty e-mails. You can watch our original footage of the Cardinals' Super Bowl send-off rally here. Frankly, to us this looks like normal pre-game antics before the big game. Our co

  January 27, 2009

• Jan. 27 In Blogs: Phil Gordon, Steelers, Joe Arpaio and More

  We understand that in the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. Worry not! We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Valley Fever: Mayor Phil Gordon Kills Plan to Give Self Two More Years Pittsburgh Steelers Fans Lash Out at Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon for Terrible Towel Diss. Go Phil! Up on the Sun: Best Banjo Album of 2009 by Steve Martin (yes that Steve Martin) Lone Butte Casino to host "Americ

  January 27, 2009

• Hey Cardinals, Don't Pull a '92-'93 Suns or a '96 Sun Devils. Just Win It Now!

  The Phoenix Suns nearly pulled it off in 1993. The 1996 Arizona State Sun Devils football squad totally had it until the final seconds. And now the Arizona Cardinals are a game away from sports immortality. (And, arguably, the biggest comeback in modern-day athletics.) So some words of advice to the Cardinals as they head into the biggest game in franchise history: Just win the fricking thing now because this could be your only chance for a long, long while.

  January 30, 2009

• Pittsburgh Steelers Plates for Sale at Mesa Wal-Mart

  Do you see anything wrong with this display of Cardinals memorabilia at the front of the Wal-Mart at Country Club and Baseline in Mesa? Yes, that's right, there's a bunch of Steelers shit on it. The week before the Super Bowl. In metro Phoenix.Now this is Wal-Mart, so if anyone in town should be catering to white-trash Steelers fans it's them. And this particular Wal-Mart is in Mesa, so that's a consideration as well.Really, the joke's on them. What Steelers fan is going to eat off plates? Trust

  January 28, 2009

• Jan. 28 In Blogs: PETA, Steelers, Corn, Abu Ghraib and More

  We understand that in the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. Worry not! We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Valley Fever: PETA to Put on Sexy "Human Barbeque" at Phoenix Convention Center Medical Examiner At Mormon Murder Trial: "I Have No Evidence To Support This Being A Homicide." Up on the Sun: Pittsburgh Steelers Plates for Sale at Mesa Wal-Mart A Look Inside The Sail Inn's New Look,

  January 28, 2009

• Concert Calendar for this Weekend: NOFX, Avenged Sevenfold, Buckcherry, Goblin Cock, and More

  Bay area punkers NOFX are scheduled to perform on Saturday at the Marquee Theatre in Tempe. We'll give you three guesses as to why there's only one concert listed on Sunday (and the first two don't count). As music editor Martin Cizmar reported earlier this week, no one wants to compete with the Arizona Cardinals' Super Bowl battle with the Pittsburgh Steelers, with the lone exception of the Graf Orlock show going on at Modified. On Friday and Saturday, however, there's a full slate of

  January 29, 2009

• Brew Review: That Victory Sip

  We've made no secret here at New Times who we're pulling for in the match-up between the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers this Super Bowl Sunday. Chances are if you're reading this, you're pulling for the Cardinals despite jumping on the bandwagon only after they won the NFC championship. No worries, we did too.   We at New Times take our Super Bowls seriously. So for this Sunday we sought out the best brew to consume not during the game, not at some after party, but at the mome

  January 30, 2009

• Morning After: Arizona Cardinals Come Oh-So-Close to Winning One of the Most Exciting Super Bowls Ever in Coach Ken Whisenhunt's Second Season

    The biggest game in Arizona Cardinals history -- the second-biggest in Arizona sports history -- is over, and what can we take away from it? Sure the Cardinals snatched defeat from the jaws of victory, but they certainly had the odds-makers in Vegas sweating. For the fourth game in a row. Though it's said that nobody remembers the loser in a Super Bowl, quarterback Kurt Warner and the Cardinals will be remembered for playing in one of the greatest game

  February 2, 2009

• Hot Links: Defeated Cardinals to Be Welcomed Home by Rally at Sky Harbor; Porn Interrupts Super Bowl Broadcast in Tucson ; McCain Criticizes Spending in Stimulus Bill

  They came, they saw -- they choked. Or maybe they were robbed of a Super Bowl victory by a bad call. But the Arizona Cardinals put up a helluva fight against the Steelers and they'll be coming home at 3:30 today to a cheering crowd at Sky Harbor. Daddy, what was that? Television hackers manage to air 10 seconds of pornographic images on the same channel as the Super Bowl in Tucson. McCain says Obama's economic stimulus plan contains too much spending. Authorities find the bodies of two&nbs

  February 2, 2009

• Super Bowl XLIII, Derby Dames and O.A.R. Over the Weekend

  Steelers Win Super Bowl XLIII and Nothing's Well In Cardinal-Ville At Upper Deck in Scottsdale hundred leave dejected after the Arizona Cardinals lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers on February 1, 2009. Meanwhile Steelers fans raise their terrible towels to the sky. See: a slide show of depressed Cardinals fans and elated members of Steeler Nation. AZ Derby Dames Season Opener In Photos The AZ Derby Dames rocketed on to the rink for the official fourth season opener on January 31, 2009. As these

  February 2, 2009

• Arizona Cardinals Return Home

  Jonathan McNamara It would take more than a Super Bowl loss to prevent the Arizona Cardinals from receiving a hero's welcome at Sky Harbor Airport on the afternoon after their defeat to the Pittsburgh Steelers. A few thousand dedicated fans with the luxury of leaving their respective jobs at around 3:30 p.m. gathered en masse on the tarmac to welcome home their team and life their spirits with chants like "one more year." Arizona Governor Jan Brewer, Coach Ken Whisenhunt, Kurt War

  February 2, 2009

• Animal Collective, John Frusciante, Atmosphere, and Lady GaGa are Just Some of What's Selling at Zia Record Exchange

  The animals of B'More foursome Animal Collective. Do y'all smell that? No, it's not the repulsive scent of the titanic dump those Pittsburgh Steelers bastards dropped on the PHX's collective hopes and dreams for Super Bowl championship. I'm talking about something much, much better: The glorious smell of freshly released albums. The post-Christmastime drought of new discs ended within the past few weeks, resulting in a flood of releases flowing into record stores and your iTunes library. In

  February 3, 2009

• Super Bowl Decided by Ref? How Did Kurt Warner's Pass Get Down Field if it Was Fumbled?

  For our own mental health, we've been trying to let go of the Super Bowl for two days now. We've been trying to remind ourselves that the NFL is sports entertainment, and that we correctly predicted what was going to happen: Cardinals fans would be massively outnumbered in Tampa, and the Steelers would have the "neutral site" championship called like a home game. But, as the ol' inbox continues to fill with trash talk from Steelers fans, we have to say this:THAT WAS A FUCKING FORWARD PASS. HOW

  February 3, 2009

• Talking (to) Trash

  January 29, 2009

• Arizona Cardinals Fans, You'd Better Get Ferocious or Steeler Nation Will Eat You Alive

  January 29, 2009

• The Traitor Bowl

  Can Ken and Russ' little birdies beat the Men of Steel?

  September 27, 2007

• Levi Playing Field

  They may be birdbrains, but they’re our birdbrains

  August 16, 2007

• Letters From the Issue of Thursday, January 25

  January 25, 2007

• Fear Factor

  Two serial murderers loom among us. Inside the case of the Baseline Killer's first Phoenix victim

  July 27, 2006

• Super Bowl V

  The Valley's bid for the Big Game may be derailed by five missing tortoise babies

  January 16, 2003

• Shooting Star

  Pioneering photojournalist Morris Berman's images are powerful portraits of this American life

  January 11, 2001

• Culture Schlock

  Foreign journalists are incredulous at banality of Super Bowl scene

  February 1, 1996

• Adolf Hitler an Arizona Cardinals Fan? Check it Out.

  We've gotten our fair share of hate mail over the years, especially after our Super Bowl cover story about weak-kneed Cardinals fans and their coal-mining hillbilly counterparts (Steeler Nation) from Western Pennsylvania, but we've never received anything as hilarious/disturbing as this video. Yes, those are the words from one of our blog posts, put in Adolf Hitler's mouth. Martin Cizmar's post about Kurt Warner's "fumble" is linked from YouTube. Eeek. It's funny, yes, but also deeply, deeply

  April 15, 2009

• Phoenix Cop Wins Spot on Celebrity Golf Foursome Before the U.S. Open

    Larry Giebelhausen (right) should go into politics. The Phoenix police lieutenant lobbied his friends, fellow church members, and about anyone would listen to vote for him online in a contest hosted by Golf Digest magazine and the U.S. Open. He even got the Arizona Republic to publish an article about his efforts to win. And on Saturday morning, his campaign paid off, according to a police news release today: ... at 6:00a.m. Lt. Larry (Giebelhausen) was awakened by his telephon

  May 4, 2009

• Budget Beat: Lil' Cal's

  Some of the restaurants I write about in Budget Beat are old faves, some are recommendations from readers or friends, some are just sitting there on the side of the road, begging to be tried. One of the fun things about doing this weekly blog is being surprised by a restaurant, especially when it's in a part of town I don't usually visit. Such is the case with Lil' Cal's, an unusual new restaurant/bar on 32nd Street and Cactus Road in north Phoenix. A cool cat named Adam suggested I hit thi

  May 7, 2009

• Black Moth Super Rainbow at Rhythm Room Saturday

  Western PA indie act Black Moth Super Rainbow will the Rhythm Room Sunday night -- and I promise my late mention of this show has nothing to do with my feelings about Pittsburghers.BMSR's hazy and experimental indie rock is often farcical (just look at the band roster for their stage names) but can also lull you with sleepy robotic sounds and soothing bits of chunky bass. And, yes, they're a lot better than The Povertyneck Hillbillies, the official band of the Pittsburgh Steelers.Check out "Born

  May 29, 2009

• Hot Links: Illegal Immigrants Face Possible Trespassing Law; Mesa Man Blames Tweets in Burglary; Pink Moths Discovered in AZ

  Yer trespassin': Arizona lawmakers moving to make it illegal to be in Arizona without proper federal documents... That bug by your lantern might be one of the new, cool-pink moths discovered in southern Arizona... It was supposed to be a one-week custodial visit, but a Chandler man packed up and moved to an unknown location with his 9-year-old son... Pittsburgh Steelers get SuperBowl XLIII rings, each with 63 diamonds, that should have been the Cardinals'... This shouldn't surprise anyone: A gu

  June 10, 2009

• The Hunt for Red September

  July 30, 2009

• Hot Links: Cardinals, the Blue Basket Bandit, and Alcor

  ​In a football preseason opener, the Arizona Cardinals lost 10-20 to the Pittsburgh Steelers, on Steeler turf last night. The Cardinals' only touchdown in the game was fourth-string quarterback Tyler Palko's 20-yard pass to Onrea Jones...A hiker has died in the Grand Canyon after running out of water. The hiker, 18, was part of a group of hikers that flagged down rafters on the Colorado River to say they needed help. Park Service rangers received a report that one hiker was dead; the body was

  August 14, 2009

• Pack to the Future

  August 27, 2009

• Fire Whisenhunt: Arizona Cardinals Need a Solution to Their Offensive Woes. Here It Is.

  Expect a lot more of this in '09.​ As Da Cards head to Chi-Town for a Soldier Field showdown with Jay Cutler and Da Bears on Sunday, many in Da PHX are still smarting from the Birds' 34-21 mugging by the Carolina Panthers and the world's worst quarterback, Jake Delhomme, last weekend in Glendale. The fragrant home loss underscored, yet again, the need to address the Arizona Cardinals' out-of-whack offense and slovenly 1-3 record at University of Phoenix Stadium. Personally, we're not

  November 6, 2009