New York has Papal Fever!

And I got the T-Shirt!

Well maybe one of the t-shirts, there were several.

My favorite one depicted the Pope blessing Yankee Stadium. Now was that the new Yankee Stadium or the old Yankee Stadium? Because if it was the old one, is he gonna come back next year for the new one? Or is that just going to be a very dated T-Shirt? Either way, I was jealous, and my jealousy was twofold:
no. 1: I didn't see him blessing Shea Stadium, boo.
no. 2: I want a shirt. I love all things both sports area and Catholicism related. Boo. (My favorite of the many things in this catergory was last year's Rosary Bowl: Pray for Peace People)

Furthermore, who knew that a Pope Parade would be so much like Eeyore's Birthday Party? There was a drum circle. Yeah. A catholic group from New Jersey had a whole lot of drums and guitars and they just kept singing "Hallelujah," rhythmically. Also, it was beautiful weather and there were soo many people out with like beads on. People had huge banners and hand painted signs. Some of the signs were pro-God and others were pro-birth control. Both sides seemed totally stoked to have their not-so-private audience with the Pope, as he passed on 5th Avenue, in the Popemobile.

Of course, I never got my bag searched once on the street in Austin. And I guess no one was wearing body paint for the Pope. So we can also put both of those in the "different from Eeyore's Birthday" pile.

In conclusion, if the Pope comes to your town, it is totally worth the commute downtown, regardless of your stance on the whole God issue.