Football is back!  And while the SEC seems to have gotten off to a bit of a rocky start this year; the citizens of Who Dat Nation remain faithful that the Black and Gold will have another amazing season.

Downtown NOLA is shutting down early this afternoon to make way for a parade and concert to kick-off the start of the NFL season.  As I’m not lucky enough to have tickets to the game (and am skipping the parade and concert festivities because I abhor rubbing elbows with the huddled masses – despite being a huddled mass myself), I shall be watching the game from the comfort of a local bar with one of these in hand:

Wherever you are tonight, I suggest you have yourself a lil’ bit of N’awlins.  You never know when this time may come again.