Shimel's luck

There are sometimes when I feel like the “luckiest man on the face of the earth”, but there are a lot of other times when I feel like a black cloud hangs over me like “bad luck Schleprock” from an old Flinstones cartoon. I don’t know I guess that is maybe normal?  Don’t we all feel sometimes like why me? Nevertheless, I just can’t shake it.

A case in point is my quest for the perfect super bowl T-shirt.  On Tuesday I bought both of my sons the official Super Bowl 43 Steeler championship shirts.  Hey that is great for kids and I know if I keep plying them with Steeler gear, Peyton Manning can’t last forever and they will come to their senses and be Steeler fans once and for all! 

For me though I wanted something more.  I wanted the perfect Steeler insider power shirt. One that would clearly show that I was a true die hard and was tuned in to the Steeler scene.  I saw it when I read an article about CommonWealth Press’s Sixburgh shirts.  The owner of CommonWealth had been the one to do the Obama'-esque picture of Mike Tomlin with a “yes we can” saying.  Right after the Super Bowl he came out with one saying “Yes we did”.  He also came out with another one on the Sixburgh theme that showed the Lombardi Trophy, 6 titles and player silhouettes showing great Steelers of the ages.  It was only 15 dollars and a few bucks for shipping. I ordered on line and hot dog, I had the perfect Steeler power fan shirt!

I have my paid receipt and was wondering when my shirt would arrive.  Then today I read this article, “Sixburgh Shutdown”.  Seems using the likeness of the Lombardi Trophy runs afoul of NFL rules.  A cease and desist order was issued and the shirt is no long available.  I don’t know if my shirt was mailed out or not, but I am going to guess it wasn’t. I have not been able to contact the seller to find out if it was shipped and if not, will I get my money back.  It would be great to get the shirt.  Now with the controversy around it, it would be a real collectors item.  But Schleprock doesn’t get those breaks. I will probably have to notify my credit card company and dispute the charge. Oh well back to the hum-drum.