Confusingous

Confusingous is a lover of hockey. Has been for many moons. His squadron is the New York Rangers. Many wonder why he is not a follower of the New Jersey Devils. Fact is that Confusingous began following the Broadway Blueshirts when the Devils were still messing about out West as the Colorado Rockies. Our resident Seer has seen the cross Hudson rivals play many times. But they have always been at Madison Square Garden or at the Brendan Byrne/Continental Airlines Arena. On Friday, December 12th he took his first trip to the Prudential Center (aka The Rock) in Newark, NJ.

So, the Rangers got killed 8-5 (though it should be noted that they were down 5-1 and tied the game at 5-5. Valiant effort, boys). So that is all he will say about that. So, we will move onto Confusingous’ review of the facility.

The food was excellent. Some of the best fries Confusingous has eaten at a sporting event. He also consumed the finest knish ever. The sightlines and seating were good. The store would have been better had it not featured vomit themed goods (i.e. Devils themed). Overall, a well done sporting venue put together for a sub-standard NHL franchise.

All in all, Confusingous recommends seeing a sporting event at The Rock. However, he also recommends not ‘Rocking Your Red’ and, rather, boo the heck out of the home team. He also recommends that you suggest to the fans (that actually bother to show up) that they should get some real and original chants (’Potvin sucks!’ is the correct response to ‘Let’s Go Band.’ There are plenty other songs you can whistle to. And hasn’t ‘Rock and Roll Part II’ been done to death. And nice choice for a goal song seeing as it was recorded by a convicted possessor of child pornography). But feel free to do what you want. Only the wise can follow the path to enlightenment.

Also, when you see the Ridgewood High School sweater up in the breezeway, make sure to praise it represents one of the stops Confusingous has made in his never ending Road of Knowledge.