On a lark for M's birthday, we got front row seats next to the bench for an AFL2 (Arena Football League 2) game -- the Mahoning Valley Thunder vs the Manchester Wolves. What a hoot!! They ended up being the equivalent of obstructed view for one endzone, as the players/coaches stood rather than sit in their chairs -- but for the other half of the field, the action was RIGHT in our laps, almost literally three or four times as players smashed into the 3ft wall just inches from us! Great fun ...

The Thunder got up big early, the Wolves came back with a pair of TDs sandwiched around an onside kick in the last minute to take the lead with 41 seconds left, the Thunder responded with a TD of their own with 10 seconds left, and then blocked the desperation FG attempt ...

The lighting wasn't horrible, but it wasn't great either -- putting the Beast to the test ... had to shoot at wicked high ASA (2000+) and down around 1/250th, so there is grain and blur, but for memories, they're fun ... Enjoy.