Incubus
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My wife and I were lucky enough to be sitting in the Seahawks endzone......next to the "left" tunnel. The Seahawks came out of the "right" tunnel. (when looking from the field)
So.....after the National Anthem was performed, but before the Kurt Russell Seahawks intro video had come on, my wife points to our left and says..."Isn't that Taima flying towards us?".
:shock:
Sure enough....I look to my left...and Taima is flying about 10-15 feet above our heads....cruising along the back of the endzone, between us and the goal posts.
I'm thinking....oh crap....this can't be good.
This is clearly not part of the pregame program....and it seemed that something had spooked Taima...causing her to prematurely launch off the trainer's arm. (speculation on my part)
Taima then passes in front of us.....does a wide circle above the corner to our right......circles back down and lands on a 6 foot speaker they had placed on the field for the National Anthem performance. ( that hadn't yet been taken off the field).
The trainer was nowhere in sight at this time.
We're like...."WTF?".
So after an awkward pause where we were afraid Taima might just take off and head to Manhattan or something, the handler lady finally comes running out.. looking a bit frantic/worried.....retrieves Taima w/out issues.....and takes her back towards the Seahawks sideline.
Then they cleared the field......launched the Kurt Russell video......team runs out.....and the rest is history.
I did not see Taima fly out before the team came out of the tunnel though...as they do at Century Link.
Anyway....just thought I'd share that story.
I've watched the game on DVR 4-5 times now.....and I never saw Taima do anything before the players came out....or heard any mention of her flying out prematurely.
I have many great pictures to share and other crazy stories coming.....stay tuned!
So.....after the National Anthem was performed, but before the Kurt Russell Seahawks intro video had come on, my wife points to our left and says..."Isn't that Taima flying towards us?".
:shock:
Sure enough....I look to my left...and Taima is flying about 10-15 feet above our heads....cruising along the back of the endzone, between us and the goal posts.
I'm thinking....oh crap....this can't be good.
This is clearly not part of the pregame program....and it seemed that something had spooked Taima...causing her to prematurely launch off the trainer's arm. (speculation on my part)
Taima then passes in front of us.....does a wide circle above the corner to our right......circles back down and lands on a 6 foot speaker they had placed on the field for the National Anthem performance. ( that hadn't yet been taken off the field).
The trainer was nowhere in sight at this time.
We're like...."WTF?".
So after an awkward pause where we were afraid Taima might just take off and head to Manhattan or something, the handler lady finally comes running out.. looking a bit frantic/worried.....retrieves Taima w/out issues.....and takes her back towards the Seahawks sideline.
Then they cleared the field......launched the Kurt Russell video......team runs out.....and the rest is history.
I did not see Taima fly out before the team came out of the tunnel though...as they do at Century Link.
Anyway....just thought I'd share that story.
I've watched the game on DVR 4-5 times now.....and I never saw Taima do anything before the players came out....or heard any mention of her flying out prematurely.
I have many great pictures to share and other crazy stories coming.....stay tuned!