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So...

THIS is the audience
we’re performing for...

We’re told the attendance
is 65,000 people.

We’re all more than a
little excited...!

We hang out in the
tunnel and wait for
our time to enter
the field.

Ben and Pedro
have a moment
together.

Despite his
look, Patric
is quite calm.

...

"I don’t
think my
outfit has
enough
"bling"
on it..."

Just before we go out,
these beauties give us
some distraction.

Here’s half our group
near our starting position,
awaiting the end of the
first half of the game.

Disney has made it down
to the first row so he has
a great view of the show.

I’ve been looking for him
it his section, so I’m
surprised and delighted to
hear him call my name
and find out he’s so near.

Here’s a different
point of view:

*This* is where we
were waiting.

Being on the edge of
the field for such a
long time was an
unexpected thrill.

When either team
made a big play,
the entire crowd
would *roar*.

The sound they
made would be
a tangible force.

The end of the first half.

The players leave the field,
and we take our positions
to start the show.
We have several
minutes in this
position...

(Remember how
long the commercials
run during televised
games.)

We have lots of time
to look around and
see the audience.

But it is also the
perfect time to gather
our thoughts.

To center ourselves,
and to remember
why we are here.

For the first part
of the show, we
have the field
almost to
ourselves.

Spread out from
one end zone to
the other, our
guys are a colorful
presence across
the entire field.

It’s the biggest
"stage" we’ve
ever had!

Then the other groups
enter the field, and
the show kicks into
high gear.

The show is a
pretty elaborate
production.

And the
pyrotechniques
take it up
another notch.

During dress
rehearsals, it
was fun to hear
them annouce
that we were
running the
show "full pyro".

An amazing experience for all of us!

Photos by Jim Roberts