[Joe Greco]

I got back from Buffalo late last night. I just wanted to say Thank You to John DiCarlo (Larue) and all the members of the Charlotte Electric Football league for the tremendous hospitality they showed me and for the wonderful gift box that they sent me home with (figures, bases, footballs, a NY Giants mug).

I was ecstatic that my work travel schedule just so happened to have me up in your neck of the woods to be able to come for the opening night of your 30th year - what an achievement.

For anyone who has the opportunity to be in the Buffalo/Niagara Falls area I would strongly suggest you take a side trip to Rochester for a visit to the Subterranean Stadium - it is like visiting an Electric Football Hall of Fame. On display are all varieties of teams, figures, bases and other electric football memorabilia. One of the boards actually has a working miniature Goodyear blimp overhead.

The league's proud heritage is also on display with a wall of past Champions and CEFL Hall of Famers. A board with the night's matchups, another board with the league's standings and large game clocks and scoreboards add to the overall experience.

While soaking up the atmosphere you almost forget that there are league games being played. Having been around for 30 years there is great camraderie and fellowship as well as a lot of good old fashioned ribbing going on. There was also some great electric football being played in a unique style that I found to be really enjoyable to play. And isn't that what this is supposed to be all about?

I was able to get off a few pictures before the battery in my camaera unfortunately died.

Once again I would like to say thank you to John and all the CEFL members for welcoming me into your home and making me feel right at home. It was an experience that I will never forget.

Joe G