This is the first time Lu Ke has come to "Joe's Bar", and he has heard a lot, but he has never visited it in person.

Standing across the street, there is an ordinary brick cottage with dark gray walls and dark green roofs, nestled in the row of low, undulating houses in the Italian Quarter, which is really unremarkable, with a handmade suit shop on the left and a second-hand book store on the right, with a touch of European style, which forms an interesting contrast with the financial district next to it and Little Tokyo in the distance.

If you don't have special guidance, you won't even notice that it's a bar when you pass by occasionally. But from another point of view, then this is a bar that only locals will patronize, not a tourist attraction, nor an Internet celebrity check-in point. The rich atmosphere of life makes it quietly integrated into the whole community.

Footsteps to the door of the bar, Lu Ke pushed open the empty door, the sound of "babbling" is reminiscent of the desert bar in a western movie, the trivial sound of riding boots and iron palms outlines the vicissitudes of the extralegal fanatics in the dust, and then you can see the entire bar decorated with red as the main color.

On the left-hand wall, the history of San Francisco's 49ers is neatly lined up, including changes to jersey styles, changes to the team's crest, photo frames with major milestone reports, commemorative scarves and caps from the championship year...... And so on, just like a history museum, it displays the memories that belong to the fans.

On the brick wall in front of it, there are all kinds of photo frames irregularly, I thought it was a photo of a player or star who had visited the bar, but I didn't want to, but when I got closer, I found that it was a photo of different fans, which truly recorded the classic moments of watching different games in different eras, and recorded the history of this bar.

Turning his head clockwise, his eyes swept over the bar counter, and then he could see the wall on the right, the black soot obscuring the original appearance of the wall, and some charred wood and garbage piled up next to it, and the damp floor and corners showed the chaos that had happened here, and it still looked like a ruin.

"Sorry, the bar is closed today." Anthony Tinozzo walked out of the warehouse with a pile of garbage in his hand, and then saw the figure standing in the middle of the bar, and said politely.

But before the words could be finished, the footsteps involuntarily stopped in place, with a blank expression, no special change, and the kind of consternation was slowly overflowing. For a while, Anthony couldn't tell whether it was because of the identity of the person who came, or because the appearance of the other party was too unexpected.

"Sorry, I know the bar is closed today, I came specifically to find the owner of the bar, Anthony Tinozzo." Lu Ke took the initiative to step forward and stretched out his right hand, "When we meet for the first time, I am Lu Ke." ”

Anthony's reaction was a little slower, "The first time we met, I was Anthony Tinozzo. After saying that, he thought about it and added, "I know who you are." But...... Why are you here? ”

It's still not realistic.

Despite the popularity of "Joe's Bar" among fans, not many players come to the bar because of its location, which is located in the heart of the city rather than near Candlestick Park, let alone so close to the team's leading quarterback.

Anthony is nearly forty years old, and he has long passed those youthful and frivolous days, even if he supports the San Francisco 49ers, he is more in his own way, those passions/emotions and enthusiasm have been turned into heritage and experience, and gradually become lighter, he thinks he is used to this way, but at this moment, he still can't help but start to boil!

In the face of such senior fans, Lu Ke is always full of admiration, and his loyalty and love for this team have been integrated into the bones of the entire family and become part of their blood, "Is this the place where the accidental fire happened yesterday?" Lu Ke did not answer the question directly, but pointed to the corner of the wall in front of him.

“…… Yes. Anthony reacted, "but it wasn't that serious, the situation was quickly brought under control, and later the firefighters also eliminated all the hidden dangers, nothing serious." ”

Lu Ke's footsteps stopped beside Anthony and looked carefully, "What was originally here?" Some handwriting can be seen on the walls. At this time, on the dark wall, large areas of the wall can no longer see the original appearance, and only some vague traces can be faintly captured, "That'...... Tigers, '26:21'? Is this our first Super Bowl win? ”

Lu Ke's voice was a little hesitant, he still didn't know enough about the history of the 49ers in San Francisco, and just made a relatively reliable judgment based on the attributes of the bar.

"Yes, it was supposed to be on this wall for the trajectory of our five championships, the dates, the opponents, the scores, etc. It's like a wall of champions, recording every moment of our peak. Anthony's eyes gleamed with pride, and the San Francisco 49ers were second only to the Pittsburgh Steelers in the entire league.

What Lu Ke saw just now was the first Super Bowl in the team's history, which happened in 1981. Anthony pointed to the completely obscured position below, "The last time was on January 29, 1994, we defeated the San Diego Lightning with a score of '49-26', and it was a big win!" ”

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it was nineteen years ago.

But now this wall of glory champions was destroyed in a fire accident, "The wall can still be repainted, everything can be saved, I don't want to be on the other walls, those things are treasures that cannot be restored, so we are lucky." Anthony still sees the positive side.

If that's what the Seattle Seahawks fans are hoping to shake their belief in winning, then it's clear they've made the mistake.

Lu Ke also showed a smile, "Perhaps, this is a revelation, it's time to update the wall." ”

Anthony's eyes suddenly brightened, but he still didn't say the thoughts in his mind after all, just like making a birthday wish, if he said his wish, then it would not come true, he should keep it firmly in his heart, and then quietly wait for the day when the wish will come true.

Coming back to his senses, Lu Ke looked at Anthony, "I came here today because Ryan and Jonathan told me that there were some accidents after the game yesterday, which is obviously not what we wanted to see. The source is the Baldwin brothers, and Lu Ke now regularly calls Ryan to inquire about his recovery and physical condition, and he is also looking forward to Ryan's condition as the team moves forward.

"Oh, Ryan. We also went to the hospital last Friday to visit him en masse. The doctor said that because of the recent period of active rehabilitation, his muscle vitality is slowly recovering, at least not continuing to deteriorate. This is rare good news for half a year. Anthony was still older, and after the excitement, his emotions slowly settled down and he began to speak freely.

Lu Ke said lightly, "We agreed that if the team can enter the Super Bowl, then he will take his date to the scene to watch the game." So, he must be working very, very hard now. ”

"Then you need to keep working hard." Anthony said.

"Aha!" Lu Ke lightly bowed his head in agreement, "No matter what, after learning the news, we are very worried, no one wants such an accident to happen." Lu Ke cut to the chase, "We know that the bar must be insured and the insurance company will pay for the loss, but after discussions between our players, we still hope to do our part and show our support." ”

"......" Anthony looked at Lu Ke with a surprised expression, "Bambi, no, no, no, we don't need it, we can't ......"

Lu Ke took out an envelope from his pocket and placed it in front of Anthony, "Please rest assured, there are fifty-three players in our team, and each player participated in this fundraising, so it's not a big problem." Just to express the heart of the team and the fans who will always stand together. Without the support of the nine, we wouldn't have been where we are this season. ”

Anthony looked at Lu Ke in a daze, his heart was surging, he still didn't continue to be polite after all, and took the envelope with both hands, "...... Bambi, thank you. ”

"Don't thank me, it was David Akens' idea. I just sent the cheque as a representative, and they were all joking that the flag of the team is me now, and I hope I can come forward and accept everyone's thanks, but I always think that we are a team and I am only one of them. Lu Ke said sincerely, not taking all the credit on himself.

Because Lu Ke's words were relaxed and funny, Anthony couldn't help but chuckle and joked, "Their group of old guys must be lazy, so they deliberately threw things on you, you are a second-year student and a quarterback, it is perfect to be an errand representative." ”

Lu Ke immediately showed a big smile, "Huh? Right? That's how I complained to David, but David just stood by and snickered and didn't help at all. ”

Reading between the lines, you can feel that the atmosphere in the locker room of the San Francisco 49ers is very good right now. After a season of stumbling and stumbling, they finally found their rhythm in the playoffs.

"As much as I really want to have a beer here, there are a couple of other bars where I need to finish my legwork, and you know, it's always hard work on the front of the team." Lu Ke didn't stay here too long, and after a few words of greeting with Anthony, he turned around and left.

The bar was quiet again, and Anthony stood in the open space in the center, reminiscing about the brief conversation just now, and his mood flew up, humming a little song and getting busy again.

He had a hunch that something good might happen this year.

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