So what’s with these colors? Aren’t they a bit too similar to the ones I used for Marquette? I would completely agree but in my research and from that little graphic showing the Seal of Philadelphia, these are the colors of the city. Course you’re thinking I chose Philly for the Flyers. No. It’s for historical reasons. Over 20 years ago, my parents moved to the Philly area, technically Lansdale, after my dad had enough with North Dakota (probably more of my mother’s insistence). I know, he finally moves my family back to “civilization” when I’ve left for college and my brother is settled in with my grandmother. Originally, his new job was in Allentown yet I think Lansdale was the compromise because mom wanted to live near an actual city again. I was relieved the ‘rents didn’t move there since people my age always associated the place with Billy Joel’s sad song about the dying steel town.
Being in college, I didn’t have to participate in the move but I did get to visit my parents there for Spring Break and the following Summer. Thus I chose these colors in honor of the events’ 20th anniversary. It was this or dredging up what I could think of for my vacation to Orlando with Jose five years ago.