Pittsburgh, PA (August 7, 2013): It’s a Great Big (Steelers) Country Out There! In the 1970s and 80s, tens of thousands of Pittsburgh natives moved away and migrated to cities from coast to coast. But they never forgot their allegiance to their favorite black and gold football team. On game days you’ll find these avid fans at their local watering holes, in cities big and small, cheering on their “home team.” Former Steelers player, Josh Miller and self-proclaimed beer sommelier, Shawn Allen, are beginning a journey that will take them to more than 100 restaurants and bars during the 2013 season, documenting the unique personalities that define one of the largest and most passionate fan bases in the world – Steelers Nation. The journey will start Saturday, August 10th at the Tilted Kilt at North Shore. Future stops on the journey will be selected through an extensive social media campaign. To be a part of the selection process, please visit www.alwaysahomegame.com . Here in Chicago we need you to vote for Lincoln Tap Room!
This journey will have added significance since along the way the guys will be teaming up with the Pittsburgh Steelers to benefit former Steelers players. This journey will bring awareness and help to raise funds to benefit those players that gave us all such fond Steelers memories. The story of the Great Steelers Country Road Trip will be told in Miller and Allen’s upcoming book, ALWAYS A HOME GAME™: Our Journey Through Steelers Country in 140 Days (St. Lynn’s Press, July, 2014). Filled with photographs and interviews, it will take sports fans far and wide into those game-day celebrations, and feature former players, their post-Steelers lives and where they are today. With support from the Pittsburgh Steelers football team, Miller and Allen will be filming, interviewing and handing out souvenirs during every game. Meanwhile, back at sold-out Heinz Field, the Daksboard will show live feeds of their visits with these passionate former Pittsburghers. Time to wave hello to old friends and family back home!