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Franklinnoble · 01-23-2004, 01:16 PM

Cabo San Lucas
September, 2010

Only the evenings were tolerable in Mexico this time of year. Thankfully, he was meeting Bruno Triveri for dinner, and not lunch. Franklin entered the restaurant at the Westin resort and was escorted to a private table towards the back of the dining room. Triveri was already waiting.

"I'm sorry I couldn't be at the game tonight, but you know the FBI would have the whole place staked out." Triveri rose to shake his hand.

"It's alright - this is probably the safest way to meet. They'd never expect that I'd miss the Monday night regular season opener at my new stadium."

"So what's so important that we couldn't discuss it over the phone?"

"I have something for you." Franklin took a small wooden box out of his pocket and placed it on the table.

Triveri opened it. There was a large diamond-encrusted gold ring inside that read "Super Bowl XLIV Champions" on the crown. The name "Triveri" was engraved on one side over an impression of a Chargers football helmet. Triveri beamed. "I didn't expect to get one of these."

"I had the jeweler do that one up special. Paid him cash and made sure he kept his mouth shut. But he's the same guy that did all the other rings, and that's just like the one everyone else received."

Triveri tried it on for size. Franklin began to brief him on the team's financial status. While the Chargers had earned some additional revenue during their run to the Super Bowl, they still came up $35 million short last season. Fortunately, the sale of the naming rights for the new "Intel Stadium" had covered most of the loss, but there would be no such windfall next year if the Chargers couldn't generate more revenue. Both men were optimistic that a new stadium with a defending Super Bowl champion should improve the situation. They finished their dinner and went their separate ways. If the jet made good time, Franklin might be home just before the game ended.

01-23-2004, 01:16 PM	#28
Franklinnoble Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Placerville, CA	Cabo San Lucas September, 2010 Only the evenings were tolerable in Mexico this time of year. Thankfully, he was meeting Bruno Triveri for dinner, and not lunch. Franklin entered the restaurant at the Westin resort and was escorted to a private table towards the back of the dining room. Triveri was already waiting. "I'm sorry I couldn't be at the game tonight, but you know the FBI would have the whole place staked out." Triveri rose to shake his hand. "It's alright - this is probably the safest way to meet. They'd never expect that I'd miss the Monday night regular season opener at my new stadium." "So what's so important that we couldn't discuss it over the phone?" "I have something for you." Franklin took a small wooden box out of his pocket and placed it on the table. Triveri opened it. There was a large diamond-encrusted gold ring inside that read "Super Bowl XLIV Champions" on the crown. The name "Triveri" was engraved on one side over an impression of a Chargers football helmet. Triveri beamed. "I didn't expect to get one of these." "I had the jeweler do that one up special. Paid him cash and made sure he kept his mouth shut. But he's the same guy that did all the other rings, and that's just like the one everyone else received." Triveri tried it on for size. Franklin began to brief him on the team's financial status. While the Chargers had earned some additional revenue during their run to the Super Bowl, they still came up $35 million short last season. Fortunately, the sale of the naming rights for the new "Intel Stadium" had covered most of the loss, but there would be no such windfall next year if the Chargers couldn't generate more revenue. Both men were optimistic that a new stadium with a defending Super Bowl champion should improve the situation. They finished their dinner and went their separate ways. If the jet made good time, Franklin might be home just before the game ended.