With the recent discussions of various MLS venues and the upcoming road trip, I'm curious - who has been where? And consider it a challenge to those who have yet to start on such a journey. Me? Eight MLS venues (LA, Dallas, Colorado, KC, Chicago, Columbus, New England, DC), with four of them over the road. Also, add Indianapolis (USOC final in 97) and New Orleans (USOC semis in 98). (I'm not including Sam's Army stuff - USMNT is a different ballgame.) I know that Jonno, Chamo, Damian, El Jefe and others have put the hammer down, so to speak. Who else?
I have seen the Burn at Chicago several times; at KC twice; at Colorado once; at Miami once; at Tampa Bay once; at NE once (first game ever played at Gillete). I also have been to a couple of Burn exhibitions: Tulsa (preseason 2003) and New Orleans (post season 2002).
Let's see - 6 by my count - missing SJ, chi, NY RFK (DC) Foxboro (NE) Crew Stadium (Columbus) Arrowhead (KC) Mile-High (Colorado) Rosebowl (LA)
I'd have to say only one - Giants Stadium (02), to witness the Clint Mathis' 70 yard solo dribble/shoot/score. The pain still sears the back of my eyeballs. Sweeper33
Been to all MLS venues ------------ SJ - MLS once LA - MLS Cup 03 KC - MLS three times Met - MLS three times, A&M once DC - Newcastle vs DC, WUSA, and MLS NE - Foxboro Many many times including MLS Cup 96, Gillete once where I did radio color commentary with Glenn Davis on 1st game there. CBus - Newcastle vs Cbus Col (although it wasn't to see the rapids, I saw first Col vs Col St game there and a Broncos Preseason game) Burn Oddities ------------ Chile Spain If we want to get into other sports I will win, but my career makes it easy.
I havent been to any MLS venues outside of the Cotton Bowl & Southlake. I say next year we get a group to head up to KC for a weekend game.
I have so much work to do in this area... -txaggie93 and I toured the HDC while in LA on business last year, but no game -I just did Soldier Field last weekend, but for ManU-Bayern Munich -I did go to the Burn-Fire preseason in Mississippi this past March -Southlake, Cotton Bowl, SMU, and Old Panther around here -Loftus Road in London for Fulham-Leeds this past March I need to get traveling...maybe Behind Enemy Lines with player/coach interviews some time? We'll see...
I did USA 94, all three US games in France 98, but had to cancel my Korea trip two week out due to a jo change. I am planning on Germany in 06.
cool deal. I already started putting money aside for it. If you start now, you don't even have to put much aside each paycheck to handle it. I've only been doing $100/paycheck ($200/month)...I'll have plenty by the time WC rolls around.
We're definitely going to Germany, we just haven't decided how long. Buzz, since you're the expert, how hard is it to get tickets to US games since you don't know who's playing who until 6 months or so before? I feel for you Gator- if you get vacation time and can roll it over start saving now. If not that definitely makes it harder. Maybe you can work out a leave of some kind and start saving for your trip and lack of income for that time now? Go for a week and see as many games as you can?
i'll have 5 years with this co. by then and will have 3 wks vacation coming my way. now if i can just get the money put aside (which i'm REALLY bad at)
Join Sams Army... they you can get into their alotment, piece of cake. i have gotten tickets with them twice. Kindstrom is an expert at this and I think will back me up.
ooohhh that's the plan right there. plus you'll always have someone around who speaks American with you. SA is the shizzle for anyone who hasn't had a chance to experience a game with them.
Hopefully by then I'll be working for myself (my goal for that is to do so within the next 5 years, so it might not happen). If not, I'll try to work something out where I don't get paid for a couple of weeks (another reason to save). Last resort, I'll take 2 weeks off and see as many games as possible.