Yesterday evening, John Alper showed me the new tailgating area. I was disappointed. John managed to reassure me. Right now, you have to follow a trail through a wooded area into a clearing in the brush. The grass is tall, but it will be mowed soon. Tables and benches will also be provided. I plan to get there and start drinking early, since we have to be in the bleachers earlier. THERE IS NO NEED TO WORRY ABOUT LOCALS WATCHING US. First, they probably won't even be in the same area; the gates are on the other side of the stadium. Second, there is a screen of trees between the taligate area and the street going past it. I know it is not perfect. I know we will misss the Cotton Bowl. Remember, though, we never went to the Cotton bowl just to go there. We went to see soccer. That soccer is now at Dragon Stadium, and all we can do is make the best of it. This was a hasty move. All in all, the Burn staff did the best they could to accomodate us. Now, we have two years to figure out what we want from the new stadium, and negotiate with the Burn staff on how to get it. At the very least, everyone concernd has been through this once before. We can live with it for two years.
Yikes. Sounds like drinking in high school. Oh wait - we are in HS. Oh well, we can deal with it. 2 years until we get to the promised land. I imagine it will all seem pretty funny.
That's right, just like high school. You would skip class, go out to the woods, pop a brew, light a smoke, or unbutton your girlfirend's jeans. This should bring back some fond memories. Not for me, of course, since virtuous and pure Scipio never did such things. There had to be, in the back of your mind, the faint fear of capture. Now it is sanctioned, so this is your chance to get back at your high school. Come to the tailgate and get hammered for your school!
I'd take it easy for the first few weeks until the disposition of local law enforcement is better understood, especially if you have that "example" look about you.
No need to worry boys. I always have the "example" look on me. I am the guy holding the shield in the midst of the sword wielding maniacs that gets arrested with the comment, "That's a dangerous weapon, that is!" I'll take one for the group and let them haul me and my Diet Coke to the pokey.
You're an honorable man Burnglorious, but you may be giving our adversary too much credit. We could conceivably be dealing with weasly Barney Fife types here. As opposed to a manly frontal assault, they may prefer sneaky photo taking, followed by the old, "Did you know you forget to signal back there... Say is that beer I smell on your breath?" Until you know whether you're among fun-loving good ole boys or cattle nazis, I'd watch your ass.
"It places the lotion in the basket..." Ya freaks. Tommy Mack PS: Who's gonna play banjo while this is happening?
Does this look like a place we want to hang at? Tailgate location in relation to stadium http://www.the-inferno.net/images/Photos/Southlake/018_18.JPG Proposed tailgat location http://www.the-inferno.net/images/Photos/Southlake/020_20.JPG Check out more pics of bleachers construction which is finalized at http://www.the-inferno.net/images/Photos/Southlake/Bleachers.html
Vice President Chamo, is Dragon Stadium where we want to be? Of course not. We have to make the best of a very bad situation. The Burn managed to get land for a tailgate. If you want to drink or cook, this is it. I would note that in the picutre you posted of the actual area, John Alper has said it would be mowed, the brush cleared, and tables and garbage cans brought it. Frankly, I think we are lucky to have this area at all. Now, if you have no interest in either, than I suppose you could stand in the parking lot. I would think, however, it would not be long before SouthLake's finest would put on helmets and shileds and set the batons to whoop ass and tell any of us there to disperse. You saw what happened in Tulsa, and you must have a good idea of waht is going to happen on Sunday. Tell me you want to watch that sober. The parking lot opens three hours before the game. We will need the extra hour.
Oh boy. How many folks can that GA section hold? 1,000 tops. That's quite a hike to go drink beer in the woods - but it is HS after all and I doubt the principal will walk all the way out there. Ummm I guess we are lucky to even have it. I guess.
I think it's about 15 rows @ 15 seats per x 6 sections = 1350 seats. I was originally told that the stands would extend above the stadium (this from the most reliable source, too), but I think that plan went 'down-the-drain' when Southlake started their bitch-a-marole.
Scipio, I agree with your statements. The Burn's staff has their hands full with all the chaos associated with an opening day game at a new venue. It would not surprise me to see them drop the ball on prepping the tailgate area for this first game. The photo was taken on Tuesday afternoon to show everybody the progress they have made so far.
Jonno did some measuring yesterday when he took the pics. His math while similar to yours illustrates the power of compounding. 15 rows x 18 seats * 6 sections = 1,800 seats. The Inferno's goal for the season is to fill one of those sections completely from top to bottom.
Are we tailgating before and after the game. If after, we could put some lights in our cars to use if needed. Ive got a couple of camper battery operated lights I could bring. They are safer than oil based lights and proved light but are not too bright. They can be hanged from trees or whatever as well. Beats sitting in traffic. Also, I would think that we could loiter in the parking lot at least until the traffic subsides. Traffic would be our excuse for the loitering.
Such lights would be much appreciated, as there are no lights there at all. We must remember that it is intended that the gates of the parking lot are to be closed at 11:00, so there is not too much time there. Perhpas we could hang out a gas station like real high school students. Unless, of course, the Burn has a plan to leave the parking lot open longer, or we can talke them into it.
But what if Jonno wears a kilt and plays the big one? The way he swings that thing around, and the horror of the fans b'low and in front of him... I'm sorry if you *get* this picture
A possible suggestion if you are not too jazzed about the tailgate situation: Drink your beverages in the parking lot, out of non-transparent plastic cups, not out of the containers in which they came. This is just a suggestion from me, and not something that came from anyone with any sort of authority in The Inferno, the Burn, or the school district. It's just something to try and you might still get hassled by the cops.
Actually I paced out the sections. Each section of GA is 18 people wide if you use the same space used in the North Reserved bleachers. There are 6 sections, 15 rows deep. 18*15*6= 1620 which is pretty much the 1666 that was anounced. By the way that adds up to ~300 people in each of the six sections. Cocensus seems to be building that the Inferno will sit in the first section to the south of the goal. The Inferno's mission is to fill that section with red-shirted maniacs.
It's 'technically' not a 'tailgating' area... ... unless you own a Hummer ... ... seriously though, this is not a serious answer ... ... sorry, don't want to 'ruin' 'anything' for 'everyone'.