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Tailgate of the Week: Good Times Tailgating
Posted by ben on 17 Sep 2008 | Tagged as: Tailgating
This weeks award for Tailgate of the Week goes to Good Times Tailgating. If you remember, a guy I sat behind at the Appalachian State game was wearing this shirt. I now know where it comes from. Each home game, the Good Times Tailgating crew stocks up on bottles of Boone’s Farm. By the time I visited their tailgate, they had gone through 23 bottles. I even tasted a little to bring back the memories of loving that stuff (the Wild Island flavor used to be a favorite of mine).
The trailer has a TV built in accessed by a door on the side. The door has an “authentic” Georgia Dome sign from the SEC championship. If there are no good games are on, they pop in a DVD of the previous tailgate while booty music keeps the tailgaters dancing until it is time to go to the game.
Check out the video (background music contains language NSFW) and pictures below.
You can visit their website at http://goodtimestailgating.com.
Beer Funnels Flowed Freely for LSU vs N. Texas Tailgating
Posted by ben on 17 Sep 2008 | Tagged as: Tailgating
Many of the tailgates we visited were using beer funnels to get ready for the first home game following the storm. Click below for video of beer funneling from the We Like to Party and the Brax-Trick-Palooza tailgates.
Mound Hounds
Posted by ben on 17 Sep 2008 | Tagged as: Tailgating
Located across from the Indian Mounds by Peabody hall, the Mound Hounds have one of the largest tailgates on campus. Chris, the organizer of the tailgate, explained how it was setup. “We have nearly everything that your house has: a kitchen, living room, bar, den, and dining room.” There is no need for a bedroom, as this group does not rest on Saturdays on LSU’s campus. Fred is a caterer and expert in “the kitchen”. He always has a unique menu for the tailgate, much of it cooked on an industrial sized gas grill. For one game last season, he fried up some boudin egg rolls. This week was no different cooking up rice and beans, chicken wings, and french fries, to name a few dishes.
After feasting on food, you can indulge yourself with a nice premium cigar and a mixed drink from the bar blended by the gas powered blender (video). Watch two games at one time in “the den” or relax for a while away from the party in the “living room.”
Drinks are free but donations are gladly accepted and can be left in the tip jar at “the bar.”
Check out pictures and a video of the gas powered blender in action.
Krewe of Miss-Lou
Posted by ben on 17 Sep 2008 | Tagged as: Tailgating
Beer, Jager, and Jambalaya brings people together from Mississippi and Louisiana to the Krewe of Miss-Lou tailgate. There is also an assortment of liquor ranging from Crown Royal to Grey Goose. A dance contest is held each home game with a first place prize of $100 and two tickets to the LSU game that night. TheTigerBlog.com will cover the dance contest from the LSU-Mississippi State weekend. If you think you have what it takes to win, you can find this krewe right off of Nicholson between Nicholson extension and Burbank.
Check out pictures of the Krewe of Miss-Lou tailgate.
The 1% Club Tailgaters
Posted by ben on 15 Sep 2008 | Tagged as: Tailgating
Here’s a tailgate with an great story about their name. Following the LSU vs Georgia game in 2003, former athletic director Skip Bertman issued a press release responding to numerous complaints from both Georgia and LSU fans about the behavior of some of the tailgaters.
He wrote:
“Certainly 99 percent of our fans are great, loyal and enthusiastic supporters who represent the University with pride and share in the spirit of sportsmanship. These fans support the Tigers with great fervor, and they respect fellow Tiger fans and visiting fans as well.”
“It’s that other one percent of the fans who can ruin the reputation of our entire institution. As I said last week, there were approximately 115,000 fans on campus for the LSU vs. Georgia game. Consider that one percent of 115,000 people is over 1,100 people who throw items, curse, are inebriated, obnoxious or otherwise disruptive, and can make a visit to Tiger Stadium miserable for our fans or visitors to our campus.”
This statement led to the creation of the 1% Club Tailgaters. Decked out under four tents, you will find two beer pong tables and a seating area for watching games on ESPN College Gameplan. Miller Lite sponsors the 1% Club by serving up kegs of beer which is often consumed quickly using the funnel (see video). There is also a Jager machine available to concoct Jager Bombs. I especially liked the “Got Lesticles?” shirt that read “Most teams punt on 4th down. Most teams don’t have LESticles. Geaux Tigers.” All in all, a very fun tailgate to attend.
You can visit their website at http://skipsonepercentclub.com.
Read Skip Bertman’s press release here (PDF link).
Continue reading for pictures and video (contains language NSFW).
Carnivorous Cats Tailgate
Posted by ben on 15 Sep 2008 | Tagged as: Tailgating
Most tailgates have their playlist of music set on their iPod to play over a PA system. The Carnivorous Cats kicks it up a notch with a live DJ mixing electronic music.
Read on for pictures of the tailgate.
Nasty Nupes Tailgate
Posted by ben on 15 Sep 2008 | Tagged as: Tailgating
If you park by the North Gates of LSU, you are bound to pass by the Nasty Nupes tailgate on your way to Tiger Stadium. They hold their pregame festivities behind Kirby Smith near the Pentagon. A mix of hip hop and R&B is played while games of dominoes and Uno help pass the time. Ice chests filled with cold beer quench their thirst, even on the hottest days. When you get hungry, stop by the cooking area where you will find barbecue chicken and hot sausage on the grill. This tailgate has a laid back atmosphere under the shade of the oak trees.
Continue reading for pictures from the Nasty Nupes tailgate.
Tailgate of the Week
Posted by ben on 08 Sep 2008 | Tagged as: Tailgating
You have probably walked past this tailgate many times. They are located at the top of Victory Hill where N. Stadium Drive meets Field House Drive. Even with a major hurricane in the gulf, these tailgaters were “business as usual.”
Tailgaters kept busy either watching games on a flat screen TV or with a washer toss board. A keg of Natty Light supplied the beer for drinking games such as beer pong and flip cup. When the Tigers marched down Victory Hill, they hyped up the crowd by playing the LSU fight song. Afterward, drinking games resumed while some took an occasional break to do the Cupid Shuffle as other tailgaters passed to go into the stadium.
Continue reading for pictures and video.
***Some videos contain language NSFW
Defending Champion Tigers Walk Down Victory Hill
Posted by ben on 08 Sep 2008 | Tagged as: Tailgating
T.U.B.: The Unsupervised Bus
Posted by ben on 08 Sep 2008 | Tagged as: Tailgating
The Unsupervised Bus was one of the few RVs in touchdown village that caught my eye. Most of the tailgaters with RVs were keeping it simple, hanging out before the game and planning to leave right after. T.U.B. tailgaters were reveling as normal with a crowd of people outside of the bus jamming out to some good pregame music.
I had to check out the inside of the bus. One reason was because there was A/C and I just walked from Tiger Stadium to Touchdown Village. A few of the T.U.B. tailgaters brought the bus the night before and stayed overnight. With seating area and bunk beds, the bus easily holds 8-10 people. A TV is built into the sitting area with sports tuned in and there is a multipurpose “fireman pole” with a neon Abita sign providing lighting.
Continue reading for pictures.