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Volume 7, Issue 10, November 2008

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 We asked some of the tailgating clubs around the nation what they were
 preparing in advance of the 2008 fall football season.  Here’s what they had to
 say.

 

 New York Giants

 

 We don't have any new equipment this year, but all we really need is our grill 
 and charcoal to create some incredible dishes.  
We are not a hot dogs and 

hamburgers tailgate, our chefs like to go gourmet!  Incredible stuffed French toasts, poached salmon with mustard sauce, crusted rack of lamb stuffed lobster and much more!  We did bring a propane deep fryer into the

 mix at the end of last year, so I'm sure that will be back to help with some
 creative dishes.

 

 Happy Tailgating!

 

 -- The Big Blue Cookin’ Crew

 

South Florida Bulls

 

The Bulls Tailgating Association started its eighth year with a kickoff party celebrating the Green and White Spring Game.  Over 80 people attended the initial gathering as we christened the new BBQ smoker.

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Final talks and preparation is underway for scheduling a live band to play at our tailgate for homecoming. The band, local Tampa recording artists “Modern Mayhem,” has verbally agreed and shown great interest in playing for the tailgate. Final arrangements are 

being ironed out. We are also lining up DJ’s for the rest of our tailgates.  Away road trip games are in the final preparations.  Popular Tailgate drinks offered this year.

 

“The Bull Horn”                      “The Boo-Koo Bull Blush”                  

1 pt. Yukon Jack 100             3 pts. Smirnoff Strawberry Vodka          

1pt.  SoCo 100                      Citrus Boo-Koo Mix               

1 pt. Bacardi 150                   (chicks dig this one)               

Coke as mix

 

“The Green and Gold”              “Reaper’s Victory Libation”    

1pt. Bacardi 150                     1 pt. Bacardi 150      

1pt. Capt. Morgan                   1 pt Everclear       

1 pt. Green Apple Liqueur        Cherry Zero Coke for mix       

½ part Goldschlager

7-up/ Sprite mix

 

Visit our website www.bullstailgating.com for pictures of past tailgates and information.  If you are in the Tampa area, please come and join our festivities August 30th, as our USF Bulls start the season with Tennessee Martin. 

 

-- The Bulls Tailgating Association

 

Detroit Lions

 

DetroitTailgate.com started in 2005 as a website for a small group of ten Lions fans to plan their tailgate parties and share photos. Three years later, DetroitTailgate.com has become Detroit Tailgate, LLC, and plays host to hundreds of Lions fans every home game with live bands, cook-offs, local celebrity appearances and sponsors. They've recently formed a partnership with the Eastern Market Corporation to help promote Detroit's Eastern Market as "the" place to tailgate in the Motor City.

 

"It's good for everyone involved," says Kevin Nowak, president of Detroit Tailgate, LLC. "The Eastern Market Corporation is looking to expand their presence in Detroit and elevate the overall experience for Lions tailgaters. We consult with them on ways to improve their services and events and provide an online presence they didn't have before."

Detroit's historic Eastern Market, located a few blocks northeast of Ford Field, has hosted tailgaters since the Lions moved

 from the Pontiac Silverdome to Detroit in 2002.

 

The city of Detroit managed the parking lots until 2007, when the Eastern Market Corporation was formed to manage and promote the Eastern Market District including the Sunday tailgate parties. The market is home to many bars and restaurants offering shuttles to the stadium, and the Eastern Market Corporation works with the Detroit Department of Transportation to provide shuttle and taxi service at reasonable prices.

 

"Our partnership with the Eastern Market Corporation is a big advantage this year," says Nowak. "With their endorsement, we're able to pursue local celebrities and retired Lions players to come to the Eastern Market and hang out with the fans. It also gives us a larger profile in the local media market which translates into a bigger audience for our sponsors." When asked who might make an appearance at the tailgate parties, Nowak said, "We're talking to some big-name retired Lions, but we're keeping them a secret for now."

 

If the past is any indicator, Detroit Tailgate isn't kidding when they say, "You've never seen a tailgate party like this before." In 2007, the voice of the Detroit Lions' fight song, Theo "Gridiron" Spight, made two appearances and gave pep talks to the fans before leading them in singing "Gridiron Heroes."

 

"That was a very big thing for us," says Nowak. "It had never been done before, and the fan response was unbelievable. It's a great thing for the Lions, too, and really gets the fans involved."

 

Detroit Tailgate will be hosting “Gridiron” again this season, the bands Helicon and Slight Return, and their fourth annual Detroit Tailgate Chili Cook-off and a rib cook-off.

 

Detroit Tailgate, LLC

www.detroittailgate.com

 

San Francisco 49ers

 

This is Alex of Club 49.  Our Grillmaster Sammie will be hosting our Kickoff Season opener this year with a bang.  Being in "The City" (a.k.a. San Francisco), we gotta add a little flavor to it.  We will be having our Tri Tips, Baby Back Ribs, Dungeness Crab and top it off with a roasted pig.  That’s just to start the season off.

Happy tailgating and much love,

Alex Chavez
Club 49 Tailgate Crew

 

 

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