Here is the run down in clean unadultered picture free form:


1) You pay me $28. When I am an established dentist, this event will be on me (at least occasionally, barring a huge rise in ticket prices, but now I am a poor college student. This cost covers game ticket, food, and beverage. It does not include parking or BART ticket if that route is taken. Parking is $12 per vehicle. If we all carpool best as possible this cost is usually shared equally by all that are in the car. My cost also includes snacks for during the game, they will be peanuts and trail mix most likely. It does not include sodas for during the game or anything else you might like to purchase inside the Coliseum such as an "I Love Huddy T-shirt" or a Stomper plush doll because he is such a cute elephant.

2) We go to the Network Associates Coliseum about 3 hours before an A's game and barbeque.

3) After the actual tailgating festivities, we head into the stadium and watch the game (it won't be five hours long like some people say =), but the game isn't manditory so you can just tailgate with us if baseball isn't your thing, I know everyone likes BBQ).

4) We watch the game and wait for my name to be shown on the scoreboard and then we clap, the A's will win and I will get weird looks from some of you for the fanatical nature of which I watch A's games.

5) After the game some go down to the field and others stay in the stands and we watch the pyrospectacular show.


Here are more specifics:

1) Lets get the cost out of the way, $28 for the whole show (ticket, food, beverage, etc), quick payment is appreciated but not mandatory, sorry for the price hike, not my fault...

2) The date is Saturday, July 5, 2003.

3) Gametime is at 6:05pm. which means we'll try and get to the Coliseum a tid bit after 3pm

4) There will be a rib cookoff so be prepared for that, I will win the trophy and will have my picture taken with all of you and my trophy, we'll add this cookoff to the annual plan, but it might be chili or something else next year, we'll what challenges I'll be presented with.

5) They are playing the current, but not repeating World Champion Anaheim Angels.

On a personal note, this event is the highlight of my summer, and I hope to see all of you there. Its fun, I promise, we have people from Oklahoma and Virginia flying in for this so the vast majority of you Californians better be there, okay? The links are here to confirm.