We got really good seats (below face value) from Stubhub for the 1/9 Capitals vs. Flyers game. No doubt they were being dumped at the last minute because the Flyers are awful this year. Anyway, you can see from these pictures from Julie's cell phone how close we were--that's Kolzig on the left, and the face-off dot directly in front of us. We were about ten rows back for a nice 6-2 Caps win.I like to splurge on lower-bowl seats once a year, if I can. There's nothing wrong with watching hockey from the "cheap" seats, but there's something to be said for being able to see faces shmushed into the glass, as well. And the speed is even more incredible up close. Now, if the prices more adequately reflected demand and quality of product, so that more people could get a look at the game, maybe the game could re-establish footholds and be in position to take Mark Cuban's advice.
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Man, those pictures rock! This Julie seems like a great girl. Why is she with you again?
Apparently because I rate at "stellar fusion" on the hotness scale. Or so I hear. :)
It might actually be because I bought him Lego StarWars for Christmas.
Wow! Mark Cuban was actually right about something!!??
Those seats rock. I have not been to a game this year, so I am jealous. Stupid school. Hopefully I can pull one out during spring break. If the money presents itself, I'd like to go up to Atlanta to visit the aquarium. Maybe the Thrashers are playing someone cool.
The best seats I ever had at a hockey game: second row at Maple Leaf Gardens, the last year the Leafs played there. I was on a trip with the history club, and no one else wanted to go to the game. So I was able to pick up one miscellaneous seat in the gold section. Rock on! They were playing Buffalo, who had Matthew Barnaby on their team at the time, and this guy sitting next to me says, "You know, I know Barnaby. We're pretty good friends." I nodded my head, thinking, "Yeah. Right." Then Barnaby skates over by the glass during his warm up, taps on the glass with his stick and waves to the guy!
Oh yeah? Well I'm related to Wayne Gretzky. So there. :-P
That last comment was me, by the way.
-shane
Hey, I like the new look. Sleek. Stylish. Not so "blogspot" looking.
I've been to one game this season to see my lowly Blackhawks. At least they had the dignity to win that night.
Shane, I wanted to go to that game! Wasn't that the time I had to see "The Phantom of the Opera" with my ex? Given how things turned out, I should have gone to the game, huh? :P
Yeah, goatdog, you ended up doing something with the ex. Everyone was interested in the game, but no one was committed to it. It is always more fun to go to a game with friends, but this one actually worked out well for me. I would not have had the "cool" seat had I went with someone.
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