So here it is. The wife, the boys and I made the drive from Nashua, NH to Brockton, MA yesterday to attend Kevin Faulk's Celebrity Softball Game to benefit the United Way. A great time was had by all. Kudos to Kevin for organizing this event! Kudos to his teammates for supporting the event and participating! And kudos to the Brockton Rox organization for hosting this awesome event and providing a great venue!
So we started with the pr-game tailgate party. Upon entrance to outdoor tent area which served as the tailgate spot, I immediately bee-lined it to the memorabilia tent, where they were auctioning off some very cool items for charity. Here's a shot of the tent:
Here's a shot of the area where the tailgate was held:
An open bar with beer and wine was provided so I grabbed a Coron and made camp at one of the tables available. I next put some fresh batteries in my digital camera and that's when tragedy struck! My digital camera of about 4-5 years suddenly did not work! Oh the horror! You can imagin my state of total panic!
Fortunately, the wife is much cooler headed and once again saved the day. Jenn actually ran out across the street to a grocery store and picked up a disposable camera. What a saint this woman is! I would have been devestated if I had no documentation of this event! The pictures are a little grainy, but at least I got them. (First thing I did today, BTW, was head out to Best Buy to get a new digital!)
At this point a couple of players started showing up at the party. They were all really great about talking to the fans, taking pics, and signing autographs. It was interesting to see their different srategies: some kind of set up shop and let a line form, other kind of strolled through the crowd and stopped intermittently and then kept moving. Some players had their families with them and stopped to eat, others just mingled with fans.
One of the first guys I ran into was special teams captain Larry Izzo. I talked with Larry and told him I couldn't wait to attend his upcoming karaoke event. He said he was really looking forward to the event. Here's Larry with me and Zack and Jeffrey:
So we started with the pr-game tailgate party. Upon entrance to outdoor tent area which served as the tailgate spot, I immediately bee-lined it to the memorabilia tent, where they were auctioning off some very cool items for charity. Here's a shot of the tent:
Here's a shot of the area where the tailgate was held:
An open bar with beer and wine was provided so I grabbed a Coron and made camp at one of the tables available. I next put some fresh batteries in my digital camera and that's when tragedy struck! My digital camera of about 4-5 years suddenly did not work! Oh the horror! You can imagin my state of total panic!
Fortunately, the wife is much cooler headed and once again saved the day. Jenn actually ran out across the street to a grocery store and picked up a disposable camera. What a saint this woman is! I would have been devestated if I had no documentation of this event! The pictures are a little grainy, but at least I got them. (First thing I did today, BTW, was head out to Best Buy to get a new digital!)
At this point a couple of players started showing up at the party. They were all really great about talking to the fans, taking pics, and signing autographs. It was interesting to see their different srategies: some kind of set up shop and let a line form, other kind of strolled through the crowd and stopped intermittently and then kept moving. Some players had their families with them and stopped to eat, others just mingled with fans.
One of the first guys I ran into was special teams captain Larry Izzo. I talked with Larry and told him I couldn't wait to attend his upcoming karaoke event. He said he was really looking forward to the event. Here's Larry with me and Zack and Jeffrey: