Michigan Dave:
Grew up in Eastpointe, MI (Suburb just NE of Detroit). Lived in the 'pointe until 1998, when I went off to college at UM in Ann Arbor. I've been living in Ann Arbor ever since.
I've been a Pats fan since around 92-93 ish. I was 12/13 then, and really started to get interested in following football on a weekly basis. The Lions are a joke, and I hate domes. The Patriots played outside, were a team that not a lot of people in SE Michigan liked at the time, and my parents brought me back a Pats football from Boston. So, I was hooked. My fandom escalated when Chris Floyd became a Pat, and later when my friend Tommy Brady was taken in the 6th round, and made the team as a 4th string QB.
I've only seen the Pats twice- once at the Pontiac Silverdome in Tommy's first preseason game (of course, he led them to a winning drive), and at Pittsburgh, when I went to the 2005 AFC Championship Game, and was brought onto the field for the celebration. I'll be seeing game #3 on Sunday, when the Bears visit the Pats- also my first visit to the Razor for a game. Not only am I a die-hard, I even managed a trip to Gillette and the ProShop while out East on my honeymoon in 2003. 2 days before the Miami snow game.
I follow the Pats with Sunday Ticket- I never miss a game. Some of my best memories growing up are watching games on TV.