O/T: 29 years ago today Kraft bought the Patriots

[Patsfan1958]

 

[cmasspatsfan]

I remember that day, I thought he way overpaid, probably why I'm poor and he's rich.

 

[Triumph]

Another happy ending

 

[BUSTAMOVE]

I bought tickets a few days later.
Best investment I ever made.
Edit: 6000 people including myself bought tickets the next day after Kraft bought the team.
It was Saturday in a snow storm. As I bought tickets the AP took my picture and I was in the Sunday Globe

 

[Tunescribe]

I remember that day, I thought he way overpaid, probably why I'm poor and he's rich.

I remember it too. The newspaper account said they (the Krafts & financial team) worked around the clock, pausing only to eat delivery pizza. Apparently they had a deadline or some kind of time constraint to beat.

Another happy ending

Said nobody ever re. your moronic posts.

 

[Foxypats]

and what a great 29 years it has been with just a few small blemishes !

 

[signbabybrady]

I bought tickets a few days later.
Best investment I ever made.
Edit: 6000 people including myself bought tickets the next day after Kraft bought the team.
It was Saturday in a snow storm. As I bought tickets the AP took my picture and I was in the Sunday Globe

What took you so long to get on board

 

[BUSTAMOVE]

What took you so long to get on board

On this board?
Did not get a cell phone till 2 months ago. Patriots forced my hand. Could not get into the game without one. Computers were not in my wheelhouse till 2010.
I am a dinosaur.

 

[Bill Lee]

Came for the Flying Elvis uniform abuse, am leaving disappointed.

 

[AQPE]

Mazel Tov to Reuven and the whole mischpoche. Now stop bending over for the Billionaire Boys Club, they’ll never love you like an equal, chief.

 

[signbabybrady]

On this board?
Did not get a cell phone till 2 months ago. Patriots forced my hand. Could not get into the game without one. Computers were not in my wheelhouse till 2010.
I am a dinosaur.

On board the season Tix boat lol

 

[dtbrks]

Thank you Mr Kraft for buying the franchise and not moving

 

[BUSTAMOVE]

On board the season Tix boat lol

Haha. Had tickets in 1985-1987. When they brought the scabs in in 87 when they went on strike I tapped out.
Got back in 94 once the sting wore off

 

[Tunescribe]

I remember that day, I thought he way overpaid, probably why I'm poor and he's rich.

Turning $172 million into $6.4 billion even over 28 years is crazy.

I bought tickets a few days later.
Best investment I ever made.
Edit: 6000 people including myself bought tickets the next day after Kraft bought the team.
It was Saturday in a snow storm. As I bought tickets the AP took my picture and I was in the Sunday Globe

I was there too. Arrived at 3 a.m. to get in line. My seats were in sec. 204 in the old stadium, translating to 227 at Gillette.

 

[Bill Lee]

Turning $172 million into $6.4 billion even over 28 years is crazy.

And it's even more than that. The $6.4B number is the estimate of what he could get if he sold it, it doesn't count all the positive cash flow it has generated over all those years from media/stadium/swag streams, side projects like Patriot Place, etc.

 

[BUSTAMOVE]

Turning $172 million into $6.4 billion even over 28 years is crazy.



I was there too. Arrived at 3 a.m. to get in line. My seats were in sec. 204 in the old stadium, translating to 227 at Gillette.

Tune. I got there around 6am. did a major spinout with my car on RT1 is was so icy. We had 6 tickets and got Section 320 (mid field) 4th row. We changed to 3rd level (lower ring) row 2. Had extra seats we took over for 3 years in 100’s. Did not enjoy those seats. I felt more in the game but hated the optics. Love being right above the luxury suites watching everything forming.

 

[maust]

Haha. Had tickets in 1985-1987. When they brought the scabs in in 87 when they went on strike I tapped out.
Got back in 94 once the sting wore off

My brother and I split season tickets from the opening of Schaefer until the Kiam debacle. We were uncomfortable supporting that clown and combined with the spousal pressure we were both feeling after his tasteless Olson joke infuriated our wives we just couldn't justify supporting a team owned by him. We were gone all of a year, when Kiam sold the team to Otis Orthwein we jumped back in. We wanted to watch our little team that couldn't before it was moved away by that carpetbagger, enter Krafty Bob and here we still are.

OFC nowadays we pretty much just pay for the tix and our kids and grandkids go to the games but it sure does keep them in touch. So there's that to recommend it.

 

[BUSTAMOVE]

My brother and I spit season tickets from the opening of Schaefer until the Kiam debacle. We were uncomfortable supporting that clown and combined with the spousal pressure we were both feeling after his tasteless Olson joke infuriated our wives we just couldn't justify supporting a team owned by him. We were gone all of a year, when Kiam sold the team to Otis Orthwein we jumped back in. We wanted to watch our little team that couldn't before it was moved away by that carpetbagger, enter Krafty Bob and here we still are.

OFC nowadays we pretty much just pay for the tix and our kids and grandkids go to the games but it sure does keep them in touch. So there's that to recommend it.

I go to 4 games a year (mostly with my grandkids) and will go to any playoff game.
Kids take the rest of the games

 

[maust]

I go to 4 games a year (mostly with my grandkids) and will go to any playoff game.
Kids take the rest of the games

Up until I got hit on my motorcycle a few years ago that was pretty much where my brother and I were at. We have 4 seats, we'd go to a couple of regular season (all playoff) games together and had a sort of lottery system for our kids and grandkids for the others. I am as recovered as I'm going to get from the accident and consider myself fortunate that I get around fairly well for an old dude but I just can't comfortably sit or stand in place for any length of time anymore. My wife and I retried to Maine, the drive to Foxborough from here is just too draining to let me enjoy the games. The kids love going and it gives us all something in common to talk about. Although I will say my brother and I are still the most ardent (and argumentative) Pats fans in the family. Heck, we'll still argue about games we went to when they played in Fenway.

 

[BUSTAMOVE]

Up until I got hit on my motorcycle a few years ago that was pretty much where my brother and I were at. We have 4 seats, we'd go to a couple of regular season (all playoff) games together and had a sort of lottery system for our kids and grandkids for the others. I am as recovered as I'm going to get from the accident and consider myself fortunate that I get around fairly well for an old dude but I just can't comfortably sit or stand in place for any length of time anymore. My wife and I retried to Maine, the drive to Foxborough from here is just too draining to let me enjoy the games. The kids love going and it gives us all something in common to talk about. Although I will say my brother and I are still the most ardent (and argumentative) Pats fans in the family. Heck, we'll still argue about games we went to when they played in Fenway.

What a ride is was. I had so many friends hounding me about tickets it got hazardous. The ones that would go loved me the ones I had nothing for resented me. So once my kids were old enough I took the games I wanted and split the rest with them. I experienced that run through 4 generations ( Dad, myself, Kids, Grandkids). The memories were priceless.
Hope your injuries get some relief soon.