plan my trip to Lambeau Field for me
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i'm gonna make a move soon. you definitely in? you in for the expensive seats between the 40's? looks like somewhere in the $150 each range.
yeah, stupid of me to think something like that would happen :sadwave:
now i'm worried about making the playoffs
Good morning, Jack!
The final countdown has started for your ?bucket list? trip to Green Bay and a game day experience at Lambeau Field with your bad boy Ravens.
I?m glad you?re in good hands with locals and veterans that will make sure you get the full treatment.
FWIW, I?ve been meaning to offer a few thoughts and suggestions, but for today, I thought I?d help set the table by sharing these well put observations . . .
?I've made four pilgrimages to Lambeau, twice prior to the renovations and twice afterwards. Lambeau has succeeded where a number of the other traditional stadiums that have been refurbished/rebuilt (read Yankee Stadium) have failed, and that's in maintaining the unpretentious essence of the original. Don't get me wrong - the new atrium and the modernization and expansion of the concourses represent a vast improvement over the corrugated green-painted aluminum in the old Lambeau (not that I was complaining). But the experience of sitting in the bowl and watching the game is exactly the same as it was before, and no other stadium can replicate it. When you sit there, nobody has to remind you about the tradition of Lambeau or the Packers. It just oozes from the place.
One of the many, many fabulous features of Lambeau is the interaction between the stadium and its surroundings. Most stadiums are either isolated, sitting in the middle of vast parking lots and surrounded by interstate highways, or have been woven into artificial Disneylands of urban renewal that are perhaps more charming than the alternative but don't have much tradition. Lambeau is neither. The whole town is kind of a Packer Disneyland, but it wasn't built that way, it just evolved. The surrounding neighborhood is mostly residential, with some bars and restaurants sprinkled around. There isn't adequate parking in the stadium to satisfy demand, so unless you have a season parking pass, the better options include, among other things, parking in a homeowner's driveway or backyard (for a little more money you get access to the homeowner's bathroom). There are fans everywhere and they come out in force long before the game for tailgating (in fact, lots of people show up to tailgate even if they aren't going to the game). People are incredibly friendly and apparently can drink enormous amounts without getting obnoxious (or sloppy). ?
? . . . where I first got to witness cheese heads in their natural habitat.?
http://www.yelp.com/biz/lambeau-field-green-bay
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?Every other stadium seems sterile by comparison, a world apart from the city that houses it
It's tempting to call the atmosphere collegiate, except that a lot of college fans could use Packers crowds as a role model.
The ascendancy of Green Bay, a small market in which the fans hold shares of the team, seemed like an antidote to the increasingly corporate nature of sports.
The Packers had Favre (their Joe Montana), the cheesehead hats, the newly created Lambeau Leap. They had newborns placed on the seemingly endless waiting list for season tickets, kids who lent out their bicycles to players during training camp, and fans parking cars on neighborhood lawns.?
And from the comments: ? The reason Lambeau is such a special place to play football is because it's literally a part of the community. You walk a block in any direction and you're in a neighborhood, kids helping you park on the lawn for $5 while the adults tend the grill. It makes for a place where wearing a jersey from the opposing teams will earn you a free brat rather than angry looks.
This is where all the modern stadiums get it wrong: We're building shopping malls that happen to have a gridiron or ball park in the middle, not a part of the community. No wonder people don't care if the Niners debark Candlestick Point -- it's hardly a part of the city to begin with.?
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/11/21/SPS01AOCSG.DTL
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?No GPS is necessary to locate Lambeau Field. The telltale signs surround the 50-year-old home of the Packers, inviting you in to the kind of big-time football experience that happens only in the NFL's smallest city.
Like the city of Green Bay (population 100,353), Lambeau Field appears far too small to house so much historical significance. There are no towering upper decks, just the original seating bowl surrounded by the red-brick veneer of a renovated exterior. A stadium this intimate can't possibly hold 72,615 fans, 12 NFL titles and one of professional sports' most unique game-day experiences.
Maybe that's why the Lambeau Field aura stretches so far beyond the stadium's famous tundra, to myriad tailgate parties and caravans that roll into town from across the state.
Eight times during the regular season a sellout crowd arrives from all points in Wisconsin ? and beyond ? to squeeze into the benches of the NFL's oldest stadium.
Football hangs heavy in the air, too. Outside Lambeau, touch football games break out in the parking lots. An endless string of oversized inflatable Packers make the surrounding streets look like New York City during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Nearby, residents turn their homes into parking lots, while virtually every corner of the surrounding neighborhood plays host to a tailgate party.?
http://sports.espn.go.com/travel/news/story?id=3149179
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?The moment when our plane circled Lambeau Field was particularly special. I have been on (football junket) flights that have gone directly over Giants Stadium, Raymond James Stadium and the Metrodome in Minnneapolis. And all the passengers have done is given them a cursory glance out of the window.
Not Lambeau. Everyone was clamouring for a look at the stadium that has played host to the Packers for 53 years and is considered the spiritual and emotional home of the NFL. Those on the left side of the plane had a perfect view. Those on the right side looked about ready to rip their seat belts off and jump on some laps for a better look at the 71,000-seat stadium.?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/neilreynolds/2009/11/weekend_in_titletown_usa.html
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?Simply put, people in Green Bay and throughout Wisconsin are hooked on and invested in the Green Bay Packers football team. It is more than going to eight home games a year for Packers fans; it is a lifestyle that has its own norms, signs, symbols, nuances, community gathering, decision-making process regarding the future of the team, and long-lasting impact over the generations.
The Packers bring people together, from liberal schoolteachers in Madison, to factory workers in Janesville to hunters from northern Wisconsin. The Packers help the people of Wisconsin to transcend their everyday social interactions, creating an environment where you might share a brat with someone you might otherwise despise.?
http://ncronline.org/blogs/young-voices/lambeau-field-church-losing-sense-time
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Some good stuff there. :toast:
One last thing for today . . . When I get back to my own computer later today I?ll send you an e-mail to get your mailing address. There's a small something I want to send along to you for your trip. I'll post a picture of the item later today.
Packers Rule!
GL
The final countdown has started for your ?bucket list? trip to Green Bay and a game day experience at Lambeau Field with your bad boy Ravens.
I?m glad you?re in good hands with locals and veterans that will make sure you get the full treatment.
FWIW, I?ve been meaning to offer a few thoughts and suggestions, but for today, I thought I?d help set the table by sharing these well put observations . . .
?I've made four pilgrimages to Lambeau, twice prior to the renovations and twice afterwards. Lambeau has succeeded where a number of the other traditional stadiums that have been refurbished/rebuilt (read Yankee Stadium) have failed, and that's in maintaining the unpretentious essence of the original. Don't get me wrong - the new atrium and the modernization and expansion of the concourses represent a vast improvement over the corrugated green-painted aluminum in the old Lambeau (not that I was complaining). But the experience of sitting in the bowl and watching the game is exactly the same as it was before, and no other stadium can replicate it. When you sit there, nobody has to remind you about the tradition of Lambeau or the Packers. It just oozes from the place.
One of the many, many fabulous features of Lambeau is the interaction between the stadium and its surroundings. Most stadiums are either isolated, sitting in the middle of vast parking lots and surrounded by interstate highways, or have been woven into artificial Disneylands of urban renewal that are perhaps more charming than the alternative but don't have much tradition. Lambeau is neither. The whole town is kind of a Packer Disneyland, but it wasn't built that way, it just evolved. The surrounding neighborhood is mostly residential, with some bars and restaurants sprinkled around. There isn't adequate parking in the stadium to satisfy demand, so unless you have a season parking pass, the better options include, among other things, parking in a homeowner's driveway or backyard (for a little more money you get access to the homeowner's bathroom). There are fans everywhere and they come out in force long before the game for tailgating (in fact, lots of people show up to tailgate even if they aren't going to the game). People are incredibly friendly and apparently can drink enormous amounts without getting obnoxious (or sloppy). ?
? . . . where I first got to witness cheese heads in their natural habitat.?
http://www.yelp.com/biz/lambeau-field-green-bay
------------------------------------------
?Every other stadium seems sterile by comparison, a world apart from the city that houses it
It's tempting to call the atmosphere collegiate, except that a lot of college fans could use Packers crowds as a role model.
The ascendancy of Green Bay, a small market in which the fans hold shares of the team, seemed like an antidote to the increasingly corporate nature of sports.
The Packers had Favre (their Joe Montana), the cheesehead hats, the newly created Lambeau Leap. They had newborns placed on the seemingly endless waiting list for season tickets, kids who lent out their bicycles to players during training camp, and fans parking cars on neighborhood lawns.?
And from the comments: ? The reason Lambeau is such a special place to play football is because it's literally a part of the community. You walk a block in any direction and you're in a neighborhood, kids helping you park on the lawn for $5 while the adults tend the grill. It makes for a place where wearing a jersey from the opposing teams will earn you a free brat rather than angry looks.
This is where all the modern stadiums get it wrong: We're building shopping malls that happen to have a gridiron or ball park in the middle, not a part of the community. No wonder people don't care if the Niners debark Candlestick Point -- it's hardly a part of the city to begin with.?
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/11/21/SPS01AOCSG.DTL
------------------------------------------
?No GPS is necessary to locate Lambeau Field. The telltale signs surround the 50-year-old home of the Packers, inviting you in to the kind of big-time football experience that happens only in the NFL's smallest city.
Like the city of Green Bay (population 100,353), Lambeau Field appears far too small to house so much historical significance. There are no towering upper decks, just the original seating bowl surrounded by the red-brick veneer of a renovated exterior. A stadium this intimate can't possibly hold 72,615 fans, 12 NFL titles and one of professional sports' most unique game-day experiences.
Maybe that's why the Lambeau Field aura stretches so far beyond the stadium's famous tundra, to myriad tailgate parties and caravans that roll into town from across the state.
Eight times during the regular season a sellout crowd arrives from all points in Wisconsin ? and beyond ? to squeeze into the benches of the NFL's oldest stadium.
Football hangs heavy in the air, too. Outside Lambeau, touch football games break out in the parking lots. An endless string of oversized inflatable Packers make the surrounding streets look like New York City during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Nearby, residents turn their homes into parking lots, while virtually every corner of the surrounding neighborhood plays host to a tailgate party.?
http://sports.espn.go.com/travel/news/story?id=3149179
-------------------------------------------------
?The moment when our plane circled Lambeau Field was particularly special. I have been on (football junket) flights that have gone directly over Giants Stadium, Raymond James Stadium and the Metrodome in Minnneapolis. And all the passengers have done is given them a cursory glance out of the window.
Not Lambeau. Everyone was clamouring for a look at the stadium that has played host to the Packers for 53 years and is considered the spiritual and emotional home of the NFL. Those on the left side of the plane had a perfect view. Those on the right side looked about ready to rip their seat belts off and jump on some laps for a better look at the 71,000-seat stadium.?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/neilreynolds/2009/11/weekend_in_titletown_usa.html
--------------------------------------
?Simply put, people in Green Bay and throughout Wisconsin are hooked on and invested in the Green Bay Packers football team. It is more than going to eight home games a year for Packers fans; it is a lifestyle that has its own norms, signs, symbols, nuances, community gathering, decision-making process regarding the future of the team, and long-lasting impact over the generations.
The Packers bring people together, from liberal schoolteachers in Madison, to factory workers in Janesville to hunters from northern Wisconsin. The Packers help the people of Wisconsin to transcend their everyday social interactions, creating an environment where you might share a brat with someone you might otherwise despise.?
http://ncronline.org/blogs/young-voices/lambeau-field-church-losing-sense-time
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Some good stuff there. :toast:
One last thing for today . . . When I get back to my own computer later today I?ll send you an e-mail to get your mailing address. There's a small something I want to send along to you for your trip. I'll post a picture of the item later today.
Packers Rule!
GL
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MJ, YOUR GOING TO HAVE A GREAT TIME. I been going to games there since 1959 and always had fun. Latley I watch from home my old bones dont like cold or those style seats anymore. And the 200 mile drive started getting old. But at same time I miss going. It's such a special place. I just hope it's a good game.
Jack,
While you are decked out in your arctic Ravens gear,
you'll be sure to warm the hearts of the Packers faithful if you and your posse are seen sporting a couple of these stickers:
(And just so you know, the Packers visit Soldier Field the following Sunday.)
I've got a supply of about 40 of those stickers, and I'll be sending you an e-mail in a few minutes so I can get your mailing address and send you about 6 of them. With a few extras, you might even get the chance to slap one on the ass of an appreciative young lady . . . or just keep one as a souvenir.
GL
If anyone is still looking for tickets:
If anyone is interested- please contact Darren directly------
From: Darren Vanderheyden [mailto:dvanderheyden@bgcgb.org]
Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 4:20 PM
To: Darren Vanderheyden
Subject: Packers vs. Ravens Tickets
The Boys & Girls Club has the following tickets available for the Monday night game on December 7 vs. the Baltimore Ravens. The tickets are on a first come first serve basis.
Here is my current inventory:
Section Row Price
103 31 $118/pair
104 46 $118/pair
114 50 $256/set of 4
132 3 $118/pair
132 14 $118/pair
135 34 $118/pair
407 12 $170/pair - outdoor club
431 5 $170/pair - outdoor club
431 11 $170/pair - outdoor club
676 4 $350/set of 4 indoor club
Darren Vanderheyden
Director of Human Resources
Boys & Girls Club of Green Bay
920-494-7090 Ext. 1010
dvanderheyden@bgcgb.org
www.bgcgb.org
"Life is 10 percent what happens to me and 90 percent how I react to it."
If anyone is interested- please contact Darren directly------
From: Darren Vanderheyden [mailto:dvanderheyden@bgcgb.org]
Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 4:20 PM
To: Darren Vanderheyden
Subject: Packers vs. Ravens Tickets
The Boys & Girls Club has the following tickets available for the Monday night game on December 7 vs. the Baltimore Ravens. The tickets are on a first come first serve basis.
Here is my current inventory:
Section Row Price
103 31 $118/pair
104 46 $118/pair
114 50 $256/set of 4
132 3 $118/pair
132 14 $118/pair
135 34 $118/pair
407 12 $170/pair - outdoor club
431 5 $170/pair - outdoor club
431 11 $170/pair - outdoor club
676 4 $350/set of 4 indoor club
Darren Vanderheyden
Director of Human Resources
Boys & Girls Club of Green Bay
920-494-7090 Ext. 1010
dvanderheyden@bgcgb.org
www.bgcgb.org
"Life is 10 percent what happens to me and 90 percent how I react to it."
got the tix on novemeber 4th. i would have definitely taken the club seats you have there. we paid premium for section 118 row 18 but will prob be my only trip there so making it a good one. thanks.
looks to me like they are right on the 50 and only 18 rows back, behind the packer bench :00hour
Take along a seat cushion or blanket to sit on. Temps are expected to be in the low 20's Monday night, and those metal bleacher-style seats are very cold.
i usually piss off the people behind me because i stand the whole fukin game :00hour
:mj06:
