DC United playoff game--come watch!

[winterbadger]

DC United are playing this evening in NJ, but we have a second playoff match next Saturday night as well, as part of the home-and-away aggregate series. Come see us whomp the NJ Metrostars and head to the conference final and a chance at our first MLS Cup since 1999! It will probably also be DC's last home game before baseball returns to RFK!

Seats with the Screaming Eagles supporters Club in their all-standing, all-singing bouncy section sure to get you on TV are $25, complete with friendly local guide and song sheet so you can sing along. We also have a tailgate (organized by your truly) before the game for only $8, with unlimited beer, burgers (beef and Boca), and soda/water.

Come see America's *real* championship football team! :-)

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[peaceful-fox.livejournal.com]

That sounds like a riot! :-D

[poeticalpanther.livejournal.com]

I think, btw, we're going to be fairly close to you at or around Xmas/New Year times. We're visiting some friends in Delaware, by flying in to BWI. Maybe we could meet for a coffee or something?

[beckon.livejournal.com]

Sounds good. when do I need to supply the money?

[winterbadger]

You can pony up on the day; I'll get the tickets ahead of time and jsut put them on my card.

[winterbadger]

I got a ticket for you, BTW; it's right across the aisle from the seats chris and I have. And who sits where is usually fairly fungible, sicne everyone is standing anyway. :-)

[beckon.livejournal.com]

Okay, I don't know how to get to RFK. Can I car pool with you and/or the girls.

And what time should I show up?

[winterbadger]

You are certainly welcome to carpool with me and Chris (Melissa is not much of a soccer fan, alas). The only snag is that I run the tailgates (at least this season--not next year!), so I need to get there around 4.30 (which means leaving hime between 3.30 and 4), even thought the game doesn't start until 7. But I'll be bringing the keg, so if nothing else you can eat, drink, and meet people for several hours! :-)

If that doesn't appeal, you can always Metro if you don't care for navigating DC's confusign streets. The Stadium/Armory stop on the blue/orange line lets off right around the corner from the stadium; I can tell you how to find the tailgate from there soa s to meet us up and have a nosh.

[beckon.livejournal.com]

I will head out to your place then between 2:00-230 and get to your place about half an hour later :)

I'm quite looking forward to spending the day with y'all.

[kevinrtaylor.livejournal.com]

only $8, with unlimited beer, burgers (beef and Boca), and soda/water

I'm intrigued (having tried to budget for beer and food for Morris dancing events) - how does the unlimited supply work?
Is this a version of the loaves and fishes trick? ;-)

[winterbadger]

We figured out about the most that the average person is going to eat, worked out what that would cost, and charge a bit more than that to cover wastage and supplies that don't work out on a per-person basis (charcoal, cleaning supplies, etc.) Then we bump the price up a little more for folks who are guests, rather than members, so as to encourage folks to join the club.

I've been keeping track of our "sales" and costs and nunbers served and so far this season it works out to just over $5 per head, about what we budgeted to start with. We're running a recipts minus sales deficit of about $200-250 for the season, but most of that is due to one midday game we decided to do a tailgate for, against my better judgement, which almost no one came to.

We have a deal with a local brewer who supplies us with a half keg of beer for each half keg we buy. We have to buy through a retail supplier, and most people around here don't stock them as a regular thing, so there have been some problems, but it's worked out well for us. I thought originally we were going to have to eat the cost of the beer as a hospitality for club members expense, but the numbers above *include* the cost of the beer we've bought, so we're doing pretty well!

[kevinrtaylor.livejournal.com]

Now I understand. Buying beer by the keg certainly makes a difference, and it good that you have the deal with the brewer.
I'm interested in comparative weights and measures.
When I last bought beer by the keg I had a choice of a 9-gallon or an 18-gallon size. (Imperial gallons of course) That's 10.8 or 21.6 US gallons by my calculation. How does that compare with your half-keg?

[winterbadger]

Our half-keg (I think technically it's a half-barrel, but all the folks in the store call it a half-keg) is 15.5 US gallons.

[peaceful-fox.livejournal.com]

Hey! Where did ya get that photo of me before I put on my makeup?

::giggle:: Sorry - I'm in a silly mood.
I need sleep...

[peaceful-fox.livejournal.com]

CONGRATS ON THE WIN!!!!!!!!!!!