(09-06-2018 09:21 AM)willhclark Wrote: Which University has the best AAC Tailgate?
Funny this subject should come up. I had some serious health issues earlier this year (congestive heart failure, had to wear a defib vest), and thought for awhile I wouldn't make it. Somehow, I made a pretty miraculous recovery, but it made me think what I wanted to do with whatever time I have left.
I love sports, travel and food, so I decided to make a tour of as many CFB tailgates as I could, and maybe pick up a few other fun things along the way.
I'm retired and with a fixed income, of course, and I saved for 2 years to do this, but to fund it past the first year or so, I bought a nice Canon T6 and plan to post videos on Youtube, and after awhile perhaps I will make enough in ad revenue and sponsorships to continue my trek, as long as my health permits.
My first trip starts Saturday morning. My cardiologist actually is encouraging it, says being active is good, as long as I watch my sodium intake (and my liquids, lol), and take frequent breaks both driving and walking around.
To get as many viewers as possible, I am starting with the biggest schools/fan bases first (and also the ones not a million miles from my home outside Auburn, AL). I am just attending the tailgates, not the games, to save money and time. Anybody can watch the games on TV, not so much the tailgates.
I plan to do vignettes on whatever peeps want to talk about: food, drink, tailgate rigs, products they use, why they do this, etc.
Essentially I go out for the weekend, then back home a few days, then out again, from now until CFB ends Thanksgiving. Then I'm off more or less until next Feb. for the Daytona 500 infield party, then some MLB spring training in March, and so on...
Here is my tentative schedule through New Year's Day:
9/8 Kentucky at Florida
9/15 UTEP at Tennessee (+ MTSU at Georgia later that day on my way home, if I have time)
9/22 Clemson at Ga Tech
9/23 Saints at Falcons + the CFB HoF
9/28 Memphis at Tulane
9/29 Ole Miss at LSU
10/4 Memphis Madness
10/6 Auburn at Miss State
10/13 Tennessee at Auburn
10/14 Talladega 500
10/20 Wake at Florida State
10/21 Texans at Jags
10/27 FL-GA in Jacksonville
10/28 Blue Angels Air Show
11/3 Louisville at Clemson
11/4 Bucs at Panthers
11/8-12 World Food Championships, Orange Beach, AL
11/17 OFF
11/22 Miss State at Ole Miss
11/23 Houston at Memphis
11/24 Auburn at Alabama
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12/2 Jets at Titans
12/3 Golden State Warriors at Atlanta Hawks
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12/30 Falcons at Bucs
12/31 Taxslayer Gator Bowl
1/1 Citrus Bowl