some of my pictures from Sunday

[cookinwithgas]

thanks for looking, as usual heres a link to all my pics https://pantherfanz.smugmug.com/2015/NFC-Championship-Playoff-24/

I think we hosted every single Arizona fan that came to the game. They were all great people and we truly enjoyed hosting them. Mysteriously, they never made it back to the lot after the game.

I locked my keys in my truck and they tried to help me break in to get them - eventually the job was done by some great Panthers fans

 

My stepsister came to visit this weekend and ended up stranded, so we got her a ticket and had a great time - her first NFL game!

We had a band

and a 50/50 raffle - the guy who won is the guy who has brought that giant blue elephant into town the last couple of games

 

Old school, I like it!

Chuck and his girlfriend have been providing the supplies and the energy for our jello shot toast for years. It's cool to see him do it from an actual stage

 

My pal Crazy Joe manning the siren. This siren was actually used on D Day in 1944, on the beach. Our tailgates founding member Marc was looking for something cool to make some noise at the tailgate and found it on eBay - when the seller found out it was for a football tailgate group, she gave it to Marc, as her husband who had just passed away was a big NFL fan. it gets quite loud and is a lot of fun to make go.

 

 

 

 

 

[crowntownpanther]

That tailgate looks incredible.  Can't wait to be back in Charlotte to get my own started or join one.

[Arroz con Panther]

Damn, I had no idea 1) that you guys were so close to RR and 2) that it was you sounding the horn.  That's awesome!

[Captain Morgan]

I asked in the gameday menu thread, but you elaborate on the food you cooked?

[cookinwithgas]

3 minutes ago, Captain Morgan said:

I asked in the gameday menu thread, but you elaborate on the food you cooked?

sure, our man Clay does it with the same setup he's had since the early 70s - the first attempts we dug out the ground for the coals but found it to be way easier to use foil pans for that, and raise the spits. Lump charcoal and cherry (I think?) gets quite hot as a nice side effect on cold days. Runs off of a car battery. We do whole chickens, prime rib and pork

Clay the cook

The table here is where we pull everything apart, the pole goes in the slots and its stable

[Captain Morgan]

sweet.  looks like a load of fun