Official Fan Fest Thread

[steven8989]

1 hour ago, London Loves Luke said:

According to the Panthers podcast they don't normally prepare the field much for Fanfest so people expecting the logo unveil might be disappointed.

Still, its the first Panther football at BoA for 8 months so can't get too picky. 

I think people will be disappointed when it don't happen. Just because Tepper was walking the field and was near midfield doesn't mean we are getting the damn logo this year. Then when we don't get everyone is going to start getting mad and jumping off the Tepper train. That's the huddle for ya!

[uncfan888]

25 minutes ago, steven8989 said:

I think people will be disappointed when it don't happen. Just because Tepper was walking the field and was near midfield doesn't mean we are getting the damn logo this year. Then when we don't get everyone is going to start getting mad and jumping off the Tepper train. That's the huddle for ya!

Are you purposely this dense? 

[shaqattaq]

1 hour ago, 4Corners said:

If you’re an adult - and you are near the group of kids seeking autographs, setting screens and blocking out children so that you can get a signature....you need to check yourself and get a life. 

Exactly, act like a responsible adult...give your toddler nephew $20 to shave his head and collect autographs for you!

[London Loves Luke]

27 minutes ago, steven8989 said:

I think people will be disappointed when it don't happen. Just because Tepper was walking the field and was near midfield doesn't mean we are getting the damn logo this year. Then when we don't get everyone is going to start getting mad and jumping off the Tepper train. That's the huddle for ya!

Well he was walking around at pointing at the midfield area with the director of stadium affairs and then Steve Drummond also tweeted it out so I’d say it’s very likely to happen. Just not for fan fest.

[CPcavedweller]

2 hours ago, 4Corners said:

If you’re an adult - and you are near the group of kids seeking autographs, setting screens and blocking out children so that you can get a signature....you need to check yourself and get a life. 

Good football terminology. 

[Stumpy]

Anybody have an extra ticket for tonight?

[Cary Kollins]

Adult autograph seekers make ticket scalpers look like Doctors Without Borders.

[4Corners]

2 minutes ago, Stumpy said:

Anybody have an extra ticket for tonight?

I do not 

[Riverboat Ron]

3 hours ago, 4Corners said:

I have a story about Alonzo Mourning.

When I was a kid, I went to hornets games all the time back when they were at the Hive off Tyvola. After the games, Steve Martin or Gil mcGregor would interview a player on the court and fans would line up near the tunnel to get an autograph. I wasnt successfull most of the time, or my dad wanted to leave to avoid traffic, etc but the room where to stand would fill up quick. One game I got down there early and felt good about getting a signature, and Zo was the player to be interviewed. He came out and did his interview and when he was done he walked right by all the people standing there, a lot of kids, and completely disregarded the fans. To my knowledge it was sort of a tradition and expected for the player to sign a few signatures and Zo basically had better things to do. 

 Once people realized he wasn’t going to sign they begin to yel, boo, groan etc and start to leave. Zo stops right before he disappears into the tunnel and does a long pause with his back to the crowd chugs his Gatorade in an arrogant, like uneccesary fashion and shoots up a peace sign to the crowd before leaving. I don’t remember really ever going back to get an autograph after that. I will always remember that moment. This happened like 20-22 years ago.  

I saw Alonso Mourning at a grocery store in Charlotte years ago. I told him how cool it was to meet him in person, but I didn’t want to be a douche and bother him and ask him for photos or anything. 
He said, “Oh, like you’re doing now?” 
I was taken aback, and all I could say was “Huh?” but he kept cutting me off and going “huh? huh? huh?” and closing his hand shut in front of my face. I walked away and continued with my shopping, and I heard him chuckle as I walked off. When I came to pay for my stuff up front I saw Mourning trying to walk out the doors with like fifteen Milky Ways in his hands without paying.
The girl at the counter was very nice about it and professional, and was like “Sir, you need to pay for those first.” At first he kept pretending to be tired and not hear her, but eventually turned back around and brought them to the counter. 

When she took one of the bars and started scanning it multiple times, he stopped her and told her to scan them each individually “to prevent any electrical infetterence,” and then turned around and winked at me. I don’t even think that’s a word. After she scanned each bar and put them in a bag and started to say the price, he kept interrupting her by yawning really loudly.

[Butterflyj30]

Can someone please take a picture of the field please with the logo

[ellis]

I once saw Hale Irwin refuse a child an autograph: “I don’t sign balls, kid.....not now, not ever.”

Hale Irwin is a dick. 

[AggieLean]

23 minutes ago, Riverboat Ron said:

I saw Alonso Mourning at a grocery store in Charlotte years ago. I told him how cool it was to meet him in person, but I didn’t want to be a douche and bother him and ask him for photos or anything. 
He said, “Oh, like you’re doing now?” 
I was taken aback, and all I could say was “Huh?” but he kept cutting me off and going “huh? huh? huh?” and closing his hand shut in front of my face. I walked away and continued with my shopping, and I heard him chuckle as I walked off. When I came to pay for my stuff up front I saw Mourning trying to walk out the doors with like fifteen Milky Ways in his hands without paying.
The girl at the counter was very nice about it and professional, and was like “Sir, you need to pay for those first.” At first he kept pretending to be tired and not hear her, but eventually turned back around and brought them to the counter. 

When she took one of the bars and started scanning it multiple times, he stopped her and told her to scan them each individually “to prevent any electrical infetterence,” and then turned around and winked at me. I don’t even think that’s a word. After she scanned each bar and put them in a bag and started to say the price, he kept interrupting her by yawning really loudly.

I remember this exact same story being used for Sean Payton 

 

[arbnranger]

4 hours ago, 4Corners said:

If you’re an adult - and you are near the group of kids seeking autographs, setting screens and blocking out children so that you can get a signature....you need to check yourself and get a life. 

“Check” isn’t the word I was thinking In that sentence but yea totally agree. 

[t96]

2 hours ago, London Loves Luke said:

Well he was walking around at pointing at the midfield area with the director of stadium affairs and then Steve Drummond also tweeted it out so I’d say it’s very likely to happen. Just not for fan fest.

Yeah it would be one thing if there was just some random picture of him at midfield with zero context and all speculation, but Drummond posting what he did and the fact that the team account posted the original photo with a message about the new logo makes it pretty damn clear if you ask me.