It was the best of times, it was the worst of times in our little corner of section 117 at Lambeau Field Monday night. We had everything before us, and then we had nothing before us.The best of times ended with 12:38 remaining in the first quarter when our invincible quarterback broke his collarbone, a [...]
Category: Lambeau Field
How to look hot and stay warm at Lambeau
I would have offered my advice to anyone so clearly befuddled as to how to gear up for a maiden voyage into Lambeau Field. "I'm not sure I like the way you're dressed," I joked as I eyed up the head-to-toe Viking togs of two people weighing their options in front of a Hothands display. [...]
Dear NFL referees
We don't ask for a lot as we sit on our metal benches at Lambeau Field. Our cheerleaders wear yellow turtlenecks and our halftime time shows feature two random grocery store shoppers attempting to field punts. We lug our stadium seats up cement steps and settle in among 70,000 rowdies for only one reason -- to watch our [...]
A bridge to Favre
I found the jersey yesterday morning carefully tucked into our bin of Packer paraphernalia. Tiny and faded, the single number on its front side looked worn. 4. The jersey's previous outing to Lambeau Field nearly proved to be its final; we hot glued it to poster board and brought it with us to the 2008 NFC Championship [...]
It’s game day in Wisconsin
It's game day in Wisconsin and that means all over the state tailgaters like me are up early making last-minute preparations before heading to Lambeau. From Kenosha to Marinette and all the little towns in between, gently bathed racks of ribs, beer soaked brats, seasoned ground beef and marinated steaks all help build the pre-dawn excitement of [...]