CaliforniaCheez
09-24-2007, 09:39 PM
Sometimes it is interesting to see things from a stranger's point of view.
I found this post on Charger forum.
http://www.bolttalk.net/forums/showthread.php?t=9372
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I thought maybe I'd share some tidbits of my time in Green Bay just to give us something to read besides how damn crappy this team is. I'm sitting in some rest stop area just outside of chicago killing some time before my flight home. I just saw a guy in a Charger hat walk by. There were a surprising amount of Charger fans at the game. Not overwhelming, by any means, but certainly a good showing.
Green Bay is a town that you can easily miss. In fact, I did pass it and had to turn around. Going over the bridge, all I could basically see over the tree tops was the stadium. The cab driver said the tallest building in GB is only about ten stories tall and I couldn't even see that. But these people love their packers. And I found them to be all very nice and gracious. (More charger fans walking through).
I sat next to a guy and his wife at the game who were from Iowa and it was his first time to Lambeau, also. They were nice, friendly people as were all the people I met. Very friendly and not once did I hear anyone yelling anything derogatory at me at any time. However, after the game as I walked back to the hotel, there were several lame attempts at 'rubbing it in'. Amazing how a victory and some alcohol give people so much courage. Anyway, overall, the fans were just laid back, friendly, Mid west people. I was surprised at the lack of noise or rowdiness from the fans at the game. I was expecting a huge, loud, thunderous crowd, but they were mostly "polite".... although, they did erupt on scoring plays and obviously at the end of the game. But it was the 'tamest' crowd I've seen in all the 14 NFL cities I've visited. Strange. But certainly in keeping with their friendly, neighborly style. And when the bolts came out to warm up and when they went back in before the game, the crowd didn't even boo. There may have been a small smattering of boos, but it was also "polite".
As far as Lambeau field goes..... it has mostly those metal bleacher seats with no backs, but I've never been in a stadium where you could be at the top and still have a great view. This is by far the most enjoyable stadium to watch a game that I've been to so far. I was expecting just the opposite. You think that an old stadium would automatically be bad site lines, but there really isn't a bad seat in this place. And it wasn't so bad sitting on the bleacher style benches. Cozy, though.
I just was really impressed with the stadium and the well behaved, courteous fans. I wish I could say the same thing about some of the SD fans. I just don't think there's any need to be yelling "You suck!!" at people just because they root for a different team.
The last thing I was impressed with was how clean the parking lot was kept even though people were tailgating. Before the game started, I was looking down from inside the stadium and I could see people tailgating in the parking lot and I could not see ONE piece of litter or garbage or empty bottles littering the parking lot. These people are, unfortunately, a dying breed. Imagine, treating people with respect and cleaning up your own mess. What a concept.
So, it was a horrible game, again, to have to sit through, but meeting different people around the country is definitely a cool thing. It is amazing how people differ across the U.S.
I even had a Packer fan offer me a ride in his taxi to the game and he paid the bill and wouldn't take any cash from me. And every time I bought something at the concession stand or had any dealing with any of the stadium workers, they always said, "Enjoy the game".
Yeah, I was impressed. It wouldn't be such a bad idea if the rest of America tried copying that approach.
Check out the photos at
http://imageevent.com/lvboltfan/greenbay?p=0&w=4&z=2&c=4&m=24&s=0&y=1&b=20&l=5
I found this post on Charger forum.
http://www.bolttalk.net/forums/showthread.php?t=9372
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I thought maybe I'd share some tidbits of my time in Green Bay just to give us something to read besides how damn crappy this team is. I'm sitting in some rest stop area just outside of chicago killing some time before my flight home. I just saw a guy in a Charger hat walk by. There were a surprising amount of Charger fans at the game. Not overwhelming, by any means, but certainly a good showing.
Green Bay is a town that you can easily miss. In fact, I did pass it and had to turn around. Going over the bridge, all I could basically see over the tree tops was the stadium. The cab driver said the tallest building in GB is only about ten stories tall and I couldn't even see that. But these people love their packers. And I found them to be all very nice and gracious. (More charger fans walking through).
I sat next to a guy and his wife at the game who were from Iowa and it was his first time to Lambeau, also. They were nice, friendly people as were all the people I met. Very friendly and not once did I hear anyone yelling anything derogatory at me at any time. However, after the game as I walked back to the hotel, there were several lame attempts at 'rubbing it in'. Amazing how a victory and some alcohol give people so much courage. Anyway, overall, the fans were just laid back, friendly, Mid west people. I was surprised at the lack of noise or rowdiness from the fans at the game. I was expecting a huge, loud, thunderous crowd, but they were mostly "polite".... although, they did erupt on scoring plays and obviously at the end of the game. But it was the 'tamest' crowd I've seen in all the 14 NFL cities I've visited. Strange. But certainly in keeping with their friendly, neighborly style. And when the bolts came out to warm up and when they went back in before the game, the crowd didn't even boo. There may have been a small smattering of boos, but it was also "polite".
As far as Lambeau field goes..... it has mostly those metal bleacher seats with no backs, but I've never been in a stadium where you could be at the top and still have a great view. This is by far the most enjoyable stadium to watch a game that I've been to so far. I was expecting just the opposite. You think that an old stadium would automatically be bad site lines, but there really isn't a bad seat in this place. And it wasn't so bad sitting on the bleacher style benches. Cozy, though.
I just was really impressed with the stadium and the well behaved, courteous fans. I wish I could say the same thing about some of the SD fans. I just don't think there's any need to be yelling "You suck!!" at people just because they root for a different team.
The last thing I was impressed with was how clean the parking lot was kept even though people were tailgating. Before the game started, I was looking down from inside the stadium and I could see people tailgating in the parking lot and I could not see ONE piece of litter or garbage or empty bottles littering the parking lot. These people are, unfortunately, a dying breed. Imagine, treating people with respect and cleaning up your own mess. What a concept.
So, it was a horrible game, again, to have to sit through, but meeting different people around the country is definitely a cool thing. It is amazing how people differ across the U.S.
I even had a Packer fan offer me a ride in his taxi to the game and he paid the bill and wouldn't take any cash from me. And every time I bought something at the concession stand or had any dealing with any of the stadium workers, they always said, "Enjoy the game".
Yeah, I was impressed. It wouldn't be such a bad idea if the rest of America tried copying that approach.
Check out the photos at
http://imageevent.com/lvboltfan/greenbay?p=0&w=4&z=2&c=4&m=24&s=0&y=1&b=20&l=5