Sorgi?! Really?!

What a day. What a day. Lots of Colts and Sorgi chants. In retrospect, that was just ridiculous. Speaking of ridiculous, we had some interesting folks stop by our tailgate on this, the last game of the season. It was one lady's first tailgate ever, and she made the most of it. Just when we thought we've seen all we could see in the muni lot, we saw more. So much more. Too much.

It was good to see the Browns win their 7th straight home game. It was not good that they missed the playoffs. Only the Browns could win 10 games and still not make the playoffs. As we always do in Cleveland, we can now say there's always next year.

So, it took a while to get around to posting the pictures for this game. Truth is, I was scared. I knew I was going to have to "touch up" one of the pictures, and I put it off as long as I could. You've been warned. It's not too late to turn back. I hear Dan is galavanting around in Japan. Maybe you should check out his adventures instead. Seriously. You've been warned.

First tailgate ever. She's grinding on Matt, and they're both loving it.

Mexican Hat Dance.


Who let the dawgs out!


This guy's camera is older than Matt.


But he ran a tight operation.


Larry's a little out of breath from chasing this guy down. Larry's good at chasing down people for pictures.


Without saying a word, he insisted that I get a picture, too.


Fish is being interviewed for Channel 3 news. Riveting stuff.


Just some muni lot scenery


Dance party.


I think Matt has converted.


In the Deacon's bus.

Snow Blows

We were a slippin' and a slidin' today. The biggest challenge of the day was trying to walk to and from the game without falling down. I failed miserably on that one. Something was in the air, though. Snow? Obviously, but not just that. Victory. Nothing warms the cockles like a hard-fought win. Or some hot rum and cider.
A cold and rainy morning turned into a much colder, snowy day of blusteriness proportions. It was so windy, Jay's sombrero flew out of his hands like that guy with the hat from Mortal Kombat. You know the guy. He could teleport to the other side of the screen and stuff. Anyways, that sombrero could have decapitated somebody. Meanwhile Matt kept up a never-ending barrage of snowballs to Bills fans throughout the game. Classic Matt. Let's check out some blurry pictures...

Something must have been funny.


We like our tequila chilled.


Not even out of the lot, and we're covered in snow.


Snowball time.


Stalking his prey.


Stay off the grass!


Hugging for warmth.


Almost there.


Should we get in line or walk around to the other side of the stadium?

We took this picture for Dan.


If you look closely, you can see a football game.

McLovin' McDonald

The Browns put a good, old-fashioned beatdown on the Texans, so we were pretty happy about that (<- romeo-ism). The day started with an unusually crowded muni lot for this time of year. Perhaps more folks are coming out now that the Browns are winning games. We're going to have to start arriving even earlier than usual. Chris joined us on short notice to be an amigo-for-a-day. He wound up chatting it up with a friend of Josh Cribbs' agent and got some juicy gossip. We are certain it is all true. The deacon stopped by in santa garb with his elves. We were also visited by a chef who wound up planting himself outside the Hawaiian tailgate hoping to spot some boobs. As of the time we left for the game, he was pulling a big O-fer. Matt washed Dan's poncho (a good idea), but then forgot it at home. He was very upset. Especially after spilling beer all over himself. He truly is Dan's twin. To be fair, it was Larry's fault for throwing something at him, but funny nonetheless. Now, on to the pictures!

The deacon is looking for money to buy some stickers.

Still looking.

There was a naughty elf and a nice elf.

Adorable.

Benny Benny Coco Benny!

Benny couldn't wait to help us finish off the tequila.

In case you missed it, Larry won the Iron Chef championship with his pizza roll recipe.

Stop me if you've heard this one: A Mexican, a chef, a blowup doll, and a Hawaiian walk into a bar...

Matt is all wet. Larry is laughing at him. Matt will get revenge.

'Hands On' Players

And you thought they were upset about the game.

Aliens Among Us

It was a long day, but it didn't feel like it. We were visited by an alien, whose mysterious powers brought us much joy. We visited the Braylon Bunch just in time for Matt to join the beer bong. Also, some guys had too much beer left in their keg and a juicy turkey in the deep fryer, so we spent some time there. Coincidentally it was the tailgate of the alien who had already morphed into human form. Yes, Matt had a good time at his first official game replacing Dan, and Keith joined in on the fun, too. The overtime win over the Seee-hawwwks was a thriller, so it wound up being a super terrific day.

New format to the blog starting this week with all pictures within the main post. Things are easier to manage this way, so deal with it.

This gives new meaning to the term "illegal alien"

Matt was distracted by some dude with tickets.

A little timid about the bong.

But he just pretended it was Braylon, and he had no problem.

Trying to pass the time while waiting for the turkey to finish deep frying.

Kegstand time

The Amigos gladly lend a helping hand.

The Amigos were not too glad this time.

"Psst. I have a secret. I'm the alien." And it turns out, he was.

Derek's trying to break down The Device.

Looks like Fish had to come over to help.

Good Luck, Dan

Today was Dan's last game as he leaves beautiful Cleveland for ugly Japan for a year and a half. Shall we reminisce over some great tailgating memories over the past years? No, we shall not. Unless we want to bring up how he ate his own dog biscuit necklace which he had for over a year. Or how he was happy to eat marigolds outside Browns Stadium. Yes, we will miss his crazy antics. One can only wonder what wild misadventures await Dan on the other side of the world. Perhaps he will keep us informed at Dan in Japan. Oh, the Browns beat the teal out of Miami, too. There may be a few pictures...

Miami is a Lemon

Man-crush We're Number 1! But Dan's in violation of rule #4.
Gloves? Really?
They're not elves!!
Tequila? Sake?
Sure, why not.
Although pimping gear for Chevy, she drives a Honda.
Egg toss
Larry ran a mile to take this picture. It was worth it.