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When was the last time you went to a ___?

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by Dick Whitman, Dec 21, 2016.

  1. MisterCreosote

    MisterCreosote Well-Known Member

    MLB game: Nats-Phillies, this season.
    NBA game: Wizards-Sixers, 2013ish.
    NHL game: Capitals-?????, 2009ish
    NFL game: Eagles-Cowboys, 2005ish
    MLS or other major soccer: Never
    College football game: Probably early 2000s as a reporter
    College basketball game: Probably early 2000s as a reporter
    Other college sporting event: Probably early 2000s as a reporter
    Concert: G Love and Special Sauce, 2008
    Auto race: Never
    Theater performance that your children were not in: Rock of Ages, 2013
    Movie: Star Trek Beyond, summer
    Wedding: My brother's, 2015
    High school sporting event: Local high school football game, October
    Olympics: Never
    Political rally: Anti-Trump, last month
    New York City: August
    Foreign country: Aruba, 2009
     
  2. Batman

    Batman Well-Known Member

    MLB game: May 2012, Cubs vs. Padres at Wrigley
    NBA game: Never
    NHL game: Never
    NFL game: 2003, Buccaneers at Saints
    MLS or other major soccer: Never
    College football game: 2012, Ole Miss at LSU
    College basketball game: 2007, Ole Miss vs. Southern Miss
    Other college sporting event: 2015, Ole Miss vs. Mississippi State college baseball
    Concert: July, Fitz & The Tantrums
    Auto race: 2008ish, local dirt track
    Movie: August, "Lights Out"
    Wedding: November, family friend
    High school sporting event: Monday, covering a basketball game
    Olympics: Never
    Political rally: Never
    New York City: Christmas Day, 1996. Went with a buddy while I was home from school. It was about 6 p.m., and surreal. Nothing was open, you could park anywhere you wanted to.
    Foreign country: March 1998, Juarez, Mexico
     
  3. Songbird

    Songbird Well-Known Member

    MLB game: Few years ago when the Dodgers were at Yankee Stadium.
    NBA game: Few years ago when Brooklyn played at Washington
    NHL game: Few years ago when Tampa Bay played at the Islanders (old barn)
    NFL game: The day Bo's career ended; was on the sideline when they helped him off
    MLS or other major soccer: Dallas at the L.A. Lazers ... Tatu went off; outdoor game was 7-8 years ago in Amsterdam
    College football game: Covered a game at NMMI in 2002
    College basketball game: Arizona State v. UConn women in regional final at Trenton
    Other college sporting event: I think it was a Dartmouth baseball game at Red Rolfe in 2007
    Concert: De La Soul in Amsterdam
    Auto race: Funny cars at Pomona in '90; they gave away cartons of cigs in the pressbox
    Theater performance that your children were not in: 2 years ago to see My Fair Lady here in town
    Movie: Rio 2
    Wedding: 2011 in Pasadena Maryland; Pervez Musharraf attended
    High school sporting event: Hoops game last winter
    Olympics: Covered Olympians (interviewed Carl Lewis) but never been to the Olympics
    Political rally: There are always rallies in the downtown here
    New York City: Last month; headed there in 6 days
    Foreign country: England, Belgium, Amsterdam in July
     
    Last edited: Dec 21, 2016
  4. Michael_ Gee

    Michael_ Gee Well-Known Member

    MLB Game: May 2005, Red Sox-Orioles at Camden Yards
    NBA Game: 2004 playoff game, Pacers-Celtics
    NHL Game: 2014, Bruins-Jets at Garden
    NFL Game: 2006, Jets vs. Patriots at Gillette
    MLS or other major soccer: Austria vs. Hungary, 2016 European championships in Bordeaux, France
    College football game: Harvard-Columbia, November 2014
    College basketball game: Do not remember. At least a decade ago
    Other College sports event: Beanpot hockey tournament, February 2015
    Concert: Surf guitar legend Dick Dale, the Beachcomber bar in Wellfleet, Mass.. August 2015
    Theater other than performance of one's children: Hamilton, August 2016
    Auto race: NASCAR race at New Hampshire International Speedway, September 2004
    Movie: Dr. Strange, November 2004
    Wedding: Daughter of brother-in-law, Youngstown, Ohio, September 2016
    High school sports event: Lexington High Thanksgiving Day game, November 2016
    Olympics: Sydney 2000
    Political rally: Appearance by then gubernatorial candidate Deval Patrick at Bedford, Mass. August 2006
    New York City: August 2016
    Foreign country: Bordeaux, France and Basque region of both France and Spain, June 2016.
     
  5. Bronco77

    Bronco77 Well-Known Member

    MLB game: August, White Sox-Marlins, Marlins Park
    NBA game: 10 days ago, Wizards-Heat, AmericanAirlines Arena
    NHL game: February 2015, Blackhawks-Panthers, BB&T Center
    NFL game: January 2010 (week 17 of 2009 season), Steelers-Dolphins, stadium then known as Sun Life
    MLS or other major soccer: Never
    College football game: October 2015, Samford at Western Carolina
    College basketball game: December 2008, Weber State (with Damian Lillard as a then-anonymous freshman) at Arizona
    Other college sporting event: March 2014, college baseball, Georgia Tech at Miami
    Concert: June, Steely Dan at Cruzan Amphitheatre, West Palm Beach
    Auto race: 1984, Winston 500, Talladega, Ala. (as reporter)
    Theater performance that your children were not in: 2013, local production of "When Pride Still Mattered" (we don't have kids)
    Movie: October, "Sully"
    Wedding: November 2008, wife's best friend
    High school sporting event: 2010, watched future NBA player Brandon Knight play for Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale
    Olympics: Never
    Political rally: Never
    New York City: First week of September 2000 (almost exactly one year before 9/11).
    Foreign country: May 2015, Nicaragua (accompanied wife on business trip)
     
    Last edited: Dec 22, 2016
  6. I Should Coco

    I Should Coco Well-Known Member

    MLB game: Angels vs. Mariners, 2014
    NBA game: Late 1980s, Bulls vs. Pistons. Good ol' Chicago Stadium.
    NHL game: Blackhawks vs. Blues, late 2000s. Have been to several WHL games since then.
    NFL game: Bears vs. Pakcers, late 1980s
    MLS or other major soccer: Never
    College football game: Apple Cup, Washington at Washington State, last month
    College basketball game: Gonzaga vs. Montana, 2015
    Other college sporting event: Hmmm ... I've covered a few college wrestling meets since 2010.
    Concert: June, Mac Sabbath, the Knitting Factory, Spokane
    Auto race: never
    Theater performance that your children were not in: The musical 'Stomp,' early 2010s
    Movie: The Force Awakens, last December. (I'll be seeing Rogue One soon)
    Wedding: Sometime in the late 2000s. Sadly, I go to more funeral than weddings at this point in my life (mid-40s)
    High school sporting event: High school football, watched my son's team all season.
    Olympics: Never
    Political rally: I've covered dozens of them in the past decade or so, but can't really participate since I'm on the "news" side at my shop. Participated in many of them in the 1990s and 2000s. "Si se puede!"
    New York City: Never.
    Foreign country: Vancouver, B.C., this summer.
     
  7. CD Boogie

    CD Boogie Well-Known Member

    Seems like a fun thread idea:

    MLB game: Nats game in July in D.C. Almost melted to death.
    NBA game: Knicks game in like 2002.
    NHL game: Penguins/Leafs on Friday of Veteran's Day weekend in Pitt last month.
    NFL game: Steelers/Cowboys game in Pitt on same Vets Day weekend in Nov.
    MLS or other major soccer: Never
    College football game: 2015, Notre Dame vs. Pitt at Heinz Field.
    College basketball game: 2007 NCAA tournament game between Vanderbilt and Georgetown. Jeff Green traveled.
    Other college sporting event: niece's Ivy League field hockey game in October.
    Concert: Young the Giant at Radio City Music Hall last month.
    Auto race: Not a chance.
    Theater performance that your children were not in: "Peter Pan" last winter, friend does community theater so see at least one a year.
    Movie: In a theater? Not since I jailbroke my Amazon fire stick and watch them all for free. Just saw "The Accountant." Meh.
    Wedding: A year ago October in Barbados.
    High school sporting event: Thankfully none in the last four years.
    Olympics: Never.
    Political rally: Sometime in 2000 when John McCain came to town and I had to cover it.
    New York City: Here right now. Work here.
    Foreign country: Barbados, 2015.
     
  8. John

    John Well-Known Member

    MLB game: Went to a few Cubs games in 2011
    NBA game: Last season, Warriors at Hawks
    NHL game: Back when the Flames were in Atlanta
    NFL game: Never
    MLS or other major soccer: Went to a Sounders game in 2014
    College football game: last week of regular season
    College basketball game: Monday
    Other college sporting event: A few weeks ago
    Concert: REM’s Mike Mills put together a concerto that I saw about six weeks ago
    Auto race: I covered a lawnmower racing event in 2006 if that counts
    Theater performance that your children were not in: N/A (no kids)
    Movie: In theater -- Mad Max Fury Road; at home -- watched The Raid a few days ago
    Wedding: It’s been about a decade now
    High school sporting event: Went to my nephew’s basketball game last week
    Olympics: Atlanta
    Political rally: Never
    New York City: Maybe three years
    Foreign country: Spent 10 days in Iceland this June
     
  9. QYFW

    QYFW Well-Known Member

    MLB game: Nats-Orioles, 2012?
    NBA game: Wizards-Knicks, 2013
    NHL game: Only one. Hawks-Bruins, 1993
    NFL game: Panthers-Broncos, 2012
    MLS or other major soccer: Sting-Manic, 1986
    College football game: Va. Tech-Boise, 2010?
    College basketball game: As a fan, Arkansas-Baylor in the mid-80s.
    Other college sporting event: N/A
    Concert: Jason Isbell, June
    Auto race: N/A
    Theater performance that your children were not in: N/A
    Movie: Spotlight
    Wedding: September 2010
    High school sporting event: 1986
    Olympics: N/A
    Political rally: LOL
    New York City: Job interview, 2008
    Foreign country: New York, 2008
     
  10. LongTimeListener

    LongTimeListener Well-Known Member

    MLB game: 2015, Giants vs. Mets
    NBA game: Heat vs. Clippers, 1994 ... I have never been to a Warriors game and now they're too damn expensive
    NHL game: Game 6 of 2016 Stanley Cup Final. Pens clinched, I covered it as a freelancer. They let you onto the ice during the celebration. That was pretty cool.
    NFL game: 2010 49ers-Saints at Candlestick
    MLS or other major soccer: San Jose Clash, 1996
    College football game: 2016 Pac-12 championship
    College basketball game: 2007 West Regional final, UCLA over Kansas
    Other college sporting event: Stanford women's volleyball, 2015
    Concert: July, Sting/Gabriel
    Auto race: 2005?? Grand Prix of San Jose
    Theater performance that your children were not in: Oregon Shakespeare Festival, 2016, Twelfth Night
    Movie: "Imitation Game" March 2016
    Wedding: 2014, best friend from college, his first marriage (at age 45)
    High school sporting event: Water polo this fall
    Olympics: None (did attend gymnastics trials in 2016)
    Political rally: Pre-Iraq War protest, 2003
    New York City: 2010
    Foreign country: 2007, Mexico
     
    Last edited: Dec 21, 2016
  11. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    I actually feel better about my social life after doing this.

    Thanks, Dick.
     
  12. dixiehack

    dixiehack Well-Known Member

    Only doing the relevant ones.

    MLB game
    : St. Louis at Cincinnati, 7-3-09
    NBA game: Portland at Memphis, couple of weeks ago. First time in several years
    NHL game: Anaheim at Nashville, this April. Can't remember if it was Game 4 or 5 of first round. My first playoff game.
    NFL game: Cleveland at Jacksonville, 12-08-02. Sucked just as much then as it would today, although less so from the press box.
    College football game: Iron Bowl last month
    College basketball game: UAB at Memphis, two days after the Griz game above.
    Other college sporting event: Alabama baseball at UAB last March.
    Concert: James Taylor in Atlanta, May 2012.
    Theater performance that your children were not in: The Crucible, too many Octobers ago to remember. Some funky theatre group in Bham that staged plays upstairs in a downtown antique store.
    Movie: Zootopia this spring with my daughter.
    Wedding: This June, my second cousin, about 3-4 weeks after I went to another cousin's wedding.
    High school sporting event: Regular season football in October. My son's middle school band got to play in the stands third quarter. I split when they did.
    Olympics: Field hockey, gold and bronze medal games, 1996.
    Political rally: Autumn 1999. Had to report on Phyllis Schafly coming to town to fight the push for an Alabama lottery. I was against it too and much more conservative then, but still thought she was a nutbag.
     
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