I wonder if picking a Saturday was their way trying to account for a Sunday game?
F*ck everything.
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This is the least surpring thing I've read in a long time. You be you son!
They stream for me on ATT just fine. On the iPad, haven't tried on my phone.
Since we are sharing stories...my then-girlfriend's work friend scheduled a wedding on Lake Winnipesaukee in late October in 2007 -- coinciding with game 3 of the World Series. My gf didn't care about sports, and was annoyed that this frustrated me. But the wedding was scheduled for 1pm, and the game was starting at 8pm...so this wasn't going to really be a problem. Go to the ceremony, hit up cocktail hour, watch the intros and the first dance, eat dinner, GTFO, home in Boston by first pitch.
The invitation had not made it clear that the lovely couple had scheduled a four hour break between the ceremony and the cocktail hour. So guests could explore the Lake area, their favorite place in the world. In late October. When it was 40 degrees and pouring rain. The wedding party didn't enter the reception until almost 7:30pm. The real audacity was the husband and wife entering to Dirty Water -- because they are such big fans of Boston!
I rotated up to the big lounge and bar on the second floor and watched some of the first part of the game, but obviously not enough. My gf got super drunk and we left "early" (being about 9:30pm, after a 1pm ceremony). She spent the car ride complaining that I cared more about people I will never meet than actual people in our actual lives. She and I stayed together for almost nine years; we never spent one more minute with the couple who got married again.
The invitation had not made it clear that the lovely couple had scheduled a four hour break between the ceremony and the cocktail hour. So guests could explore the Lake area, their favorite place in the world. In late October. When it was 40 degrees and pouring rain. The wedding party didn't enter the reception until almost 7:30pm. The real audacity was the husband and wife entering to Dirty Water -- because they are such big fans of Boston!
I rotated up to the big lounge and bar on the second floor and watched some of the first part of the game, but obviously not enough. My gf got super drunk and we left "early" (being about 9:30pm, after a 1pm ceremony). She spent the car ride complaining that I cared more about people I will never meet than actual people in our actual lives. She and I stayed together for almost nine years; we never spent one more minute with the couple who got married again.
If your wife won't leave you and you have zero care for the people getting married, just don't go. I'm sure she'll be pissed at you, but if it all blows over in a few days, then who cares. You'll be happier watching the game.
And if your wife would leave you over not going to some random persons wedding, better to get out now anyway
This is not about a wedding but it fits the topic. One of the big events in my hometown of New Haven is Walter Camp Week where the top college players are honored. It is actually a very fun week that concludes with a banquet that occurs the Saturday of Divisional Weekend. A good friend of the family is on the Walter Camp Commitee and offered me a ticket to the banquet. Of course this happens the year the Pats are scheduled to face Tebow and the Broncos. I was faced with a tough choice Pats or the banquet? I chose the banquet and tried to follow the game on my phone. Luckily the Pats won in a blowout and I had a wonderful time meeting Andrew Luck Jarvis Jones etc.. John Anderson of ESPN was the MC that night and regularly tried to provide updates. I hope you guys don't hold it against me for choosing to go to the Walter Camp Banquet.
NFL games on cellular devices are a Verizon exclusive. They have no such exclusivity on tablets.
Last year, I was on a shoot shooting some bullshit in Arizona...corporate thing. Game day against the Ravens and I was able to jump back to my hotel room a lot and watch, but the second half I was jumping from location to location and luckily Verizon has the free game thing on their phone so I could watch when I was in down time. That was a tough game to sit out.
I ended up at some golfing driving range/bar place to see the Eugene Wilson INT (I believe it was him) to ice it.
I'm doing the same thing this year for next weeks game and I'm not happy about it.
I ended up at some golfing driving range/bar place to see the Eugene Wilson INT (I believe it was him) to ice it.
I'm doing the same thing this year for next weeks game and I'm not happy about it.
If he's such a good friend you should remember what year he got married.
My birthday is in October and I've told my wife to never try planning a "big year" birthday party for me because if the Sox have a game at Fenway I won't be able to attend my party.
I have tix to the game and my wife "mistakenly" invited old college friend family up for the weekend before realizing it was the same weekend.
They're coming.
"You've been to so many games - i need you to help entertain. You understand, right?"
This isn't going to end well.
They're coming.
"You've been to so many games - i need you to help entertain. You understand, right?"
This isn't going to end well.
If it's not a nail-biter, leave halfway through the 4th quarter to beat traffic and still have some visiting time at home.
If it's a nail-biter, obviously, you stay and que sera sera.
If it's a nail-biter, obviously, you stay and que sera sera.
You should stay home. Brady will be around forever and what other opportunity will you ever have to have guests at the house?
My first-born had a January due date and that beautiful little bastard got himself born during the bye week between the conference championships and the Super Bowl. Why yes, we can spend his birthday Sunday at Great Wolf Lodge, dear. What a lovely idea.
Got the, "Fine. Go. Obviously go. I don't care." last night.
At this point I'm basically praying one of their kids comes down with some kind of obvious multi-day illness on Wednesday and they let us know that unfortunately they won't be able to make it.
Otherwise I'm just putting all my marriage points for the next six months in a pile and setting them on fire.
At this point I'm basically praying one of their kids comes down with some kind of obvious multi-day illness on Wednesday and they let us know that unfortunately they won't be able to make it.
Otherwise I'm just putting all my marriage points for the next six months in a pile and setting them on fire.
Not necessarily. If I've learned one thing from my first two years of marriage, it's this: Jewelry can paper-over a lot of problems. Doesn't even have to be all that expensive, so long as it's arguably her style and she'll wear it. (I hear about this "communication" thing too, but I don't put much stock in it 
)
"honey, I figured with all that I spent on that playoff ticket and going to the game, you deserved something nice for yourself too..."
)"honey, I figured with all that I spent on that playoff ticket and going to the game, you deserved something nice for yourself too..."
My wife and I were married on October 16, 1999 - the day of game 3 of the ALCS, which turned out to be the lone bright spot in that series. Fortunately my wife and her family are certified Massholes (I just married into it) and the pastor was a family friend of theirs who happens to be a diehard Yankee fan -- so everyone had fun with it. There's a great shot of a group of people, including my in-laws and the pastor, watching part of the game on one of those small hand-held black-and-white TVs while in the reception line (this was before smart phones and tablets). My own family, who are from out west and have always been bemused by all things Boston, got a kick out of it and still talk about it 16+ years later. It set a great tone for our marriage and extended family relationships.
The danger zone for this is if you draw too many people away with you. I'm of the opinion if a couple of wingmates is fine, but you do not want to me that guy who drags all the dudes away. Depending on the personalities it could be the kind of thing you pay for the rest of your life at family functions.
But fuck it all, it's Brady/Belichick. More family than most of mine.
But fuck it all, it's Brady/Belichick. More family than most of mine.
If they don't understand, they're not your friends. At various points in my life I have convinced people that sports are critical components of Jewish holidays, birthdays, business meetings, and jsut about anything else that gets in the way. I think they respect me for it internally while they complain about it publicly.
I've got a longstanding tradition of going to the Sox game on Patriot's Day with a bunch of friends (going since '87 with only a couple of misses due to work travel). My daughter, second child, was born the Sunday before the game one year and our exchange was this:
"You going to the game tomorrow?"
"Well considering you just delivered today I wasn't planning on it."
"You should go. What are we going to do here - sit in the room and stare at each other?"
I love that woman, she gets it.
"You going to the game tomorrow?"
"Well considering you just delivered today I wasn't planning on it."
"You should go. What are we going to do here - sit in the room and stare at each other?"
I love that woman, she gets it.
I have tickets for the NFC division game Saturday night, and I'm really torn. It's harder and harder to get DDB Jr. to do stuff with me any more -- he's that age where he prefers to spend time with his friends -- so I think I'm going to go, which means listening to the last hour or so of the Patriots game on the radio on the way to the game. I actually heard the Red Sox win a world championship on this same radio, so there's that at least.
I had to go to one of those stupid Jack & Jill wedding showers during the tuck rule game. I brought a portable TV with me and watched the game at my table the entire time we were there, although I did grab something to eat during one of the TV timeouts.
The first home Patriots playoff game in their history was New Year's Eve 1978 and I went and it sucked. The second home playoff game in their history was the Snow Game against Oakland. We can't take any of these for granted and I don't want any of you missing any of them for any reason except maybe your own funeral and even at that I expect a TV to be on.
They beat the Steelers and the Jags at home in 96 and the Dolphins at home in 97, but I agree with your overall point.
Deep, deep, deep, deep into a research project. I'm talking Axel Foley deep. I'm betting he is back for a brief visit this week with the Pats playing soon.
I'm not saying that you shouldn't go, but this is a very dangerous answer.
I dont think that is correct-they were at home for the run to the Superbowl in 1997. I was at those games. They got the home game in the AFCCG because Jacksonville went out as a wild card team and beat the 13-3 Broncos in Denver, so Pats got to stay at home. The game against Jacksonville was the one where the power went out.
Your point still stands though. No reason to miss the game. Ever.
I had an aunt that I was very close with-she died in May 2008. She did not have any children, and us nephews were like her sons (no nieces-boys only on that side for 65 years). We were all raised with her on sox games, celtics games, bruins games-on tv or in person, she loved to go to the Sox and Celtics in particular (and had tremendous access to tickets through her job). Her wake was the day of game 7 against the Cavs in 2008. We not only had a tv on in the back room of the funeral home, but we all put something special into the casket with her-a sox cap and shirt, a bruins banner, a Celtics towel that I had gotten at one of the earlier playoff games that year. We all agreed that had it been any of us, she would have wanted the tv on as well, and none of us would have objected.
Rule #1 for husbands: Don't ever take a response like that literally. Ever, Rely instead on body language and looks, as in abdomen coiled like a serpent ready to strike, and eyes like blazing coals.
The "I don't care," is dubious. If there was no care, it wouldn't have been said. For example, "You should go, that is a great idea, and I totally understand," is clearly positive.
"Fine, go, obviously go, I don't care," is concerning as to the underlying feeling. She may as well have thrown in a "whatever" too.
"Fine, go, obviously go, I don't care," is concerning as to the underlying feeling. She may as well have thrown in a "whatever" too.
Try this: get up Saturday, go through your normal pre game rituals, put in your jersey, hum a little happy tune, etc. Then say, "honey, have you seen my Pats winter hat? It's going to be cold out there..." You have to really sell it here.
When her jaw just about hits the floor, suddenly remember the house guests.
"Oh my God that's TODAY... I'm so sorry!!11"
Then, in front of her, slowly, sadly remove the jersey and everything else.
She will take pity, and you will go to the game with marriage point balance intact.
I think you've got to go on the counter-attack. Be standoffish to her. "There'll probably only be one of these in an entire year's span, and I'll only be gone for a few hours. I think it's pretty selfish of you to have a problem with that."
Get her going introspective instead of thinking about what you're doing.
And if it fails, you rub a few out for the next week or two until it blows over. There are greater tragedies in life.
Get her going introspective instead of thinking about what you're doing.
And if it fails, you rub a few out for the next week or two until it blows over. There are greater tragedies in life.
Seriously. "Do you seriously think I'm going to miss a fucking playoff game to spend an extra 5 hours with your college friends? Are you INSANE?"
I'm pretty sure he realizes this. Hence, the six months comment. He didn't say he received an "all clear". However, once you get an answer like that in this situation, you've gotta take it literally and let the chips fall where they may. Any more discussion could result in a retraction. It's better to have an argument after the game than before, and not really know where you stand.
Who are these people who don't understand that playoff tickets in hand = all plans cancelled...in New England?
This is not even close to being a close call.
It's not your friend.
You had plans before she made plans.
It's the playoffs.
She's the one who made the mistake.
Did I mention playoffs?
Go. Feel no guilt.
This is where I'd like to be. I feel like I have the undisputed moral high ground in this situation. She's admitted openly that the calendar was free and when the tix are offered you have to pull the trigger immediately.
And yet it is the fucking ARCTIC around here right now.
It probably will be until it gets closer to game time. I assume this is a couple that is coming to visit? If so, assuming the guy is a sports fan, he'd be more than understanding.
But yeah, this is her fault. Especially if she gave you the go ahead when you initially asked. How much time passed before securing tickets and her saying that she made plans?
I got tix and when I excitedly told her I got tix she said, "oh, that's the weekend I invited the so-and-sos up."
Cue awkward silence.
It's now looking like a storm is coming in Saturday. I'm rooting hard for this to start Friday night, thus making their travel impossible. I'll drive through the fires of hell to get to Foxboro.
Cue awkward silence.
It's now looking like a storm is coming in Saturday. I'm rooting hard for this to start Friday night, thus making their travel impossible. I'll drive through the fires of hell to get to Foxboro.