Boots On The Ground – Tundra Hunting At Lambeau Field

Beerguyrob - December 4, 2019December 4, 2019

(This has been ready for a while, but I saved it for a slow #content day, because why step on others' good writing.) It’s no secret I enjoy attending sporting events. After all - I sell beer at baseball games. At least five times per year I drive down to Seattle

Your “More Like ‘Sneakers At The Beer Garden'” Tuesday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - September 10, 2019September 10, 2019

Banner photo by Daniel Berman/www.bermanphotos.com NFL Nuggets: First game of the season, and the first officiating error against the Saints. As most of you watched, prior to the half the refs pulled an accounting error in calculating when to do the 10-second runoff, forcing the Saints to hurry their field goal

Your “Beerguy’s Opening Night” Saturday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - June 15, 2019June 15, 2019

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Evenin' folks. I'm not actually here tonight. (Some would argue I'm never actually "here" at all.) Tonight is the opening evening of baseball at my beloved Nat Bailey Stadium. I think it's my 27th season selling beer at that venue. Winewife is kinda tired of the whole deal, what with my advanced

Your “Live From” Saturday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - March 16, 2019March 16, 2019

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I came of SNL age in 1981, which Wikipedia tells me was Season 7. After the first five, and in the dead zone that just acquired Eddie Murphy. It was a big deal to Canadians because SCTV alums Robin Duke & Tony Rosato (RIP) were on that season, and this

Your Saturday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - March 2, 2019March 1, 2019

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Last Saturday, I introduced you to the venerable Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver's finest concert venue. In the comments, a question was asked - "Hey Beerguy, why you no mention any Canadian bands you saw there?" Well, the short answer is that I usually went to the Commodore for visiting acts. There

Your “Location, Location, Location” Saturday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - February 23, 2019February 23, 2019

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In Vancouver, we have this great concert venue called the Commodore Ballroom. The place has hardly changed over the years, It's renowned for having great acoustics, because it was designed for the big band era, and the dance floor is legendary for its bounce. Rumours are that it has springs or tires underneath it,

Your Saturday Evening “Why Do I Do This Every Year?” [DFO] Hate Week Open Thread

Beerguyrob - February 2, 2019February 2, 2019

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Site news: Please consider this a friendly reminder to any lurkers or casual observers of the site - if you want to participate in our largest live-blog of the year tomorrow, just click on the register link at the top of the page. I will try to drunkenly approve folks in

Boots On The Ground: A Christmas In New York

Beerguyrob - January 30, 2019May 26, 2020

I went away on vacation this Christmas, and abandoned the site for a couple of weeks. In exchange for that kindness, I promised I would write up a post about said experience. I've been saving it for a day bereft of content. Save for Low Commander's excellent post on his

Boots On The Ground – “The Summer of 50” Part 2: How To Create A Liquor & Golf Vacation

Beerguyrob - September 12, 2018September 8, 2018

In Part 1 of the series, I covered how to create a veneer of respectability around an event by giving it a title. In this part of the story, we cover the trip to Scotland and the accompanying whisky tastings. As for the whisky tours, that planning started back in April

Boots On The Ground – “The Summer of 50” Part 1: A Veneer of Respectability

Beerguyrob - September 11, 2018September 8, 2018

So, this summer I turned 50. Not a big deal to most, as average life spans are now at the highest they've ever been, as long as you aren't an Iraqi refugee or a black man from Chicago. But still, given the ulcers I developed at age 7 due to

Your “Come Down & Waste Away With Me” Saturday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - September 8, 2018September 8, 2018

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUKOtbVnV4M Hello, new Commentists. I'm Beerguyrob, I post the odd article from time-to-time, and I usually have something to do with non-gameday Open Threads. During the week I tend to keep things focused on football, although I like to throw my History degree into the mix once in a while, and sometimes

Your “I Know Exactly How Boring This Is” Wednesday Evening Open Thread

Beerguyrob - June 20, 2018June 20, 2018

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NFL News: Dreamboat hinted on Instagram that he'll retire at 45, or when he said he'd retire. The Broncos have to rename their stadium, until they get a new sponsor who will rename it for them. Broncos Stadium at Mile High is the chosen moniker. The name is designed to