Sugar Bowl Pregame Party Thread
Just got my student tickets and I'm too excited to not share. I'm sure this info will come out over the next month but I want to talk about it now. Which bars in NOLA will be classified Michigan bars? Who else is going for new years? Want to organize an Mgoblog tailgate / whos going to the alumni tailgate? For the NOLA veterans, anything I need to see while I'm down there?
Party starts now.
December 5th, 2011 at 8:46 AM ^
Did anyone get a confirmation email after ordering tickets? Specifically student tickets? I hear the best NYE party is in Jackson Square until midnight, and then a march over to Bourbon Street. I hear Pat O'Briens makes a hell of a hurricane.
Edit: Just got my confirmation email 12 minutes later. Patience would've been my friend.
December 5th, 2011 at 8:48 AM ^
I got a confirmation email. I also heard the same about the hurricanes. It will be done.
December 5th, 2011 at 8:52 AM ^
I haz ticketz!!! Also considered starting a thread about it!
NOLA is an awesome place..can't think of a better place to be over new years!
Bourbon street is always a good time...nice to be able to walk down the street with an open container. Just make sure you don't venture too far down it or you will start to see a lot of rainbows. Always a lot of people hanging out down by the river. Lots of cool little shops around the french quarter and canal st. Food is amazing...make sure to eat some crawfish, a po-boy, and some gator while you're there. Public transportation is pretty good, so you don't necessarily have to have a hotel right in the middle.
Gotta get back to hw, but I'll update when I think of more.
December 5th, 2011 at 8:54 AM ^
Vaguely homophobic remarks FTL.
December 5th, 2011 at 10:38 AM ^
Run away! It might be catching!
December 5th, 2011 at 11:17 AM ^
I was totally straight before I started playing field hockey and visiting Provincetown... and Fire Island... and Christopher Street... guess it just rubs off! Queer by osmosis!
December 5th, 2011 at 10:52 AM ^
Be careful about the "don't go too far down Bourbon" meme, especially if you are worried about walking through two-ish blocks of the gay district. Just beyond this unforsaken land, that you are too afraid to speak of, is Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop. It is the oldest bar in the country is something you will never experience again. The bar itself was a blacksmith shop only in name to protect it being a pub for pirates of the gulf. It is entirely lit by candles and natural light and dates back to 1772. I have spent many a night sitting in the back around the piano listening to a performer singing and playing the piano....unfortunately, they added a jukebox and they rawk music takes away from what the bar actually is.
P.S.: "They" are people.
December 5th, 2011 at 11:48 AM ^
Not meant to be homophobic. It was just a joke, which I guess only some people got. Guess I should have put the /s after it to be safe. And now it looks like I have a new 300 year old bar to visit!
December 5th, 2011 at 10:45 AM ^
at Tropical Isle is a must.
December 5th, 2011 at 10:54 AM ^
Be careful with hand grenades. While it is a must, don't be surprised if it is a one time thing for you. They are VERY sugary and I can't understand how people can have several of them.
December 5th, 2011 at 11:10 AM ^
if not the diabeetus, then one must be careful of the alcoholic cirrhosis, with hand grenades
Try two hand grenades, washed down with a Lucky dog topped with chili! Your body will hate you for it.
December 5th, 2011 at 11:57 AM ^
A late night Lucky Dog is a must. The vendors are all over Bourbon St. corners. Hard to miss them. I live in Louisiana and every night on Bourbon results in a Lucky Dog.
December 5th, 2011 at 10:55 AM ^
(System of a down)....
December 5th, 2011 at 12:46 PM ^
NOT ENOUGH PARTY in this here party thread!
December 5th, 2011 at 1:21 PM ^
It's frowned upon to have liquid lunches in the healthcare industry. Rabble rabble rabble malpractice suit lose medical license live in a box rabble rabble rabble
Oh to be a physician in the 1950s.
December 5th, 2011 at 12:57 PM ^
I gotta ask how you are swinging this as a student, i want to go real bad but the first day of class is the day after the game and most of my classes, are if you miss the first day you are outta the class, i'm looking for tips so i can convince myself i can do it
December 5th, 2011 at 12:59 PM ^
I'm just going to email professors to let them know whats up. Generally they will be cool with it as long as none of them are huge dicks. They can't kick me out of the class if its a planned absence. Nothing happens on the first day anyways.