I have been a football fan my entire life. I don't know what it is about the game, maybe it was Bears
® fever when I was a kid. I grew up watching
Brian's Song every year like most kids looked forward to
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. While a Bears
® fan since I could talk, when we found out that an NFL
® team was coming to Nashville, I "tee-heed" for a week.
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| Tailgating Fall and Christmas at the Davidson County Courthouse |
When we were preparing for our first tailgate as season ticket holders on the opening day at Adelphia
® Coliseum, I had no idea what I was doing. Our location was fabulous, the team was magical and I embraced the whole thing and became a go-to tailgate hostess. I like to be the one in the crown on whom you can count to be prepared for darn near anything. I love to cook and talk fan smack, hubby loves to grill and socialize - we were made for the tailgate.
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| Public Square Park Nashville, TN |
Our location has changed; they remodeled the Courthouse and our wonderful parking lot was replaced by a lovely Public Square Park. These days, when we tailgate, we do it by boat. As you can imagine, that put a whole new wrinkle in the whole tailgating process.
In my opinion, any tailgating accessory must meet a few standards, regardless of location:
- Portable
- Easy to set-up/break-down
- Easy to clean
- Good at whatever it's supposed to do
In general, when it comes to any "gadgetry", I also strive for the unique or cool. My work history makes me a stern taskmaster when it comes to products. I expect the marketers to be honest, the engineers/designers to be thorough and the assemblers to care about what they build. That being said, lets talk grills.
Our grill reviews won't get into how the grills cook (unless they just really suck at it). A grill is supposed to grill and if we're taking the time to check it out, stands to reason that it cooks food the way it's supposed to. While it may seem backwards, just as with the tools we review, we use 'em for at least a season before we share our findings. Seriously, right out of the box typically isn't an issue. The real question is how does it hold up when tailgating - by land or by sea!
Thought it would be nice to have a page cataloging our grill/fryer and cookingwhatnot reviews. This way, if you're thinking about a grill for a gift or yourself, you don't have to sort through all of the other reviews found on
Totally Tailgating.
