[fullmetal]

Only the food part was a disaster--seeing familiar faces and such was successful.  It's a shame that I couldn't have also seen friends who were not attending the tailgate...3 hrs is really not that long if you take a break between the end of the Rose Parade (which ended at 10:20ish AM for us) and 1:30PM.  It's kind of a hike to the stadium as well.

What was cool on my hike was cheering the team buses as they came down the road behind a CHP motorcycle escort.  Some guys were in their zone with headphones, and others were taking it all in, filming out the window with their smartphones.

[fullmetal]

Only the food part was a disaster--seeing familiar faces and such was successful.  It's a shame that I couldn't have also seen friends who were not attending the tailgate...3 hrs is really not that long if you take a break between the end of the Rose Parade (which ended at 10:20ish AM for us) and 1:30PM.  It's kind of a hike to the stadium as well.

What was cool on my hike was cheering the team buses as they came down the road behind a CHP motorcycle escort.  Some guys were in their zone with headphones, and others were taking it all in, filming out the window with their smartphones.