{"id":480,"date":"2011-09-07T17:24:07","date_gmt":"2011-09-07T22:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/saints247.net\/?p=480"},"modified":"2011-09-07T17:24:07","modified_gmt":"2011-09-07T22:24:07","slug":"trew-to-the-game-1-location-location-location","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pelicansreport.com\/saints\/2011\/09\/trew-to-the-game-1-location-location-location\/","title":{"rendered":"Trew to the Game #1: Location, Location, Location"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Look, I know I\u2019m not the only person who, a) relocated at some point after the storm then, b) moved back and, c) got real excited about football season. But this is how excited I am. I purchased tickets to a preseason game just to see the inside of the Dome. Then I bragged about it for days leading up to and following the game. I don’t remember anything about the game because I was staring at that black banner. No idea who we played. It may as well of been the Voodoo. (That\u2019s not a rib on the AFL because I actually have season tickets to the graveyard. I can\u2019t get enough. I\u2019m also wearing a Jesters soccer jersey right now.)<\/p>\n

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My name is Chris Trew<\/a>. My place here isn\u2019t to break down game footage or give you position-by-position analysis. I\u2019m coming at you from a different angle since the rest of Saints247 has that area pinned to the ground quite nicely. I’m a comedian by day and now a sports columnist by afternoon. Trew to the Game is going to be a semi-serious look at\u00a0the local teams we love. This week it\u2019s all about location, location, location.<\/p>\n

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\nThis season seems special already. Here\u2019s where I\u2019ll be for the first three games of the season followed by places I recommend avoiding. Where will you be?<\/p>\n

vs. Packers:<\/strong> We\u2019ll be recreating February 7th, 2010 as closely as possible. This will involve heading to R Bar for a nervous drink in the afternoon then deciding the TV isn\u2019t bright enough. Then we\u2019ll go to the packed Maison on Frenchman to be the capicola in a people muffuletta. Afterwards we\u2019ll second line through the quarter for three hours stopping twice to attempt (and fail at) climbing a statue on Decatur.
\nSaints 27, Packers 17
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\nAvoid: Best Buy<\/strong>
\nThis would be a decent choice if you want to watch multiple things at once (Big Brother on CBS, Wipeout on ABC, Bones on Fox), are underage and you work at Best Buy. If none of this describes you then do not go to Best Buy to watch the game.
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vs. Bears:<\/strong> I\u2019ve narrowed down my choices to \u201csomewhere in the Garden District.\u201d I need to be extra strategic here because we\u2019re also putting together a big weekend<\/a> over at The Shadowbox featuring a bunch of comedian pals from Chicago. I\u2019ll want to avoid them during the game, I\u2019m sure, because Chicago fans still haven\u2019t forgotten about that\u00a0tumbleset.<\/a>
\nSaints 33, Bears 14<\/em><\/p>\n

Avoid: Bubba Gump<\/strong>
\nLook, I honestly have never eaten here. Or seen the movie Forrest Gump. I actually don\u2019t know anyone who has ever eaten here or seen the movie Forrest Gump. Forget that they have over 27,000 fans on Facebook. None of those people know what they are talking about. Those people are all very crazy. Very, very crazy. Please, no Forrest Gump spoilers in the comments.<\/p>\n

Also Avoid: Touro Infirmary Waiting Room<\/strong>
\nMainly because they don\u2019t have flat screens.<\/p>\n

vs. Texans:<\/strong> See above. Some Houston friends are coming in for a weekend\u2019s worth of shows and while I think they are all nice people, I\u2019m going to make sure there is at least 100 feet between us during this one. It would be miles if we still had Reggie Bush on our team. Miles running sideways. (I’ve reached my Reggie Bush joke quota in Week 1!)
\nSaints 24, Texans 21
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\nAvoid: Your Friend\u2019s Romantic Partner\u2019s Friend\u2019s House<\/strong>
\nIf you fall into this trap, bring headphones and say something like \u201cI\u2019ve never watched a game in my life without listening to Third Eye Blind.\u201d Then you should actually make yourself listen to Third Eye Blind for allowing yourself to fall into this trap.<\/p>\n

Where will you be for the first three games of the season? Let us know in the comments below!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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