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What would you give up…….

Feb 06, 2012 No Comments by

by the Angry Traveler It’s New Year’s Eve – 90 miles from your house, the New Year’s Party you’re committed to attending and you’ve got 2 tickets to see a bunch of washed up ex-NHL’s drag themselves around the ice for a little while in the City of Brotherly Love. Whaddya gonna do? I’ll tell [...]

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The Army – Navy Game – always a classic

Nov 21, 2011 No Comments by

by Donald Mallard My cousin was a Midshipman at the United States Naval Academy and he invited my family to go to the Army vs. Navy Football in 1973 game. The game was held at the old JFK Stadium in Philadelphia, Pa. This year the game ended in the worst lost that the Army Black [...]

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Army – Navy Game – 1973

Aug 26, 2011 1 Comment

by Gary S. My cousin was a Midshipman at the United States Naval Academy and he invited my family to go to the Army vs. Navy Football in 1973 game. The game was held at the old JFK Stadium in Philadelphia, Pa. That year the game ended in the worst lost that the Army Black [...]

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My First Night Game

May 20, 2011 No Comments

By Gretchen K. In the process of cleaning my desk I found these tickets (stubs) from a Phillies game I attended summer 2009. It was the first night game I ever went to. It was an absolutely a beautiful night. The Phillies lost…however…but the time spent with my children, husband, aunt & uncle was priceless! [...]

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Joe Rogan – Fear Factor to Stand Up Comedy

May 09, 2011 No Comments

by Jared A. Helium Comedy Club in Philadelphia is one of my favorite places to go. I have been a number of times and have never been disappointed by the acts. This night in particular was headlined by Joe Rogan, known from Fear Factor and UFC. The tickets were a surprise from my wife for [...]

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College Freshman with a Press Pass – Score!

Mar 23, 2011 No Comments

by Joe Miele I was a freshman at Drexel University in Philadelphia in 1978 and working at the campus radio station. One of the “perks” of the gig was the ability to score press box seats for local pro teams. This night, I was lucky enough to go to the 76ers-Denver Nuggets game, which was [...]

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Philly Union vs. NY Red Bulls

Dec 06, 2010 No Comments

The soccer game was the last game of the season, and it was against New York. My boyfriend is a soccer trainer in New Jersey, and a parent offered us the tickets. We didn’t realize it until we got there, but we were sitting in the section right next to the raucous NY fans, and [...]

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Phillies vs. Giants Game 2 – The Other Roy

Oct 19, 2010 No Comments

Phillies vs. Giants NLCS GAME 2   10/17/2010 Game 2 had Phillie’s other Roy on the mound – Roy Oswalt – coming off a tough outing in Division series we all expected a strong game from Oswalt. And my wife and I were not disappointed – Not only did he pitch 8 strong innings but [...]

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Trans-Siberian Orchestra (they did the beer commercial!)

Oct 17, 2010 No Comments

When I was asked if I wanted to see Trans-Siberian Orchestra (they did the beer commercial!), I thought it was a joke. Once it was explained to me that these were the people responsible for the awesome beer commercial that is played every Christmas, I was onboard. The crazy eclectic mixture of what happened just [...]

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History – thanks to a friend named Steve

Oct 14, 2010 1 Comment

Received a call from my friend Steve on Tuesday evening, with an extra ticket to Game 1 of the NLDS game Phillies vs. Reds 10/06/10; little did I realize at the time that I would be witnessing baseball history (thanks to a friend named Steve) the start of Doc-tober. Roy ‘Doc’ Halladay throws a no [...]

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