Have I mentioned that I’m doing a member of the CVB board? (I think she’s something like that – not sure what it actually is)
Being a pillar of the tourism community has its perks – like the ability to score comp tickets for things that you wouldn’t necessarily pay for. WWE tapings, for instance.
We ended up with seats on the on-screen side in the corner opposite the entrance 6 rows off the floor. Pretty sweet seats. If you know where to look in the crowd, you’ll see us plenty. At least we saw ourselves on tonight’s ECW show. I’ve set the DVR for Smackdown and Superstars. I expect more “random faces in the crowd” time.
Was a fun evening. It’s been almost 12 years since we’ve been to a live wrestling event. (before kids!) The kids enjoyed it. My son is a huge Edge fan. We rooted for bad guys all night. I posted a few pics over on Facebook.
Wrestling fans are a goofy bunch. I imagine they’re similar to Nascar fans – just a little to the left. They’re goofy motherfuckers, but on the whole, they’re also some of the nicest people you’ll ever meet. Real “salt of the earth” types. We never fail to make short-term friends for the evening and tonight was no exception.
Good fun.

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