this kind of blows. i like just hopping on and hopping off. so lame if i want to take the streetcar from downtown to the pearl i'd have to pay? blah.
There are other NBA games always on the TVs there, plus there are a ton of people who go to the game there. I won't go to Ringside before a game. That's for other occasions.
Huh? I'm not looking for scenery. I'm looking for a beer, some wings, and a crown for my daughters before the game. I didn't realize this thread became all about me, but I'm not surprised that my biggest fan is driving it.
I like bringing my daughters to downtown PDX, and we ride the Max in the free zone and explore the city. For $6 more, I'll bite, though.
Ummm you realize that I was quoting someone elses post? Not everything's about you, as much as you think it is.
I choose the other places because they have way better food and atmosphere. BWW is a farce. If I get invited to watch a sporting event there, its a quick, no thanks.
Eh, sorry that I shared my pregame Max routine with my kids. Carry on not thinking nor posting about me.
I used to tear up McCormick and Schmick's postgame happy hour. Then I went one day and it was closed down. Sad Brian. So I started using Chalupa coupons at taco bells on the way back to Seattle.
I didn't realize that my post would be so controversial. My daughters like to play trivia at BWW while we kill an hour before the game, and the 4 games a year they go to with my wife and me, that's where we go. Is that really a big deal?
We used to go to Rockbottom before games. I found it fine there as well, although it's nearly empty on game nights now with BWW a few blocks away.
It clearly became more a discussion of BWW, and not about you, but you're so vain, you probably think this threads mostly about you.
Blah. You all got it wrong. If you roll in to downtown just after 5:00 when all the suits abandon post head to the Paris Theater. Or, if that feels dirty, head to Voodoo. They're neighbors. Between 5:15-5:40 their are usually one to three of those oddly slanted parking spots available (about 80% of the time) right there on the corner of 3rd and Burnside. Plug the meter until 7:00 (under $2 total), and venture to any of the endless bars/restaurants/strip clubs/porn theaters. Hop on Max at Skidmore (2 blocks) and you're at the RG in three minutes. It's the only way to roll. And when the game is over and you're good an buzzed, don't wait in the long Max lines to get you back across the river. Do this instead, it's almost always faster - walk towards the grain silo where the huge Blazer "mural" resides. Hang a left to the base of the Steel Bridge. There's a train track down there. Walk the track across the river. It's a fucking blast and it's super fast. Once across the river just hang a left and walk a few blocks and you're back at your car. Warning: trains DO use those tracks (learned that lesson "Stand By Me" style), and watch your step, there are large gaps between the planks. But it's worth the trip.
seriously right? good thing barfo didn't offer his opinion on a restaurant or we'd have this board on lockdown
I can totally appreciate doing a Blazer game this way. (I'm all about pre-game, parking and getting back to the car smoothly) I've walked the bridge, both back and forth, to games and it is quick. Problem is that it rains so much, I puss out and don't walk. There are a couple trains that take you back downtown so it's always fun trying to pick the fastest way. With parking, I do the same thing and try to find street parking and pay until 7, or sometimes I find a laoding zone where the hours are over and I park for free. But even smart park is a good deal costing about half a beer. Going to suck if I have to start buying tickets to use the max . . . looks like I'll walking in the rain next year
