Not the Alumni event... but

by AlDogg, Thursday, January 23, 2025, 08:50 (14 days ago) @ KGB

A hand full of my friends were able to meet at a bar right across from the team hotel for a bit on game day.

The place opened at 11 a.m. and there was a line to get in. They just let everyone in at once (which was pretty dumb) without doing any seating, then it took us 38 minutes to get a drink order in.

And then the place was out of - Bloody Mary mix, Guinness, Coors Light, Bud Light and Miller Light to start the day. Then the place ran out of Corona, vodka?!!?, Captain, etc. It was a travesty of an early-afternoon. You should have seen the shelves behind the bar, they were all empty.

Safe to say, I don't think Atlanta bars knew (or cared?) what was coming and at least one missed out on a big day of profits.

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Complete thread:

“Apologies to You and Your Guests” - Jay, 2025-01-22, 17:35
- Questions/observations after reading below: - Grantland, 2025-01-23, 11:55
  - 2 will never happen. - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2025-01-23, 12:30
  - Does the stadium even count as "downtown"? - CK08, 2025-01-23, 12:12
    - It is the western edge of downtown - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2025-01-23, 12:22
- And therefore we are refunding you 100% of what you paid... - Greg, 2025-01-23, 08:51
- Seemed like a total, city-wide breakdown. - KGB, 2025-01-23, 08:26
  - Not the Alumni event... but - AlDogg, 2025-01-23, 08:50
- ND got totally hosed on this - not oversold - Dave, 2025-01-23, 06:19
  - surprised if true - Jay, 2025-01-23, 06:58
    - Plus, no way that Fire Marshall capacities are a surprise. - PMan, 2025-01-23, 07:53
  - Maybe - Domer99, 2025-01-23, 06:37
    - People in Atlanta don’t drink like us - San Pedro, 2025-01-23, 07:14
      - They've had Super Bowls, Final Fours, NBA All-Star Games etc - BillyGoat, 2025-01-23, 07:15
        
        I’m guessing those parties were planned in advance. - San Pedro, 2025-01-23, 07:43
        
        Sure. But it's not like the relevant venues and vendors are - BillyGoat, 2025-01-23, 08:32
        
        I bet the strip clubs were ready. - domer.mq, 2025-01-23, 11:11
    - Southerners not used to Catholic drinkers? - bk, 2025-01-23, 07:10
      - I now have beer in my nose from your "recognize them" line - KelleyCook, 2025-01-23, 18:48
- Did you clip out the part about the refund? - Mr. Natural, 2025-01-22, 20:47
  - whole event - Jay, 2025-01-23, 04:31
- Not making an excuse - Dallasdomer, 2025-01-22, 20:21
  - That’s definitely part of the issue….. - bk, 2025-01-23, 02:53
- What the heck was it like? Did Freak Bass play? - JD in Portland, 2025-01-22, 18:25
  - the big problem is that they oversold it - Jay, 2025-01-22, 18:56
    - Anybody go to the Compton event for the IU game? - HumanRobot, 2025-01-22, 20:01
      - I did, to get out of the cold - Jack, 2025-01-23, 06:06
        
        Same - IrishGuard, 2025-01-23, 06:12
        
        I've come to the conclusion that under normal circumstances - Jack, 2025-01-23, 09:26
        
        Yes, they are at best boring as hell - KelleyCook, 2025-01-23, 18:53
        
        I cringe whenever I see some of those high cost-barrier - IrishGuard, 2025-01-23, 12:55
        
        I've attended some sort of ND orthopedics tailgate event - HumanRobot, 2025-01-23, 13:12
      - Freeman is his name and the boy's comin' straight outta - Chris, 2025-01-23, 05:39
    - Have friends who didn't ever get in. - domer.mq, 2025-01-22, 19:56
    - I heard Grantland’s party was the place to be - JD in Portland, 2025-01-22, 19:28
      - YES!!!! No Guiness but plenty of IPA's. And my car was - Grantland, 2025-01-23, 08:55

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Not the Alumni event... but