CGB Roll Call: Who's Going to Cal-UCLA?

by Avinash on Oct 15, 2009 3:24 PM PDT Comment 35 comments

We did that before the Autzen trip, and that turned out great! More f-bombs and speeding tickets for everyone.

Are you going to the game? For those who have been, any tips about what to do in Pasadena when you get there? Any tailgate locations for Cal fans to check out on that huge golf course? This is the place to talk about it!

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I'm going

Not sure where our tailgate will be. Don’t like to hang out in Pasadena, old town has turned into a giant shopping mall.

Cal Football: It could happen!

by CalBandGreat on Oct 14, 2009 10:33 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Official CGB Tailgate?

by CaliforniaCMB on Oct 15, 2009 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not official CGB, but email me

bryan1999@gobears.com

Cal Football: It could happen!

by CalBandGreat on Oct 15, 2009 11:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Possibly Going

Me, my wife, and one of my Old Blue buddies are possibly heading out to the game — with a couple of other old friends who happen to be Uclans. Not sure where the gate will be, though my Old Blue bud has connections to a pretty large mixed party that happens every time Cal comes down.

This may be a game-time decision on our part. If it falls through I suppose I’ll just have to suffer with some cold beers, a bbq and a 60" HDTV.

On ATQ I'm known as JSoCal Oski

It's spelled J-etc

by SoCal Oski on Oct 14, 2009 10:43 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I’m not. So no making fun of me for driving back and forth to LA from Seattle! (actually I’d have flown down and stayed at a friend’s if I was going but I’m not)

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Oct 14, 2009 10:50 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

You can’t stop me!

All aboard the Jahvid Best rickshaw!

by rollonubears on Oct 14, 2009 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm still going

No idea where the tailgate will be — wherever the parking attendants point us to on the golf course that morning.

As for stuff to do in Pasadena…the Cheesecake Factory is nice, I guess. If you like architecture, the Gamble House by Greene & Greene is pretty cool.

If anyone has ideas for other things to do in and around Pasadena, I’m all ears.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Oct 14, 2009 11:03 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Check out Bar Celona for some tapas and bebidas. True, it was more contextually appropriate for the Barca – Galaxy exhibition, but still a nice place to hang.

On ATQ I'm known as JSoCal Oski

It's spelled J-etc

by SoCal Oski on Oct 14, 2009 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Does going to LA count as Pasadena?

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. What happens in California makes the world go round.

by Spazzy Mcgee on Oct 14, 2009 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I’ll have a car, so something within reasonable driving distance (half an hour? 45 min.?) would also be interesting.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Oct 14, 2009 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Well in LA traffic 30 minutes is about fifteen feet so you’re pretty limited.

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. What happens in California makes the world go round.

by Spazzy Mcgee on Oct 15, 2009 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That’s what I was afraid of.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Oct 15, 2009 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Let’s go clubbin’!

by CaliforniaCMB on Oct 15, 2009 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I’ll be there. If there is a CGB tailgate, I’ll actually show up this time because I’ll have ample time to get there early.

Whose domicile? OUR DOMICILE!

by Berkelium97 on Oct 14, 2009 3:38 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I’m there! Drinking at 8 AM! Where’s everyone else going to be?

by CaliforniaCMB on Oct 15, 2009 2:03 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Wish I was going…but I hope you guys live it up a little extra for me.

"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark

by carp on Oct 15, 2009 6:27 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I’ll be going and I have no idea what I’m doing before the game!
Any parking suggestions, based on people’s past experiences?

by Yes We Cannon on Oct 15, 2009 2:47 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Pay to park at the stadium, park wherever they wave you to. Alternately, if you’re staying in Pasadena, they have a shuttle that leads from downtown.

So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!

by ragnarok on Oct 15, 2009 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

If you're going to park at the Rose Bowl...

… I suggest getting there very early. Traffic is a mess. Also, bring snacks or something else for after the game. The best times I had was getting really early to the game, BBQ and throw around a frisbee/football, binge drinking, watching the game, then pulling out the BBQ after the game and having something to eat while the disaster that is LA traffic clear up.

Have fun!

Go Bruins!

by Harsha on Oct 15, 2009 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

When I was there with my friends in 2007 we parked in the parking lot of a school and walked to the Rose Bowl. I don’t remember the walk being too long

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Oct 15, 2009 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

How’d you manage that? I don’t remember any schools being close by enough to park.

by CaliforniaCMB on Oct 15, 2009 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Thats only because you arent allowed within 100 feet of a school or church.

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by TwistNHook on Oct 15, 2009 6:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

LoL

I’m still fighting that case.

by CaliforniaCMB on Oct 15, 2009 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm trying to remember

I think it was an elementary school. There was a guy and kid waving down cars with a $10 offer to park (may have been a father and son).

Ok after searching on Google I think it was this school:

New Horizon School Pasadena
651 N Orange Grove Blvd
Pasadena, CA 91103-3384

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Oct 15, 2009 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Damn, that’s like a mile away, I don’t think my drunk self would be able to make it that.

by CaliforniaCMB on Oct 15, 2009 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Don’t be a wimp.

I walked that far, drunk and miserable after that loss in 2007

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Oct 16, 2009 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

We’re parking inside anyways, so it won’t be a problem. Also, what are some good simple tailgating foods? All we have is: hot dogs & chips. Any ideas?

by CaliforniaCMB on Oct 16, 2009 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I’ll be there. For anyone driving who rightfully is weary of parking at the Rosebowl, I highly recommend parking at the Parsons lot on Walnut. I believe it costs 12 dollars, and there is a shuttle near the lot that drops you off right in front of the Bowl.

by Itchy25 on Oct 15, 2009 10:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Some street parking available

There’s some metered parking on the road (Walnut St.) between Parsons and the Rose Bowl. It comes to around $5 depending on how early you arrive and how much you’re willing to risk the game going long. You could then walk down to the stadium or back to Parsons for the shuttle. You may also get lucky and find some free parking along there.

by SuperBruinMan on Oct 16, 2009 1:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs