2009 Cal Football Game Watch Parties
by Avinash Kunnath on Oct 28, 2009 4:59 PM PDT
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PrintIf you guys have additional places to watch Cal football (friendly bars or other meetup areas), please list them in the comments and I'll add it to the list (For example, LeonPowe has talked about a Shanghai meetup, in case you happen to be boarding a flight to China in the next few hours...).
Cal-Maryland will be a national telecast, so you should have no trouble watching it, but if you're looking to root along with Cal fans, hopefully this list helps you out. If anyone asks tomorrow during the game threads about places to watch the game, refer them here. I'll also try and keep this thread bumped up week-by-week.
Here are the offical lists of meetups so far. If I get the chance, I'll edit in any other bars/restaurants/public locations friendly to the Bears. ($) indicates you might have to pay a fee of some sort. It isn't fully indicated on the alumni site.
Boston: The Baseball Tavern; 1270 Boylston Ave, Boston, MA; Transportation: MBTA to Fenway (Green D line) or Kenmore (Green B, C, and D lines)
Chicago: The Full Shilling Irish Sports Pub; 3724 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60613, (773) 248-3330
Denver: Fado Irish Pub; 1735 19th St # 150, Denver, CO 80202-6005, (303) 297-0066
Honolulu: Capitol Place (Pfleuger Honda), 1200 Queen Emma, corner of Queen Emma and Beretania (Please bring a pupu or some snacks and BYOB. The theater room is spacious and a wonderful place to watch a football game.)
Houston: Mezzanine
Indio/Palm Springs ($): Jackalope Ranch, 80400 US Highway 111, Indio, CA 92201, Tel: 760.342.1999
Lake Tahoe: Gar Woods, 5000 N Lake Blvd, Carnelian Bay, California. Tel: 530.546.3366 (hosted by Bears in the Woods)
Los Angeles (West): Busby's West, 3110 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90404-2508, (310) 828-4567
London: According to our expatriate chowder, Bodean's BBQ has been showing some Cal games. Cal-Oregon was at the Soho location, and the Cal-USC game will be televised at the Tower Hill location.
New York City ($ for each bar): MJ Armstrongs (downstairs will be open); 329 1st Ave (NW corner of 19th street), New York, NY
or
Pacific Standard; 82 4th Avenue (between St. Marks and Bergen Streets); Park Slope, Brooklyn
Philadelphia: (thanks to calbear04!) For the Philly alumni-We are watching the U$C-Cal game with the U$C alumni at
Cavanaugh’s in the Rittenhouse (1823 Sansome)
The rest of the season, we are watching games at Smith’s- S 39-41 19th Street (Between Market and Chestnut). Game time is 8pm tonight. Go Bears!Pleasanton: RedCoats Pub, 336 Saint Mary Street, Pleasanton, CA 94566 (Tri-Valley alum meetup)
Orange County ($): The Classic Q; 4250 Martingale Way; Newport Beach, CA 92660 US;(949) 261-9458
Reno: Bully's, 1191 Steamboat Pkwy, Reno, Nevada. Tel: 775.852.6111 (hosted by Bears in the Woods)
San Diego: Players Sports Bar, 7061 Clairemont Mesa Blvd #213, San Diego, CA 92111-1043, (858) 277-7060
Seattle: LUCKY 7 SALOON, 12715 NE 124th Street, Kirkland , WA
Washington DC: Primary--Sign of the Whale, 1825 M St NW, Washington, DC 20036-2503, (202) 785-1110
(This was the info for Cal-USC: Saturday, October 3rd 8:00p – 11:00p
at Sign of the Whale – 1825 M Street NW – near Dupont Metro
& Union Jacks Ballston Mall – near Ballston Metro & I-66
& BlackFinn Bethesda – 4901 Fairmont Ave – near Bethesda Metro
NOTE: The Union Jacks & BlackFinn locations welcome kids, families,
& everyone, and has ample parking available, while Sign of the
Whale is the crazy, loud, DC Cal home base!)International
Shanghai: Big Bamboo Sports bar (the one on Nanyang Road behind the Portman Ritz Carlton), Hat-tip LeonPowe!
There are others I'm missing; I know Houston, Los Angeles proper, Philly, and Portland had official meetups, but I couldn't find them. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
I don't have enough time to put up a Google Map right now, but I'll certainly have it up before Eastern Washington, when Cal fans WILL need game watch parties.
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I'm going to one! Here:
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. What happens in California makes the world go round.
Flagged. That TV is way too small.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 4, 2009 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Avinash: There’s a bar called Sign of the Whale in Dupont Circle – IIRC it’s a student bar during the week that doubles as a Cal alumni bar on gamedays.
dboneisloose
Ah, that used to be the offical Cal alumni meetup, but it seems they moved to Chinatown. Sign of the Whale still shows Cal games?
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 4, 2009 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s a late game, so the game is at a different bar. Sign of the Whale is more of a dancing bar at night, so it’s at RFD instead.
The The is above help.
Sign of the Whale is a dancing bar? HAHAHA?
Maharg, the one of high tastes.
by 33SwisherSweet on Sep 11, 2009 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions
It was at the Sign of the Whale
The Maryland game at RFD is more an exception than the rule. The Cal viewing is likely going to be at Sign of the Whale (except for the Stanfurd game).
by LEastCoastBears on Sep 12, 2009 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Sorry for being slightly off-topic, but may I ask where everyone is tailgating near campus? It would be nice to see more bear fans show up at the U.C. parking lot on Shattuck Ave and Berkeley Way, across from Triple Rock brewery. Trolley to the stadium is nearby too.
Shattuck Ave & Berkeley Way, Berkeley, CA 94704
Link: <http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=shattuck+ave+and+berkeley+way+berkeley+ca&sll=37.873168,-122.267731&sspn=0.001719,0.00412&ie=UTF8&ll=37.8735,-122.267964&spn=0.001719,0.00412&t=h&z=18>
Hydro, Twist, Rags, et. al., maybe we could get a post going about where everyone will be tailgating?
Only problem with that is that some of our commenters (including some of our mods) would like to keep their tailgate locations private.
But sure, I’ll put up a thread, we’ll see where it goes. Might be a good way to gather all the miscellaneous tailgate locations.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 4, 2009 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions
ok, thanks for the post Avi! that’s one thing I never get about online interaction, people tend to want to stay hidden. coming from the old school, I guess I just don’t get that. I’m more than happy to meet Cal fans of all types and it was great chatting it up for a bit with Rags, Hydro and other CGB fans during the Emerald Bowl tailgate. well, folks know of at least one more spot to tailgate now and I hope to see more Cal fans there than last year.
by SonofCalifornia on Sep 4, 2009 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, but these guys already have pretty established tailgating patterns and things they do/people they meet on Cal gameday, and/or they want to keep their online personas separate from their personal lives. Which is totally understandable.
I don’t have that problem because I have no life. I might have some time to drop by in the afternoon, just email me and let me know how to find you.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 4, 2009 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Would you like to come and sit with me? It will be very enjoyable.
All aboard the Jahvid Best rickshaw!
I don’t actually much care about staying hidden, although some others around here have their reasons. I would much prefer that my real name not be associated with my online blogging persona, if only for future employment reasons, but beyond that, I don’t much care if people know who I am.
That said, Avi makes a good point up there that we’ve all got established tailgating patterns. I try to hit up at least two tailgates every pregame (one on Northside, in the parking lot off Euclid), and one at my old fraternity house, way over on southside. If you know who I am, feel free to say hi, although I don’t want to be more specific than that, since I’m not hosting either tailgate, and so don’t want to invite too many people, overwhelming the organizers. I also try and make it to the band’s pregame concert on Sproul Steps at least once a season. It can get busy for me.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
Without going into specifics, was your frat founded between 1865-1875 at a university in Virginia? Because that would be a crazy coincidence.
I need your google map shot for this post to work.
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
You’re going to make your “can’t wait to attend that meetup in the Bering Strait” joke aren’t you?
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 4, 2009 5:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Westside LA Watch party
The Westside LA party will be at Busby’s West on Santa Monica Blvd and Berkeley St (nice, huh?). We meet in the back rooms of the bar with the big projection screen and separate sound system from the front bar. This will be key as the game is late on Sat. Even if you don’t huddle with us in the back, be sure to ask for the CAL menu as they give discounts on beer, pizza, and other items from the bar. See you there!
Great to hear. I won’t make it to this game but I will for sure try and make the rest. I’m going to the Yard House downtown with a couple of friends.
by CaliforniaCMB on Sep 5, 2009 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Busby's
I loathe Busby’s on general principle, not the least of which is that the supposed home of Cal football games in West LA doesn’t display a Cal banner on it’s row of flags. Ucla and U$C? Oh sure, they’re there, but Cal?
Just for that they get no soup from me. So to speak.
Yeah, well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
Are there better places in LA SoCal Oski?
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 11, 2009 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Probably not. The old Cal watch bar was O’Brien’s a couple blocks away, on Wilshire & 23rd (I think). Other than that, I guess you’d just need to ask your local barkeep to turn to the channel (if they have it).
The only advantage Busby’s has for me is it is within stumbling distance of home. The disadvantages are the hoards of douchebags & Ucla types who congregate there on a regular basis. Sometimes I think this town needs an enema.
Yeah, well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
Heh. I’ll be down there for Minnesota game and asked my buddy about Busby’s… he gave me a straight up “blech” review. But he lives right across the street from O’Briens (behind the Whole Foods) so if we ended up anywhere it would be there just by chance. I’ve been there before, it’s a fine pub for watching a game and seems relatively douchenozzle free. Then again, with the early start for MN we’ll probably just stay at his place and snuggle.
with the early start for MN we’ll probably just stay at his place and snuggle.
Dang. That’s actually kind of sweet. In a saccharine way. :)
Yeah, well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
We talkin’ up hitting the Dodgers / Giants right after cuz we rollin’ down the street smokin’ endo sippin’ on gin & juice laid back and that’s how we roll dog.
for those new to manhattan
mj armstrong’s food sucks ass, so eat elsewhere beforehand if at all possible.
i'm here to clean your pool but i don't have a pool *bowchica bowow*
whoops, sorry
I didn’t see this.
We were at Big Bamboo in Shanghai. There was one in Beijing at All Star Cafe, and I think the Hong Kong one was at someone’s apartment. I’ll find out for subsequent games where the greater China viewing parties are.
Nice--Leon, are these weekly parties, or just for nationally televised broadcasts?
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 8, 2009 6:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I think for
bigger games . .. and games which fit this region’s time schedule easily (last year we did USC, Maryland and Oregon) – any evening kick-off on the west coast fits perfectly (Maryland was 10am here in Shanghai – Oregon 2 years ago we went to my friend’s apartment at 4:30am to watch)
Afternoon kickoffs are the worst, but those I tend to fire up the computer and listen to Starkey and watch the open thread here and the gamecast – or via slingbox. I think they have a bigger fanbase in Hong Kong.
more Cal good news ( Aaron Rogers)
just cuz you are the only one still up, and, I can’t sleep after watching that Riley pass to Jones, ( omg!) I thought u might like this:
http://msn.foxsports.com/other/story/10015932/The-Scheiners:-2009-NFL-award-predictions?GT1=39002
the spread
if anyone is still up and reading this blog, my son, my nephew, and I bet on the spread, giving the Terps 21 points, which we easily won. My problem now, tho, is wtf the spread is going to be next week, and, who thinks they know how much to give? 40?
Eastern Washington is 1AA, no?
Usually there’s no spread on Bowl Series vs. CHampionship Series teams as far as I know.
Chicago
No fee required for the Full Shilling watch parties (though food and drink obviously cost money).
Thanks
Updating that now!
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 8, 2009 6:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I'M GOING TO MJ ARMSTRONG'S THIS WEEKEND
Never been, figured I should, I’ll be wearing my DeSean jersey, come up and say hi.
No longer wanting an interview with Ryan Anderson.
Sweet, glad to know they’re still there.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 11, 2009 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Are you in Houston BeastMode?
We used to go (it was a group of about 8-12 people) to the Buffalo Wild Wings in Midtown (gray near smith) there was also a group of ’SC alums there too who would help us trash talk the Big 12 and SEC fans unless we were playing each other.
Boston last week was wicked awesome
There were well over 100 people at the Baseball Tavern and we had the whole newly-renovated basement (with like 15 TV’s) to ourselves.
Come out this week at 5:30 EST if you’re in town, hopefully we’ll have a good turnout again. Go Bears!
I’m assuming Orange County meetup above might work?
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 12, 2009 12:59 AM PDT up reply actions
ZOMGOGGLES
THE LIGHTNIN N THUNDERS!
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. What happens in California makes the world go round.
by Spazzy Mcgee on Sep 12, 2009 4:48 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Shanghai: Cal vs. Minnesota
Midnight Saturday Night
Big Bamboo Sports bar (the one on Nanyang Road behind the Portman Ritz Carlton)
Look for the group of about 15 Cal fans. We’ll be the ones in blue and gold.
Im coming, but I might be a little late.
ALL HAIL SUPREME LEADER AVINASH!
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by TwistNHook on Sep 15, 2009 8:03 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Then, how come they let in TwistNHook Glumplich!
ALL HAIL SUPREME LEADER AVINASH!
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oregon viewing party in SF?
does anybody know what’s going on this weekend?
by the federer express on Sep 23, 2009 6:29 PM PDT reply actions
Anyone want to watch the game at crazy 3:30AM in Taipei?
I actually don’t know where they’re showing the game…
London: Soho District
I’m grabbing grub and the game here:
http://www.bodeansbbq.com/ourbranches/branches.asp?location=soho
Wow, that’s amazing that they decided to show that particular game.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 26, 2009 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Bumping this up
People need to find places to watch Cal-USC on the East Coast!
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by Avinash Kunnath on Sep 30, 2009 6:11 PM PDT reply actions
London
I talked to Bodean’s KC BBQ, and they will be showing the replay at their Tower Hill location at 3:00pm on Sunday
Nice, stay away from the site until then!
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by Avinash Kunnath on Oct 2, 2009 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Updated the links above with Bodeans
Hopefully it becomes a staple for Cal football overseas.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Oct 2, 2009 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions
DC and Philly Alumni Bars
From the DC Alumni list-
1) CAL v. USC FOOTBALL VIEWINGS – NOW AT 3 LOCATIONS!
Saturday, October 3rd 8:00p – 11:00p
at Sign of the Whale – 1825 M Street NW – near Dupont Metro
& Union Jacks Ballston Mall – near Ballston Metro & I-66
& BlackFinn Bethesda – 4901 Fairmont Ave – near Bethesda Metro
NOTE: The Union Jacks & BlackFinn locations welcome kids, families,
& everyone, and has ample parking available, while Sign of the
Whale is the crazy, loud, DC Cal home base!
For the Philly alumni-We are watching the U$C-Cal game with the U$C alumni at
Cavanaugh’s in the Rittenhouse (1823 Sansome)
The rest of the season, we are watching games at Smith’s- S 39-41 19th Street (Between Market and Chestnut). Game time is 8pm tonight. Go Bears!
Thanks for the info, will update that for the UCLA game next week.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Oct 6, 2009 1:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Watching Cal games in Philly
Since the Cal-UCLA game is on ABC on 10/17, we will be watching the game at Smith’s.
If anyone is interested in coming or needs info, feel free to shoot me a PM. We are a growing bunch and have been averaging 20-25 people/viewing in our second year of showings
Good stuff, thanks for the info.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Oct 17, 2009 12:04 AM PDT up reply actions
Cal-UCLA in Philly
For Cal-UCLA game, we are watching at Smith’s (39-41 S. 19th street, between 19th and Chestnut).
We plan on watching as many games here the rest of the way.
For the Big Game, we will be watching at Cavanaugh’s in University City
Bumped, in case people are having audio Starkey parties.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Oct 23, 2009 4:22 AM PDT reply actions
I gotta ask. What’s the point of a watch party when there’s you know nothing to watch?
In other words, Go Bears!
There might be Sirius Listening parties…who knows. Some of the places above will make the arrangements (I imagine at the very least the NYC ones will be tuned to Starkey.)
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by Avinash Kunnath on Oct 23, 2009 9:05 AM PDT up reply actions
If by Cal football watch party, you mean me in a Hooters at channelside in Tampa, FL….then hell yea its a party!
Sometimes it really sucks being stationed on the East Coast.
But doesn’t it always suck to be in Tampa?
(You’re in the Air Force? Major salutes sir.)
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by Avinash Kunnath on Oct 23, 2009 7:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Yes it sucks in Tampa
Fortunately, I’m only here til January. Then its watch party in Virginia! …sadly, it sucks there too :(
Thanks. Its rough being a fan overseas. Fortunately, when I was in belgium, I had a good friend who just to happened to be a die hard Tennessee fan. So we flew to Berkeley in ’07 to watch the game. Longest game trip…evar haha.
by USAFGoldenBear on Oct 23, 2009 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions
Gar Woods, North Lake Tahoe
Just wanted to mention that Gar Woods bar and grill is a pretty cool place to watch a Cal game should you be in the North Lake Tahoe area. Went there for the recent Cal-UCLA matchup and had a nice time. The restaurant is easy to get to and has a Cal flag prominently perched over its main entrance, demonstrating its allegiance to our alma mater (I think the owners are Cal alumns).
Once seated inside, you get a great view of the lake and surrounding mountains. In the bar area there are 3 large flat screen TVs to watch the game. Service was good and the bar was bustling but never over crowded. Food was good too.
At the bar I met Chet Curtis and Ed Turner of the Bears in the Woods alumni group. Nice guys. Apparantly 10-15 members of this group regularly meet at Gar Woods to watch the Cal games so you’ve always got a built-in fan base there. This was nice since it meant my family and I weren’t the only ones in the entire bar whooping and hollering every time Cal scored a touchdown. Other than the scenery the vibe was such that you felt you were in a small bay area bar rooting along with other Cal fans.
Oh, and only second in importance to the game itself was the beer. Good selection and reasonable prices so another plus. And my mom and my wife also enjoyed the mixed drink menu so sounds like the ladies have some choices there too.
I’ll try to post the pics I took at a later time so you can get an idea of the place.
GO BEARS!
by SonofCalifornia on Oct 28, 2009 8:58 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Good info man, rec'd
I’ve heard good things about the Tahoe crew, one of the best groups of Cal fans out there.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Oct 29, 2009 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions
My House, Santa Cruz, CA
Just in case you ever get stuck going to the beach or the boardwalk or something lame like that on a Saturday… Hit me up!
Undefeated in Southern California since Oct. 2009...
Love Santa Cruz! but I won’t be there for a while, so …
by CaliforniaCMB on Oct 30, 2009 12:57 AM PDT up reply actions
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