When a game is not just a game

The Hawaii at UNLV football game this past weekend was an adventure in fellowship- along with the normal football, food, friends, family and fun!

After a long night of travel, I got to experience In-N-Out Burger for the first time since the Rose Parade of '05. We went to see the fabulous Jersey Boys show and enjoyed a grand Tsai-ko Karaoke Party arranged by las vegas!

Hawaii and mainland Tsai-kos were reunited for an evening of great fellowship and fun!

On gameday, we gathered for an air-conditioned all-you-can-eat for < $6.00 tailgate at Cici's Pizza.

After much fun and frivolity, we boarded buses for the game.

There, 220 strong in the Tsai-ko section in the endzone, we fulfilled our 12th Warrior duties with great enthusiasm!

The Warriors were fantastic! We even got a surprise visit from UH Chancellor Virginia Hinshaw and a few split seconds of fame on TV!

When the clock ran out, our team was down by one point. That was a disappointment and we could feel their pain.

We felt it so much that some of us needed comfort food at 1AM.

Fortunately, nabeyaki udon and sushi was available nearby and we were comforted.

Now I would like to thank Rich2176 for the block ticket purchase, Rich2176 and Brew808 for the refreshments in the buses, my buddies wafan and Izzy for transportation and comaraderie and especially that serious gentleman las vegas for his 9th island Tsai-ko hospitality and practical arrangements!

More pix: http://picasaweb.google.com/LizKauai/HawaiiWarriorsAtUNLV2009#.

For the UH Warrior Football team, I found this card at Sky Harbor Airport on the way home:


WARRIORS, IMUA!

Football Weekend

Tonight I am flying up to Las Vegas to join my Tsai-ko ohana for a few days of University of Hawaii Warrior Football fun!

Why do I spend so much time enjoying football?

The answer is simple. One day I decided it was more productive to scream FOR the Warriors instead of screaming AT my kids.
That positive action has also led to many new friendships that continue to grow- spanning Hawaii, the US and now the world!

Here is Warrior alumni and rookie Miami Dolphin Davone Bess.

And here is a book just received today by one of my new football friends, Washington Redskins historian and blogger Rich Tandler!

Starting tomorrow you will get to share in some of the Friends, Fun, Family, Food, and Football activities in Las Vegas.