Author: Jon
2017 ECU Football Tailgate Playlist
Been a few years since I posted my football tailgate playlist and quite a few updates have been made. Here’s our current ECU Football Tailgate Playlist:
| Song | Artist | Album |
| A Pirate Looks at Forty | Jimmy Buffett | Songs You Know By Heart [1990] |
| Achy Breaky Heart | Billy Ray Cyrus | 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Billy Ray Cyrus |
| Acting Our Age | Cale Dodds | People Watching – EP |
| All I Do Is Win (feat. T-Pain, Ludacris, Snoop Dogg & Rick Ross) | DJ Khaled | All I Do Is Win (feat. T-Pain, Ludacris, Snoop Dogg & Rick Ross) – Single |
| All Right Now | Free | 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Free |
| All Star | Smash Mouth | Astro Lounge |
| All Summer Long (Vocal Version) | Hit Masters | All Summer Long – Single |
| Any Way You Want It | Journey | Journey: Greatest Hits |
| Back In Black | AC/dB | AC/DC Tribute: Best of Back In Black – EP |
| Bad Moon Rising | Creedence Clearwater Revival | |
| Blow Your Mind | Ohana Bam | Blow Your Mind – Single |
| Body Like a Back Road | Sam Hunt | Body Like a Back Road – Single |
| Celebration | Kool & The Gang | Funk Essentials: Celebration – The Best of Kool & the Gang 1979-1987 |
| Centerfield | John Fogerty | Centerfield |
| Chicken Fried | Zac Brown Band | The Foundation (Deluxe Version) |
| Closing Time | Semisonic | Feeling Strangely Fine |
| Club Can’t Handle Me (feat. David Guetta) [From “Step Up 3D”] | Flo Rida | Club Can’t Handle Me – Single |
| Comin’ to Your City | Big & Rich | Comin’ to Your City – Single |
| Cotton Eye Joe | Rednex | Sex & Violins |
| Cruise (Remix) [feat. Nelly] | Florida Georgia Line | Cruise (Remix) [feat. Nelly] – Single |
| Cut To The Feeling | Carly Rae Jepsen | Cut To The Feeling – Single |
| Danger Zone | Kenny Loggins | Top Gun (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Special Expanded Edition] |
| Do Something Crazy (feat. Cook Classics) | Outasight | Do Something Crazy (feat. Cook Classics) – Single |
| Don’t Stop Believin’ | Journey | Journey: Greatest Hits |
| Don’t Stop the Party (feat. TJR) | Pitbull | Global Warming (Deluxe Version) |
| Drink In My Hand | Eric Church | Chief |
| Drinkin’ Town With a Football Problem | Billy Currington | Summer Forever |
| East Carolina University Victory | 1999 ECU Marching Pirates | |
| ECU Alma Mater | ||
| ECU BONEYARD | The Findells | |
| Eye of the Tiger | Survivor | Survivor: Greatest Hits |
| Free Fallin’ | Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers | Greatest Hits |
| Friends In Low Places | Country Heroes | The Complete Tribute to Garth Brooks |
| GDFR (feat. Sage the Gemini & Lookas) | Flo Rida | My House |
| Get Lucky (feat. Pharrell Williams) | Daft Punk | Random Access Memories |
| Gettin’ Down in a Pirate Town | Jesse Rice | The Pirate Sessions |
| Glory Days | Bruce Springsteen | Born In the U.S.A. |
| Gonna Fly Now (Theme from “Rocky”) | Bill Conti | Rocky Balboa: The Best of Rocky (Remastered) |
| Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) | C+C Music Factory | C+C Music Factory: Super Hits |
| Good Feeling | Flo Rida | Wild Ones (Deluxe Version) |
| Good Time | Owl City | Good Time – Single |
| Happy (From “Despicable Me 2”) | Pharrell Williams | G I R L |
| Heart of a Champion | Nelly | Sweat |
| Hells Bells | AC/dB | AC/DC Tribute: Best of Back In Black – EP |
| He’s a Pirate | Klaus Badelt | Pirates of the Caribbean (Original Soundtrack) |
| Hip Hop Hooray | Naughty By Nature | Greatest Hits: Naughty’s Nicest |
| I get knocked down | Smash Mouth | |
| I Gotta Feeling | Black Eyed Peas | The E.N.D. (The Energy Never Dies) |
| I Love Rock ‘N Roll | Joan Jett & The Blackhearts | I Love Rock ‘N Roll (Remastered) |
| I’m the One (feat. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper & Lil Wayne) | DJ Khaled | Grateful |
| It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere | Alan Jackson/Jimmy Buffett | Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 |
| Jock Jams – Ya’ll Ready For Th | Jock Jams – | |
| Jump | Van Halen | The Best of Van Halen, Vol. 1 |
| Legends Are Made | Sam Tinnesz | Legends Are Made – Single |
| Let’s Go | Trick Daddy | Let’s Go – Single |
| Let’s Groove | Earth, Wind & Fire | Earth, Wind & Fire: Greatest Hits |
| Livin’ On a Prayer | Bon Jovi | Cross Road |
| Margaritaville | Jimmy Buffett | Songs You Know By Heart [1990] |
| Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye | Steam | 45’s On CD – Volume III (’66-‘ |
| Nothin’ But a Good Time | Poison | Nothing But a Good Time (Remastered) – Single |
| Now or Never | Outasight | Now or Never – Single |
| Parking Lot Party | Lee Brice | Hard 2 Love |
| Party Rock Anthem (feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock) | LMFAO | Sorry for Party Rocking (Deluxe Version) |
| Pirate Fanfare and E.C. Victory | East Carolina University Marching Pirates | 2001 and 2002 ECU Marching Pirates |
| Pirate Flag | Kenny Chesney | Life On a Rock |
| Pour Some Sugar on Me | Def Leppard | Hysteria |
| Purple & Gold (East Carolina University) | Udon Cheek | |
| Purple Haze | Jimi Hendrix Experience | The Ultimate Experience |
| Red Solo Cup | Toby Keith | Clancy’s Tavern (Deluxe Edition) |
| Right Now | Van Halen | The Best of Both Worlds |
| Rock and Roll All Nite | KISS | Dressed to Kill (Remastered) |
| Rock And Roll, Part 2 | Gary Glitter | The Hey Song (The Greatest Hits) |
| Shake It Up | The Cars | The Cars: Complete Greatest Hits |
| Shut Up and Dance | WALK THE MOON | TALKING IS HARD |
| Sirius | The Alan Parsons Project | Eye In the Sky |
| Some Nights | Fun. | Some Nights |
| Something Just Like This | The Chainsmokers & Coldplay | Memories…Do Not Open |
| Start Me Up | The Rolling Stones | Jump Back – The Best of the Rolling Stones ’71-’93 (Remastered) |
| Summer of ’69 | Bryan Adams | So Far so Good |
| Sweet Caroline | Neil Diamond | 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Neil Diamond |
| Sweet Child o’ Mine | Guns N’ Roses | Greatest Hits (U.S. Version) |
| Sweet Home Alabama | Lynyrd Skynyrd | 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Lynyrd Skynyrd |
| Take Me Home Tonight | Eddie Money | The Best of Eddie Money |
| The Boys of Summer | The Ataris | So Long, Astoria |
| This Is How We Roll (feat. Luke Bryan) | Florida Georgia Line | Here’s To the Good Times…This Is How We Roll (Deluxe Version) |
| This Is Our House | Bon Jovi | This Is Our House – Single |
| Thunderstruck | Thunderstruck | Thunderstruck |
| Toes | Zac Brown Band | The Foundation (Deluxe Version) |
| Tonight Is the Night | Outasight | Tonight Is the Night – Single |
| Turn Up | The Heavy | Hurt & the Merciless |
| Two Tickets to Paradise | Eddie Money | The Best of Eddie Money |
| U Can’t Touch This | MC Hammer | Greatest Hits |
| We Are The Champions | Queen | Greatest Hits |
| Welcome to the Jungle | Guns N’ Roses | Greatest Hits (U.S. Version) |
| Whoomp! There It Is | Tag Team | Whoomp! There It Is |
| You Give Love a Bad Name | Bon Jovi | Slippery When Wet |
| You Really Got Me | Van Halen | The Best of Both Worlds |
| You Shook Me All Night Long | AC/dB | Greatest Hits of AC/DC Tribute – EP |
| Young Forever | High Valley | Dear Life |
First Sail on the Snipe Strange Bird
With the Strange Bird Snipe restored it was time to take it for a sail. Jess, Laurie and I rigged it and went for the first sale on what turned into a gorgeous Monday of Labor Day Weekend. Even better – she floats! We took turns sailing while figuring out how everything is rigged and what still needs some work.
2017 FBYC YAM Cornhole Tournament
Labor Day weekend was the 1st Annual YAM Cornhole Tournament at Fishing Bay Yacht Club immediately following the Stingray Point Regatta. Twelve teams saw some fun and fierce competition!
2017 JMU vs ECU Football
It was great to be back in Greenville for another season of ECU Football tailgating with the White Tiger crew. We had a great time tailgating all afternoon and catching up since last season. The game was another story – we lost – but it was still good to be back and see everyone.
2017 Stingray Point Regatta: Stingray Light Distance Race
The Stingray Light Distance Race kicks off Labor Day weekend with a distance race as part of the Stingray Point Regatta at Fishing Bay Yacht Club. I was sailing on Mad Hatter for the day and we knew the weather was going to deteriorate as the remnants of Hurricane Harvey moved into the area bringing light rain and cooler temperatures.
The course started near Stingray Point and sent us straight out into the bay. The ENE wind made it a beat out. We rounded a mark and came back towards Stove Point on a reach under genoa and main. Goin’ was the closest competitor to us and we mostly were able to hold even and stay ahead until we started reaching more and they were able to plane. Despite the drizzle it was fun being out and sailing.
RESULTS
Strange Bird Restoration
It’s been a goal to get the Snipe Strange Bird out sailing before the end of the year and it looks like this might happen on Labor Day weekend. Since I picked it up in December a lot has been done to it to get it back into sailing shape:
- patched holes in the hull
- strengthened, reinforced and repaired damaged rails
- fixed dings in the hull and smoothed it out
- built a trailer
- reinforced the deck under the seating
- patched the centerboard trunk
- cleaned and oiled the splash board and rub rails
- re-ran halyards in the mast
- replaced all running rigging
2017 FBYC Laser Summer Regatta
The FBYC Summer Laser Regatta was a pretty light-air affair with only two races sailed. 11 boats out including the club’s junior coach who schooled us all with 2 bullets. Charlie Brewer took 2nds and I had 3rds. Thanks to Rick F for running our races.
2017 FBYC Women’s Sailing Clinic
I was at FBYC for the women’s clinic helping launch boats and I was able to get out on the water and take some pictures.
2017 Moving Jess From Dallas to Richmond
In July I drove out to Dallas for a week to help Jess pack up and move. It wasn’t all work though – I got to go sailing two days with the Dallas Laser Fleet and raced a night in their summer series.
It was tight fit getting everything into the van and ended up spilling a few things over into a Uhaul trailer.
We visited with Jess’ Dallas friends and said some farewells.
And two days of driving later we were back in Richmond.