On Saturday ECU played Southern Miss at home.  This week we were without JG and the RV so we tailgated old school on the back of an actual pick up truck.  It reminded us of how good we normally have it and how much appreciate JG bringing the RV.

11/5/2011 ECU vs Southern Miss - Ross, Erin, Jon, Heather, Chris, Chuck, Anne-Stewart, Preston, Jen, Billy, Marisa, Staci, Lauren

The game started out with a bang, but went downhill quickly.  We even had a streaker at the end of halftime.  We lost the game, but all in all it was a fun day at the game.

11/5/2011 ECU vs Southern Miss - Jen, Ross, Jon, Erin, Heather, Preston, Chris

More photos from the day begin here.

Saturday was ECU’s home opener against Virginia Tech.  It was also our opening home tailgate and we even welcomed a number of VT fans to join us.  Our team didn’t get the result on the field we wanted, but we had a fun time anyway.

group photo

More photos start here.

It’s hard to find good lists of tailgate playlists on the web so here’s mine.  It’s been a work in progress over the past few years and it’s been used at many East Carolina University football games.

EDIT: 2017 Football Tailgate Playlist Published

Song Artist Album
A Pirate Looks at Forty Jimmy Buffett Songs You Know By Heart [1990]
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
American Woman Lenny Kravitz OST Austin Power
Any Way You Want It Journey Journey: Greatest Hits
Back In Black AC/dB AC/DC Tribute: Best of Back In Black – EP
Born to Be Wild Steppenwolf Steppenwolf Live
Closing Time Semisonic Feeling Strangely Fine
Comin’ to Your City Big & Rich Comin’ to Your City – Single
Don’t Stop Believin’ Journey Journey: Greatest Hits
East Carolina University Victory 1999 ECU Marching Pirates
ECU Alma Mater
Eye of the Tiger Survivor Survivor: Greatest Hits
Free Fallin’ Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers Greatest Hits
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)
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)
It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere Alan Jackson/Jimmy Buffett Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
It’s My Life Bon Jovi Now, Vol. 6
Jock Jams – Ya’ll Ready For Th Jock Jams –
Jump Van Halen The Best of Van Halen, Vol. 1
Let It Rock Kevin Rudolf & Lil Wayne In the City (Bonus Track Version)
Let’s Go Trick Daddy Let’s Go – Single
Let’s Groove Earth, Wind & Fire Earth, Wind & Fire: Greatest Hits
Margaritaville Jimmy Buffett Songs You Know By Heart [1990]
Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye Steam 45’s On CD – Volume III (’66-‘
Party In the U.S.A. Miley Cyrus Party In the U.S.A. – Single
Pour Some Sugar on Me Def Leppard Hysteria
Purple & Gold (East Carolina University) Udon Cheek
Purple Haze Jimi Hendrix Experience The Ultimate Experience
Right Now Van Halen The Best of Both Worlds
Rock and Roll All Nite KISS Dressed to Kill (Remastered)
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
Two Tickets to Paradise Eddie Money The Best of Eddie Money
We Are The Champions Queen Greatest Hits
Welcome to the Jungle Guns N’ Roses Greatest Hits (U.S. Version)
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

East carolina vs South Carolina

Labor Day weekend was the opening game of the 2011 college football season and East Carolina took on South Carolina in Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte North Carolina.

tailgate group photo: Jon, Tom, Steve, Erin, Brittany, Kevin, Laura Ashley, Chris, Heather, Warren, Lauren, Staci, Preston, Jen, JG, Stephanie
Jon, Tom, Steve, Erin, Brittany, Kevin, Laura Ashley, Chris, Heather, Warren, Lauren, Staci, Preston, Jen, JG, Stephanie

The weekend began with drinks out at Epicenter with ECU and Richmond friends.  Saturday we tailgated, went to the game and then went out after the game.  Didn’t get the game result that we wanted, but it was still a ton of fun.  Thanks Tom and Laura Ashley for hosting us and showing us around Charlotte!

More pictures from the weekend can be seen here.

JG, Jon, Preston, Tom, Laura Ashley, Jen, Stephanie at the gameJG, Jon, Preston, Tom, Laura Ashley, Jen, Stephanie