Membership Update 10/8/09

Are you ready for gator gumbo? After escaping the dawg pound in Athens with an unblemished record, the hallowed confines of Death Valley beckon for our LSU Tigers on ESPN Game Day. The tv crew will be there all day as our Tigers take on the No. 1 ranked Florida gators. How sweet 6-0 sounds! But to achieve that two things have to happen. First, we have to perform at a higher efficiency and precision on both sides of the ball than we've shown so far this season. And second, Death Valley has to be the loudest since the "earthquake game."

The stands will be rockin' and if you happen to be one of the hundreds of thousands who were unable to secure reasonably priced tickets to the game of the year, we've got your solution. As a matter of fact, we have three solutions for you. Due to a scheduling conflict at Sherlock's on Sat., we have moved our south of 635 location this Sat. evening to Buffalo Wild Wings. This is off the corner of Lemmon and Douglas Ave. with a 2 story  parking garage available off Douglas Ave. Kickoff time is 7 PM but come early and show them what real crowd support is like!  For good seat selection, plan to be there by 5:30 and warm up for our kickoff at 7 PM.

In addition to our current watch location north of 635, Fox & Hound at Midway and George Bush, we have added a third location for those alums who live in S Denton Co and NE Tarrant Co. Francess Flowers and her LA chef, Tim, will be serving cajun food at Wings, Pizza & Things at 5801 Long Prairie Road # 870 in Flower Mound (972.355.9768.) This is just south of Justin Rd at the southwest intersection of Dixon Lane & Long Prairie and directly behind Panda Express. Show her your membership card and enjoy the same 20% discount as our Dallas locations afford us.

And lastly, if you are located in the Fort Worth area, be sure to check out the Tarrant Tigers website for the theit watch party location at www.lsutarranttigers.org.

As the start times have become more normal, our watch parties have grown by "bounds and leaps." And one of the best features has been the steady increase in membership. On Saturday, Ashley Patterson became not only our 136th new member since 1/1/09, but more importantly, the 600th member of our Dallas Chapter, a chapter first! Thanks to all of you who have helped us pass this milestone in our chapter's history.

Thanks to all who have renewed their membership as well. If you were a former member but not active, we need your support! To join or renew, go to our website and use the membership link for on line payment or download an application. (To clarify an error in last week's update, 80% of your $25 dues goes to scholarships, not 20%!) Next week in our bye week you'll receive a special membership/scholarship update that will explain our goals and how you can help.

Our Texas Tiger tees have been a great success and can be mailed to you if you're not able to pick one up at the watch parties. All sizes are now available. Go to the link on our website and help us add to the scholarship fund as you sport your pride!

Cya Saturday! Geaux Tigers!