A Real Pregame Show

Fox's NFL Pregame show was number one in the ratings from the time it came on the air. This December, CBS's Pregame show beat Fox's show in the ratings for the first time. The Pregame show is a great tool, in order for one to get pumped up for the game...To get last minute information, to hear expert opinions and to get previews of all the games that are being played that day. To many, the pregame show is a necessity in order to properly watch a football game.

I'm not here to talke about football though. I'm talking about another type of pregame show. One that can't be pigeonholed into one type of event. The pregame I'm talking about can be for anything really. The pregame that I'm talking about involves Drinking...To some they will also include smoking up, but I'm not all about that.

Think of it like an athletic event. What did your coaches always tell you to do before a big game...Mine used to tell us to stay away from the Drinkin', the Drugs, and the Loose Women, but besides that they tell you to make sure your warmed up.

Well how to you prep for a night out on the town? A sporting event? A concert? A wedding? A Funeral? A big presentation?

By Drinking of course.

There are many different types of pregaming.

First, there's the, I'm so nervous I need something to calm the nerves pregame. This one is often a precursor to an important event, so should be done with care. Events that the Calm the nerves pregame are good for are:

First dates
Meeting your significant other's parents for the first time
Job Interview
Public Speaking appearances.

Because these events can be extremely important to your life, they should be done with care. Stay away from beer, and if you must, make sure you have plenty of breath mints or gum. I prefer orbitz gum, preferably cinnamon. Something like a Screwdriver would be ideal...something that won't leave your breath with a noticable alcohol smell.

Another type of pregame is the: "I'm going out somewhere really expensive tonight, so I'm going to do some quality drinking at home" pregame. This pregame is done to help defray some of the cost that will accompany the night out.

Good drinks for this do include beer. Especially beers drank in the shower.



Nights where the pregame can be done to defray the costs include, nights out at a club with friends, where you know it's going to cost 5 dollars for a bud light and there is a very good chance that you will hear bad techno music.

Another event is a band, or a show playing at a club. These places not only charge cover charges, but also, drinks usually aren't cheap unless the show is at O'briens. This should not be confused with tailgating. Which by itself is probably the most popular type of pregaming.

This can be done anywhere there is an event and a parkinglot. I've tailgated at patriots games...soccer games...concerts including: The Rolling Stones, Lollapalooza, Beastie Boys and more, but the most fun I ever had tailgating was at my friend Tom's wedding. Everyone brought a 30 pack, and not only did we drink before the ceremony, before the reception, but we also brought beers in with us to the reception, and people were asking "did they serve bud light in cans at the bar?"

My favorite pregame has to be the "let's go to a dive bar before we go anywhere else pregame"

In my neighborhood that takes place at either Hogan's Run, The Model or my favorite, the Sillhouette. For those who don't know the sillhouette is the type of place where you can get a 16 oz tall can for 2 bucks. A strong 16 oz mixed drink for 4 bucks, free oversalted popcorn, shitty pool tables and bathrooms that shouldn't even be legal. You go there, before you go to the bar you were planning on going. Why don't you just stay at the sillhoutte? cause it's Pregame.