Tailgating Glory Days

[JayWalker]

Another thing to considering about tailgating is with the trending theme of more weekday games it leaves very few games on weekends to really tailgate. I'm assuming for the average fan it doesn't make sense to buy a tailgating spots and all of the associated gear (tents, tables, etc..) for just 3 times/year to set it all up.

I'm not nearly in the know like most of you are but do they have an area that's first come, first serve for tailgating? If not, does anyone think that would be a good idea for a section to be carved out for that purpose?

I do sympathize with Duggie35 as it's a lot of work and collaboration with a group to make tailgating economical and the workload shared versus a business footing the bill for everything. Some years there aren't many back to back home games allowing tents to stay up for the week as well. But there are still plenty of people that want to tailgate and go thru whatever is needed to tailgate so there has to be a solution to whatever the perceived problem is.

They have started selling tailgate spots on a per game basis.

[Esqueleto]

There should be an area designated for RCAF members that is free to tailgate (first come, first served) . Credit to my buddy, Chuck, for this suggestion. That would be great incentive for some folks to become members.

[Turbine]

They have started selling tailgate spots on a per game basis.

Good move. How many know this?

Make Arcadian Tailgating Affordable

Cheap enough and accessable enough for average Joe to decide on game day he is going tailgate.

[fanof71]

Lucky the next home game is homecoming...

[RedTails]

I’m not sure exactly how big a group he is talking about and just what kind of tailgating atmosphere he is looking for. But I will just list a few things that I think made the Krewe-de-Chew successful for so long.

Not even at a point where I'd call it a group, mostly just an idea thrown around friends for now. I appreciate your insight, was the kind of tips I was looking for. If they are selling tailgates spots on a per game basis, might try to get some folks to agree to one weekend home game and go from there.

[gorcajun]

Great job Duggie 35. You captured the mission and the fundamentals of the KdC very well.

[Duggie35]

Not even at a point where I'd call it a group, mostly just an idea thrown around friends for now. I appreciate your insight, was the kind of tips I was looking for. If they are selling tailgates spots on a per game basis, might try to get some folks to agree to one weekend home game and go from there.

Very good, best of luck with your efforts.

[Turbine]

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I'm not sure if this is what was wanted or not, or if it will even be of any assistance, but it worked for the Krewe-de-Chew for 25+ years!

When do Tailgating classes start?

[ZoomZoom]

In another thread discussing the decline in tailgating and related issues, Turbine posted, "If the Krewe-de-Chew shut it down, you know things got messed up".

As a long time member of the Krewe-de-Chew, let me say that Turbine's statement is not the real reason the Krewe-de-Chew made the very tough decision to "shut it down". The reason the Krewe-de-Chew decided to "shut it down" was primarily due to the fact that we worked very hard for 25+ years to make our tailgate a fun place to be and a great experience for visiting fans from other schools that came by. We enjoyed feeding them and others and encouraged everyone to hang out and party with us. However, over the years we lost several of our members (including Charlie Daigle the founder) and it became a lot more work for fewer members. It took a lot of work to get our three spots set up the day before the games and then take everything down a day or two after. Some of us still very much enjoyed starting the music and party on gamedays at 8:30-9:00 AM. But over time, the crowd started getting smaller and showing up later in the day. Because many of our members are getting older now, putting up and taking down our tents along with all of the other things that made the Krewe what it was, began taking a toll. The hard work made us realize that that some of us just "Can't Roosta Like We Used To"! Shutting down the Krewe-de-Chew was indeed a very hard decision to make, but all good things come to an end. With that said, I still own two of our tailgate spots that others are now using. So who knows, maybe at some point, we may decide to have a Krewe-de-Chew reunion, tie one on and "do da Roosta" one more time! LOL!

For those that might not know about the Krewe-de-Chew, and never got the opportunity to see or participate in some of our antics and good times, below are a few videos taken during the hay days of the Krewe-de-Chew! Enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFgCOUEZgto

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dhq_FS8ZulU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLzD6FyYmVM

Happens to many volunteer groups…they age out and the youngsters don’t pick up the slack until much later. 15 years for a volunteer group I use to belong to.

There’s a Krewe-de-Chew 2 somewhere out there. The fire just needs to be lit…and when it happens, let the newbies cut their own path.

[CajunsHat]

Happens to many volunteer groups…they age out and the youngsters don’t pick up the slack until much later. 15 years for a volunteer group I use to belong to.

There’s a Krewe-de-Chew 2 somewhere out there. The fire just needs to be lit…and when it happens, let the newbies cut their own path.

Myself and my parents were members of KdC.

We purchased one of the KdC spots (the one nearest the paved lot) and we do our best to incorporate the classic music played when Duggie was DJ (unlike the others next to us that took over the other 2 old KdC spots). I usually play the “roosta” song sometime during the day as well. While it’s not the same as it used to be, we have small gathering of few families and former members. We typically have couple of home cooked items and we always pass a good time.

All are welcome to come say Hi!