California Trophy Stop

California Trophy Stop

12.03.04: I wanted to write in a real quick note about the WS Trophy visit in Santa Monica, CA the day after Thanksgiving. We had been planning to drive down to LA for the holiday since before the boys brought the big one home, and when we found out Sonny McLean's would have the Trophy coming through it absolutely made our weekend (along with UNH's 1st ever playoff win in football). We drove by the pub around 3:30 just to check out the line for the 4pm opening. The line was to the end of the block and everyone was decked out in their finest Beantown gear.

We swung back to the pub and got in line around 6PM. It was about the same length and everyone was so happy and excited - it was like we had just won it the night before. Sonny's site had mentioned Kapler and Roberts would be by at some point. When they arrived the folks up near the front of the line passed word back that they were indeed here at the pub. We had been waiting an hour when there was some commotion at the back of the line and wouldn't you believe it -- Kap and D-Rob had come out behind the pub and circled back on us. They were shaking hands, signing everything, and even taking the time for photo ops and conversation! D-Rob relayed the "no steal sign/go change history" story several times, Gabe was more interested in what we thought about West Coast living and missing Boston. He was especially interested in what we thought of the difference in the people. I got the impression that he REALLY felt at home back East. There was more bustle at the back of the line and who is moving thru? Tom Werner! He was getting patted on the back and everyone was chanting "Just Sign Tek". He was very gracious and humbled. He moved thru pretty quick, but kept on thanking US. For someone who didn't make it home for any of the games, didn't get to watch them with my Dad, and missed out on the parade to end all parades -- this night was just a perfect accent to our holiday celebration.

Some other quick notes:
• Tom Werner brought a rough cut of the Sox version of the dvd. It was around 2.5 hours long and started all the way back in spring training. Most of it was riveting to everyone in the pub and when he left it went with him. After seeing it, I'm not sure I'd buy the MLB version.
• The World Series trophy was beautiful. It's definitely worth seeing to anyone who's thinking about going to one of the "tour" events.
• Sonny's handled everything so well, all 6 galleries are on their website. It's interesting just to see everyone's poses and smiles. The Nation is a proud Papa.

Happy Holidays to you and all back East.

California Trophy Stop 12.03.04: I wanted to write in a real quick note about the WS Trophy visit in Santa Monica, CA the day after Thanksgiving. We had been planning to drive down to LA for the holiday since before the boys brought the big one home, and when we found out Sonny McLean's would have the Trophy coming through it absolutely made our weekend (along with UNH's 1st ever playoff win in football). We drove by the pub around 3:30 just to check out the line for the 4pm opening. The line was to the end of the block and everyone was decked out in their finest Beantown gear. We swung back to the pub and got in line around 6PM. It was about the same length and everyone was so happy and excited - it was like we had just won it the night before. Sonny's site had mentioned Kapler and Roberts would be by at some point. When they arrived the folks up near the front of the line passed word back that they were indeed here at the pub. We had been waiting an hour when there was some commotion at the back of the line and wouldn't you believe it -- Kap and D-Rob had come out behind the pub and circled back on us. They were shaking hands, signing everything, and even taking the time for photo ops and conversation! D-Rob relayed the "no steal sign/go change history" story several times, Gabe was more interested in what we thought about West Coast living and missing Boston. He was especially interested in what we thought of the difference in the people. I got the impression that he REALLY felt at home back East. There was more bustle at the back of the line and who is moving thru? Tom Werner! He was getting patted on the back and everyone was chanting "Just Sign Tek". He was very gracious and humbled. He moved thru pretty quick, but kept on thanking US. For someone who didn't make it home for any of the games, didn't get to watch them with my Dad, and missed out on the parade to end all parades -- this night was just a perfect accent to our holiday celebration. Some other quick notes: • Tom Werner brought a rough cut of the Sox version of the dvd. It was around 2.5 hours long and started all the way back in spring training. Most of it was riveting to everyone in the pub and when he left it went with him. After seeing it, I'm not sure I'd buy the MLB version. • The World Series trophy was beautiful. It's definitely worth seeing to anyone who's thinking about going to one of the "tour" events. • Sonny's handled everything so well, all 6 galleries are on their website. It's interesting just to see everyone's poses and smiles. The Nation is a proud Papa. Happy Holidays to you and all back East.