[NU Sports] NUMB Pregame Concert?

[Joe Thiegs]

Thanks for the info, Jonathan!  We'll plan to be there.  I've never been to
Wildcat Alley (that's been going on for a few years now, right?) because
we're usually getting into Evanston barely early enough to make it to the
game on time.  This time, though, while we're still staying with friends in
more distant suburbs, I'll take the Metra with Jacob early and my wife will
drive down closer to game time.  That's the plan, anyway.  I'm hoping we'll
run into some listserv participants this year.  Go 'Cats!  -Joe

-----Original Message-----
From: Jonathan Hodges [mailto:jonathanwhodges at gmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 1:54 PM
To: Joe Thiegs
Cc: nwu-sports at tssi.com
Subject: Re: [NU Sports] NUMB Pregame Concert?


The NUMB pregame concert is 1 hour before kickoff (10AM this Saturday)
outside in Wildcat Alley, which is on the baseball field just beyond
Welsh-Ryan Arena.  There are always other festivities going on in Wildcat
Alley as well, which adds to a great pregame atmosphere.

Jonathan Hodges

On 10/6/05, Joe Thiegs <thiegs at umn.edu> wrote:
> Does NUMB still do pregame concerts prior to home football games?
>
> We're heading to Evanston tomorrow for our annual pilgrimage and we're 
> bringing our 3-year-old son to the game.  This will be his third NU 
> game but the first at which he'll have any idea about what's going on 
> (he slept through most of his first football game at five months, his 
> mother left early with him when he became too restless at age 1-1/2, 
> and we missed last year due to the birth of his sister, our second 
> child--she's going to spend Saturday morning and afternoon with my 
> sister who just moved to Chicago, while the other three of us go to 
> the game).  Now, though, Jacob gets excited when he sees football in 
> person or on TV, and he spontaneously breaks into complete renditions 
> of Go U Northwestern and Rise, Northwestern (okay, we don't know the 
> words to Push On other than the chorus but I'm sure we'll fix that 
> thanks to Larry's web site (www.HailtoPurple.com)).  He also knows all 
> of the Alma Mater--which he calls "Hail to Thee Northwestern"--but 
> doesn't really sing that unless he hears it.  Every night he goes to 
> sleep to this CD:  http://www.numbalums.org/cd/.  This is not what I'd 
> ordinarily consider bedtime music, but, hey, if it works..  Anyway, 
> this is just background to illustrate why I think he'd get such a kick 
> out of the pregame concert if it still occurs.  If it will happen, 
> what's the starting time? An hour before game time?  Lots of thanks to 
> any NUMBalums or others who have answers.
>
> -Joe
>
>
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