Last night we went to the Chivas versus Atlas game at the Estadio, Guadalajara. The game was sold out--all 80,000 seats were filled. This was kind of a last second thing on our part (we didn´t find out about the game until we were halfway to Guadalajara), so we had to snag some tickets of a scalper. With some Mexican friends acting as intermediaries, we got a fair deal at about $30 a ticket. Our tickets happened to be in the Chivas-fan section, probably the craziest part of the entire stadium. During the entire game the fans in our section were singing and chanting songs at the top of their lungs, only stopping to shout vulgar insults at the refs and opposing players. People threw toilet paper, smoke bombs, and signal flares at the field, trying to hit the opposing team´s goalie, at times almost succeeding. Stadium rule prohibits the sale of alcohol to people of our section (and they do check your ticket), but that didn´t slow down these fans one bit. Those on the upper deck were jumping up and down in such unison at one point that I could see the huge concrete tier and girders tremor with them. The thirteen year olds in front of us weren´t to be shown up, either, and they wasted no time in lighting up a cigarette or yelling things that might make an Irish dockworker wince. All in all, a very pleasurable experience.
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I just want to say that I have arrived and this blog has been added to my bookmarks. I demand more video.
Hey guys. Just found out about this little blog of yours. Thanks for keeping me posted on that one Joelmeister you pendejo. Sounds like you are having an awesome time. Wish I could be there with you guys living it up. Well actually if the financial markets get any worse, maybe I'll end up meeting up with you guys somewhere. Have a blast and keep all of us boring workaholics up to date on all your shenanigans.
Regards,
Mike D
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