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Vincent the Pooch here, before I turn the blog over to Master so he can give you all of the important information for this weekend's football game I would like to talk to you about rescue dogs.  We're a hearty bunch, survivors you might say, but we do need a little help from you humans from time to time.  This weekend the Stone Cold Tailgating Club will be collecting donations for the dogs (and cats....I guess) that live at the Almost Home Animal Shelter in Lafayette.  My kind and I would greatly appreciate your assistance in the form of any donations. 

The Almost Home humans will accept both cash and "in kind" donations.  A list of donation items can be found below:

Dog and cat treats. No colored biscuits, please.

Cat and pocket pet litter. Any brand, clay, corncob or paper litter only, please. We do not use scoopable litter. Special Kitty Cat Litter from Wal-Mart is great!

Esbilac, KMR and puppy and kitten nursing bottles and nipples

Advantage or Frontline topical flea preventatives

Dog toys. Kong toys, hard rubber bones (Nylabone, etc.), tennis balls, rope bones

Cat toys. Balls with bells, catnip toys, fur mice, etc. Nothing with strings, please.

Food and water bowls, all sizes (metal only; no plastic bowls please)

Pet carriers and cages, all sizes

Rabbit pellets and alfalfa hay

Hamster food and treats

Peanut butter

Heating pads

Chew sticks, exercise balls, wheels, and small cardboard boxes for pocket pets

Towels, blankets or rugs, any size, new or used

Thanks in advance for your donations!  Now I'll turn it over to Master!

Welcome to another season of Purdue Football!  We will have a great crowd at the tailgate for the first game and we're looking forward to seeing everyone! 

Back in 2008 Brendan Less commented to me that at some point our tailgate was going to turn into a "romper room" environment.  Little did he know at that time he would be adding to the "brood" of second generation of Stone Cold Tailgaters.  This first game will be the culmination of that prophecy as we host not only the usual members but eight of their children!  (I hear that Purdue Pete is planning to drop by the house to leave a little something for these second generation tailgaters.)

We will be celebrating the music and attitude of Jimmy Buffet this weekend with our "Cheeseburger in Paradise" tailgate.  Goodness knows that we need the pleasant feelings that weekend at the beach can bring when we are preparing for our football team and I think that a Parrothead tailgate is just what we need.  We all know about the struggles of Purdue Football 2013, but we will try to forget the struggles and remember the great tailgating as we move forward to 2014.

Our menu will of course be cheeseburgers with all the fixin's and of course French fried potatoes as the song says.  The normal selection of hard liquor, mixers, and beer will be available along with a special "Boat Drink" available only for this tailgate.

I look forward to hosting everyone at the house on Friday night, we'll have a great time I'm sure and hopefully we won't scare the kids too much!

Saturday August 30, 2014
8:00 a.m.      Depart the House
8:15 a.m.      Arrive D Lot
10:00 a.m.    Lunch Ready
11:30 a.m.    Depart for Game
12:00 p.m.    Kickoff

We will be leaving the house around 8 a.m., but given that we have so many people we are not going to be able to ride together in just the Ambulance and the Element.  We will determine how many vehicles we will need on Saturday morning.  After the game everyone is welcome to come back to the tailgate to hang out and discuss the thrilling start to the season!