OK, I’ve now officially lived in L.A.
longer than any other city outside of my beloved hometown of Detroit. How it is that I’ve done it without
catching at least one game at Dodger Stadium is a mystery.
I made my virgin voyage to the stadium earlier this summer
to catch the Police reunion concert (awesome show, and Stewart Copeland is
among the greatest rock drummers of all-time), and was immediately taken by the
grandeur of the place.
So when I got the call that there was a ticket available for last night’s game
against the Washington Nationals, I was intrigued. When I found out that the ticket was in
the LA Times executive suite, I couldn’t say “oh HELL yes!” fast enough.
The field shot above is the view from the suite. But really, I
should’ve been taking pictures of the elaborate and calorie-laden spread inside
the room. I mean, the Dodger Dog station alone was enough to bring tears of joy
to my eyes (or maybe it was just the onions). The refrigerator full of beer
quickly became my new best friend. But then, the magic happened. The dessert
cart arrived.
The dessert cart was loaded with piles of the most decadent
displays of confectionary magic this side of the last time you got stoned and
ended up in front of the bakery counter at Auntie Em’s Kitchen. The Red Velvet cake was divine, and the
carrot cake was among the best I’ve ever tasted. I couldn’t even look at the
Snickers cheesecake. But this was my favorite treat found on the cart.
A candy apple covered in M&Ms? Is this a baseball game
or the munchies room at the Cannabis Cup?
By the time we rolled ourselves out of the stadium at the
end of the game, our Dodger heroes had come from behind to beat the Nationals in a blaze of glory. Think Blue!
There are still plenty of games to take in before the season
ends. And I hear that they can be as much if not more fun in the cheap
seats as they are in an executive suite. Plus you can stuff your face just as righteously as the fatcats upstairs with their all-you-can-eat deal. I’ll try it one of these days, but not
before I get my hands on some of that Snickers cheesecake in the suite. And another Dodger
Dog. And maybe a couple more Heinekens…
August 28, 2007 2:07 PM |
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