A sad, sad day

Last Sunday was the fourth annual "Kate and Maggie go to the Broncos-Raiders" game day. I've posted about it before, but this year's game had a decidedly different flavor.

The day started off promisingly - Maggie and I both got there early and had a good time roaming around in the tailgate areas making some new friends with Broncos fans and Raiders fans alike. One of the more creative jabs at the Broncos that we saw was this make-shift portapottie that one group had set up in the back of the lot. I apologize if this photo offends anyone, but I thought it was pretty funny. In case you can't read it, the "bucket" is labelled "White Donkey Beer".

Morale was high on both sides of the parking lot, and everyone was having a good time. Improbably, we even ran into a Raiders fan we had taken a picture of two years ago, and he graciously posed for a sequel this year. He has the exact same haircut that he had back then, which makes me wonder if he really goes through life with "RAIDERS" carved into the back of his head or if that is just a special Broncos-game-day "do".

We headed into the stadium about an hour before the game and found our seats (about 30 rows up in one of the corners of the stadium). We happened to be surrounded by a big group of female Raiders fans, which was an interesting twist. They were just as knowledgeable and pumped-up as we were, so we had a good time bantering back and forth. Anyway, the day went downhill from there, as the Broncos turned in one of their worst performances of the season. We were really never in the game and ended up losing 34-20. This was the first year we've left the Coliseum without a victory and Maggie and I were both very very sad.

Notes of consolation will be accepted in lieu of flower arrangements.