It's been a wild and crazy offseason for the Philadelphia Eagles, but things are finally starting to slow down a little bit. There isn't really much going on other than OTAs and mini-camps which will take place later this month and into June. Training camp is still two months away.
Thankfully, there's an excellent way to kill some time while we're all waiting for football to return. Remember the Rights To Ricky Sanchez / Liberty Ballers Lottery Party that took place last year? Well, it's happening again, and you're invited!
Last year's event was awesome. There were a ton of people there (including the BGN / BGN Radio crew) and it was so much fun. Don't just take my word for it, check it out:
Even if you're not a huge Sixers/basketball fan, trust me, you're going to want to be there. The Sixers can potentially get up to three first round picks, hence the #OneSixEleven hashtag. At the very least, they will get one. This is a big night because it could go a long way towards shaping the Sixers into an eventual championship contender.
Here's everything you need to know, which I stole from Michael Levin, which he stole from Spike Eskin:
five days till #OneSixEleven here's where you should be for it: http://t.co/hoQuIR0t81 pic.twitter.com/NGGfYZMOsI
— Spike Eskin (@SpikeEskin) May 14, 2015
THE BASICS
WHAT: The Second Annual Rights To Ricky Sanchez & Liberty Ballers Lottery Party
WHEN: Tuesday, May 19th, 6pm till WHENEVER (the Lottery itself will be around 8, but get there early)
WHERE: The fabulous Buffalo Wild Wings at 9701 Roosevelt Boulevard (at Grant) in the great Northeast
COST: FREE AS HELL (All Ages)
WHAT ELSE: 10% of all proceeds will be going to the Alzheimer's Association of the Delaware Valley Junior Committee
FREE RIDES: Get a free first ride of up to $20 when you sign up for LYFT using the code ONESIXELEVEN. Get the app and sign up HERE.
MORE DETAILS
T-SHIRTS
If you ordered one of those sweet Trust The Process shirts from Cheesesteaktees for party pickup, you can do that! The t-shirts will be distributed in the back room (behind the glass) at Buffalo Wild Wings. Please bring the ID of the person who ordered the shirts, and the confirmation email (on your phone is fine) of your purchase. [if you want to buy one for delivery, you can do that here.]
Thank you, of course, to the folks at Cheesesteaktees for the production and selling of the shirts, and our friend Kevin Lennertz (@KevinLennertz) for the design.
Thanks to my wife for helping to man the t-shirt booth. Thanks to Tom Hogg from Cheesesteaktees for helping.
If you were an idiot and didn't order one, we will have a VERY LIMITED QUANTITY to sell on site, cash only.
FREE RIDES
A bunch of people were complaining that WAAAAHHHH the Northeast is too far and WAAAAAHHHH they wanted to drink. Now, thanks to the ridesharing service LYFT, you'll get a ride for free (up to $20). Just download the app, and enter promo code ONESIXELEVEN in the payments section of the app. Get the app HERE or on the Apple App Store or Google Play for Android. [Mike fully endorses Lyft over Uber.]
TIMING
People get there very early last year. You should do that this year as well. Because the lottery itself is about 10 minutes long, the party itself is mostly before the lottery happens. Of course, when we get #OneSixEleven, we'll stay all night. We'll start officially at 6pm, but Mike and Spike will be there earlier than that.
THE LIVE RICKY RECORDING
We'll be recording a LIVE version of The Rights To Ricky Sanchez (we think). It will start around 6:45. It might be a disaster, but we're going to try.
SPECIALS
It's TRADITIONAL TUESDAY at Buffalo Wild Wings, meaning wings are just .65 cents each. ARE YOU SERIOUS?! Eat a lot of them. Eat the hell out of them with their 16 signature sauces and five dry rubs. Also, if you can get there before 6pm, you can take advantage of their Happy Hour specials, including $3 select appetizers (Mozzarella sticks, Roasted Garlic Mushrooms, Chili con Queso Dip & tortilla chips, Mini Corn Dogs, a Regular sized order of Beer Battered Onion Rings and Tortila Chips & Salsa). They have $3 liquor specials for Absolut, Jack Daniels and Captain Morgan, as well as $3-$5 23oz Tall Draft Beers with 30 beers on tap!
Also, while you're there, sign up to host your Fantasy Football Draft Party at BWW. Book your Fantasy Football party with 10 or more people and receive a FF Draft Kit filled with: A draft board, stickers with the players names on them, (20) $5 coupons for future purchases, the Brag Flag, and (10) bottle openers with the BWW logo. The kits are limited, so book your party ASAP!
GIVEAWAYS
Thanks to our friend Marty at Sports Authority, we have a couple of sweet Sixers Starter satin jackets to give away. Buy all your Sixers gear at Sports Authority.
HASHTAG
The official hashtag of the event for all of your tweeting and Instagramming and Pinterest needs is #OneSixEleven.
BEHAVIOR
Behave yourself. Have a great time.
This is going to be a really fun time, and Spike, myself and everyone at LB is so amazed and thrilled that this event can happen at all, and can be as big as it seems like it will be. Remember, when the ping pong balls fall our way, you're going to need someone to hug.
*the Sixers are in no way involved with this party even though I took that logo and put it on the thing up top. sorry Sixers!
So come out! And let me know in the comments if you'll be there on Tuesday night.