Providence Roll Call

[Al DeFlorio]

Jim Hyla '67 wrote:

I'm going, alone unfortunately.:`(

Donna and I will keep you company, Jim.:-)

[DeltaOne81]

I'm thinking of scraping it. My main group totally fell apart, and I don't think I feel like dealing with more of this. I'll sleep on it, but I think I'll just be praying they're broadcasting it in Ithaca.

[Jeff Hopkins \'82]

I'll be there.

Ironically, I'll be staying in Harvard (sucks), Mass.  My sister lives there.

If anyone needs a ride from the Western burbs of Boston to Providence, let me know.

JH

[gtsully]

I'll be there with my 13-year old brother who loves the Red more than my other brother who actually went to Cornell, and I know of as many as 6 others who might be coming in seperately.  I won't be hitting any watering holes on Saturday night, though, for obvious reasons...

[ACM]

I just bought my ticket, so I guess I'm going.

[arik marks \'91]

Beej-

I'll be there along with the infamous Mr. Weintraub....perhaps I should bring earplugs?

Arik

[Lowell '99]

Make sure Weintraub brings the infamous red hankie.

[Steve M \'03]

Is anyone out there driving early sat. morning to providence?

[Jim Hyla]

Yes, but I'm leaving from Syr.. If you can get here by 6:00 AM, I'm going.

[dadeo]

I am going to the Worcester games on Friday, and then on to Providence on Saturday
If anyone is doing teh same and needs a ride/has a ride, LMK
LGR
dave

[Jeff Weintraub, \'91, \'95]

I've been following this entertaining and informative 'forum' for the last two years without writing in, but now that I've been mentioned twice by others in this particular topic, I guess it's finally time to break the ice.

Yes, I'll be in Providence with the same red hankie that saw countless numbers of fantastic Big Red sports highlights including everything from the last time a Big Red hoops team won an Ivy Title and played in the NCAA's in '88, to two Ivy titles for the football team in '88 and '90, to the miraculous come from behind overtime win by the visiting Big Red, who at the time could not have been larger underdogs, against Michigan (on their home ice) in the first game of the NCAA tournament in '91, when we tied the game with 0:03 seconds remaining and won it 0:16 seconds into the overtime! ... you should have seen the look on the faces of those Michigan fans!

Let's hope the good luck continues and we experience even better memorable moments this weekend and beyond.

Looking forward to seeing all of you ... and those considering not going, try your best to make it, as it is quite unlikely you'll have too many more opportunities in your lifetime to see the Big Red in this favorable a situation. Take advantage of it now if you possibly can pull it off. We really can't underestimate the importance of having as large a cheering section as possible, especially if we end up playing against BC on Sunday.

GO BIG RED!!!


P.S.: If anyone is having trouble getting a reservation in the Providence area, I found a place called the Johnson and Wales Inn (http://www.jwinn.com/), never been there, but rated 3 stars by AAA, apparently only 7 miles from the rink; it has lots of available rooms at reasonable rates (ask for a AAA rate-$81/night, which appears to be competitive for the area).

[Al DeFlorio]

Johnson & Wales is another...hotel school!  (And cooking and other professional kinds of things.)  

We stopped there once looking for a room and it was booked, but the place looked very nice in the public areas.

[CU at Stanford]

I will not be there, but Greg Hornby will...(oh, sorry, that was Greg Berge's thread :-D ).

Seriously, my good friend Toni Marks and her son Alex and I think two of Alex's friends will be there.  If you see a red-headed Swede with three teenage boys, be sure to say hello to her.  After all, she knows how to cheer for Murray in Swedish.  :-)

I am hoping to catch the Saturday game on TV here in CA, before boarding our flight for Venice, Italy.

Let's Go Red!

[Steve Forti \'02]

the ticket lady on the phone laughed when i told her i wanted my seats "as close to the cornell band as possible."

[Scott Goldsmith]

Me plus 2.