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ON THE COVER 9 Titletown is Tailgatetown GRILLS AND GEAR Welcome! In the fall of 1992, a 22-year-old Carolina boy found himself in a foreign land. It was the state of Wisconsin, Land of the Cheeseheads. His college football game experiences were plenty, but his NFL experiences were minimal. He’d only experienced the Atlanta Falcons and Washington Redskins as a kid. As an avid sports fan, attending a Green Bay Packers game was number one on the bucket list for obvious reasons. When meeting new people in town it seemed that all conversations led to a discussion of the Packers, and everyone—men and women—had an incredible depth of passion and understanding about Packers teams past and present. Every time this young man would mention a desire to go to a game, people would chuckle, say good luck, and wish him deep pockets for scalping tickets, which are nearly impossible to get with a waiting list that is 30 years long. It looked like his exposure to the Green Bay Packers would be restricted to sports bars and strangers’ homes on gameday, which was a pretty amazing experience in itself. Then a vendor called with an invitation. It was not an invitation to just any game; it was the Bears game. The tailgating started four hours before the game with a group of eight fans grilling brats on a charcoal grill, drinking Old Style, sharing stories, making predictions about the game, and embracing the experience with the tens of thousands of others doing the same thing. After a few hours, the group made its way to a jam-packed sports bar and then onto the stadium. More Old Style, cold bleacher seating, intense fans, and a Packers win left a lasting impression, and the tailgating fire for a Southern boy nicknamed Lil Big was stoked. Twenty-two years have passed, and I’m a man now. But when I was invited recently to visit Green Bay, I felt the same excitement I did as an unseasoned boy. As much as Lambeau Field has changed, the core is the same. The fans’ passion for their team and for tailgating runs deep. It is one of those special places that should be experienced first-hand. Titletown is Tailgatetown and should be number one on all tailgating bucket lists. ENJOY THE FALL! Stacey “Lil Big” Moore Publisher @LilBig02 FOOD AND DRINK 18 Condiments to Kick Up Your Tailgate 21 Quick-Prep Recipes 22 Grab a Growler to Go FANS AND THRILLS 26 Tailgate Queen: Gameday Fashion 30  Featured Tailgating Group: Krewe of Crown—Road Purple Hooligans 32 Fantasy Football: Never Lose a Season 33 Carolinas Cornhole Tour 34 Tailgaters on Social Media 5 30 22 W. STACEY MOORE III: Managing Director FOR MARKETING AND ADVERTISING I N QU I R I E S , C O N TA C T : DESIGN & PRODUCTION BY SPARK PUBLICATIONS: W. STACEY MOORE III: Managing Director [email protected] MELISA LAVERGNE: Editor MICHAEL KEAN: Business Development I N S I D E TA I L G AT I N G I S P R O D U C E D B Y TA I L G AT I N G V E N T U R E S , L L C : [email protected] 704-595-7603 ZACK HILL: Content Director [email protected] 5 Grills for Grrrillas 14 Outlaw: Past, Present and Future 17 BBQ Propane Pressure Gauges MERISSA JONES: Lead Designer [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] LARRY PRESLAR: Creative Director [email protected] For information about distribution, newsstand sales or investment and franchise opportunities, please contact Stacey Moore at [email protected]. Inside Tailgating Volume 3, Issue 5, Fall 2014, Copyright© 2014 by Tailgating Ventures, LLC. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part without permission is prohibited. Inside Tailgating™ is the trademark of Tailgating Ventures, LLC. Printed in the United States of America. Check out more at www.insidetailgating.com 3