Official Extremeskins Tailgate 09/10/2017 vs Philadelphia Eagles

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OFFICIAL EXTREMESKINS TAILGATE

[SEP 10, 2017]

 

  VS  

 

HAIL TO DALE "BIG COUNTRY" MCCORD !

  

This year, our very own Extremeskins Tailgate bartender and charity coordinator Dale McCord AKA "Big Country" was inducted into the Pro Football Ultimate Fan Association (PFUFA) at the NFL Hall of Fame in Canton. This is a major honor, so please make sure you congratulate him, when you swing by to donate to our Annual Charity, or grabbing a Apple Pie Moonshine. PFUFA's mission: "To promote the fellowship of all fans, encourage sportsmanship and support charitable activities". All PFUFA members must carry their challenge coin on them at all times, so make sure you ask to see it when you see him!

 

PFUFA Class of 2017

 

 

WHAT IS IT ?

 

The Extremeskins Tailgate has become an institution at Fedex Field, and it is because of all the members involved. The dedication, hard work and investments by folks year in and year out is second to none. This tailgate is getting bigger every year and is well respected because of our passion, our friendly welcoming environment and the charity we do. The Redskins organization has recognized our contributions and how we present ourselves and because of that, has recognized our tailgate as official Redskins Fan Captains. Let's continue to do our best as one of the best tailgates at Fedex Field!

 

Once again, the Extremeskins Tailgate will have containers available for the Extremeskins Charity Funds. There will be two containers. One container will be for pop tabs (the little tabs on the top of aluminum beer and soda cans)... this is to benefit the Ronald McDonald House. If you drink a beer or coke, don't forget to take off the tab and put it in the container before throwing away!!! The other container will be for monetary donations, and will be for the Official Extremeskins Charity selected this year: K9s for Warriors. At the end of the year, 100% of the money collected will be submitted to the charity. Please check the charity threads! Please donate what you can, there are needy folks out there that can use our help!

 

PLEASE NOTE: For this tailgate, we will be foregoing our donations to K9s For Warriors, and instead be forwarding ALL Donations to the Victims of the Hurricane Harvey. If you wish to donate, please bring either cash or gift card donations. For more information, please contact myself, Dale (Big Country) or Huly.

 

                          

 

I am sure most of you are familiar with our tailgate threads, but I like to emphasize that we try to be as organized as we possibly can (yes it is like trying to herd cats). Before you start asking questions, please read this entire post, as it most likely will answer any questions you have. At the bottom of this post you will see 2 sections: “Needed Items” and “Posted Items”. We are a Potluck Style tailgate, so we ask that if you plan on attending, please check both sections to see what we need and what people are bringing. If you are trying to decide what is best to bring, food and drinks are the best items. I will keep the lists updated as frequently as I can.

 

 

WHEN IS IT ?

 

September 10th, 8:00 am - 12:15 pm.

 

Thanks to our new home in the RedZone Lot, we get an additional hour of tailgate time that the other lots do not (other lots only have 4 hours). We typically start packing up the tailgate around 30 minutes before the game, but don’t worry, there are still plenty of people to hang around with to chat about the game.

 

Many of us arrive early and pre-tailgate or just chat it up on the RedZone Lot entry road (see “Where Is It” section) before the parking lot opens… you can usually find a bunch of us at the very front of the line.

 

Post-game tailgate times vary... normally it is as soon as everyone gets back out to the lots. End time varies based upon the mood of the fans and the time of the game.

 

 

WHERE IS IT ?

 

We are located in the new RedZone Lot.

 

Specifically we are located at RZ30 / B30 (pole marker) at the corner of the lot closest to the stadium (along Hill Oaks Rd). You will see our yellow jeep there, with flags flying including a black flag with our “X” logo.

 

Click the image to see larger version

 

If you have parking passes for the RedZone Lot, and this is your first time, it can be a little difficult finding the entry road. If you do a Google Maps search for: “Redzone parking”, you will see where the entry road is.

 

Here are the directions per the Redskins (Belle Haven Drive):

 

• From Northern Virginia, Howard, Montgomery and Anne Arundel Counties: Take I-495/I-95 to Exit 19 (US Route 50 East). Once travelling east take Exit 8 for MD-704. Turn left at the light and continue on MD-704 for 4 miles. Turn left onto Belle Haven Drive, then turn left onto Sheriff Rd. The entrance to the RedZone lot will be on your right in 1/2 mile.

 

• From Washington DC: US Route 50 East to Exit 8 for MD-704. Turn left at the light and continue on MD-704 for 4 miles. Turn left onto Belle Haven Drive, then turn left onto Sheriff Rd. The entrance to the RedZone lot will be on your right in 1/2 mile.

 

I prefer this route (from 495):

•  

1.  - Take exit 17B to merge onto MD-202 W/Landover Rd toward Bladensburg
2.  - At the first light, turn left onto Brightseat Rd

•  - Make the first turn right onto Sheriff Rd

•  - Make the second turn left onto Belle Haven Dr

•  - Follow Belle Haven Dr straight into the Redzone parking lot

•  - Go to the opposite corner of the lot (closest to the stadium and Hill Oaks Rd)

 

If you can’t find parking passes to the RedZone Lot, I would recommend getting passes to the “A” Lot, whether it be Green, Orange, or Platinum.

 

WHO CAN COME ?

 

All are welcome… the more the merrier! We originally started this tailgate for the members of the Extremeskins message board, but it has expanded into something much bigger. We are extremely welcoming of all fans regardless of who you root for. We only ask one thing to all of those who attend: treat others as you would want to be treated. We appreciate some minor razzing back and forth, but please keep it civil. We do not tolerate any physical violence, threats, property damage, etc of any kind! Fans of all ages are welcome to attend, we tend to always have a few kids around (we have non-alcoholic options).

 

We love fans who want to eat, drink, talk football and be merry! We are all fans of the game and want to have a good time. As the Hogettes always say: Hate the team, not the fan!

 

WHAT CAN I DO ?

 

THIS IS IMPORTANT! We are a potluck style tailgate. What does that mean? The tailgate’s success depends on everyone’s participation! Rather than making monetary donations, we absolutely need people to bring food, drinks and supplies. We understand some folks coming from out of town are limited in what they can bring, so in those cases, monetary contributions are welcome (but not solicited). But for people who have the capability of bringing something, we can’t eat money (well we could, but it’s not that tasty). Please see the “Needed Items” section for what you can bring. But what do we really want to see? We want to see you bring your favorite special dishes. Something you make that you or others love to eat! We love to see new items at the tailgate, and that is what makes our tailgate special.

 

If you are bringing something that needs to be cooked at the tailgate, you can reach out in this thread or on our facebook group page to see if anyone has grill space (it’s up to you to coordinate with anyone who does). What I highly recommend is to bring your own portable grill. If you don’t have one, they can be bought pretty cheap, and once you make that investment, you too could be part of our core tailgating crew!

 

This tailgate has been around for quite a while. The thing that has really kept it going are our core tailgaters. These are folks who are the “heart” of this tailgate. These are the folks who come on a consistent basis (if not every game), and make significant donations in food, drinks and supplies. These are the folks you see at every tailgate cooking up food for everyone to enjoy. We have been very lucky to grab a core tailgater here and there over the years, but we are looking for more. If you want to join this elite group, please let us know!! We are always on the lookout for more!

 

Please try to post in this thread, or on our facebook group page what you are bringing. Please see our “Needed Items” section below, if you have questions on what to bring. The biggest thing we need of course is food & drinks!

 

WHO DO I CONTACT ?

 

This thread gets high traffic by many of our tailgate veterans. I highly recommend that if you have any questions regarding details of our tailgate, that you post them here. 99% of any questions you may have should be easily answered here.

 

Many of the members of our tailgate also frequent our facebook group page (Extremeskins Tailgaters). You may post questions here as well. I you are not a member, just request to join, and we will approve your request as soon as possible. The facebook group can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/28387710874/

 

If you are unable to get your question or request answered via these two methods, you may shoot either Huly (skinshuly@gmail.com) or I (pez@gwu.edu) an email.

 

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NEEDED ITEMS

 

Drinks:

•  - Soda

•  - Water

•  - Beer/Mixed Drinks/Spirits

•  - Items for "The Bar" (Dale McCord will post needed items)

 

Food:

•  - Hamburgers w/Buns

•  - Hot Dogs w/Buns

•  - Sausages, Brats, etc w/Buns

•  - Grilled chicken, steak, etc

•  - Other Protein items (Shrimp/pork/beef/chicken/etc... surprise us!)

•  - Side items (pasta salad, macaroni salad, veggie tray, etc)

•  - Desserts (cookies, brownies, pies, cakes)

•  - Condiments (ketchup, mustard, onions, tomatoes, lettuce, etc)

•  - Dips, salsa, etc

 

Supplies:

•  - Grills (we never have enough!)

•  - Canopy's/Tents

•  - Tables (another item we always need!)

•  - Games (beer pong/cornhole/lasso golf/etc)

•  - Coolers with Ice

•  - Plastic Cups

•  - Plasticware (forks/knives/spoons)

•  - Paper Plates

•  - Napkins/Paper Towels

 

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POSTED ITEMS

 

Drinks:

•  - “The Bar” (Dale)

 

Food:

•  - TBD (Pez/Huly)

•  

Supplies:

•  - Flagpoles/Flags (Pez/Huly)

•  - 1 Canopy (Pez/Huly)

•  - 1 Table (Pez/Huly)

•  - 2 Chairs (Pez/Huly)

 

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[Skinsfan1311]

London broil,

Buffalo Trace(for the bar),

Rolls & fixins' for post-tailgate,

Grill & charcoal,

Table,

Chairs,

Cooler,

Canopy, (weather permitting),

Huly''s sweet tea,

Other stuff, TBD

 

[BigCountry17]

Hey everyone the first game is coming up quick!! Can't wait to see all of you guys! The bar needs whatever y'all are bringing to share! This game we will be stepping aside from our normal tailgate charity. We will be collecting donations and Walmart gift cards for those affected by hurricane Harvey. For those who bring soda please no two liter bottles I prefer cans it is much easier to dispose and tabs is always needed for the Ronald McDonald house! Looking forward to seeing y'all!!

[CaptScott019]

Bringing shrimp ****tail. 

[BigFing]

I'll be there with my dad we are flying in so we will bring beer a bottle of vodka and some snacks foods we find at the store.

[HouseBowlrz]

On 9/4/2017 at 6:29 AM, Skinsfan1311 said:

London broil,

Buffalo Trace(for the bar),

Rolls & fixins' for post-tailgate,

Grill & charcoal,

Table,

Chairs,

Cooler,

Canopy, (weather permitting),

Huly''s sweet tea,

Other stuff, TBD

 

 

I had given thought to some flank but I'll defer to another game and focus on the U-15 shrimp and asparagus.  I will have some Aidells pineapple and bacon chicken brats on hand as they were doing their thing in Chantilly CostCo a couple of weekends ago.  I'm not sure what the others in my group are bringing foodwise; one did mention a meat as well as a pasta salad.  (I might grab a dozen bagels for munching while waiting for the gates to open.)

 

Edit 08-Sep-17: four pound bag of U-15 shrimp; two 2-lb bags of asparagus; undetermined amount of Aidels pineapple bacon chicken brat five-packs; a dozen bagels (six onion, six cinnamon raisin) for the 0600 lineup.

 

Two canopies; two six-foot tables (one primarily for food); gas grill with mini-propane canisters.

 

Note: post subject to edits as more info comes in.

[Skinsfan1311]

4 hours ago, HouseBowlrz said:

 

I had given thought to some flank but I'll defer to another game and focus on the U-15 shrimp and asparagus.  I will have some Aidells pineapple and bacon chicken brats on hand as they were doing their thing in Chantilly CostCo a couple of weekends ago.  I'm not sure what the others in my group are bringing foodwise; one did mention a meat as well as a pasta salad.  (I might grab a dozen bagels for munching while waiting for the gates to open.)

 

Two canopies; two six-foot tables (one primarily for food); gas grill with mini-propane canisters.

 

Note: post subject to edits as more info comes in.

Thanks, sounds great! The asparagus and shrimp are excellent.

Doc cleared me, yesterday, to drink alcohol again, in moderation, of course,  just in time for the opener.

 

 

[HouseBowlrz]

3 hours ago, Skinsfan1311 said:

Thanks, sounds great! The asparagus and shrimp are excellent.

Doc cleared me, yesterday, to drink alcohol again, in moderation, of course,  just in time for the opener.

 

 

 

Just for you, Rick ... 

[Stugein]

I'm bringing some booze for the bar, the beer cooler, *cough*an Eagles fan*cough*, cornhole (naturally), snacks and and some sort of protein (still TBD).  Sadly the pretzel factories don't open early enough on Sundays for me to get pretzels fresh.  Maybe I can grab a box the night before, they just won't be hot.

[Skinsfan1311]

31 minutes ago, Stugein said:

I'm bringing some booze for the bar, the beer cooler, *cough*an Eagles fan*cough*, cornhole (naturally), snacks and and some sort of protein (still TBD).  Sadly the pretzel factories don't open early enough on Sundays for me to get pretzels fresh.  Maybe I can grab a box the night before, they just won't be hot.

They're not hot by the time you get there anyway, or do I just wait too long to snag one?

We need to discuss Philly road-trip trip while we're there. # of people going, getting tix, tailgating,  etc

[Stugein]

37 minutes ago, Skinsfan1311 said:

They're not hot by the time you get there anyway, or do I just wait too long to snag one?

 

 

They're usually still warm when I get there, but not "fresh off the oven" hot.  I could pick them up the night before but then I'd be worried that they'd not only be not hot, but tough as well.  I don't know if we could still considering them "soft" pretzels.

 

And yeah we'll discuss Philly trip for sure.

[Skinsfan1311]

4 hours ago, Stugein said:

 

They're usually still warm when I get there, but not "fresh off the oven" hot.  I could pick them up the night before but then I'd be worried that they'd not only be not hot, but tough as well.  I don't know if we could still considering them "soft" pretzels.

 

And yeah we'll discuss Philly trip for sure.

 

After enough of those "probably" beers, who cares?

[Skinsfan1311]

An EStailgate is a kick-ass event.

It's a great time, lots of good food and great people.

Many of us at the tailgate spend a lot of time, effort and money into making the tailgate a great experience. Just look at the menu and the stuff people are bringing, (shrimp, steaks, brats, salmon, wings, desserts, top shelf liquor, beer, etc.)

Many of the same people are spending an awful lot of time both at home, and at the tailgate, cooking up the food. Don't get me wrong, it's a labor of of love.

My issue, (which is shared by of some of our ES bretheren who step up each week), is the person who shows up with a $2.00 bag of chips, or a bottle of soda, then proceeds to scarf up shrimp, ribeyes, wings while throwing down multiple shots of top-shelf liquor, and good beer.

It happens at every tailgate.

Don't be that guy.

Thanks!

Disclaimer: This certainly does not apply to the people who have to take the Metro and/or can only carry so much. We used to take the Metro and park in the Blue lot, so we are well aware of the logistic

[TK]

WASHINGTON REDSKINS VS. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES

SEPTEMBER 10, 2017

RedZone Parking Lot Opens at 8:00AM All Other Parking Lots Open at 9:00AM  Gates Open at 11:00AM  Kickoff at 1:00PM

[Ron Burgundy and Gold]

Football is finally back in the DMV! Ready to see my skins do some damage this year. First time reaching out to the group, and going to the tailgate. Looks like you guys know how to prep for a skins game. Coming up to the game with a buddy of mine, and .Plan on Bringing:

 

1) Fireball for the bar

2) Cooler of beer for us

3) Chocolate Donuts, best with beer in the am

4) Some kind of meat on a stick. Does anyone have room on their grill?

 

Is that enough food/drinks, Anything else the group needs? If anyone needs help on the grill, I know may way around one

 

HTTR!!

Justin

[Skinsfan1311]

10 minutes ago, Ron Burgundy and Gold said:

Football is finally back in the DMV! Ready to see my skins do some damage this year. First time reaching out to the group, and going to the tailgate. Looks like you guys know how to prep for a skins game. Coming up to the game with a buddy of mine, and .Plan on Bringing:

 

1) Fireball for the bar

2) Cooler of beer for us

3) Chocolate Donuts, best with beer in the am

4) Some kind of meat on a stick. Does anyone have room on their grill?

 

Is that enough food/drinks, Anything else the group needs? If anyone needs help on the grill, I know may way around one

 

HTTR!!

Justin

Sounds good!  

We can always use paper plates, which we seem to run out of towards the end of the tailgate.   There should be ample grill space and, when I'm not using ours, you're welcome to it.

 

[HouseBowlrz]

13 hours ago, Skinsfan1311 said:

Sounds good!  

We can always use paper plates, which we seem to run out of towards the end of the tailgate.   There should be ample grill space and, when I'm not using ours, you're welcome to it.

 

 

I packed some paper plates which might come in handy for the AM bagels during the lineup.

 

13 hours ago, Ron Burgundy and Gold said:

Football is finally back in the DMV! Ready to see my skins do some damage this year. First time reaching out to the group, and going to the tailgate. Looks like you guys know how to prep for a skins game. Coming up to the game with a buddy of mine, and .Plan on Bringing:

 

1) Fireball for the bar

2) Cooler of beer for us

3) Chocolate Donuts, best with beer in the am

4) Some kind of meat on a stick. Does anyone have room on their grill?

 

Is that enough food/drinks, Anything else the group needs? If anyone needs help on the grill, I know may way around one

 

HTTR!!

Justin

Same here with respect to my grill.  And I did get the second one in the car with a bit of finagling so we'll have plenty of heat.

 

 

[FS#21]

Post pictures of the Food guys. Always curious to see the Day's menu finished product.

[ixcuincle]

Bringing some beers for the boys,  on the way to FedEx Field atm 

[HouseBowlrz]

Great tailgate for the regular season opener !!   I wish the same could be said for the score of the game itself.

 

Justin and Eric ... glad to have met you both today; look forward to future collaborations.

 

Finally, thanks to everyone for some great grub and the help with set up/tear down.

 

Until Oakland ... 

 

 

HAIL !!