by Alyssa Wernham

Now that school is back in session, it can only mean one thing: tailgate parties! Make yours the best with these helpful hints and recipes for the perfect parking lot soiree!

The Basics:

1. Wear your team colors! An inexperienced tailgater might not think of this, but it is important to be a true blue fan—or green, or crimson…
2. Arrive 3-4 hours early, and stay 1-2 hours after. In order to get maximum tailgating time, 3-4 hours early gives you time to set up games, stoke up your grill, and get cooking!  Staying 1-2 hours after gives you enough time to pack up, and beats the traffic jam out of the parking lot!
3. Seek out an optimal parking spot, preferably near a grassy area. This allows your tailgate party to have a wider space for sitting, playing games, and just hanging out.
4. Have a banner (or two!) that everyone can see from a distance. This way, your group can see where you are, and others can see you. Pretty soon, your tailgate will be the happening spot in the parking lot!

When I heard the NFL re-instated Michael Vick for league play I was disappointed. My first thought was, “Who the He** would want to sign that pariah?” I was relieved when I found out several teams didn’t even want to touch him. Then I find out last night that the Philadelphia Eagles signed him. My reason for loving fall is now blown!

This weekend was busy! Not to mention a hot one. But you knew that already. I was out gallivanting around the Valley making appearances at Spring on 4^th in Bethlehem, the Bethlehem Skateplaza Benefit Show at Blue Sky Café, and hitting up the sidelines at the Easton-P’burg Replay Game at Lafayette.

First it was my radio, boom box, and then my Walkman. I have, over the course of the last several years, shed all my audio toys for iTunes downloads and a device I clip to my shirt that is so small I just know I am going to loose it. Now it looks like my precious TV is the next to go. Oh no!