March 26th 4:30 Kickoff... The Revs HomeOpener... Survival Tips...

Get your grills and coolers ready, the Revolution's first home game is March, 26th vs. DC at 4:30pm.  That means, unless you make other arrangements, the tailgate lots open at 2:30.  So this must be something unique to American soccer... the tailgate... please let me know if I am wrong.  For those of you who a) aren't from the US or b) have lived under a rock your entire life, since many soccer stadiums aren't in neighborhoods like they are in other parts of the world there aren't really bars/pubs for supporters to go to before the match.  Now for us in New England our stadium is in the middle of absolutely nowhere and requires you to drive, since we drive we bring the party to the parking lots, beer food and all.

So many of you are used to this by now but we're going to give some suggestions...