Creation88
06-19-2007, 12:03 PM
so, my dad knows a guy that basically coordinates all of the major sporting events in SA including the Final Four, The Army All-American Bowl, the Cowboys Training Camp, and luckily the SPURS Championship Celebration!
so we got to go down to the Marina to decorate the floats for the River Parade. here are some pics:
http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/787/spurschampionshipcelebrhz6.jpg
http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/5218/spurschampionshipcelebrju0.jpg
so after some hard work down in the Marina (6-7 hours worth of decorating the floats) me and my buddies took off to be with our dads since it was Father's Day. after visiting me and my brother decided to go back downtown because we knew the SPURS were loading the floats at the Westin Hotel and luckily we had STAFF VIP-type PASSES. woo-hoo!
so luckily we ran into the guy that got us the gig on the way over and he was heading to the Westin too. we tried getting down to Riverwalk level through the hotel and it wasn't allowed so we went around to the outside and GOT DOWN!
there we had the opportunity to see most of the players up close and personal as they walked literally 2" from us to load the floats!
http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/4663/spurschampionshipcelebrdb5.jpg
i asked Finley how it felt and he replied "it feels GREAT!"
http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/5493/spurschampionshipcelebrvc6.jpg
MANU and FAB
http://img129.imageshack.us/img129/5127/spurschampionshipcelebrro3.jpg
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/883/spurschampionshipcelebrlo5.jpg
Iceman already on the Float
http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/6758/spurschampionshipcelebrxd8.jpg
POP
http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/6311/spurschampionshipcelebrvp8.jpg
Tim Duncan up close and personal! i got to shake his hand and say "Thanks!" classic TIM though, no emotion. :lol:
http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/4629/spurschampionshipcelebrmp8.jpg
http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/1226/spurschampionshipcelebrnw6.jpg
Bruce with his cute kid
http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/1429/spurschampionshipcelebrbo0.jpg
that was awesome. after that we got to go to the Dome with our Staff Passes and got some t-shirts and got the opportunity to sit on the FLOOR for the dome. here some pics.
http://img79.imageshack.us/img79/2503/spurschampionshipcelebrmf0.jpg
http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/5741/spurschampionshipcelebrzs0.jpg
http://img501.imageshack.us/img501/6403/spurschampionshipcelebrax0.jpg
http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/9859/spurschampionshipcelebrsk8.jpg'
http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/4475/spurschampionshipcelebram9.jpg
all in all it was an awesome day. i got to talk to Finley and tell TIM and BRUCE thanks. great day. i even got a full box of those Championship placards/posters. great great day that i won't soon forget.
the only one's we missed were Tony and Eva since they were the 4th float.
so we got to go down to the Marina to decorate the floats for the River Parade. here are some pics:
http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/787/spurschampionshipcelebrhz6.jpg
http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/5218/spurschampionshipcelebrju0.jpg
so after some hard work down in the Marina (6-7 hours worth of decorating the floats) me and my buddies took off to be with our dads since it was Father's Day. after visiting me and my brother decided to go back downtown because we knew the SPURS were loading the floats at the Westin Hotel and luckily we had STAFF VIP-type PASSES. woo-hoo!
so luckily we ran into the guy that got us the gig on the way over and he was heading to the Westin too. we tried getting down to Riverwalk level through the hotel and it wasn't allowed so we went around to the outside and GOT DOWN!
there we had the opportunity to see most of the players up close and personal as they walked literally 2" from us to load the floats!
http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/4663/spurschampionshipcelebrdb5.jpg
i asked Finley how it felt and he replied "it feels GREAT!"
http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/5493/spurschampionshipcelebrvc6.jpg
MANU and FAB
http://img129.imageshack.us/img129/5127/spurschampionshipcelebrro3.jpg
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/883/spurschampionshipcelebrlo5.jpg
Iceman already on the Float
http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/6758/spurschampionshipcelebrxd8.jpg
POP
http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/6311/spurschampionshipcelebrvp8.jpg
Tim Duncan up close and personal! i got to shake his hand and say "Thanks!" classic TIM though, no emotion. :lol:
http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/4629/spurschampionshipcelebrmp8.jpg
http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/1226/spurschampionshipcelebrnw6.jpg
Bruce with his cute kid
http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/1429/spurschampionshipcelebrbo0.jpg
that was awesome. after that we got to go to the Dome with our Staff Passes and got some t-shirts and got the opportunity to sit on the FLOOR for the dome. here some pics.
http://img79.imageshack.us/img79/2503/spurschampionshipcelebrmf0.jpg
http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/5741/spurschampionshipcelebrzs0.jpg
http://img501.imageshack.us/img501/6403/spurschampionshipcelebrax0.jpg
http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/9859/spurschampionshipcelebrsk8.jpg'
http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/4475/spurschampionshipcelebram9.jpg
all in all it was an awesome day. i got to talk to Finley and tell TIM and BRUCE thanks. great day. i even got a full box of those Championship placards/posters. great great day that i won't soon forget.
the only one's we missed were Tony and Eva since they were the 4th float.