Hanging with St. Louligans and Pulling a Tallboy

Yesterday afternoon (13 November), I drove out to World Wide Technology Soccer Park for a tailgate with the St. Louligans. They were meeting up before the MLS Next U-16 and U-17 boys matches between St. Louis Scott Gallagher and St. Louis City SC.

I brought in a 24 ounce (709.8 ml) can of Milwaukee's Best Ice (aka Beast) to contribute to Tallboy Roulette. Before that event, they had Uncle Claude's Yard Sale, named for the St. Louligans' Claude Karraker. Surplus soccer shirts and scarves were put up for sale for $5 each. I bought two shirts--one each of KS Cracova and SK Rapid Wien--plus a Charleston Battery scarf.

Then, it was time for Tallboy Roulette. Those of us who agreed to participate donated a can and $2 for the right to take part, and we had to drink all of what we selected. One by one, we reached into one of two buckets filled with cans and ice. I pulled out a can of Pabst Blue Ribbon, which I was able to drink up in about 30 minutes.

Just before kickoff, we walked into West Community Stadium for the U16 match. The St. Louligans gathered in Section 8, located in the southeast corner of the stadium, to watch the action. I was able to watch the first half and early in the second half before I had to leave for a volunteer shift with the St. Louis International Film Festival. (St. Louis Scott Gallagher won the U16 match 5-4; St. Louis City SC won the U17 match 6-1.)

It was fun getting back together with the St. Louligans, who plan to gather at these matches in the coming months. Plus, I added to my soccer shirt and scarf collection with some unique items. Best of all, the tailgate raised funds for the St. Louis Area Foodbank, a most worthy cause. Wins all around.

Later.

Websites of Entities Mentioned in This Post:

World Wide Technology Soccer Park: St. Louis Scott Gallagher — Club Soccer in Saint Louis (slsgsoccer.com)

St. Louligans: Saint Louligans – Supporting Soccer in the St. Louis Area – St. Louligans – Supporting St. Louis Soccer (stlouligans.com)

MLS Next: MLS NEXT - Youth Soccer Reimagined (mlssoccer.com)

St. Louis Scott Gallagher: St. Louis Scott Gallagher — Club Soccer in Saint Louis (slsgsoccer.com)

St. Louis City SC: St. Louis CITY SC | Home - St. Louis CITY SC (stlcitysc.com)

St. Louis Area Foodbank: St. Louis Area Foodbank | Member of Feeding America (stlfoodbank.org)