As an appreciation to Vikings season ticket holders, we were able to visit the Metrodome the evening of Saturday, December 28th, the day before the last game in the dome, ever. We were allowed to walk on the field, have our pictures taken next to the goal posts and on the 50 yard line. You could sit on the Vikings bench and tour the locker room. Besides having our photos taken, we did all of the above. The locker room was the big attraction with the longest line. They did not allow you to take any pictures in the locker room and there security people all over the room. The room was very small and I can only imagine they will have a state-of-the-art new locker room in the new stadium. Even the locker room in TCF Stadium will be a huge upgrade. Everyone's uniforms and gear were already in place for tomorrow's game. Most players had two to three pairs of shoes in their locker space but Adrian Peterson had 12-13 pairs of shoes.
After the open house portion, there was an interview with Vikings alumni including Matt Blair, Bob Lurtsema, Randall McDaniel and Robert Smith, hosted by Paul Allen.
At the end of the night, we each walked out with a commemorative poster of the All-Metrodome Team.
No comments:
Post a Comment