X Games IX (534 hits)
Category: SportsRating: -0.5 on 5 reviews (Rate this item) (V)
Submitted by Rokinroj <rokinroj.at.hotmail.com> (View user info) at 2003-08-18 22:15:15 EDT
I went to the X Games this weekend with the hopes of seeing a few of the big name skaters, and checking out some of the events specifically the Moto X Big Air on Sunday. I brought my 11 yr. old, so a passing by someone like say Tony Hawk would have been huge for him.
Boy were we disappointed. Not only did we not see one of the athletes, there was a 90 minute line just to get in to the outside events. All the really big events were inside, and all events inside & outside were sold out hours before their scheduled start times, they oversold the venue by at least 3 times its capacity and then at 4:00pm said over the intercom that the indoor events were full to capacity and would not be letting anyone else into the Staples Center for the 7:00pm competition. Of course that is was the "Big Air" competition.
That sucked! We invested about 6 hours into waiting in lines and visiting a few promo booths and then waiting in line to leave. All in about 90 degree heat in LA.
X Games are coming to LA again next year but I think I'll just watch it on TV.
Rokinroj
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Submitted by EchoBoxing (user info) at 2004-10-10 19:28:20 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
hahahaha
Submitted by Rokinroj (user info) at 2003-08-21 01:50:48 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
Thanatos, whats your fucking problem? Sounds like you need to get laid.
Submitted by Thanatos (user info) at 2003-08-19 09:50:04 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
Or, just maybe, you could have watched that crap on tv.
Try a real sport, like skydiving, without the parachute. The world would be a better place.
Submitted by Illegal_Jose (user info) at 2003-08-19 00:08:23 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
X games rocked, I mean, when I could pay $1.25 and see it any day of the week here in RI...
Submitted by Bigmike (user info) at 2003-08-18 22:36:13 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Bummer. Sounds like they need to expand the venue. +2 for taking your kid.