I say just be patient. by next year many things will be different in first and in houston. for one thing, the planning committee will have much more time to make a colorful, festive atmosphere(1 year compared to 4 months). also, many of houstons major projects will be finished. reliant park will be fully completed, and the park between the dome and the stadium wil make for a great team hangout (even better than the giant a/c unit hidden beind the trees for the dome
). the metro light rail will be done, allowing teams to go from the competition to downtown or the mueseum district, which isn't too far from montrose where theres food, clubs, stores a just alot of fun. i know that im biased being from houston, but that just means i know the potential of the city. i think houston really wants first, and can turn this into a huge successful event. look at the rodeo, thats something several times bigger than first and is an event run very smoothly by the city. as for the people complaining about astroworld, the park sint even open to the public this time of year. be greatful. i like my theme parks to have quality rides; i dont need glitz and glamor. first is getting bigger every year, and they need room to grow. lord knows they have it in texas! so do go callin' my home sh**ty cuz you cant take a few ramps and a little walk like a man! sorry, texas pride got outta control there.
on a side note i'd like to say i loved chuck yeager's speech! best in the history of first(thousand times better than any disney exec.). it really is a shame we cant strap some bombs to our robots an blow the other guy up!