I AM SO PUMP UP FOR PHILLY~ HOLLA
COME SAY HI TO ME!
March 30,2006 Going to be the best day ever!
6:30 AM- 6:30 PM- Philly Regional
7:30 PM-11:00 PM- BILLY JOEL CONCERT
MARCH 31,2006
Waking up at 6:30 AM to do it all over again: priceless!
Well maybe not the concert but still.
That happened at UTC too. The venues were too close though as it made going out for dinner afterward quite difficult. Everyone going to the concert filled up the restaraunts in the area.
These two venues in Philly are not that close. The impact should be minimal.
I’m trying to go at least Saturday!
Hopefully I’ll have a new bumper by then!
(compact car versus pickup truck = ouch)
381 is gonna be there
i cant wait
You’re going to have the Amazing MC/Announcer Tandem of Chiniqua Gallop, and yours truely…we are going to rock Drexel like its never been rocked before…see everyone on Friday, and come by to say hi! I’m always looking to meet new people.
I will definitely say hi MORT, AND I CANNOT WAIT UNTIL PHILLY!!!
See everybody there, and GOOD LUCK!
…I might just go into hibernation until Wednesday morning… 
Team 379 is excited to be back in Philly. Last time attended was our rookie year back in 2000. Good luck and see everyone there.
Team 103 is so pumped for philly. does anyone know if there will be a team party this year? if there is, where is it?
Hey Lea103, according to the schedule, there’s a team social friday night (march 31) 5.30-7pm at Drexel’s Great Hall…not sure if they cancelled it or not.
Unfortunately, 358 was shut out when trying to register for Philly, so we won’t be there this year.
We did get to UTC, and got to play the Bobcats in the finals. I’d suggest everyone going to Philly should watch out for them, as they have a very well balanced machine (both offense and defense) and very good drivers.
Best of luck to all in Philly, and for those going to Atlanta, we’ll see you there!!!
I’m really looking forward to Philly this year. Last year it was amazing, and even though we didn’t make the finals, it was still a great event to go to. And this year with teams like 173 and many others we know, I think its going to be an awesome regional. Plus there are three champions and five finalists attending. Its going to be some very fierce competition, and a lot of good matches. I can’t wait to get out there and compete against some of the best Northeastern teams. Good luck to everyone going; I’ll see you there.
Team 379 will be there and we’re really looking forward to it. First time back since our rookie year! What a great team party that was!
But, by winning the EI at Detroit, we qualified for nationals and tried to attend ATL by canceling Philly, but were told no. If there are teams who want into Philly, and Philly is obviously full, why can’t this be done? Won’t help us this year, but perhaps something to look at next year.
Seems like it would be a concern with money and last minute arrangements. The waiting list for Philly is probably used for teams who discover much earlier that they cannot attend, and then the regional organizers are able to reimburse the entry, but still make the money back up from another team. I imagine that a lot swings on a single team’s entry fee, since renting the venues and paying for everything can’t be cheap! So they were probably just concerned about getting another team off of the waiting list that would be able to attend and make travel arrangements this late.
Also, what hotels are teams staying at this year? After the Hilton not having free internet or suitable walls (we hung sheets) for our Halo matches against 571 last year, The Bobcats will be staying at the Sheraton. If anyone has a projector with a few thousand lumens, we look forward to some gaming on the side of the hotel with you 
Chris the Sheraton is going to have free free internet? Teams let us know if your going to be at the Sheraton. Not only am I excited for the robot, but the halo is awesome.
Man, I am PUMPED.
Still so much to do before thursday though; My schoolwork is dying right now!
The Social is definitely ON for Philly!! Always a great time!
From the FIRST Senior Mentor (Rich Kressly): The social will be held Friday evening from 5:30-7:00 in the “Great Hall” of Drexel’s Main Building which is on ChestnUt Street, 3 blocks from the DAC. A Drexel campus map is linked from here: http://www.philadelphiafirst.org/directions.html
This will be our seventh straight year at the Philly Regional. Its the focal point of our year. We can’t wait to see everyone there on Thursday.
Are you guys doing another video collage this year?
Team 716 is going to be at Philly for the first time, and we are pumped!
Is there any sort of special sign up we need to do in order to attend? Or can we just show up?
Hope to see you all there! Good luck to all teams!
– Jaine