Bears Preseason Opener

The Bears preseason opener was a great game. The offense came to life with the whole first string out there (including Forte) and the stands were packed. It was actually kind of cold for an August evening, which is probably a dire portent since the Bears' home schedule has 1 game in September, 1 in October, and 3 in November and December each, with some night games to boot.



As promised, I used my new 12x optical zoom to get a great shot of the useless drum corps, our pathetic alternative to the long-defunct Honey Bears.



We are now tailgating near the Adler Planetarium which gives new views of Soldier Field. Soldier Field actually looks great from this angle between the columns and the new stadium, with boats in front.



At night the condo building behind the stadium turns on some sort of blue light. It is kind of eerie.




And finally, only the best beers were served at the game. Our friend Rick actually brought these 3 beer choices with no prompting and seemed curious that I would mention that perhaps they weren't the most awesome choices imaginable. His story did seem to make sense - he was cleaning out his fridge and hey, this is good for that.