Wes 2.0 does the Charlotte Bobcats Weekend!

[bgwfreak]

Hello again all you happy TPR readers...it's time again that the (other) Wes brings you a PTR.

 

This past weekend was kind of Charlotte's kickoff to the Bobcats' (NBA) opening week (they start their season Nov. 1).

 

So they had a big autograph signing at Concord Mills (local mall) and then something else happened that we'll get to a little bit later.

 

For now let's get started!

Everywhere you go...there they are. This mall actually has 2 of these. I guess in case you need more caffeine by the time you get to the other end of the mall.

The line behind me for autographs. Fun! The 4 players for some reason were late and I finally gave up on getting autographs. So I had an errand to run in the mall...

Getting tired of orange yet? Orangeya glad I haven't made any orange jokes yet?

Okafor through the trash bags!!11!! Oh wait...

In case you forgot where Charlotte is.

In North Carolina we like to tote our guns to the mall and take random shots at the theming.

Mets Lose! Mets Lose! (Sorry Mets fans) This was the line in front of me for autographs when I arrived. 4 of the players were there later...but we'll get to that...you guessed it.

This so totally makes this an approved PTR! So does this mean I have an extra park credit now? This is actually in the food court for Concord Mills.

So as I said Saturday I headed out to Concord Mills...Yo I'm Rufus Lynx da Bobcats mascot! Check out my cool shades!

*thinking* Black guy - I have so totally moisturized my cuticles this morning! ... White guy - Oh ho ho! You think you can defeat Pepi LePeu! (sp?) ... Girl - I am so like totally loving this job! ... Security cop - Why did I get out of bed this morning?

I finished what I needed to in the mall and headed back to see if the Bobcats had shown up. They had! Maye is on the left (N.Carolina) and I'm not sure who that is on the right. It might be Okafor.

North Carolina's Great American Outdoor Store!!!11!!! Actually this is a cool store. They have a 2-story fish tank that is awesome (sorry no pics of that).

What goes better than anything with Starbucks? Chocolate! For added calories and sugar as you walk around that HUGE mile long mall! I'm tired just thinking about it.

Have a Fit!!!! I had actually never seen these little cars from Honda and thought it looked cute. That's all for this batch of pictures. More to come! Will Wes be killed on the local bus in Charlotte? Stay tuned to find out!

Assimilated Geese! We are in Charlotte after all.

On the way out of the mall...Somehow this reminds me of Houston Thrills.

This so totally also makes this a park TR!!! A lot of people pick on Concord Mills, but I still like the place. Any place where you can get chocolate and a sim ride is alright with me. Sadly the Jeepers closed. (Glad I got the Python Pit credit!)

Oh rly?

HELLO KITTY ALERT! This was so funny, I wish I would have had someone filming me. My flash took FOREVER and Kitty was looking at me kind of weird.

[carolinacaniac]

The one time I had been to Concord Mills, I ate at the BBQ place, I thought the beef sandwhich was pretty good!

 

So when did jeepers close? I had gotten my credit last year in March the day before going to Carowinds for the first time.

 

I dunno what others would say, but I would coun't it as a ptr!

 

By the way, My step-dad is a big Gonzaga fan, so I know all about Adam Morrison

[redfoot12]

Aww, no Ray Ray? I'm not sure who that guy next to May was but it was not Okafor.

[bgwfreak]

 

So when did jeepers close?

 

It closed in September.

 

I walked by there and the placed is completely closed up so that you can't see inside at all.

 

The signs are still there and nothing looks to have been done yet.

[mcjaco]

Glad to see Adam Morrison still hasn't shaved that "I'm a pedophile" moustache....

[alpengeist04]

I'm sorry, but Bobcats is a stupid name for a NBA team. Sounds like an arena football team to me. Anyway, I just wished we could have kept the Hornets name, oh well.

 

...oh and I'll ignore that little comment about the Mets.

[bgwfreak]

Maybe, but you have to admit that the color fits us perfectly...construction barrell orange.

 

Actually Bobcats makes perfect sense to me. There are bobcats up in the NC mountains. And it's cool that our two high-profile teams are both cats and also our transit system is called CATS (Charlotte Area Transit System)(now that I think of it, that sounds like some bad 80's kids show). lol

 

I'll get the 2nd set of pics up soon...

[bgwfreak]

Ok so here is the other batch of pics.

 

Monday I was walking outside and found the Bobcats folks there giving out tickets to the "Fan jam" that night.

 

Basically the organization is trying to get more support for the team because they have been doing so poorly (attedance and playing).

 

So I head back into the city after work on the local bus, because I frankly didn't want to pay $10 for parking for a free event.

 

By the time I got back downtown, after running home and changing clothes it was mostly over.

 

But I did get some fun shots...

So Charlotte just got a brand spanking new arena when we got the Bobcats.... does the guy with the arrow remind anyone of Dan? How ya doing Dan?

we are still fighting the Civil War. Oh wait...

In the South...

The arena is very nice looking though. Product placement alert!

Ever wonder how they get those amazing shots from overhead? Now ya know!

Just in case you forgot which team Charlotte has.

See! No security.

Yo! It's me getting a perfectly legal shot on the floor...without security escorting me off or anything!

So they let the fans go down on the floor and actually take a shot. I had forgotten how high the boards really are off the concrete. It's like 2 feet deep (the whole basketball floor).

Don't hate! We have the biggest scoreboard in the NBA (for now)!

As opposed to what...the un-official store of the fans?

And finally here are my totally useless tickets. By the time I got there they weren't even taking tickets. lol Thanks for reading.

Uh...sir...someone forgot to finish that part of the arena!

We also like pigs in the South.