First, you clean the car really good.
For many years Truett and I have gone to football games, but we rarely ever tailgate. Usually, it's just the two of us and we'd prefer to eat before the game, at the game, or following the game. I may be speaking for myself here, but that's what I prefer. Not tailgating keeps you from the blistering sun and 90 degree weather here in Florida.
Next, you purchase chicken wings, nuts, and drinks. . .and ice. Oh, and brownies!
Last year's Florida/Georgia football game in Jacksonville opened our eyes to the true nature of tailgating. The Florida/Georgia football game is headlined as The World's Biggest Cocktail Party, and it is.
Then you pick up your friends.
You must visibly display your Gator colors.
Of course, you must, by all means, plaster your car with Gator magnets and Gator flags, or as we do, we just hang Truett's hat over the GPS so every Bulldog fan that passes us knows whose team we are for.
Then you drive to your destination.
You get your heart revved up as you pass your colors along the way.
You arrive at your parking spot and finally, the real tailgating party begins!
This year the tailgating party didn't seem to be as rowdy at our parking place as it was last year.
The word was out that there would be more security this year to control the rowdy behavior, and the city of Jacksonville stuck to their word.
As you may know, Florida beat Georgia so all ended well. It certainly made for a happy ride home.
And that is the art of tailgating!
