Jay
Operations Coordinator
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With an educational background in technical writing and 15 years experience in entertainment and event coordination, Jay has worked as a bartender and restaurateur, and sold everything from exotic fish to waste oil recycling, from spas and gazebos to advertising space on the radio and above urinals in public restrooms! So what does this all add up to? The perfect candidate for this job! (And we all thought he was just easily bored!)
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Karen
Team Correspondent
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Karen logged (on foot and on Trikke) ) nearly as many miles as the Tailgating Tour Coach, scouring parking lots across the country with a camera in one hand and a fork in the other! She took more than 10,000 photos while on Tour, then completed the picture with words and stories in her web updates and emails. In the process, she fell in love with America, but she was most amazed by the endless hospitality and generosity of the new friends she found out there on the blacktop! |
Lenny
Assist to the Traveling Secretary
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When we first met Lenny, one Halloween, he was pulling a suitcase full of beer around the neighborhood as his girls went trick-or-treating. We're not sure what a Traveling Secretary is, but if we ever get one, Lenny (and his suitcase) will surely be there to assist! |
Nikki
Pep Squad Captain
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Former cheerleader, gymnast, and actress, we are SOOOO excited to have Nikki heading up the Squad. But watch out... when she's not doing one of her signature backbends, you can find "The Blond Bombshell from YL" leveling her opponents' chip stacks at the poker table! |
Frankie
Hospitality
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Frankie took his bright eyes and big smile all across the country, soaking in the NFL and calling each new place home. He helped us to make friends in all the tailgating lots and campgrounds, friends we love to hear from and look forward to seeing again!
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Rodney
International Outreach
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Our token Canadian, we keep this guy around in case we ever need a translator. His mission is to show our neighbors to the North that there are other sports besides hockey!
Rodney can be found pretty much 24/7 wandering the lots ontheblacktop.com!
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Nick
Videographer
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Nick filmed and edited all the action -- in the lots and on the road -- producing vlogs that captured the fun of two whole seasons of full-time travel and tailgating!
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Luc
Sales and Marketing
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Luc was our one-man marketing department, selling copies of I Got Your Tailgate Party Right Here! tailgate-to-tailgate! There was no stopping him once he got a Cruzin Cooler. He could cover more ground, sell a ton of books, and make all the guys jealous with the coolest toy in the lot! |
Manning
The Tailgate Dog
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Frankie named him Manning after Peyton Manning, but Luc says he's named after Eli. Who cares Back to Back baby! As you can see, he's all about the tailgate. He's even doing his patented "Field Goal!"
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Pat
Crew Chief
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Pat is your man, any time you need to burn something. He's a world class bonfire builder, and don't even get us started on those Big Grin Beans!
"These beans have changed my life!"
Pat keeps the home fires burning for the Team, hosting Sunday tailgate parties in his tricked out garage. He earned his title of Crew Chief on the XL Super Tour |
