View here is of the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, NC; nice place which was built for the Charlotte Bobcats NBA team to replace the old Charlotte Coliseum which was imploded a few years ago out near the airport. This was built in what Charlotte calls "Uptown". Charlotte is a fun city, and we go there quite a bit to check out all the things to do. In addition to this is Bank of America stadium, a number of museums, some nice parks, and some really great places to check out live music. There are also a lot of places to live in Uptown, though many of the newer ones have really taken a hit due to the recession. I often ride my motorcycle there.
On January second though, Robby (my son) and I went to see the Charlotte Checkers vs The Binghamton Senators on January 2. This is the inside of the arena; and the team had a good crowd for a Sunday. The concessions there are pretty high; I paid a record price for a "barley pop" (total was I believe $8.24!), and quite a bit for an order of nacho's and two very small cokes (close to $15); so be prepared for a hit to the wallet for concessions. That said, enjoyed walking around a bit before the game; had not been in there in a while, and nice to check it out. It is a first rate arena, and they did a nice job on it. Parking was not bad...$5 in a local parking garage.
This is a faceoff during the game, which was very good. Robby and I have been hockey fans since living in Louisville (though that town lost its hockey team after I left there), and Richmond had a hockey team, but it folded the year that I came here (never got to see game one of that team). Charlotte has had a hockey team though for a long time. They are having a good year so far, currently being in third place in their division. They upgraded last year from the ECHL, and are the farm team for the Carolina Hurricanes; and have adapted some of their logos. In addition to the game the mascot (Chubby) did a lot of things during the game, and they had a nice promotion to try to win a car. They also had what is a "hockey hallmark"; a remote control flying blimp inside the arena dropping Chick-fil-A food coupons.
Was a couple of fights there (with the players, in the stands it was family day) , and quite a bit of scoring. In the end it was the Checkers who stood victorious with a score of 4-2. In fact this is one of the Charlotte goals; note the red light shining just behind the goal. Enjoyed the drive back home, traffic was light and it was fun heading out in the car with Robby....and the new 30 Seconds to Mars CD playing on the CD player. It was dark when we headed out after the 3pm game, and noted a few last Christmas lights lit in a few places, including some of the lights of Uptown Charlotte. As always a great time with my son, and a fun time in Charlotte. Looking forward to more fun coming up in this new year, but off to a really good start!
View here is of the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, NC; nice place which was built for the Charlotte Bobcats NBA team to replace the old Charlotte Coliseum which was imploded a few years ago out near the airport. This was built in what Charlotte calls "Uptown". Charlotte is a fun city, and we go there quite a bit to check out all the things to do. In addition to this is Bank of America stadium, a number of museums, some nice parks, and some really great places to check out live music. There are also a lot of places to live in Uptown, though many of the newer ones have really taken a hit due to the recession. I often ride my motorcycle there. 
On January second though, Robby (my son) and I went to see the Charlotte Checkers vs The Binghamton Senators on January 2. This is the inside of the arena; and the team had a good crowd for a Sunday. The concessions there are pretty high; I paid a record price for a "barley pop" (total was I believe $8.24!), and quite a bit for an order of nacho's and two very small cokes (close to $15); so be prepared for a hit to the wallet for concessions. That said, enjoyed walking around a bit before the game; had not been in there in a while, and nice to check it out. It is a first rate arena, and they did a nice job on it. Parking was not bad...$5 in a local parking garage. 
This is a faceoff during the game, which was very good. Robby and I have been hockey fans since living in Louisville (though that town lost its hockey team after I left there), and Richmond had a hockey team, but it folded the year that I came here (never got to see game one of that team). Charlotte has had a hockey team though for a long time. They are having a good year so far, currently being in third place in their division. They upgraded last year from the ECHL, and are the farm team for the Carolina Hurricanes; and have adapted some of their logos. In addition to the game the mascot (Chubby) did a lot of things during the game, and they had a nice promotion to try to win a car. They also had what is a "hockey hallmark"; a remote control flying blimp inside the arena dropping Chick-fil-A food coupons. 
Was a couple of fights there (with the players, in the stands it was family day) , and quite a bit of scoring. In the end it was the Checkers who stood victorious with a score of 4-2. In fact this is one of the Charlotte goals; note the red light shining just behind the goal. Enjoyed the drive back home, traffic was light and it was fun heading out in the car with Robby....and the new 30 Seconds to Mars CD playing on the CD player. It was dark when we headed out after the 3pm game, and noted a few last Christmas lights lit in a few places, including some of the lights of Uptown Charlotte. As always a great time with my son, and a fun time in Charlotte. Looking forward to more fun coming up in this new year, but off to a really good start!
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