SHOCKER!

When we were exiting the Corbin concert last week, the attendants were passing out free tickets to the Detroit Shock WNBA playoff game this weekend. We were pretty tired after the concert and were planning on taking the weekend to recuperate with some much needed sleep... But... Because we had so much fun at the last game we went to , we decided to go again.

We had something like 11 tickets between my wife and I so we decided to invite my mom, who had gone with us to the last game, and one of my wife's friends and her daughter and daughter's friend.

My wife went to cash in our vouchers for real tickets and when she returned, she was carrying BOX SEAT TICKETS -- on the FLOOR. Ok, we're not a very sportsy family, but this was gonna be COOL! :-) Apparently the box had been reserved for a different group that had cancelled and the ticket agent just gave them to us! Snooze you lose!

The kids got thunder sticks (inflatable tubes that you smack together to make noise). The box had two couches and carpet. We were 4 steps up from the floor and about 30 feet back from the boards. A little closer than the nose-bleed section we were at the first game.

This was a televised game on ESPN and my daughter got on the center scoreboard camera twice (and thus, likely televised!) dancing and smiling away. She was also flirting with the DJ Announcer who was right beside us. At the end, she actually went over to get his autograph and he gave her his arm sweat band too. Not quire Corbin Bleu, but she was very excited.

The Shock won 77 to 63 against Indiana after leading by about 20 points the whole game. Not quite the nail biter the last game was, but very fun nonetheless.

Not a bad afternoon for just $10 in parking!