The cutest of the Cutest Couple Ever had no clue a few months ago what the NFL Draft was. Was it a breezy football locker room? Some code name for a new military draft? A new beer? You get her wondering and wandering mind.
Unless one lives in Kansas City in a cave along Cliff Drive, most now have grasped some idea what the draft is, where it will be, and when.
Location, location, location. With the aid of some 600 men and women construction workers, electricians, painters, sound specialists and many more, Union Station has been magically turned into a 21st Century Barnum and Bailey three-sided circus tent. Thousands of brightly blinking LED lights flash off and on from everywhere around the presenters’ football field-sized stage. Massive rock concert speakers, guaranteed to wake the sleepiest resident in the Union Hill cemetery, dangle from the metal and fabric roof.
The draft will alter lives of hundreds of young men forever. Their names will be headlines in their local cities and states, while the top picks will become world known and instant multimillionaires. Right?
So many fans are going google-eyed over this draft, estimates of 300,000 people (about half the population of Wyoming) could descend upon the fairgrounds over the three days of the event. At the conclusion of each night’s draft, a rock concert will entertain those who wish to party into the night.
Where my Cutest Couple Ever sidekick resides, we will have a bird’s-eye view of the happenings. Football fanatics and the curious will flow in from the south across green Liberty Memorial lawns, searching for beer, merchandise, porta potties, beer, autograph sessions, more merch. . . and beer. Some will actually pause and watch the proceedings under the “Big Top” as they are projected on various outdoor big screens.
One evening I shall throw caution to the wind and sacrifice my body by boldly going into the mosh pit of the visiting public. There I will roam the grounds, photographing and chatting with the herd. Cutest, being of sounder mind, will remain behind, sipping on a home crafted beverage. With binoculars, she will no doubt track my adventure, keeping her cell phone close by should I need immediate evacuation or medical attention.
To those who plan to attend the Draft, or just watch it in the quiet and safety of their homes, I say “ENJOY.” Kansas City is in the world’s spotlight.
P.S. For more up-to-date information and to get a free entry ticket to the grounds, download NFL Onepass. (Just in case you didn’t know already.)
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