Saturday, September 11, 2010
An early line
Posted By Max Brantley on Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 4:01 PM
- Brian Chilson
- TAKE YOUR BEST SHOT: Jermain Taylor joins tailgate festivities.
It appears quiet, not counting the crush of traffic headed to War Memorial (see tailgate party pix above). Another mob scene: new Food Giant in Tanglewood.
UPDATE: On the jump, check out a slideshow of more pictures Brian Chilson got of tailgating and the football game yesterday.
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