For today's USC vs. Cal football game, we park near Staples Center...with the future home of The Ritz-Carlton Residences at L.A. Live looming overhead
Free shuttle busses to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum await across the street from this parking structure
We're stuck on the roof, but $20 for parking is a lot cheaper than lots closer to the stadium (and we avoided a lot of traffic)
Valerie and I do not have to wait for the shuttle...and, the moment we sit down, the bus leaves
Valerie has a hard time getting my whole big head to fit within the frame
The shuttle bus drops us off next to USC where a sea of cardinal and gold (and a few spots of Cal blue) floods campus
I have never noticed this sign before
Not the best lighting for snapping a good shot of the Mudd Hall of Philosophy
We walk through the Rose Garden and California Science Center en route to the Coliseum's south parking lot
After a bit of searching, Valerie and I finally find the right RV in the parking lot. Inside, Sophia and Evan are sporting the school colors, but are more interested in watching cartoons than football
Karen has painted Sophia's face
Valerie and I have never tailgated before, but we are guessing that such parties do not get much better than this
Plenty of seats, good eats, HDTVs inside and out...and great company
Evan steps outside
Sophia appears in the window, drawing something on the back of a notebook
Can you tell what it is?
After watching #3 Penn State fall to Iowa earlier this afternoon, 'SC fans taste an Alabama upset...our boys need all the help they can get to reach the BCS National Championship Game
Valerie socializes
Evan drops the flag
Drooooooooool
Karen tackles Valerie
