Fuckin' A. I'm reading the pregame half of this like Goodfellas with Hen(d)ry driving around seeing helicopters, making sure his brother, Mikey, stirred the sauce and bitching at fucking Lois for needing her lucky hat she wouldn't fly without.
Dude, you are a true champion of organization. I'm sad to read that this one probably did you in. I'm particularly sad that my friends I've got coming in from all over the country for the Vandy game apparently won't get to experience a Surly tailgate? But I get it. It's obviously a shit-ton of work and you're handling it without a lot of consistent support, and it sounds like you lost a bit of your ass on this one unfortunately.
In the years to come, I was hoping to offer up a few weekends of tailgate support with manual labor, cooking, setup, general shit (although sadly, this year was not in the cards for me).
In any event, thanks for all you have done and all you may do in the future. Hook 'em!