Maybe a little arcane and local for the forum, but anyway - This is a new one to me - an invitation from the Seattle sales rep to a tailgate party and game tickets for the UWashington-WSU "Apple Cup", which as new resident to the NW and not from originally from a big-time college football state I now understand is a Fairly Big Deal around here (or at least based on how people reacted when I showed them the invitation).

1. Has anybody else attended this CO function before? Is it worth it?, and

2. Does CO as a matter of procedure do this in other areas of the country as well? If not, then kudos to the local sales team for some nifty marketing....or

3. Is this some sort of excellent prank by my friends who think I talk about flying waaaay too much. I RSVP'd but not response back as of yet