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John (aka the Squire). John is the proud owner of the Touchdown Lounge. John got the nickname “Squire” as a shortened version of “Esquire”. An avid Patriots fan, John has followed the Pats since a young boy attending a couple of games each year. Those were the years of Mini Mack Herron, Sam Bam Cunningham, Randy Vataha and, of course, Steve Grogan. In fact, as 17-year old high school seniors, John and a buddy even attended the infamous 1976 Monday Night game versus the Jets (the Pats demolished the Jets 41-7) (what were his parents thinking?). That game was so wild it lead to an almost 20 year ban on Monday Night Football games in Foxboro. When he moved to the Boston area in 1988, John discovered the weekly TV blackouts (those were the days before 100 plus consecutive sellouts and a 50,000 season ticket holder waiting list.) The Solution when he could not attend games in person – regular Sunday afternoon trips to New Hampshire to watch the game at his in-laws (and to think, at first John’s wife thought he was just being a good husband and son-in-law).

Along with Lou and Crash, John became a season ticket holder in 1994. Since that time, John has attended every home game (including the playoffs in 1996, 2001 and 2003) except for the opening day game in 2000 when he helped move Michael into College (thank god it was an away game when Kristin moved into College).

As soon as he became a season ticket holder, a tailgate maniac was born. John was the guy who was responsible for bringing all of the tailgating gear and is a firm believer that just because you are in a parking lot, does not mean that you should not be comfortable and eat well. From the outset, John started constructing his tailgating gear. First up was a 36 x 24 Patriot blue wooden field kitchen (with a hand painted “Flying Elvis” logo) to hold the propane stove and all of the various tailgating supplies (plates, cups, cutlery, etc.). Each season, John acquired more gear, portable tables, gas grills, a heater for cold weather games, lanterns and a pop-up canopy. To carry all of this gear, John built a blue 20” x 60” wooden tailgate box which was carried on a tailgate rack.

For John, the TD Lounge is a tailgating dream and a great way to show off his Patriots’ pride (the walls are covered with autographed memorabilia – many personalized for the TD Lounge). Actually, some folks think he simply got tired of having to empty out his truck of all of the tailgating gear after each game. With the TD Lounge, he simply parks it in the driveway.

Check out the article appearing in the Lowell Sun

John’s e-mail is squire@touchdownlounge.com





	John (aka the Squire). John is the proud owner of the Touchdown Lounge. John got the nickname “Squire” as a shortened version of “Esquire”. An avid Patriots fan, John has followed the Pats since a young boy attending a couple of games each year. Those were the years of Mini Mack Herron, Sam Bam Cunningham, Randy Vataha and, of course, Steve Grogan. In fact, as 17-year old high school seniors, John and a buddy even attended the infamous 1976 Monday Night game versus the Jets (the Pats demolished the Jets 41-7) (what were his parents thinking?). That game was so wild it lead to an almost 20 year ban on Monday Night Football games in Foxboro. When he moved to the Boston area in 1988, John discovered the weekly TV blackouts (those were the days before 100 plus consecutive sellouts and a 50,000 season ticket holder waiting list.) The Solution when he could not attend games in person – regular Sunday afternoon trips to New Hampshire to watch the game at his in-laws (and to think, at first John’s wife thought he was just being a good husband and son-in-law). Along with Lou and Crash, John became a season ticket holder in 1994. Since that time, John has attended every home game (including the playoffs in 1996, 2001 and 2003) except for the opening day game in 2000 when he helped move Michael into College (thank god it was an away game when Kristin moved into College). As soon as he became a season ticket holder, a tailgate maniac was born. John was the guy who was responsible for bringing all of the tailgating gear and is a firm believer that just because you are in a parking lot, does not mean that you should not be comfortable and eat well. From the outset, John started constructing his tailgating gear. First up was a 36 x 24 Patriot blue wooden field kitchen (with a hand painted “Flying Elvis” logo) to hold the propane stove and all of the various tailgating supplies (plates, cups, cutlery, etc.). Each season, John acquired more gear, portable tables, gas grills, a heater for cold weather games, lanterns and a pop-up canopy. To carry all of this gear, John built a blue 20” x 60” wooden tailgate box which was carried on a tailgate rack. For John, the TD Lounge is a tailgating dream and a great way to show off his Patriots’ pride (the walls are covered with autographed memorabilia – many personalized for the TD Lounge). Actually, some folks think he simply got tired of having to empty out his truck of all of the tailgating gear after each game. With the TD Lounge, he simply parks it in the driveway. Check out the article appearing in the Lowell Sun John’s e-mail is squire@touchdownlounge.com