Guys when the Rockets were winning back in the 90s, after almost every game in the playoffs hundreds of fans would invade the Richmond strip to celebrate. When they won the finals that area was just insane. Is anyone doing anything like that after the games for this run? If so, where? I moved a few years ago to Chicago but will be in town and if the city is blowing up, I'd like to be a part of it.
The Richmond strip is not the same, or is it back again? I thought things moved Downtown, then to Washington, then to Midtown. I've been in and out of town, so I'm not sure anymore. The dream scenario is being at the game and wrapping it up at TC.
Man, you just got to ride around in your car with a buddy hanging out the window, waving a rockets flag, tshirt or Houston Chronicle Rockets Banner and honk the hell out of your horn. You're bound to find something going on, whether its Richmond, Midtown or wherever. Worked in 95. Guaranteed to work in 15.
I would assume areas like midtown, eado, Washington, market square and rice village all could have potential for that. I don't see Richmond strip or Post Oak in the galleria being that way. I prefer watching with friends and then going out after to bars
Guys, there were 1000s of people out after almost every game and during the finals and, after they won, it was probably closer to 10,000. This was not people just yelling out of cars on streets; Richmond was a parking lot.
Richmond, from the Galleria to Gessner, was a weekend drag back then, and the Summit being essentially on Richmond made it the obvious spot. That's no longer the case. People don't drive Richmond on weekends like they used to any more than they do lower Westheimerm like in the '80s There is no obvious spot, since the Rockets have never made it this far in the new stadium. I'd expect after the game people just leave downtown. But I'm sure lower Main St will be an obvious spot, if so if not more than Midtown. Washington will always be busy, but that won't be from people leaving the stadium
Reserve right across from HOB is usually packed with Rockets fans after the game. I went there yesterday and headed over to midtown after a few hours and I saw multiple people who said they were at the game.
With the influx of people from other cities, most of the residents around Washington, Midtown etc don't have much affiliation to the Rockets The party has shifted to Scott st and other ****ty places around SE Houston
I second Reserve 101 and Midtown.. Went to Midtown after game 1 against Dallas, and games 1 & 5 against Clips. Was a good atmosphere.
I'm staying downtown so I will most likely go to one of the mid-town bars to watch the game. If they go into the finals, Houston is going to need a place to go and celebrate...
Good question. Anyone doing anything for tonight's game? I know the official party is at House Of Blues
So I'm talking to an acquaintance today about the game and reminiscing about the last championship, and he was telling me about Greenspoint where he grew up (and still lives). He said there was a corner store with all these coke 12packs in the front (because back then all the stores would leave packs of drinks stacked up outside...I think I remember this) and when the Rockets won the championship everyone in the neighborhood gathered around the store and grabbed the cokes and started spraying everyone. Somehow that devolved into throwing rocks at passing cars. He remembers it fondly.
