For those that aren’t following, the NHL has brought the All Star Game to Atlanta this year.  It is a big deal.  Several downtown hotels have been taken over by the NHL and the 5,000 guests they have brought, as well as the players, former players, staffs, Board of Governors and those lucky enough to get the remaining tickets.

Since we have season tickets for the Atlanta Thrashers, we were able to score tickets for the All Star Game as well as the Young Guns game and Skills Competition.  We passed the All Star Game tickets to our season ticket partner, but we will be going to the Young Guns game and Skills Competition.

But, what is cooler is that I volunteered to help the NHL put on the events.  Along with several hundred of my new closest personal friends, I am working the next several days… and playing, too.

My assignment is the Transportation Department, Motor Pool.  We have 37 Dodge vehicles and we are picking up the NHL VIPs, players, owners, friends, as well as some of the all-time greatest players in the game.  The NHL doesn’t send limos and uninterested drivers.  They send fans.  They also send us to pick up others…  The Tabernacle Interior

Today, the Motor Pool was pretty quiet.  It was fun to sit around with the other volunteers and talk about hockey and our favorite teams.  We also got to hear who had been picked up by some of the other drivers.  One of the drivers had already picked up Tony Esposito, and was going to pick up Bobby Hull.

When my first turn came around, it was to take a few members of One Republic to The Tabernacle in order set up for a private concert.   They are really down to earth guys.  The ride was short, but we got to talk a little about the Georgia Aquarium, as well as cars (surprise).

I wasn’t able to take pictures of the guys.  I did, however, shoot a shot inside The Tabernacle when we carried a little gear inside.  I hadn’t been in previously.

After that, I grabbed a little lunch, and then did a dry run to the airport and the staging area we have set up.  Like I said, it was slow today.  Tomorrow will be a different story.

The posts over the next few days will be primarily about this experience, volunteering for the All Star Game.  Tune in Tuesday for something more normal for my blog…