Press Release: Cowboys Corral Announces Partnership with Love and War in Texas
September 2009 :: Dallas, TX
Cowboys Corral is pleased to announce a partnership with Love and War in Texas.
Beginning with the Sept. 20 home opener against the New York Giants, Texas-grown restaurant Love and War in Texas will be hosting the Cowboys Corral Pep Rally and Tailgate Party.
About the relationship:
Cowboys Corral Pep Rally: The Cowboys Corral Pep Rally will be held at Love and War in Texas (Grapevine) the day before a Dallas Cowboys home game. The event will be held from 1 - 4:30 p.m. Participants will enjoy a smoked prime rib lunch served with sides of sauteed green beans, garlic whipped potatoes, cornbread, salad, dessert and your favorite beverages. Current Dallas Cowboys players, entertainment, special guests and prize giveaways highlight the experience for Cowboys fans.
Cowboys Corral Tailgate Party: The Cowboys Corral Tailgate Party will be held at Love and War in Texas (Arlington) the day of a Dallas Cowboys home game. The event will start three hours before kick off. On the menu will be a rotation of brisket, chicken, bratwurst and more in addition to abundant supplies of sides such as BBQ beans and corn on the cob - of course, we won’t forget the fixin’s and your favorite beverages. Games, entertainment, music and even a few surprises, perhaps a visit from former Cowboys legends, will be in store for those who attend the best kick off party Arlington, Texas has to offer!
Also at Love and War in Texas: This fall, the Love and War in Texas (Grapevine) will be hosting the All-Pro Show brought to you by PPI Marketing. Current and former Dallas Cowboy All-Pros will make up the cast for this show, set to take place on Monday nights from 7 – 8 p.m., followed by a Monday Night Football party. The event will be broadcast by ESPN and Time Warner Cable and can be viewed at a later date on Cowboys Corral TV.
About Love and War in Texas:
Love and War in Texas is a Texas-grown restaurant whose concept was designed to promote Texas, Texans, Texas food and Texas Heritage. You will not find any “smoked salmon” or “Alaskan snow crab” on a menu at Love and War in Texas. Only fresh Texas Gulf seafood, Texas produce and Texas grown meats - all cooked into authentic Texas recipes. Love and War in Texas currently serves two locations with great food and live music, one in Plano and the other in Grapevine. You can learn more about Love and War in Texas by visiting them online at www.loveandwarintexas.com.
With a new stadium brings new expectations, traditions and opportunities for fans to be a part of them. Cowboys Corral is at the forefront of providing the ultimate Dallas Cowboys football experience for the fans of the greatest sports franchise in history.
September / October 2009 :: Fan of the Month :: Eric Fleck
If there ever were an unlikely Cowboys fan, it might be this guy right here.
What’s most unusual isn’t his zip code, he lives in Germany, but rather how he came to love the Dallas Cowboys.
You see, not having a football background, Eric Fleck first found a passion for Dallas, Texas not through a football game, but from his TV set. Glued to the weekly TV series that shares the same name as this sacred city, Fleck religiously followed the questionable business practices and familial dramatics of J.R. and the rest of the Ewing family and their now landmarked Texas ranch, from thousands of miles away.
From that birthed a passion for the city of Dallas and a twenty-year love affair for its’ beloved Cowboys.
Ironically enough, Eric’s favor for Dallas could have just as easily been handed to another NFC East team.
The growing popularity of pay-per-view television in the early 1990’s brought him his first chance to watch an NFL game from Germany – in Super Bowl XXVI – a game that was won by the Washington Redskins 37-24 (over Buffalo). As fate would have it, his cable receiver was inoperable come game time and the rest, as they say, is history.
His first Cowboys experience and his first Corral experience were synonymous. In 2002, he ventured to the city for the Cowboys bout with the Carolina Panthers. He recalls the experience:
My first time in Dallas was great. I met a group of nice people and had a lot of fun. That day at Texas Stadium was impressive, standing in that all-blue arena, looking at those five championship banners hanging from the roof. (I was) Asking myself why I did not make that trip a few years earlier. I will always remember that game against Carolina. The boys turned a poor game and a 13-0 deficit into a 13-14 last minute win.
Since leaving Dallas that weekend, Eric has returned twice, once in 2004 and once in 2006. When asked about the Cowboys Corral, he confesses that his favorite thing about us is “spending a whole weekend with other fans and sharing more than just a ball game.”
Eric will enjoy more face time with die-hard Cowboys fans this November when he returns to Dallas to watch the ‘Boys and his favorite current player, Marion Barber, obliterate the Seattle Seahawks.
