Purdue Rose Bowl Events

December 15, 2000 JOURNALISTS: Here is a chronology of events of interest to journalists in conjunction with Purdue's appearance in the 2001 Rose Bowl on New Year's Day. All times listed are subject to change. Friday, Dec. 22 Mishawaka alum helps band pack Students will start loading the equipment for the 320-member Purdue "All American" Marching Band – tubas and trombones, cymbals and batons, and even the "World's Largest Drum" – at approximately 3:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 22, for a cross-country road trip to Pasadena. The loading should take about an hour, with the 600-pound, 10-foot drum boarding last, at the Elliott Hall of Music. For the fourth time in as many years, former band member David Martin, of Martin Moving & Storage in Mishawaka, will tackle the moving task. Martin, along with his wife, will celebrate Christmas on the road as they drive the equipment in a 48-foot trailer for the bowl-bound Boilers. CONTACT: Martin, office (800) 884-2513 or (219) 259-8578, home (219) 259-9115, cell phone (219) 340-3903. Pam Nave, assistant professor in charge of percussion, will check for voice mail messages at her office about 2 p.m. day of move, (765) 494-4689. Boilers depart for Pasadena The Boilermaker football team will fly to Los Angeles in two planes, which will leave the Purdue airport on Saturday afternoon. The first group (coaching staff, two-deep roster, key support personnel) will leave at 2 p.m. The second group (with the remainder of the team and support personnel) will leave between 2:45 p.m. and 3 p.m. The team will be staying in the Park Hyatt Hotel. The first news conference is scheduled for 4:15 p.m. PST at the Park Hyatt. The media facilities and all other news conferences will be at the nearby Century Plaza Hotel. The team will practice in the Los Angeles Coliseum.   Tuesday, Dec. 26 Team visits Disneyland Purdue football team members will march in the 3:30 p.m. parade at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., and then selected team members will speak to the media. After that, all the players and coaching staff will be free to enjoy the theme park. Journalists who are covering the event should report to the media check-in desk at the park entrance and show business identification, such as a business card or press card. CONTACT: Marj Baker, Disney, (310) 391-9827.   Wednesday, Dec. 27 Team members visit City of Hope Six team members and coach Joe Tiller will visit with children who are patients at City of Hope National Medical Center/Beckman Research Institute, a cancer hospital, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. The center is located at 1500 E. Duarte Road, Duarte, Calif. CONTACT: Taylor Mayo (626) 301-8217.   Thursday, Dec. 28 Marching band flies to California > About 320 members of the Purdue "All American" Marching Band and auxiliary units will board buses at 11:30 a.m. at Elliott Hall of Music for their trip to the Indianapolis International Airport. At 2 p.m. they will board a chartered Omni Air International DC-10 (Gate TBA), arriving about 3:30 p.m. (PST) in Los Angeles. The band members expect to unload their equipment from a truck at 7 p.m. at the Doubletree Guest Suites, 1707 Fourth St., Santa Monica, Calif. The band will rehearse 7:30-9:30 p.m. at Santa Monica High School, across from the Doubletree. CONTACT: Kathy Matter, bands publicist, cell phone (765) 426-6785, pager (800) 759-8888 + access code 322-8233, home (until Dec. 28) (765) 742-6942, office (765) 494-0770.   Friday, Dec. 29 Band rehearses, then performs at Disneyland Full band rehearsal 9-11:30 a.m. at Santa Monica High School, which is across from the Doubletree Hotel, where the band is staying. The band will march down Disneyland's Main Street USA at 3:30 p.m., immediately followed by a concert in an area of the park yet to be determined. Disneyland is located in Anaheim, Calif. Journalists who are covering the event should report to the media check-in desk at the park entrance and show business identification, such as a business card or press card. CONTACT: Marj Baker, Disney's project manager for this event, (310) 391-9827. First major wave of fans arrives in Pasadena The first wave of fans who are part of the Purdue Alumni Association tour will load onto buses beginning at 4 a.m. at the Grant Street Parking Garage, arriving Indianapolis beginning about 7 a.m. They will then board planes throughout the day for Los Angeles. They will be staying in Los Angeles area hotels that include: The Westin Century Plaza Hotel & Tower, Park Hyatt Los Angeles, Renaissance Beverly Hills, Omni Los Angeles Hotel, Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel, Fairmont Miramar Santa Monica; St. Regis, Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel, Regal Biltmore Hotel, and Wilshire Grand Hotel and Suites.   Saturday, Dec. 30 Fans back Boiler b'ball team from California Purdue fans will meet at 9 a.m. in the Los Angeles Ballroom, Century Plaza Hotel, to watch the television broadcast of the Purdue vs. UCLA men's basketball game in Mackey Arena. At 11 a.m., they will watch the Boilermaker women take on Michigan at Ann Arbor. The event is sponsored by the John Purdue Club but is open to all Purdue fans. Band to perform for CBS, tour floats The band will march at 10:30-11:30 a.m. in the Rose Bowl Stadium for the videotaped CBS special, "Coming Up Roses," to be broadcast New Year's Day. Band members will then tour float decorating areas just outside the stadium. Fans fire up at outdoor rally Purdue fans will join for their first pep rally in California at 4 p.m. outdoors at the ABC Entertainment Center in Century City, adjacent to the Century Plaza Hotel. Coach Joe Tiller, the coaching staff and all the players, the Pep Band, Boilermaker Special, Purdue Pete, twirlers, flag corps and cheerleaders will be at the rally. Purdue schools host alumni receptions Most Purdue schools will sponsor special events for their alumni. For details on the Web see: https://www.purdue.EDU/oop/bowl2000/pages/schedule/schedule.htm   Sunday, New Year's Eve, Dec. 31 Glee Club sings at Crystal Cathedral The Purdue Musical Organizations' Glee Club will perform 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. during services at the Crystal Cathedral services, 13280 Chapman Ave., in Garden Grove, Calif. Web site: https://www.crystalcathedral.org/ Band performs at Santa Monica Pier A portion of the "All American" Marching Band will perform at 11 a.m. at the Santa Monica pier. Kickoff lunch Purdue fans will meet with community leaders for a kick-off lunch beginning at noon in parking area K, southeast of the Rose Bowl stadium. Purdue's Pep Band will perform. Hall of Fame awards will be given. Coach Joe Tiller and quarterback Drew Brees will attend. Boilers bring in New Year at Universal, parties The "All American" Marching band, cheerleaders, Purdue Pete and Rowdy will join Purdue fans at Universal Studios Hollywood for one of several Purdue New Year's Eve celebrations planned in that area. Promoters have dubbed Universal's Globe Theatre as the private "Boiler Room Party Central" and more than 5,000 fans (as of 12/15) will begin arriving as early as 3 p.m. The band will perform at 5:30 p.m. The rides at the park will be open until 10 p.m. CONTACTS: Kathy Matter, bands publicist: cell phone (765) 426-6785, pager (800) 759-8888 + access code 322-8233, home (until Dec. 28) (765) 742-6942, office (765) 494-0770. The event is being organized by private promoters, not Universal. Contact the promoters for media credentials at bquock@chistianity.com or phone 510-723-1020 ext. 293. Web site: https://www.rosebowlparty.com/ Participants in the Purdue Alumni Association bowl packages will be invited to celebrate the New Year (at 9 p.m. PST) at the various hotels in which they will be staying. See Web site for more specifics as they become available: https://www.purdue.EDU/oop/bowl2000/pages/schedule/schedule.htm   Monday, New Year's Day, Jan. 1 Parade of Roses The "All American" Marching Band will perform as Unit 39 in 112th Parade of Roses. The band will be marching behind the Big Ten float , which will be shaped as a Purdue helmet. The band will play "Hail Purdue," "Back Home Again in Indiana," "Horse," and "Final Countdown." More than 150,000 people are expected to have seats to watch the parade, and 35 million are expected in the television audience. The Purdue fans traveling with the alumni association will be seated near the parade's starting point . The parade will begin at 8 a.m. PST, 11 a.m. ET, and will include 52 floats, 24 bands and 27 equestrian units. As Unit 39, the band expects to hit the parade starting line at 8:47 a.m. Advance credentials required. CONTACT: Caryn Eaves Person (626) 449-4100; cperson@rosemail.org. Web site: https://www.rosebowl.org/ Pregame celebration Purdue fans will get fired up at a pregame party in Jackie Robinson Field, east of the Rose Bowl stadium on the east side of Seco Street. Gates open for admission to the Rose Bowl game at noon. Pregame activities begin at 1:30 p.m. Kickoff is no earlier than 2 p.m. Postgame celebration A brief fireworks display is scheduled, originating from the north end of the stadium. After the fireworks, the game trophy will be presented on risers located at the north 20-yard line. Band departs for home The band will depart from the Los Angeles airport shortly after the game, arriving in Indianapolis at 6 a.m. The band then will board buses bound for Purdue. CONTACT: Kathy Matter, bands publicist: cell phone (765) 426-6785, pager (800) 759-8888 + access code 322-8233, home (until Dec. 28) (765) 742-6942, office (765) 494-0770 &nsbsp; Tuesday, Jan. 2 Boilermaker team planes return to Purdue The team charter planes will leave the Los Angeles Airport at 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. The entire team will not return on the charter, however, because many of the players will take commercial flights to their own home areas to finish celebrating the holidays. Team planes are expected to arrive at the Purdue Airport at approximately 3:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. To the Purdue News and Photos Page