AND 1 Mix Tape Tour Stops in Chicago on July 24th.
AND 1
WHO: Basketball footwear and apparel company AND 1 and playground
players including the newly signed Professor, as well as
living legends Hot Sauce, Main Event, Half Man, Alimoe, AO,
Prime Objective, 50, Escalade, Helicopter, High Octane, Shane
the Dribbling Machine, Syk Wit It and Chi-town's own Go Get
It.
WHAT: The 2004 AND 1 Mix Tape(R) Tour is the official, authentic
streetball event, running this summer in 30 cities from June
3rd through August 21st. What began as an underground,
five-city event is now the United States' largest summer-long
basketball tour featuring the world's best streetball players.
Each Tour stop consists of a free Open Run followed by a
ticketed Mix Tape Game.
Below is the schedule of AND 1 Mix Tape(R) Tour events in Chicago
open to the media:
What D.R.I.V.E. Shoot-around Foot Locker Game Day
community
service open media appearance &
appearance session autographs
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Date Fri. 7/23 Fri. 7/23 Fri. 7/23 Sat. 7/24
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4-6:30p.m.
Time 11am-12:15pm 3:30-4pm 6pm-7pm Open Run
7:30p.m
Tip-off
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Marion Enzinga
Stamps Youth United Center South State
Address Center Street United Center
1901 W.
375 West Elm Madison 219 South 1901 West
Street Street State Street Madison Street
Chicago, IL Chicago, IL Chicago, IL Chicago, IL
60610 60602 60614 60612
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DETAILS:
-- Open run is a series of non-stop basketball games during
which Chicago talent take to the court to try to earn a spot
on the AND 1 Mix Tape(R) Tour roster. Participants must be 18
or accompanied by a parent or guardian. Open run participants
will be vying for a place on the 2005 AND 1 Mix Tape(R) Tour,
an endorsement contract and may be featured on the third
season of "Street Ball: The AND 1 Mix Tape(R) Tour presented
by Mountain Dew Code Red" on ESPN this summer. Careful:
"featured" can mean "embarrassed".
-- FOR GAME CREDENTIALS and more information media is invited to
register at and use AND 1's new electronic press kit at
www.and1press.com.
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