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Summer is going to fly by..

EAGAN, Minn. – The Vikings already planned on double joint practice sessions with the Titans and Cardinals and are now doubling their night practices for 2023 Minnesota Vikings Training Camp presented by Omni Viking Lakes Hotel.The 63rd training camp in franchise history will be the sixth hosted at Twin Cities Orthopedics Performance Center and will feature 14 open practices, beginning with Back Together Weekend on July 29.
Minnesota will host night practices at TCO Stadium on Thursday, Aug. 3 and Tuesday, Aug. 8.
The Vikings also have two sessions of practices with the Titans (Aug. 16-17) scheduled before hosting Tennessee on Aug. 19 and two more practices scheduled with the Cardinals (Aug. 23-24) before hosting Arizona on Aug. 26.

https://www.vikings.com/news/2023-training-camp-schedule-autographs-practice

Hurry-up Vikings, we ain't getting any younger! 

#1 · Jun 27, 7:53 AM
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@"purplefaithful" said: Summer is going to fly by..

EAGAN, Minn. – The Vikings already planned on double joint practice sessions with the Titans and Cardinals and are now doubling their night practices for 2023 Minnesota Vikings Training Camp presented by Omni Viking Lakes Hotel.

The 63rd training camp in franchise history will be the sixth hosted at Twin Cities Orthopedics Performance Center and will feature 14 open practices, beginning with Back Together Weekend on July 29.
Minnesota will host night practices at TCO Stadium on Thursday, Aug. 3 and Tuesday, Aug. 8.
The Vikings also have two sessions of practices with the Titans (Aug. 16-17) scheduled before hosting Tennessee on Aug. 19 and two more practices scheduled with the Cardinals (Aug. 23-24) before hosting Arizona on Aug. 26.

https://www.vikings.com/news/2023-training-camp-schedule-autographs-practice



yes it is, we are a week from the 4th of July and I havent had either boat on the water yet despite near record temps... it seems the older I get the faster the days go by.

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@"JimmyinSD" said:
@"purplefaithful" said: Summer is going to fly by..

EAGAN, Minn. – The Vikings already planned on double joint practice sessions with the Titans and Cardinals and are now doubling their night practices for 2023 Minnesota Vikings Training Camp presented by Omni Viking Lakes Hotel.

The 63rd training camp in franchise history will be the sixth hosted at Twin Cities Orthopedics Performance Center and will feature 14 open practices, beginning with Back Together Weekend on July 29.
Minnesota will host night practices at TCO Stadium on Thursday, Aug. 3 and Tuesday, Aug. 8.
The Vikings also have two sessions of practices with the Titans (Aug. 16-17) scheduled before hosting Tennessee on Aug. 19 and two more practices scheduled with the Cardinals (Aug. 23-24) before hosting Arizona on Aug. 26.

https://www.vikings.com/news/2023-training-camp-schedule-autographs-practice



yes it is, we are a week from the 4th of July and I havent had either boat on the water yet despite near record temps... it seems the older I get the faster the days go by.


No kidding. 1/2 way to Christmas already. Wife and I are closing in on our 20yr anniversary.  Already been with her more then 1/2 my life.  Pretty sure I joined purple thoughts before I was 20 yrs old lol. 

#3 · Jun 27, 8:10 AM
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@"AGRforever" said:
@"JimmyinSD" said:
@"purplefaithful" said: Summer is going to fly by..

EAGAN, Minn. – The Vikings already planned on double joint practice sessions with the Titans and Cardinals and are now doubling their night practices for 2023 Minnesota Vikings Training Camp presented by Omni Viking Lakes Hotel.

The 63rd training camp in franchise history will be the sixth hosted at Twin Cities Orthopedics Performance Center and will feature 14 open practices, beginning with Back Together Weekend on July 29.
Minnesota will host night practices at TCO Stadium on Thursday, Aug. 3 and Tuesday, Aug. 8.
The Vikings also have two sessions of practices with the Titans (Aug. 16-17) scheduled before hosting Tennessee on Aug. 19 and two more practices scheduled with the Cardinals (Aug. 23-24) before hosting Arizona on Aug. 26.

https://www.vikings.com/news/2023-training-camp-schedule-autographs-practice



yes it is, we are a week from the 4th of July and I havent had either boat on the water yet despite near record temps... it seems the older I get the faster the days go by.


No kidding. 1/2 way to Christmas already. Wife and I are closing in on our 20yr anniversary.  Already been with her more then 1/2 my life.  Pretty sure I joined purple thoughts before I was 20 yrs old lol. 


Yup, I was on PT too...

Wife and I were married in 91 - but she says she doesnt get enough credit as we lived together b4 tying the knot. 

#4 · Jun 27, 8:14 AM
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@"purplefaithful" said:
@"AGRforever" said:
@"JimmyinSD" said:
@"purplefaithful" said: Summer is going to fly by..

EAGAN, Minn. – The Vikings already planned on double joint practice sessions with the Titans and Cardinals and are now doubling their night practices for 2023 Minnesota Vikings Training Camp presented by Omni Viking Lakes Hotel.

The 63rd training camp in franchise history will be the sixth hosted at Twin Cities Orthopedics Performance Center and will feature 14 open practices, beginning with Back Together Weekend on July 29.
Minnesota will host night practices at TCO Stadium on Thursday, Aug. 3 and Tuesday, Aug. 8.
The Vikings also have two sessions of practices with the Titans (Aug. 16-17) scheduled before hosting Tennessee on Aug. 19 and two more practices scheduled with the Cardinals (Aug. 23-24) before hosting Arizona on Aug. 26.

https://www.vikings.com/news/2023-training-camp-schedule-autographs-practice



yes it is, we are a week from the 4th of July and I havent had either boat on the water yet despite near record temps... it seems the older I get the faster the days go by.


No kidding. 1/2 way to Christmas already. Wife and I are closing in on our 20yr anniversary.  Already been with her more then 1/2 my life.  Pretty sure I joined purple thoughts before I was 20 yrs old lol. 


Yup, I was on PT too...

Wife and I were married in 91 - but she says she doesnt get enough credit as we lived together b4 tying the knot. 



I found PT in 06 IIRC,  late to the party,   but it was a good find none the less.  Closing in on 30th anniversary next year and she definitely deserves more credit than that.

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Let's hope we get to see some Addison!

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@"JimmyinSD" said:
@"purplefaithful" said:
@"AGRforever" said:
@"JimmyinSD" said:
@"purplefaithful" said: Summer is going to fly by..

EAGAN, Minn. – The Vikings already planned on double joint practice sessions with the Titans and Cardinals and are now doubling their night practices for 2023 Minnesota Vikings Training Camp presented by Omni Viking Lakes Hotel.

The 63rd training camp in franchise history will be the sixth hosted at Twin Cities Orthopedics Performance Center and will feature 14 open practices, beginning with Back Together Weekend on July 29.
Minnesota will host night practices at TCO Stadium on Thursday, Aug. 3 and Tuesday, Aug. 8.
The Vikings also have two sessions of practices with the Titans (Aug. 16-17) scheduled before hosting Tennessee on Aug. 19 and two more practices scheduled with the Cardinals (Aug. 23-24) before hosting Arizona on Aug. 26.

https://www.vikings.com/news/2023-training-camp-schedule-autographs-practice



yes it is, we are a week from the 4th of July and I havent had either boat on the water yet despite near record temps... it seems the older I get the faster the days go by.


No kidding. 1/2 way to Christmas already. Wife and I are closing in on our 20yr anniversary.  Already been with her more then 1/2 my life.  Pretty sure I joined purple thoughts before I was 20 yrs old lol. 


Yup, I was on PT too...

Wife and I were married in 91 - but she says she doesnt get enough credit as we lived together b4 tying the knot. 



I found PT in 06 IIRC,  late to the party,   but it was a good find none the less.  Closing in on 30th anniversary next year and she definitely deserves more credit than that.


I had lurked on PT for a year or 2 before signing up. I did at some point in college. I started regularly posting the day Moss was traded. I had my gallbladder taken out and my first day of recovery he was traded. I was sooo pissed. 

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@"purplefaithful" said:
@"AGRforever" said:
@"JimmyinSD" said:
@"purplefaithful" said: Summer is going to fly by..

EAGAN, Minn. – The Vikings already planned on double joint practice sessions with the Titans and Cardinals and are now doubling their night practices for 2023 Minnesota Vikings Training Camp presented by Omni Viking Lakes Hotel.

The 63rd training camp in franchise history will be the sixth hosted at Twin Cities Orthopedics Performance Center and will feature 14 open practices, beginning with Back Together Weekend on July 29.
Minnesota will host night practices at TCO Stadium on Thursday, Aug. 3 and Tuesday, Aug. 8.
The Vikings also have two sessions of practices with the Titans (Aug. 16-17) scheduled before hosting Tennessee on Aug. 19 and two more practices scheduled with the Cardinals (Aug. 23-24) before hosting Arizona on Aug. 26.

https://www.vikings.com/news/2023-training-camp-schedule-autographs-practice



yes it is, we are a week from the 4th of July and I havent had either boat on the water yet despite near record temps... it seems the older I get the faster the days go by.


No kidding. 1/2 way to Christmas already. Wife and I are closing in on our 20yr anniversary.  Already been with her more then 1/2 my life.  Pretty sure I joined purple thoughts before I was 20 yrs old lol. 


Yup, I was on PT too...

Wife and I were married in 91 - but she says she doesnt get enough credit as we lived together b4 tying the knot. 



I was married in '91 too. If we had stayed married, we'd be celebrating our 32nd anniversary this summer. She was from Owetonna and had family in Rochester. So we'd always try to catch a bit of training camp when going back to visit family. 

Never forget meeting Terry Allen at the Albatross after practice one day. He's no big guy, but when I gave him a friendly pat on the shoulder it was like touching granite. I couldn't believe it. Even the smallest of these guys are superhuman. 

I spent some time on PT, but I wasn't as active there as I was on the old Viking Underground. 

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My anniversary was a year later...'92.  This is my second go-round, and I introduce my wife as "have you met my last wife?"  Working on 31 years now.  Sorry guys, I'm intermittent hit and miss here, less active than I was several years back.  But I enjoy reading all of your respective insights and posts.

#9 · Jul 1, 9:12 AM
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Blast from the past hearing the mention of Viking Underground, Dan Hildreth.  Prior to that sweet sound of success when the 12kb connection hit one of the lines at a Prodigy server, counting kb of data at the end of the month to see if you had enough to download the e-mail strings from the bulletin boards.   Viking Underground was real treat, having a "site" with some graphics was so cool. 

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At some point there was a Viking underground magazine if I remember hearing that right. Did anyone here actually get one?

#11 · Jul 1, 4:39 PM
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@"AGRforever" said: At some point there was a Viking underground magazine if I remember hearing that right. Did anyone here actually get one?
I dont recall that one...

I did get Lurtsema's Viking Update for years...

#12 · Jul 2, 3:39 PM
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@"purplefaithful" said:
@"AGRforever" said: At some point there was a Viking underground magazine if I remember hearing that right. Did anyone here actually get one?
I dont recall that one...

I did get Lurtsema's Viking Update for years...



There wasn't a magazine for Viking Underground that I recall. But the Viking Report turned Viking Update was a godsend back in the days before the internet.

#13 · Jul 3, 6:47 AM
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July 29: First practice open to the public
July 31: First padded practice
Aug. 3: Night practice at TCO Stadium
Aug. 8: Night practice at TCO Stadium
Aug. 10: Preseason game vs. Seahawks in Seattle, 9 p.m.
Aug. 16-17: Joint practices with Titans
Aug. 19: Preseason game vs. Titans at U.S. Bank Stadium, 7 p.m.
Aug. 23-24: Joint practices with Cardinals
Aug. 26: Preseason game vs. Cardinals at U.S. Bank Stadium, noon

#14 · Jul 3, 11:04 AM
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@"purplefaithful" said:
@"AGRforever" said: At some point there was a Viking underground magazine if I remember hearing that right. Did anyone here actually get one?
I dont recall that one...

I did get Lurtsema's Viking Update for years...



I probably had my forums wrong. You guys are probably right

#15 · Jul 3, 2:30 PM
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@"purplefaithful" said:
@"AGRforever" said: At some point there was a Viking underground magazine if I remember hearing that right. Did anyone here actually get one?
I dont recall that one...

I did get Lurtsema's Viking Update for years...



I got Viking Update too, loved it. 

#16 · Jul 3, 2:34 PM
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@"purplefaithful" said:
@"AGRforever" said: At some point there was a Viking underground magazine if I remember hearing that right. Did anyone here actually get one?
I dont recall that one...

I did get Lurtsema's Viking Update for years...



Growing up in Jersey as a kid this was the best source of Viking news I could get. I loved coming home and seeing this in the mail box.

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