Just got back, not a ton to report but watch it if you can. I'm sure my first attempt to Periscope was terrible as we were indoors.
Haven't been to the Forum in a long time. It's not an arena any more, pretty nice inside.
Not a huge crowd but it was lively. And they put on a show for the cameras.
Mayor Butts spoke.
Stan Kronke spoke.
Chris Meaney spoke.
Kevin Demoff spoke.
Jim Everett, Jackie Slater and Tom Mack were there. So were Jeff Fisher and Les Snead.
A couple highlights i remember:
Before it started, Jackie Slater came over and threw a couple jerseys into the crowd.
Kroenke got a huge warm welcome, no mention of St. Louis, all L.A. Rams coming home rhetoric. I think Kroenke said Jeff Fisher got emotional about coaching the Rams in L.A.
A reporter asked Demoff about appealing to the people in L.A. who aren't already fans of the team and he said the first thing we do is win, i'm looking at your Jeff and Les. I think i heard him say afterwards there wouldn't be any re branding or new uniforms until 2019.
It's kind of unusual for Kroenke to be so public and to play to the fans and the crowd, really kind of whipped us up, put his name and face all over the NFL's return to Los Angeles. And then Demoff said how they were looking forward to sharing L.A. with another team. Felt a little like good cop, bad cop.
This town is ours, but come join us.
Everyone appealed to and embraced the history of the Rams, like i said, really no mention of St. Louis.
Afterwards Jim Everett and Kevin Demoff came over to the fans and spent a lot of time chatting, taking pictures, signing autographs.
Lots of planes flying over the Forum, nobody tell Tom Ridge about this.
I saw Jackie Slater walking to his car as i was walking to mine and i waved.
He said, "How you doing?"
I said, "Good, how 'bout you?"
He said, "Good."
I said, "These are good times."
He said, "Yes they are, i really hope the Rams can get rolling in L.A."
And then we got in our cars.
Here's Jim Everett working the crowd...