**The Official Tour The Southern United States Thread**

jopetto75

bump

riotgrl

LOUISVILLE

iisee

More Charlotte please sirs!

dimitrispearljam

:P

Kimmiebyrom

First day of Spring bump.
Starting the postcards today.

shep

Kimmiebyrom wrote:

shep wrote:

frustrating evening, between the postcards and the guy at kroger refusing to sell me the beer he has in back that everyone in texas has been looking for since last week (even though I could see a fucking case of it)... it was a frustrating evening....

I'm actually trying to find some in DFW. Hoping to hit a couple of stores tomorrow.

good luck... the only other place i've seen postcards in the city is in the malls... i think I'm going to swing through the galleria (quickly) at lunch today to get some more...

if you're talking about the Black Crack, however, good luck.... nobody seems to have any left.

callen

shep wrote:

Kimmiebyrom wrote:

I hope that when they DO play Dallas that it's at the AAC and NOT freaking Gexa, especially if it's in the dead of summer.

I want to express a similar opinion for Houston: Please Toyota Center and not that god awful woodlands pavillion that's a 45 minute drive from the city (over 2 hours in traffic :x :x :x :x just thinking about that place makes me angry... :x :x :x )...

Well guess it all depends on where one lives now doesn't it...so not only because I can get to the pavilion in 15 minutes but prefer outdoor venues and pavilian is great place to see a show...sooooo one vote for the "god awful woodlands pavilion".

Oh second page bump....

NAUjackfan

shep

callen wrote:

shep wrote:

Kimmiebyrom wrote:

I hope that when they DO play Dallas that it's at the AAC and NOT freaking Gexa, especially if it's in the dead of summer.

I want to express a similar opinion for Houston: Please Toyota Center and not that god awful woodlands pavillion that's a 45 minute drive from the city (over 2 hours in traffic :x :x :x :x just thinking about that place makes me angry... :x :x :x )...

Well guess it all depends on where one lives now doesn't it...so not only because I can get to the pavilion in 15 minutes but prefer outdoor venues and pavilian is great place to see a show...sooooo one vote for the "god awful woodlands pavilion".

Oh second page bump....

the sound in the woodlands is terrible. If you're above the 101-103 sections the sound is distorted - for every show i've been to there. either the house engineer is retarded or the shape of the tent ruins the sound.

And I'm going to be quite honest - I didn't move to Houston to have to drive 45 minutes to a suburb to go see a concert. On a weekday, especially on Friday, it easily takes 90 minutes to drive there, and it has taken over 2 hours on the odd occassion.

I live 10 minutes from Toyota center, in the heights.... it's a $15 cab ride (including tip). If I want to go to a show in the woodlands I have to drive, as I'm not paying for an $80 cab ride, so I get to have 1, maybe 2 beer and that's it. Night over. Then a 30 minute drive back to civilization at 75 mph. Once I took a limo with 10 friends to a show - it was a lot of fun, but it still cost us $60 a head.

At the woodlands I have my choice of 2 pubs... either sherlocks (which blows) or the goose's acre... to grab a meal before the show... at Toyota I can hit anywhere in midtown, washington, or downtown locations for food and drinks... not to mention the fact you can still smoke it bars in the woodlands and everytime I sit down for a meal someone is puffing smoke in my face.... ugh....

For those reasons I usually don't even bother with shows at the woodlands. It's just not worth the time, aggravation, or effort for me.

The only reason shows actually happen out there is that the woodlands is a ticketmaster/live nation venue and toyota is not... so TM/LN funnel as many shows out there as they can get away with.... it was a dumb move for the city of Houston to allow that pavillion to get put out there... I really hope that when they tear down the astrodome they put an ampitheater in it's place like many people were lobbying for...

All that being said - I understand your preference. And I'll still be there if PJ plays....

justam

Kimmiebyrom wrote:

First day of Spring bump.
Starting the postcards today.

:thumbup:

Kimmiebyrom

shep wrote:

Kimmiebyrom wrote:

shep wrote:

frustrating evening, between the postcards and the guy at kroger refusing to sell me the beer he has in back that everyone in texas has been looking for since last week (even though I could see a fucking case of it)... it was a frustrating evening....

I'm actually trying to find some in DFW. Hoping to hit a couple of stores tomorrow.

good luck... the only other place i've seen postcards in the city is in the malls... i think I'm going to swing through the galleria (quickly) at lunch today to get some more...

if you're talking about the Black Crack, however, good luck.... nobody seems to have any left.

Yes! Black Crack. Trying Central Market tomorrow.
We have a big beer lovers group in FW and I'm pretty sure they've snagged it all. Oh well!

As far as postcards, WalMart of all places has a ton of Texas/Dallas/Fort Worth. But I've purchased from http://www.changingworld.com/catalog/postcards-c-5.html before. Cool designs & fair prices.
I've thought of sending one of those cheap Texas souvenirs from WM too - cheesy shot glass or ashtray. Would be funny. :?

shep

Kimmiebyrom wrote:

Yes! Black Crack. Trying Central Market tomorrow.
We have a big beer lovers group in FW and I'm pretty sure they've snagged it all. Oh well!

hi, my name is andrew, i'm from canada, and i love pearl jam and good beer.... will you marry me?

callen

Shep,

Importance scale

Criteria: ...........................................................Importance %

PJ coming to Houston (or anywhere in Texas) ....................99.99%

Venue...................................................................00.001%



Agree still allowing smoking up north blows

Still prefer Woodlands.

logan5ive

Get ready TX...here they come...

riotgrl

LOUISVILLE

shep

callen wrote:

Shep,

Importance scale

Criteria: ...........................................................Importance %

PJ coming to Houston (or anywhere in Texas) ....................99.99%

Venue...................................................................00.001%



Agree still allowing smoking up north blows

Still prefer Woodlands.

100% agree with you there.

Personally I'd like to see them at Fitzgerald's as it's about 3 blocks from my front door - but their gear trucks wouldn't even fit in the parking lot. .

logan5ive wrote:

Get ready TX...here they come...

Who are you, what do you know, and where are your sources?

I don't need to be teased... especially after I went out and bought another 30 postcards yesterday...

its just gish

riotgrl wrote:

LOUISVILLE

My bracket thingy says Gonzaga... my logic on that chart thing is very, very subjective. And not rationally thought out for anyone who knows college basketball.

dimitrispearljam

play the south

ComeToTX

dimitrispearljam wrote:

play the south

Kimmiebyrom

shep wrote:

Kimmiebyrom wrote:

Yes! Black Crack. Trying Central Market tomorrow.
We have a big beer lovers group in FW and I'm pretty sure they've snagged it all. Oh well!

hi, my name is andrew, i'm from canada, and i love pearl jam and good beer.... will you marry me?

Only if you propose to me at a live show with Eddie's blessing.