Wrigley Field: August 18th and 20th Roll Call

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  • mattsavard
    mattsavard Posts: 526
    mcgruff10 said:
    everyone going to wrigley 1 or 2 should change their avatar to themselves so i can place a forum name with a face.

    Mike  (and my wife christine in the photo)
    Done! Matt & Ruthe coming from Memphis, TN (Boston Native)
    Memphis '94 / Charlotte '96 / Birmingham '98 / Knoxville '98 / Memphis '00 / Nashville '00 / Nashville '03 / St. Louis '04 / Nashville Ryman N1 '09 (EV solo) / Nashville Ryman N2 '09 (EV solo) / Memphis '09 (EV solo) / New Orleans Jazzfest '10 / St Louis '10 / Memphis '12 (EV solo) / Memphis '14 / Boston Fenway N1 '16 / Boston Fenway N2 '16 / Chicago Wrigley N1 '18 / Chicago Wrigley N2 '18 /  Ottawa '22 / Quebec City '22 / Nashville '22 / St Louis '22

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  • KC138045
    KC138045 Columbus, OH Posts: 2,716
    mcgruff10 said:
    everyone going to wrigley 1 or 2 should change their avatar to themselves so i can place a forum name with a face.

    Mike  (and my wife christine in the photo)
    Already is ;)

    Keith - my son Drew is in the pic with me.  He may be my plus one on 8/20.  Not sure yet.
    Columbus-2000
    Columbus-2003
    Cincinnati-2006
    Columbus-2010
    Wrigley-2013
    Cincinnati-2014
    Lexington-2016
    Wrigley 1 & 2-2018
  • IgotshitID
    IgotshitID St.john's Newfoundland Posts: 895
    sudzilla said:
    twmills said:
    For those that attended GA at Wrigley before, when's an adequate time to line up to get in(2nd night)? I'm not looking to get front row, but I don't want to be he last person in as well.
    I didn't wait in line at all, went in after doors, and still ended up in about the same position as the above poster
    St.John's 9/24/2005
    St.John's 9/25/2005
    Toronto 9/11/2011
    Toronto 9/12/2011
    Quebec City 5/5/2016
    Ottawa 5/8/2016
  • IgotshitID
    IgotshitID St.john's Newfoundland Posts: 895
    For show 2 if you get in line around 5am any idea where you would end up? Within the first 5 rows?
    St.John's 9/24/2005
    St.John's 9/25/2005
    Toronto 9/11/2011
    Toronto 9/12/2011
    Quebec City 5/5/2016
    Ottawa 5/8/2016
  • darwinstheory
    darwinstheory LaPorte, IN Posts: 7,378
    I would think you would...but I'm not crazy enough to have ever been in line at 5 a.m. to find out first hand. 
    "A smart monkey doesn't monkey around with another monkey's monkey" - Darwin's Theory
  • Tree77
    Tree77 Posts: 32
    Night 1 Reserved
    Night 2 GA

    2 of us + wifes coming from Winnipeg, Can't wait!!!
    2005: Winnipeg, Manitoba
    2011: Winnipeg, Manitoba
    2014: St Paul, MN
    2016: Ottawa
    2016: Toronto 1
    2018: Chicago Night 1
    2018: Chicago Night 2
    2020: Toronto
    2020: Ottawa
  • NewfieintheUSA
    NewfieintheUSA Posts: 2,416
    IgotshitID said:
    For show 2 if you get in line around 5am any idea where you would end up? Within the first 5 rows?
     I believe you would, I got in line for show 1 in 2016 around 11 am and we were 5 deep on Mike's side. Would have been deeper in the middle. 
    Good to see a fellow Newfie on here btw. 
  • unemployablemama
    unemployablemama Posts: 62
    mcgruff10 said:
    JP218404 said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    JP218404 said:
    In for both! 
    awesome!   where in jersey are you from?
    Bergen county 
    nice!  i am down in howell which is in monmouth county.  about an hour south from you.  
    WHAT???????? I am in Howell too.....i have never ever seen or heard of another PJ fan in this town! nice!
  • symptomsfade
    symptomsfade Posts: 302
     mcgruff10 said:
    everyone going to wrigley 1 or 2 should change their avatar to themselves so i can place a forum name with a face.

    Mike  (and my wife christine in the photo)
    Done, Night 1, reserved 75xxx.  Last year 2 row in middle of field.  Will be there with my daughter for her first show.  Not sure who is more excited.  Her to see the show or me to show her what I’ve bragged to her about for the last 16 years!  Can’t wait
  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,840
    darwinstheory said:
    EvieVedder said:

    I'm in for Saturday! Little brother Nicky is my concert buddy.

    We're lucky enough to live a hop, skip, and a jump from Wrigley.

    See yous at the Cubby Bear for a 312 before the show.

    Don't judge me if I opt for a Green Line or a 3 Floyd's product at Murphy's. I don't think Cubby Bear carries 3 Floyd's. :smiley:
    I'm judging you....you seem awesome.

    In 2016 at Cubby Bear they didn;t have much good though...Cant remember what I ended up drinking.  Another bar near had Revolution at least.
    hippiemom = goodness
  • Jvollman
    Jvollman Posts: 129
    mcgruff10 said:
    everyone going to wrigley 1 or 2 should change their avatar to themselves so i can place a forum name with a face.

    Mike  (and my wife christine in the photo)
    Ill meet you for a beer and any other 10c’er!  Going Sat with my wife and Monday with a friend!!  Used to live 4 blocks from wrigley...  now just a poor suburban soul...
    First - Chicago, Illinois (March 10, 1994) *
    In Between - Chicago (9), East Troy (4) Champaign (1), Noblesville (1), Moline (1)
    Last - Wrigley (August 20, 2016)
  • darwinstheory
    darwinstheory LaPorte, IN Posts: 7,378
    cincybearcat said:
    darwinstheory said:
    EvieVedder said:

    I'm in for Saturday! Little brother Nicky is my concert buddy.

    We're lucky enough to live a hop, skip, and a jump from Wrigley.

    See yous at the Cubby Bear for a 312 before the show.

    Don't judge me if I opt for a Green Line or a 3 Floyd's product at Murphy's. I don't think Cubby Bear carries 3 Floyd's. :smiley:
    I'm judging you....you seem awesome.

    In 2016 at Cubby Bear they didn;t have much good though...Cant remember what I ended up drinking.  Another bar near had Revolution at least.
    Aww shucks! I feel like both Sluggers and Murphys tend to carry a pretty good supply of beer. If memory serves correctly, Murphys had the biggest list, the Sluggers then Cubby Bear. That's just from those three. By the time I make it to any of the other places, a 312 or even a domestic light beer will suit me just fine. Lol

    Sea/Kat, could you please have Ed contact Beth Murphy to have her arrange for Murphy's to have several kegs of Zombie Dust on hand for the PJ shows? We have a lot of craft beer out of towners coming in and they deserve to sample the deliciousness that is Zombie Dust. Please and thank you. :smiley:
    "A smart monkey doesn't monkey around with another monkey's monkey" - Darwin's Theory
  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,130
    unemployablemama said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    JP218404 said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    JP218404 said:
    In for both! 
    awesome!   where in jersey are you from?
    Bergen county 
    nice!  i am down in howell which is in monmouth county.  about an hour south from you.  
    WHAT???????? I am in Howell too.....i have never ever seen or heard of another PJ fan in this town! nice!
    65 square mile town and two pj fans lol.
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,840
    Hey - I'll be staying in Oakbrook Terrace while I'm in town.  I have a question about the Monday night concert for anyone from Chicago... what would be the best way for me to handle getting into Chicago early and then heading back out to Oakbrook after the show:

    1) Park at a "El" stop and take train in?
    - if that would parking at Howard on the redline be ok...car safe? or better to do Rosemont and take blue line in?
    2) Getting a parking spot near wrigley and drive in early and drive out (Spothero)
    3) Other?
    hippiemom = goodness
  • bbiggs
    bbiggs Posts: 6,964
    edited February 2018
    cincybearcat said:
    Hey - I'll be staying in Oakbrook Terrace while I'm in town.  I have a question about the Monday night concert for anyone from Chicago... what would be the best way for me to handle getting into Chicago early and then heading back out to Oakbrook after the show:

    1) Park at a "El" stop and take train in?
    - if that would parking at Howard on the redline be ok...car safe? or better to do Rosemont and take blue line in?
    2) Getting a parking spot near wrigley and drive in early and drive out (Spothero)
    3) Other?
    Probably Uber. Front door delivery without the hassle. The ride from Oakbrook is not bad. 
  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,840
    bbiggs said:
    cincybearcat said:
    Hey - I'll be staying in Oakbrook Terrace while I'm in town.  I have a question about the Monday night concert for anyone from Chicago... what would be the best way for me to handle getting into Chicago early and then heading back out to Oakbrook after the show:

    1) Park at a "El" stop and take train in?
    - if that would parking at Howard on the redline be ok...car safe? or better to do Rosemont and take blue line in?
    2) Getting a parking spot near wrigley and drive in early and drive out (Spothero)
    3) Other?
    Probably Uber. Front door delivery without the hassle. The ride from Oakbrook is not bad. 
    Thought about that...easy to get Uber after the concert?
    hippiemom = goodness
  • bbiggs
    bbiggs Posts: 6,964
    cincybearcat said:
    bbiggs said:
    cincybearcat said:
    Hey - I'll be staying in Oakbrook Terrace while I'm in town.  I have a question about the Monday night concert for anyone from Chicago... what would be the best way for me to handle getting into Chicago early and then heading back out to Oakbrook after the show:

    1) Park at a "El" stop and take train in?
    - if that would parking at Howard on the redline be ok...car safe? or better to do Rosemont and take blue line in?
    2) Getting a parking spot near wrigley and drive in early and drive out (Spothero)
    3) Other?
    Probably Uber. Front door delivery without the hassle. The ride from Oakbrook is not bad. 
    Thought about that...easy to get Uber after the concert?
    That’s the million dollar question. We had a car pre-booked in 2016 so I can’t say from experience as far as finding an Uber as soon as the show ends. I’m sure if you’re willing to walk a few blocks and/or wait it out a half hour after the show you’ll find one. Maybe someone else can chime in though. 
  • jtgreen
    jtgreen Posts: 75
    Night 1 2016 I walked a few blocks down Clark right after the show, ordered an uber and waited maybe 10 minutes for it to show up. Traffic sucked but getting a car wasn't the problem at all
    Hey, I'm not the smartest guy in the world, but I'm certainly not the dumbest.
  • JP218404
    JP218404 NJ Posts: 1,412
    cincybearcat said:
    bbiggs said:
    cincybearcat said:
    Hey - I'll be staying in Oakbrook Terrace while I'm in town.  I have a question about the Monday night concert for anyone from Chicago... what would be the best way for me to handle getting into Chicago early and then heading back out to Oakbrook after the show:

    1) Park at a "El" stop and take train in?
    - if that would parking at Howard on the redline be ok...car safe? or better to do Rosemont and take blue line in?
    2) Getting a parking spot near wrigley and drive in early and drive out (Spothero)
    3) Other?
    Probably Uber. Front door delivery without the hassle. The ride from Oakbrook is not bad. 
    Thought about that...easy to get Uber after the concert?
    NOT AT ALL!

    Was a MESS around Wrigley in 2016.  you are better off getting on the L and getting away from the area and then call an Uber
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    and many, many more
  • ryan_kellett
    ryan_kellett Posts: 30
    bbiggs said:
    cincybearcat said:
    Hey - I'll be staying in Oakbrook Terrace while I'm in town.  I have a question about the Monday night concert for anyone from Chicago... what would be the best way for me to handle getting into Chicago early and then heading back out to Oakbrook after the show:

    1) Park at a "El" stop and take train in?
    - if that would parking at Howard on the redline be ok...car safe? or better to do Rosemont and take blue line in?
    2) Getting a parking spot near wrigley and drive in early and drive out (Spothero)
    3) Other?
    Probably Uber. Front door delivery without the hassle. The ride from Oakbrook is not bad. 
    Agreed with Uber
    You could evaluate the cost too on the front end (or both ends) and take either of the Hinsdale Metra lines into Union Station.  From Union station walk down 4 blocks or so to the Red Line on Jackson and State take that Northbound to the Addison stop. 
    After the show the last train from Union Station back to the Hindsdale stops is 12:40 am I believe.  With curfew at Wrigley being a hard 11:30 pm stop time on a Monday that should give you plenty of time to cab or Uber back to Union Station. 
    Plus its socially acceptable to bring a 6 pack on the Metra trains to pregame if you'd like. (After all the Metra is Chicago's largest moving bar) . The Metra's are clean and spacious. 
    For reference for the line that I believe would be most appropriate for you reference the schedule for the BNSF Railway line at www.metrarail.com


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