Oakland Roll Call 2020

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  • Gern Blansten
    Gern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,698
    I'm going to get so stoned I don't know what to do
    Remember the Thomas Nine !! (10/02/2018)
    The Golden Age is 2 months away. And guess what….. you’re gonna love it! (teskeinc 11.19.24)

    1998: Noblesville; 2003: Noblesville; 2009: EV Nashville, Chicago, Chicago
    2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy
    2013: London ON, Wrigley; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE)
    2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
    2020: Oakland, Oakland:  2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana
    2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville
    2024: Noblesville, Wrigley, Wrigley, Ohana, Ohana; 2025: Pitt1, Pitt2
  • JOEJOEJOE
    JOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,840
    Booked a refundable room at the Radisson.  Looks as if they have a building with older rooms, as well as a tower with new rooms.  I opted to be wait listed for a Tower room if available.

    The A's are home against the Mariners that weekend.
  • rummy
    rummy British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,466
    JOEJOEJOE said:
    Booked a refundable room at the Radisson.  Looks as if they have a building with older rooms, as well as a tower with new rooms.  I opted to be wait listed for a Tower room if available.

    The A's are home against the Mariners that weekend.
    Sunday afternoon will be their best-selling game of the year!
  • Gern Blansten
    Gern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,698
    JOEJOEJOE said:
    Booked a refundable room at the Radisson.  Looks as if they have a building with older rooms, as well as a tower with new rooms.  I opted to be wait listed for a Tower room if available.

    The A's are home against the Mariners that weekend.
    good call....
    Remember the Thomas Nine !! (10/02/2018)
    The Golden Age is 2 months away. And guess what….. you’re gonna love it! (teskeinc 11.19.24)

    1998: Noblesville; 2003: Noblesville; 2009: EV Nashville, Chicago, Chicago
    2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy
    2013: London ON, Wrigley; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE)
    2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
    2020: Oakland, Oakland:  2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana
    2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville
    2024: Noblesville, Wrigley, Wrigley, Ohana, Ohana; 2025: Pitt1, Pitt2
  • lastexit78
    lastexit78 Posts: 618
    pearljammr78 said:
    Put in for both nights. You can always stay in Dublin or Pleasanton and take the BART right to the arena. Then you don’t have to worry about traffic in the city and parking. Hopefully I will be there with everyone. 4/20 the next day in San Fran is epic too. Going to be a great long weekend. 
    Walnut Creek Embassy Suites is the perfect spot in my opinion. Stayed there multiple times including the TOTD shows in 2016. Basically connected to the BART station and you can park for free at the station for free on weekends. Plus you get a huge breakfast and the area is clean and safe. 
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  • TA243471
    TA243471 The Great Northwest Posts: 1,253
    I figured we might as well hit Oakland too, since we are driving down for the San Diego and LA shows, didn't make sense to drive right past 2 more on our way back home.
    • 2006: Gorge 1
    • 2009: Seattle 1
    • 2013: Seattle
    • 2016: Wrigley 1 & 2
    • 2018: Seattle 1&2, Montana
    • 2020: San Diego, LA 1&2, Oakland 1&2
    • 2022: San Diego, LA 1&2, Fresno, Sacramento, Las Vegas, Denver
    • 2024: Vancouver 1, Portland, Las Vegas 1&2, Seattle 1&2, Missoula, Dana Point 1 & 2
  • huntersthompson
    huntersthompson Posts: 1,043
    lexicondevil said:
    The Jack London Waterfront hotel in Oakland is a nice one with walkable bars and eating places. I'd go to Heinhold's Last Chance for a fun drinking experience. There's also the Elbo Room. Forge has a good beer selection and wood-fired pizzas. Their fried cheese curds are a thing of beauty. These are all walkable, but there are plenty of other places around there that would be a short Lyft ride. Drexl is a great cocktail bar and is close to a tiki bar called Kon Tiki. I can go on and on about recommendations. If you are a beer lover and have a rental car, you should consider driving up to Santa Rosa to taste the much revered Pliny the Elder straight from the tap at Russian River Brewery in Santa Rosa. Also, plenty of wine tasting up in that area.
    I try to stay out of SF as much as possible, but when I do go I make sure to hit up Smuggler's Cove for the best tropical libations. Go to Whitechapel, which is a gin lover's palace. Both of these places have interiors that will make you get out your camera.
    Side note----Russian River Brewing completed their (much nicer and much bigger) brewery/restaurant/tap room a few miles north of Santa Rosa in the town of Windsor.  Skip the Santa Rosa shop and go to the new one.  The weather likely will be fantastic....and the beers are even better.  @lexicondevil is totally on point with the wine tasting as well.  Healdsburg has some top notch restaurants--the whole Sonoma area is like a western version of New England--quaint towns, open space, hiking--without the bugs and miserable winter weather.
  • TA243471
    TA243471 The Great Northwest Posts: 1,253
    huntersthompson said:
    lexicondevil said:
    The Jack London Waterfront hotel in Oakland is a nice one with walkable bars and eating places. I'd go to Heinhold's Last Chance for a fun drinking experience. There's also the Elbo Room. Forge has a good beer selection and wood-fired pizzas. Their fried cheese curds are a thing of beauty. These are all walkable, but there are plenty of other places around there that would be a short Lyft ride. Drexl is a great cocktail bar and is close to a tiki bar called Kon Tiki. I can go on and on about recommendations. If you are a beer lover and have a rental car, you should consider driving up to Santa Rosa to taste the much revered Pliny the Elder straight from the tap at Russian River Brewery in Santa Rosa. Also, plenty of wine tasting up in that area.
    I try to stay out of SF as much as possible, but when I do go I make sure to hit up Smuggler's Cove for the best tropical libations. Go to Whitechapel, which is a gin lover's palace. Both of these places have interiors that will make you get out your camera.
    Side note----Russian River Brewing completed their (much nicer and much bigger) brewery/restaurant/tap room a few miles north of Santa Rosa in the town of Windsor.  Skip the Santa Rosa shop and go to the new one.  The weather likely will be fantastic....and the beers are even better.  @lexicondevil is totally on point with the wine tasting as well.  Healdsburg has some top notch restaurants--the whole Sonoma area is like a western version of New England--quaint towns, open space, hiking--without the bugs and miserable winter weather.

    Great News!!!
    • 2006: Gorge 1
    • 2009: Seattle 1
    • 2013: Seattle
    • 2016: Wrigley 1 & 2
    • 2018: Seattle 1&2, Montana
    • 2020: San Diego, LA 1&2, Oakland 1&2
    • 2022: San Diego, LA 1&2, Fresno, Sacramento, Las Vegas, Denver
    • 2024: Vancouver 1, Portland, Las Vegas 1&2, Seattle 1&2, Missoula, Dana Point 1 & 2
  • NEweather
    NEweather Posts: 555
    TA243471 said:
    I figured we might as well hit Oakland too, since we are driving down for the San Diego and LA shows, didn't make sense to drive right past 2 more on our way back home.
    That's the spirit!
  • TA243471
    TA243471 The Great Northwest Posts: 1,253
    NEweather said:
    TA243471 said:
    I figured we might as well hit Oakland too, since we are driving down for the San Diego and LA shows, didn't make sense to drive right past 2 more on our way back home.
    That's the spirit!

    Luckily, my wife has family in LA that she will be visiting, so I get off cheap for 3 of the 5 shows.  She only wants to go to 2 at the most!!!
    • 2006: Gorge 1
    • 2009: Seattle 1
    • 2013: Seattle
    • 2016: Wrigley 1 & 2
    • 2018: Seattle 1&2, Montana
    • 2020: San Diego, LA 1&2, Oakland 1&2
    • 2022: San Diego, LA 1&2, Fresno, Sacramento, Las Vegas, Denver
    • 2024: Vancouver 1, Portland, Las Vegas 1&2, Seattle 1&2, Missoula, Dana Point 1 & 2
  • NEweather
    NEweather Posts: 555
    TA243471 said:
    NEweather said:
    TA243471 said:
    I figured we might as well hit Oakland too, since we are driving down for the San Diego and LA shows, didn't make sense to drive right past 2 more on our way back home.
    That's the spirit!

    Luckily, my wife has family in LA that she will be visiting, so I get off cheap for 3 of the 5 shows.  She only wants to go to 2 at the most!!!
    It's a meant-to-be! Nice!
  • RoleModelsinBlood31
    RoleModelsinBlood31 Austin TX Posts: 6,244
    rummy said:
    RoleModelsinBlood31 said:
    I’ll be there with the wife.  Staying in sf.  Have a ton of old haunts I need to visit so we’ll be exploring sf and Sausalito all weekend.  Very excited, my wife has never been, can’t wait to eat all that good food
    Are you going to ride the BART to the show? Do they have extended hours for events like this? I guess I get concerned that it shuts down at around midnight. The last thing I want is to get stuck with having to take a cab from Oakland to SF...that won't be cheap!
    Yeah dude definitely going to ride the bart back over- checked with my friends out there and others can confirm but they all said last train over to San Fran is midnight.  I’m going to confirm it on their website (especially for Sunday) but we should have no problems according to them.
    I'm like an opening band for your mom.
  • huntersthompson
    huntersthompson Posts: 1,043
    RoleModelsinBlood31 said:
    rummy said:
    RoleModelsinBlood31 said:
    I’ll be there with the wife.  Staying in sf.  Have a ton of old haunts I need to visit so we’ll be exploring sf and Sausalito all weekend.  Very excited, my wife has never been, can’t wait to eat all that good food
    Are you going to ride the BART to the show? Do they have extended hours for events like this? I guess I get concerned that it shuts down at around midnight. The last thing I want is to get stuck with having to take a cab from Oakland to SF...that won't be cheap!
    Yeah dude definitely going to ride the bart back over- checked with my friends out there and others can confirm but they all said last train over to San Fran is midnight.  I’m going to confirm it on their website (especially for Sunday) but we should have no problems according to them.
    The Oakland to SF Uber/Lyft isn't ridiculously priced either....
  • KC2917
    KC2917 Posts: 872
    lastexit78 said:
    pearljammr78 said:
    Put in for both nights. You can always stay in Dublin or Pleasanton and take the BART right to the arena. Then you don’t have to worry about traffic in the city and parking. Hopefully I will be there with everyone. 4/20 the next day in San Fran is epic too. Going to be a great long weekend. 
    Walnut Creek Embassy Suites is the perfect spot in my opinion. Stayed there multiple times including the TOTD shows in 2016. Basically connected to the BART station and you can park for free at the station for free on weekends. Plus you get a huge breakfast and the area is clean and safe. 

    I second this. And if you opt to drive to the show, it’s only about a 15 minute drive (without traffic). I’d much rather stay and hang out in downtown Walnut Creek than anywhere in Oakland. If you’ve never been to SF though, it’s a fantastic city with several great areas to stay, although getting to and from the show will be a little more of a pain. And don’t believe the hype; the bums have always been there. They’re part of the charm. 
  • NEweather
    NEweather Posts: 555
    huntersthompson said:
    RoleModelsinBlood31 said:
    rummy said:
    RoleModelsinBlood31 said:
    I’ll be there with the wife.  Staying in sf.  Have a ton of old haunts I need to visit so we’ll be exploring sf and Sausalito all weekend.  Very excited, my wife has never been, can’t wait to eat all that good food
    Are you going to ride the BART to the show? Do they have extended hours for events like this? I guess I get concerned that it shuts down at around midnight. The last thing I want is to get stuck with having to take a cab from Oakland to SF...that won't be cheap!
    Yeah dude definitely going to ride the bart back over- checked with my friends out there and others can confirm but they all said last train over to San Fran is midnight.  I’m going to confirm it on their website (especially for Sunday) but we should have no problems according to them.
    The Oakland to SF Uber/Lyft isn't ridiculously priced either....
    I appreciate this info.  ( my +1 is resistant about BART tho, :/... )
  • mr bungle
    mr bungle Posts: 1,427
    Put in for both nights reserved.  coming in from Seattle.  probably going to stay on SF side.. Bart is great, no need for a car.  Good luck all!!
  • kaw753
    kaw753 Posts: 941
    I am pretty certain they make sure the BART is running until after show time otherwise they have thousands of people in a no man's land in Oakland. It has been a few years, but I always did BART back to my old place in SF after many concerts. 

    I am trying to figure out why my brain thinks two weeknights in LA is better than two weekend nights in SF. 
  • ClipOnGirl
    ClipOnGirl Posts: 53
    We signed up for Oakland tickets, too (along with San Diego and Phoenix).  Also staying at the Radisson - nice coincidence!  But why would you say walking to the venue isn't an option?  Just the typical reaction to being in Oakland?  LOL
    I'll see you on the other side ...
  • Gern Blansten
    Gern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,698
    ClipOnGirl said:
    We signed up for Oakland tickets, too (along with San Diego and Phoenix).  Also staying at the Radisson - nice coincidence!  But why would you say walking to the venue isn't an option?  Just the typical reaction to being in Oakland?  LOL
    I just looked on the google maps route and it looked like it might not be a great idea to walk but I could be wrong.  

    Maybe we can all walk together :)  
    Remember the Thomas Nine !! (10/02/2018)
    The Golden Age is 2 months away. And guess what….. you’re gonna love it! (teskeinc 11.19.24)

    1998: Noblesville; 2003: Noblesville; 2009: EV Nashville, Chicago, Chicago
    2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy
    2013: London ON, Wrigley; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE)
    2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
    2020: Oakland, Oakland:  2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana
    2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville
    2024: Noblesville, Wrigley, Wrigley, Ohana, Ohana; 2025: Pitt1, Pitt2
  • NEweather
    NEweather Posts: 555
    Gern Blansten said:
    ClipOnGirl said:
    We signed up for Oakland tickets, too (along with San Diego and Phoenix).  Also staying at the Radisson - nice coincidence!  But why would you say walking to the venue isn't an option?  Just the typical reaction to being in Oakland?  LOL
    I just looked on the google maps route and it looked like it might not be a great idea to walk but I could be wrong.  

    Maybe we can all walk together :)  
    Yeah-let's walk together

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