Let's talk Amsterdam 2014

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  • 2003Tar Heel PJ Fan
    2003Tar Heel PJ Fan Charlotte, NC Posts: 54
    I am traveling all the way from North Carolina. Need ONE ticket for both nights. Will sit anywhere. If anyone can assist, I will be there starting June 9th. This is a bucket list trip for me!!!
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  • myoung321
    myoung321 Posts: 2,855
    edited April 2016
    Okay, we don't leave until the 12th..why do I want to pack today?!! haha

    Image Day!.... Canals, Canals, Canals... are today's theme....enjoy

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  • myoung321
    myoung321 Posts: 2,855
    edited April 2016
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    My wife took my photo above and had it blown up, laminated, and she added a little hidden custom graffiti "Just Breathe" ...how cool is that?


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  • DSTRUB
    DSTRUB Posts: 290
    Pictures are getting me pumped! Only 2 weeks away from the trip. Have many spots I want to hit up but just looking forward to meeting great people and seeing The Dam.

    Anyone lucky enough to see some Europe shows, and planning on Mid-west shows??

    I get to see Amsterdam I & II. Lower bowl sides of stage (Viagogo)
    Lincoln, NE. GA standing. Won
    I am going to try for Milone through Ticketmaster tomorrow. If I can land a 10C single I would do Denver as well.

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  • ldent42
    ldent42 NYC Posts: 7,859
    Is there a meet up planned already? I'm trying to organize my trip it calendar because I leave next week. If there's Facebook events link me? Please?
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  • 23scidoo
    23scidoo Thessaloniki,Greece Posts: 19,955
    ldent42 said:

    Is there a meet up planned already? I'm trying to organize my trip it calendar because I leave next week. If there's Facebook events link me? Please?

    https://www.facebook.com/events/306943932809918/
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  • 666erm
    666erm Posts: 243
    edited May 2014
    DSTRUB said:

    Pictures are getting me pumped! Only 2 weeks away from the trip. Have many spots I want to hit up but just looking forward to meeting great people and seeing The Dam.

    Anyone lucky enough to see some Europe shows, and planning on Mid-west shows??

    I get to see Amsterdam I & II. Lower bowl sides of stage (Viagogo)
    Lincoln, NE. GA standing. Won
    I am going to try for Milone through Ticketmaster tomorrow. If I can land a 10C single I would do Denver as well.

    I agree; I think myoung321's pics in this thread have done more than anything to get me pumped for this trip

    I turned these two Amsterdam shows into a two week vacation, so I actually fly out to Amsterdam on June 8th... right around the corner!

    I entered the lotto and won 10C GA for both Memphis and Lincoln, which is amazing since the last time I got tix through 10C was for PJ20 (up until now I was 0-3 in the PJ lotto drawing).
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  • brian maiden
    brian maiden Posts: 20
    Hey Van Damsters anyone have any idea what time the pre-party will be going on till ?
    We're flying in from Liverpool Rock City pretty late and won't get to our hotel till around 10.30.We're staying by the Royal Palace which is a few from the meet up and we don't want to miss out on the action
  • myoung321
    myoung321 Posts: 2,855
    edited April 2016
    DSTRUB said:

    Pictures are getting me pumped! Only 2 weeks away from the trip. Have many spots I want to hit up but just looking forward to meeting great people and seeing The Dam.

    Anyone lucky enough to see some Europe shows, and planning on Mid-west shows??



    Pumped is an understatement !!!...hahaha

    We are going to both Amsterdam shows and Trieste... on the home front in the fall, we snagged seats for Tulsa and Denver...

    Just to confirm... We have a "Unofficial Meet Up" at the Dampkring Coffeeshop around 6pm Sunday June 15th... just a few blocks from the Wishlist Foundation Pre-Party- Sunday, June 15 at 4:00pm, so no reason not to go back and fourth...haha



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    https://google.com/maps/dir/DampKring,+Handboogstraat+29,+1012+XM+Amsterdam,+Netherlands/Café+het+Schuim,+Spuistraat+189,+1012+VN+Amsterdam,+Netherlands/@52.3697266,4.8850211,16z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x47c609c1c59ab5a1:0xb84ef63163318c8!2m2!1d4.890483!2d52.367718!1m5!1m1!1s0x47c609c1527d114f:0x4b7120374ddd2ad0!2m2!1d4.889592!2d52.372068!3e2



    If the weather is nice, we plan on hanging out at Vondelpark on Saturday afternoon, picnic and some beers/wine, etc.. Might be cool to find a place to meet up in the park. Suggestions?
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  • myoung321
    myoung321 Posts: 2,855
    brian maiden said:

    Hey Van Damsters anyone have any idea what time the pre-party will be going on till ?
    We're flying in from Liverpool Rock City pretty late and won't get to our hotel till around 10.30.We're staying by the Royal Palace which is a few from the meet up and we don't want to miss out on the action

    Pre-party goes on until,,, what time do they go on stage? .. ;)

    "The heart and mind are the true lens of the camera." - Yusuf Karsh
     


  • myoung321
    myoung321 Posts: 2,855
    666erm said:

    DSTRUB said:

    Pictures are getting me pumped! Only 2 weeks away from the trip. Have many spots I want to hit up but just looking forward to meeting great people and seeing The Dam.



    I agree; I think myoung321's pics in this thread have done more than anything to get me pumped for this trip


    Thanks, that was my exact motive... but I think it's working on myself more than anything..haha

    "The heart and mind are the true lens of the camera." - Yusuf Karsh
     


  • brian maiden
    brian maiden Posts: 20
    So when we arrive around midnight the parties at your hotel then ? It was weird last time , it was only 11.30PM and boy were we high. scratch that boy was i high. Strawberry something or other anyway, I was literally catatonic for around 20 minutes and couldn't speak but when eventually landed , we ambushed one of the guys on the pedal bikes and were riding around the town trying to get beers to take back the hotel. There were no supermarkets ,liquor stores or Off Licences open. After 20 minutes are so, the guy pulls up at a kebab stand, mumbles something in Dutch and the owner signals my mate to come over. He takes some money from him and produces 4 little stubby cans of Heineken from under the counter. You'ld think he was buying a kilo of smack the way they carried on. So...stock on the brews people. I'm feeling it now !
  • rssesq
    rssesq Fairfield County Posts: 3,299
    Right here dude. Won reserves for Detroit and will be doing moline, st. paul and milwauk. Lost the lottery on those three but will be attending them regardless.
    DSTRUB said:

    Pictures are getting me pumped! Only 2 weeks away from the trip. Have many spots I want to hit up but just looking forward to meeting great people and seeing The Dam.

    Anyone lucky enough to see some Europe shows, and planning on Mid-west shows??

    I get to see Amsterdam I & II. Lower bowl sides of stage (Viagogo)
    Lincoln, NE. GA standing. Won
    I am going to try for Milone through Ticketmaster tomorrow. If I can land a 10C single I would do Denver as well.

  • myoung321
    myoung321 Posts: 2,855
    We've always bought beer at the Albert Heine grocery stores.. but never that late, so not sure what time beer sales close up. By the way...Dampkring closes at 1am...
    "The heart and mind are the true lens of the camera." - Yusuf Karsh
     


  • Sanny
    Sanny Posts: 21
    For those searching for a late night supermarket: ams-dam.com/lateeveningshops.html
    And then there are various mini supermarkets around Damsquare/Nieuwmarkt/red light district which are open all night (expensive though, but if you're really really thirsty...).
  • myoung321
    myoung321 Posts: 2,855
    edited May 2014
    No Hotels for us.. staying in an apartment through airbnb.com I'll never stay in a hotel again in A'dam... much more relaxed and at home feeling..
    "The heart and mind are the true lens of the camera." - Yusuf Karsh
     


  • rssesq
    rssesq Fairfield County Posts: 3,299
    any locals know of a coffeeshop where they sell good kief. The grey area has some nice trichromes but they often run out.
  • Sanny
    Sanny Posts: 21
    rssesq said:

    any locals know of a coffeeshop where they sell good kief. The grey area has some nice trichromes but they often run out.

    You might try this one: http://www.coffeeshopsiberie.nl/eng/
  • brian maiden
    brian maiden Posts: 20
    May has sucked shit tbh so I could do with a blow out and I'm totally stoked now. Last time we went with a bit of a miserable bastard who's slow to bond and he took the shine of it really, so we've fucked him off this time and we come in peace ready to chat shit, smoke shit and feel the love from the PJ tribe. Does anyone know the name of the skateboard shop that also sells vinyl and collectables, I thought it was called Amsterdam Skates but I can't find it listed. My mate got the Raw Power re-issue but they had some fantastic stuff
  • myoung321
    myoung321 Posts: 2,855
    edited May 2014
    If anyone is looking for some good airplane reading then I would highly recommend "Get Lost in Amsterdam"

    Make sure you get the latest edition... I think they are up to 12th...maybe 13th editions. It's the only book..actual paper BOOK.. I take with...,but also available digital.

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    Get Lost! remains the only guide to cover Amsterdam's underground culture accurately and extensively. Get Lost! leads travelers to the cheapest, funkiest and most delicious spots in town: Inexpensive organic restaurants, cool bars and clubs, an array of alternative museums and galleries, mind-expanding cafes, one- of- a-kind shops, coffeeshop insider info,--even the kinkiest Red-Light-District corners. Readers trust the Cool Guide for practical information that every visitor needs--accommodation, transport, weather, etc. But they also read it for the lowdown on more obscure topics, like local pirate radio, fair trade cannabis and the Amsterdam squat scene. As always, Get Lost! is printed on post consumer paper and uses soy-based ink. With this legendary guide, every traveler has a cool friend in Amsterdam.
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