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  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,530
    edited October 2019
    polaris_x said:
    Looking for help with the Philly crew here.  Try to keep this story short.  Used to date a woman in NYC and she has a niece/nephew that was born into a bad situation and now she is their official guardian.  The kids (14) and I have remained close despite that relationship ending and I want to spend time with them.  Looks like my only option is to meet them somewhere they are a short bus ride from NYC so I'm thinking Philadelphia.  Questions:

    1.  What part of town should I stay at to tour the city with one or two 14 year olds?
    Don't know your budget, but right in the middle of the city near City Hall (like Broad & Market-ish) or in Old City (like 5th and Chestnut-ish) would be your best bet. You could also probably get an AirBnB in South Philly off of Passyunk for almost the same rates and get a whole house.
    2.  What sites are a must visit?
    Must visits for 14 year olds can be tough. Off the bat I'd say Eastern State Penitentiary, especially during Halloween. But if it's past Halloween then do the tour anyway. Also, the Mutter Museum is cool and weird. I mean there's the usual Constitution/Liberty Bell/yada stuff all within the same three blocks you can do. Easy to see, too, without spending any money. Other personal must-visits would be the Art Musuem (inside!), Franklin Institute. the Barnes (anything on Ben Franklin Parkway really), tour of City Hall/inside the Billy Penn statue if it's not closed. Go to a Sixers game. Reading Terminal Market. Italian Market for the Mexican.
    3.  Any areas I should avoid?
    I'd say the same tourist traps I mentioned, lol. But as long as you don't end up in Camden you're good. Everything between the rivers and south of like Girard Ave. and you're fine.
    4.  Any other tips?
    If they're from NYC then I'm assuming they'll have an appreciation for those that are straight-forward and border on what some may say is an "asshole." 
    It's a very walkable city.
    Rent some Indego bikes and ride around. Stay in the bike lanes and trails. People here are nuts if you ride on the roads.
    Also, something about cheesesteaks.....

    If this happens - will ask for where to eat after.  Please and thanks!

    See above.

    That's very cool what you're doing.
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  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,193
    cutz said:
    eeriepadave said:
    Ledbetterman10 said:
    eeriepadave said:
    Joe girardi it is 
    I like it. 
    yeah i'm down with it now. Took me awhile to accept it, but he's a proven manager.
    Took you awhile? He was just hired this morning>LOL(i joke)
    :tongue:
    I was just surprised. Wasn't really expecting it to be him.

    8/28/98- Camden, NJ
    10/31/09- Philly
    5/21/10- NYC
    9/2/12- Philly, PA
    7/19/13- Wrigley
    10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
    10/21/13- Philly, PA
    10/22/13- Philly, PA
    10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
    4/28/16- Philly, PA
    4/29/16- Philly, PA
    5/1/16- NYC
    5/2/16- NYC
    9/2/18- Boston, MA
    9/4/18- Boston, MA
    9/14/22- Camden, NJ
    9/7/24- Philly, PA
    9/9/24- Philly, PA
    Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
    Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
    RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
  • Ledbetterman10
    Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,994
    https://youtu.be/akMQd3XnlP8
    2000: Camden 1, 2003: Philly, State College, Camden 1, MSG 2, Hershey, 2004: Reading, 2005: Philly, 2006: Camden 1, 2, East Rutherford 1, 2007: Lollapalooza, 2008: Camden 1, Washington D.C., MSG 1, 2, 2009: Philly 1, 2, 3, 4, 2010: Bristol, MSG 2, 2011: PJ20 1, 2, 2012: Made In America, 2013: Brooklyn 2, Philly 2, 2014: Denver, 2015: Global Citizen Festival, 2016: Philly 2, Fenway 1, 2018: Fenway 1, 2, 2021: Sea. Hear. Now. 2022: Camden, 2024: Philly 2, 2025: Pittsburgh 1

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  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,026
    They’re playing Halloween spectrum on Sirius right now and HOLY SHIT THAT WAS A DECADE AGO
  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,193
    Cliffy6745 said:
    They’re playing Halloween spectrum on Sirius right now and HOLY SHIT THAT WAS A DECADE AGO
    :smiley: re-listened to the show today. Still my favorite show that i've been to.
    8/28/98- Camden, NJ
    10/31/09- Philly
    5/21/10- NYC
    9/2/12- Philly, PA
    7/19/13- Wrigley
    10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
    10/21/13- Philly, PA
    10/22/13- Philly, PA
    10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
    4/28/16- Philly, PA
    4/29/16- Philly, PA
    5/1/16- NYC
    5/2/16- NYC
    9/2/18- Boston, MA
    9/4/18- Boston, MA
    9/14/22- Camden, NJ
    9/7/24- Philly, PA
    9/9/24- Philly, PA
    Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
    Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
    RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,594

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  • pjhawks
    pjhawks Posts: 12,912
    eeriepadave said:
    Cliffy6745 said:
    They’re playing Halloween spectrum on Sirius right now and HOLY SHIT THAT WAS A DECADE AGO
    :smiley: re-listened to the show today. Still my favorite show that i've been to.
    Great show but not in my top 5. Ten show was better.  We need more Wells Fargo shows but I imagine next will be citizens bank
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,594
    pjhawks said:
    eeriepadave said:
    Cliffy6745 said:
    They’re playing Halloween spectrum on Sirius right now and HOLY SHIT THAT WAS A DECADE AGO
    :smiley: re-listened to the show today. Still my favorite show that i've been to.
    Great show but not in my top 5. Ten show was better.  We need more Wells Fargo shows but I imagine next will be citizens bank
    I dunno. Ten Show was great. But I'm not gonna shit on the Halloween show or any of those shows that week. The atmosphere, with everything else going on, made those shows even more special than usual.
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  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,026
    The Juggler said:
    pjhawks said:
    eeriepadave said:
    Cliffy6745 said:
    They’re playing Halloween spectrum on Sirius right now and HOLY SHIT THAT WAS A DECADE AGO
    :smiley: re-listened to the show today. Still my favorite show that i've been to.
    Great show but not in my top 5. Ten show was better.  We need more Wells Fargo shows but I imagine next will be citizens bank
    I dunno. Ten Show was great. But I'm not gonna shit on the Halloween show or any of those shows that week. The atmosphere, with everything else going on, made those shows even more special than usual.
    What else was going on?
  • JK_Livin
    JK_Livin South Jersey Posts: 7,365
    Cliffy6745 said:
    The Juggler said:
    pjhawks said:
    eeriepadave said:
    Cliffy6745 said:
    They’re playing Halloween spectrum on Sirius right now and HOLY SHIT THAT WAS A DECADE AGO
    :smiley: re-listened to the show today. Still my favorite show that i've been to.
    Great show but not in my top 5. Ten show was better.  We need more Wells Fargo shows but I imagine next will be citizens bank
    I dunno. Ten Show was great. But I'm not gonna shit on the Halloween show or any of those shows that week. The atmosphere, with everything else going on, made those shows even more special than usual.
    What else was going on?
    Come on now!
    Alright, alright, alright!
    Tom O.
    "I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anyone?"
    -The Writer
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,026
    JK_Livin said:
    Cliffy6745 said:
    The Juggler said:
    pjhawks said:
    eeriepadave said:
    Cliffy6745 said:
    They’re playing Halloween spectrum on Sirius right now and HOLY SHIT THAT WAS A DECADE AGO
    :smiley: re-listened to the show today. Still my favorite show that i've been to.
    Great show but not in my top 5. Ten show was better.  We need more Wells Fargo shows but I imagine next will be citizens bank
    I dunno. Ten Show was great. But I'm not gonna shit on the Halloween show or any of those shows that week. The atmosphere, with everything else going on, made those shows even more special than usual.
    What else was going on?
    Come on now!
    Was there some sort of sporting event?  Perhaps a finals?  My memory is foggy...remind me.
  • Ledbetterman10
    Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,994
    Man that final Spectrum show is so bittersweet for me because the show was amazing as everyone will attest to, but I was one of the many people in the parking lot that caught the flu really, really bad (damn disease-barring Yankee fans!) so I felt like I was going to keel over and die during the show. 
    2000: Camden 1, 2003: Philly, State College, Camden 1, MSG 2, Hershey, 2004: Reading, 2005: Philly, 2006: Camden 1, 2, East Rutherford 1, 2007: Lollapalooza, 2008: Camden 1, Washington D.C., MSG 1, 2, 2009: Philly 1, 2, 3, 4, 2010: Bristol, MSG 2, 2011: PJ20 1, 2, 2012: Made In America, 2013: Brooklyn 2, Philly 2, 2014: Denver, 2015: Global Citizen Festival, 2016: Philly 2, Fenway 1, 2018: Fenway 1, 2, 2021: Sea. Hear. Now. 2022: Camden, 2024: Philly 2, 2025: Pittsburgh 1

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  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,594
    Cliffy6745 said:
    JK_Livin said:
    Cliffy6745 said:
    The Juggler said:
    pjhawks said:
    eeriepadave said:
    Cliffy6745 said:
    They’re playing Halloween spectrum on Sirius right now and HOLY SHIT THAT WAS A DECADE AGO
    :smiley: re-listened to the show today. Still my favorite show that i've been to.
    Great show but not in my top 5. Ten show was better.  We need more Wells Fargo shows but I imagine next will be citizens bank
    I dunno. Ten Show was great. But I'm not gonna shit on the Halloween show or any of those shows that week. The atmosphere, with everything else going on, made those shows even more special than usual.
    What else was going on?
    Come on now!
    Was there some sort of sporting event?  Perhaps a finals?  My memory is foggy...remind me.
    The Eagles crushed the Giants that Sunday, as usual. Not sure what else happened. 
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  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,026
    The Juggler said:
    Cliffy6745 said:
    JK_Livin said:
    Cliffy6745 said:
    The Juggler said:
    pjhawks said:
    eeriepadave said:
    Cliffy6745 said:
    They’re playing Halloween spectrum on Sirius right now and HOLY SHIT THAT WAS A DECADE AGO
    :smiley: re-listened to the show today. Still my favorite show that i've been to.
    Great show but not in my top 5. Ten show was better.  We need more Wells Fargo shows but I imagine next will be citizens bank
    I dunno. Ten Show was great. But I'm not gonna shit on the Halloween show or any of those shows that week. The atmosphere, with everything else going on, made those shows even more special than usual.
    What else was going on?
    Come on now!
    Was there some sort of sporting event?  Perhaps a finals?  My memory is foggy...remind me.
    The Eagles crushed the Giants that Sunday, as usual. Not sure what else happened. 
    I actually did forget about that!  They all blend together.
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,594
    Hell of a week. I got zero work done. 
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  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,026
    Ledbetterman10 said:
    Man that final Spectrum show is so bittersweet for me because the show was amazing as everyone will attest to, but I was one of the many people in the parking lot that caught the flu really, really bad (damn disease-barring Yankee fans!) so I felt like I was going to keel over and die during the show. 
    I made it out healthy, but my wife, girlfriend at the time, left for Istanbul the following day hungover and ended up getting sick too.

    I did have a buddy from NY, Yankees fan, who went with us to the 30th who got sick too.
  • Ledbetterman10
    Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,994
    Cliffy6745 said:
    Ledbetterman10 said:
    Man that final Spectrum show is so bittersweet for me because the show was amazing as everyone will attest to, but I was one of the many people in the parking lot that caught the flu really, really bad (damn disease-barring Yankee fans!) so I felt like I was going to keel over and die during the show. 
    I made it out healthy, but my wife, girlfriend at the time, left for Istanbul the following day hungover and ended up getting sick too.

    I did have a buddy from NY, Yankees fan, who went with us to the 30th who got sick too.
    It was so overcrowded on 10/31 between the PJ show and game 3 of the World Series. At one point, I went to a port-a-john in the parking lot to take a piss. I opened the door, and gallons of piss just came flowing out onto my shoes. It was fucking disgusting and probably contributed to me getting sick. 
    2000: Camden 1, 2003: Philly, State College, Camden 1, MSG 2, Hershey, 2004: Reading, 2005: Philly, 2006: Camden 1, 2, East Rutherford 1, 2007: Lollapalooza, 2008: Camden 1, Washington D.C., MSG 1, 2, 2009: Philly 1, 2, 3, 4, 2010: Bristol, MSG 2, 2011: PJ20 1, 2, 2012: Made In America, 2013: Brooklyn 2, Philly 2, 2014: Denver, 2015: Global Citizen Festival, 2016: Philly 2, Fenway 1, 2018: Fenway 1, 2, 2021: Sea. Hear. Now. 2022: Camden, 2024: Philly 2, 2025: Pittsburgh 1

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  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,026
    Ledbetterman10 said:
    Cliffy6745 said:
    Ledbetterman10 said:
    Man that final Spectrum show is so bittersweet for me because the show was amazing as everyone will attest to, but I was one of the many people in the parking lot that caught the flu really, really bad (damn disease-barring Yankee fans!) so I felt like I was going to keel over and die during the show. 
    I made it out healthy, but my wife, girlfriend at the time, left for Istanbul the following day hungover and ended up getting sick too.

    I did have a buddy from NY, Yankees fan, who went with us to the 30th who got sick too.
    It was so overcrowded on 10/31 between the PJ show and game 3 of the World Series. At one point, I went to a port-a-john in the parking lot to take a piss. I opened the door, and gallons of piss just came flowing out onto my shoes. It was fucking disgusting and probably contributed to me getting sick. 
    That's foul. I don't remember anything along those lines.
  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,530
    It was a great week indeed. At the time I had a job that what it lacked in pay made it up with 46 PTO days. I took that whole goddamn week off and lived in Pearl Jam Philly heaven, which if there was an actual Heaven that'd be it. Sold my Night Two seats because there was no way I was missing watching Game 1 of the World Series.

    Frankly, I just need PJ to do a Philly tour - start small and build up: first, Boot & Saddle, then Johnny Brenda's, then Union Transfer, Filmore, Met, Tower, Academy of Music, Mann, Camden (yes, it's being included), WFC, Citizens Bank, Linc. 
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,811
    Jearlpam0925 said:
    It was a great week indeed. At the time I had a job that what it lacked in pay made it up with 46 PTO days. I took that whole goddamn week off and lived in Pearl Jam Philly heaven, which if there was an actual Heaven that'd be it. Sold my Night Two seats because there was no way I was missing watching Game 1 of the World Series.

    Frankly, I just need PJ to do a Philly tour - start small and build up: first, Boot & Saddle, then Johnny Brenda's, then Union Transfer, Filmore, Met, Tower, Academy of Music, Mann, Camden (yes, it's being included), WFC, Citizens Bank, Linc. 
    The Tower?  Could be on the VIP porch rocking the fuck out to Pearl Jam?  TOTD was nearly heaven, would cut off a finger to experience that. 
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