Des Moines Thread - ARCHIVE
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That is a nice t-shirt. How do I get one!
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I'll take a t-shirt...CUTE!! Is anyone planning on a get-together??? I'm driving up BY MYSELF from Kansas City, & I'd love to meet all of you!!!
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I finally got a ticket. I'll be driving up from Wichita, KS for the show. Wish I could plan it just right to catch him in Omaha also, but no ticket for that show yet.
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Yeah a get together would be great!!! I'm also driving up from KC with my girlfriend (at least I think she's in Spain now and we "need to talk" when she gets home tomorrow). But anyways a meet up would be very cool. I've never been to Des Moines before so I'm sure someone that does live there could help us out on a place that is close to the arena. Suess has been pretty helpfull so maybe we can get some direction from there.
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fiser1:
up would be very cool. I've never been to Des Moines before so I'm sure someone that does live there could help us out on a place that is close to the arena. Suess has been pretty helpfull so maybe we can get some direction from there.
I don't live there (about 50 miles away) but am familiar with the downtown area - just let me know what kind of place you're looking for and I'll help if I can
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I grew up there and moved back to Iowa from 2000-2003, but I'm not very familiar with downtown Des Moines any more. I may have to meet people at the venue, as I'm riding with my cousins and will be at their mercy as far as time, etc.
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maccascruff I've seen where you have posted that you knew someone who works at KCCI TV8 in Des Moines. Does that person initials happen to be C. K.
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woa1976:
maccascruff I've seen where you have posted that you knew someone who works at KCCI TV8 in Des Moines. Does that person initials happen to be C. K.
That would be my friend. He's got a great Beatles room in his basement.
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And I should add that he is a great photo journalist. He's going to the concert. I remember when he took his young kids to see Paul in Kansas City in 1993 and one of them is now in college. :
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he's also a good friend of mine, I work across the street from him. I met him when Paul was on tour in 1989 I worked at Music Circuit and has a ticketmaster there we both went to the Chicago show @ the Rosenblaunt soon after he came to Ames and I got him some good seat as we'll as his friends at work. he does have a great basement. when I saw your post I knew it had to be him. he has alot a great pictures of Paul and Ringo I believe he has given me every picture he has taken of the 89' & 93' concert. I just thought it was neat that we knew the same person.
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I think I got all the pictures, too, as well as the ones he took at the Concert for Montserrat. He wrote up my Ringo experience at the Iowa State Fair for Beatlefan many years ago.
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Any reviews yet on the new Iowa Events Center???
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I just returned from Iowa and my parents said Tom Petty got good reviews, but I don't know if they met the show or the venue.
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scottycatt:
Any reviews yet on the new Iowa Events Center???
I was at the state fair last night at the gig "America" put on.Great show,but loud,I might add.Anyhow... I was talking to RG,the "Round Guy" from KGGO radio,he went to the Petty show,and said the acoustics were 10,maybe 50 times better than any show at Vets that he's been to,so that's a good sign...
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We quit going to the shows at the State Fair about 10 years ago because they were SO loud. The acoustics HAD to be better than at Vets. Glad to hear the Round Guy thought they were maybe 50 times better. And to think of all the concerts I went to at the Barn.
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maccascruff:
We quit going to the shows at the State Fair about 10 years ago because they were SO loud. The acoustics HAD to be better than at Vets. Glad to hear the Round Guy thought they were maybe 50 times better. And to think of all the concerts I went to at the Barn.
No kidding!! I talked to Maxwell and Polly from KIOA on Saturday (you know them, right, maccascruff?). They are both going to the show. When I told them a bunch from Paul McCartney.com would be in town, they said they might possibly be doing a live remote from someplace before the show and maybe we'd like to gather there? I'll let everyone know if I hear anything else on that. I know them quite well so should be easy for me to find out in advance. Also, they are really trying to get at least a phone interview with Paul!
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I do know Maxwell and Polly. I listened to them when I lived there from 2000-2003. I may have to rent a car that day if we are going to get together. My parents won't let me have the car. :
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I checked out a rental car and I can afford one. Now if I can figure out getting around the new venue and all the parking. Any ideas of where the limo might come?
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I am counting the days until the show!!! I'll be driving up from Kansas City, and I'm staying at The Renaissance Savery Hotel(anyone else staying there)??? I'm hoping to meet up with all of you PM.com fans!!! Hopefully we can plan some sort of get together!!
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I hope we have a get together because I'm calling Saturday to reserve a rental car.