Des Moines Thread - ARCHIVE
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Thanks mspeel, I hope to meet alotta great people too!
And where you headed from cms1171? I'm north east Iowa myself. I never thought he'd come back to Iowa again.... I've waited 15 years for a second chance and I can't wait! I'm starting the drive to Des Moines in about 10 hours! YAY !!!
Peace and Love
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Just a few more hours...I'm so excited...I really can't wait...I'm getting very anxious....I know that I'm probably goign to be so overwhelmed when i get to the concert tonight that I'm sooo going to cry )
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i'm excited for you guys!!!
...have a wonderful time tonight!!!
...please share your experiences!
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Hey!!!! Today's the day!!! Didn't sleep very well last night...oh well!!! I'm heading out from Kansas City about 10:00 am. Hope I can check in my hotel early!!! I'll be at The Spaghetti Works around 3:00-3:30. Looking foward to meeting everyone!! I will probably walk to the arena, unless it's a LONG way away! Hopefully someone else will want to walk as well!!
I'm PUMPED!!!!!!!
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To Beatlemaniac: I"M JEALOUS!!!!!
I'm still waiting for Paul's autograph....maybe tonight!!!
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Can anyone recommend a decent place to get dinner at downtown tongiht that's not really a formal sit down place...since I know we'll never get into one of those...I heard Scruffy's was pretty good...any help would be good, thanks )
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'I'm listening to tonight's show right now,got a copy of the Philly show... Hope to see everyone soon at "The Works"... It's a beautiful day,and it'll be a fantastik night!!
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mspeel 007:
Hey!!!! Today's the day!!! Didn't sleep very well last night...oh well!!! I'm heading out from Kansas City about 10:00 am. Hope I can check in my hotel early!!! I'll be at The Spaghetti Works around 3:00-3:30. Looking foward to meeting everyone!! I will probably walk to the arena, unless it's a LONG way away! Hopefully someone else will want to walk as well!!
I'm PUMPED!!!!!!!
We'll probably be walking at least part of the way! Should be at S.W. 3:30ish!
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band_freak62:
Can anyone recommend a decent place to get dinner at downtown tongiht that's not really a formal sit down place...since I know we'll never get into one of those...I heard Scruffy's was pretty good...any help would be good, thanks
Not joining us at Spaghetti Works??? My hubby and I may just eat there if time allows!
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I can't meet at Spaghetti works...I won't even make it Downtown until between 430 and 500...I think we're just going to try and find a Burger King or something...Right now, I still have one class...If we didn't have a quiz, i would have ditched... o
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Hello all agian, I've been very busy lately and haven't been on here in quite a bit. I'm getting ready to leave KC in like an hour so it looks like I'll miss the Spaghetti Works deal but hopefully I'll meet a person or two from here. My seats are second section floor front row seats 5,6 so if you see a guy in a No More Land Mines tshirt thats me in that area, who knows there may be more than one of us with that shirt on.
HAVE A GREAT TIME AT THE SHOW EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Last night's show in DSM was unbeliveable! I wasn't sure what to expect, and everything i had imagined the show to be, was surpassed. Paul and friends played for nearly 3 hours to a sold-out crowd. Double-encore was fantastic. Equally fantastic was the stage and light show. I have never seen anything like it before at any concert. Absolutely unbelievable! The astounding Sir Paul took some time at the end of the show to Thank his many stage hands (140), sound guys and 'most importantly'...you! I'll take this moment to thank god, Liverpool and England for harvesting an unparalleled performer that is...Paul McCartney. Long live music! Long live the Beatles! Long live Paul McCartney! Thank YOU for putting on a show that my wife and i will be talking about for years to come! Come back anytime SIR PAUL! (and friends)
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rockinrob:
Last night's show in DSM was unbeliveable! I wasn't sure what to expect, and everything i had imagined the show to be, was surpassed.
Definitely agreed! Loved the show and the tunes I'd never heard live before. Also enjoyed meeting up with the folks that were at the Spaghetti Works - Maccascruff, Maccatak, mspeel 007, scottycat. Sorry you missed us fiser! Anyway hope everyone enjoyed the show as much as I did. My only complaint was the merchandise lines - OMG - it took forever; however, I finally got the shirt I wanted and still got to my seat by 7:45
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was the BEST Paul show I've EVER seen! I've seem him 30+ times over the years but the audience at this show was extra special!! The best shows I've found are those when megastars play in "smaller" cities. The audience responded incredibly to Paul and the entire show! Another example is Paul in Ames, Iowa in 1990--WOW!! Helter Skelter and I've Got a Feeling were awesome!! Another treat was my chance to meet several people from this site--mspeel, maccascruff and several others! Nothing approaches the feeling I get when I am with likeminded people! ALMOST better than sex! The DJ and Paul film were the worst parts of my evening! Why does Paul have to promote a film about himself??!! The Des Moines Register gave Paul a fabulous review and looking forward to Omaha in 2 days!! All the best PS--I did not let the drunken SOB in front of me ruin the show! He was asleep for 3/4 of the show and at those prices, he really must have a problem!!
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Another fantastic show! I found the sound at this venue to be especially good. I could make out everything Macca said and sang very clearly. And the crowd was great! You could see the city was proud to be hosting the show, with the banners up all over downtown and not just outside the stadium. I'm sorry I didn't know about the Spaghetti Works meetup but I made the trip on the spur of the moment and had not checked this forum. I was wandering the downtown at that time looking for just such a place. I met some very friendly people but nobody mentioned SW. I met a couple from Chicago in the skywalk (Kaleidoscope?) for whom this was their 5th show of the tour (my 3rd). Did anyone else catch the soundcheck? You could hear it in the "will call" area, which was behind the stage.
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Great night, wasn't it. I did the merchandise after the show and didn't leave the building until after midnight. Wouldn't have mattered though as the parking garage was still backed up to the floor where my car was.
I got mspeel to her hotel and to my friends and we talked until 4 AM! My Paul Rocks Des Moines sign got to the big screen twice during Hey Jude! I thought Paul was fabulous and he sounded great. I also liked that he mentioned Bea's birthday today.
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Speaking of signs, who had the "great nephew Drew" sign? That sure caught Paul's attention. It was at the driveup as well. lol
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Man oh Man was that an awsome show!!!!! From start to finish I it was hands down the best show that I have ever seen. Period. I saw the Spaghetti Works later that night after the show, sorry I didn't get to meet up with anyone. I did however see a pink glowstick or two a couple of rows ahead but couldn't get up there to say hey. Sooo Hey to whoever had the glow sticks on the floor 1st section!!!! Hearing In Spite of All The Danger was great as was Flaming Pie!!! My friend that went with me said his favorite concerts go in this order 1. Pink Floyd '94 2. Robert Plant 3. Rolling Stones. 1/2 way through the show he leand over and asked me how much was left. I was horrified and thought he wanted to leave, I told him we were 1/2 way through it. He screamed at the top of his lungs "PAUL YOU ROCK!!!!!" He leaned over to me and said that this is the best concert he has ever seen and that is amazing because it wasn't over yet!! Great show Paul you rock as always!! Thanks for making another magical night for me!!! You found made another fan in my friend and stole him from the Stones!! way to go Paul. I hope everyone had at least 1/2 as much fun as I did. My voice is also pretty horse today, but it was worth it.
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veggieburgher:
Speaking of signs, who had the "great nephew Drew" sign? That sure caught Paul's attention. It was at the driveup as well.
Hey Im the couple or half any way you met from Chicago....Kathy here. Des Moines was awesome. You have been to 3 shows me 5 How did IOWA stack up to the rest of the shows you've seen... I didnt go to Bradley center , But heard it was great too. Auburn Hills The 2nd Night was my first pick of Best in show till last night. These Boys rocked in Des moines or maybe it was just the crowd... Let US know. KC
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maccascruff:
I also liked that he mentioned Bea's birthday today.
How sweet! What did he say?