DBT on Long Island 6/28

[headhunter]

Awesome News out today!

28 June The Paramount Drive by Truckers w The Hold Steady Huntington, NY

Great Theater in my own backyard!

[Jonicont]

I don't know. It's fucking 9 miles from my house

[one belt loop]

I don't know. It's fucking 9 miles from my house

You're getting preferential treatment again, aren't you?

[beantownbubba]

I don't know. It's fucking 9 miles from my house

If you start now, maybe you can bike there.

[Jonicont]

I don't know. It's fucking 9 miles from my house

You're getting preferential treatment again, aren't you?

Had to compromise. Couldn't fit them all in the backyard

[Howlinwolf]

Wow - Huntington, nothing like a gig in my hometown - IN

[Vincent]

I don't know. It's fucking 9 miles from my house

What time does the pre-game start?

[pa_heathen]

In!

[headhunter]

I don't know. It's fucking 9 miles from my house

What time does the pre-game start?

It already has. Tickets Purchased.

[allisonsdc]

In! Can anyone recommend a decent hotel near the venue?

[Jonicont]

In! Can anyone recommend a decent hotel near the venue?

Don't think you will find cheaper $159

http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/n ... ng-island/

[Jonicont]

Pre game at my house. PM for details

[beantownbubba]

In! Can anyone recommend a decent hotel near the venue?

Don't think you will find cheaper $159

http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/n ... ng-island/

Stayed there last year. It got both mine and mrs btb's seal of approval.

Edit: Forgot to say: Ask for a room near the elevators. The hallways are amazingly, impossibly long - the building must have been built for another purpose. Sounds ridiculous, but trust me on this.

[allisonsdc]

In! Can anyone recommend a decent hotel near the venue?

Don't think you will find cheaper $159

http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/n ... ng-island/

Stayed there last year. It got both mine and mrs btb's seal of approval.

Edit: Forgot to say: Ask for a room near the elevators. The hallways are amazingly, impossibly long - the building must have been built for another purpose. Sounds ridiculous, but trust me on this.

Just tried to book this hotel and there are no rooms available on 6/28. Just a heads-up to others who might be looking for accommodations.

[Jonicont]

Damn, I checked before I put up the link and you could book a room. Probably a lot of high school graduations going on with grandparents coming from out of town

[Jonicont]

http://www.extendedstayamerica.com/hote ... /melville#

[allisonsdc]

http://www.extendedstayamerica.com/hotels/ny/long-island/melville#

this one worked. thanks!

[one belt loop]

I have one, possibly two extra tickets available for this show and the 6/27 show as well. Face + fees. PM me for more info.

[one belt loop]

I have one, possibly two extra tickets available for this show and the 6/27 show as well. Face + fees. PM me for more info.

One set gone, the other set under consideration, but it never hurts to ask.

[Slipkid42]

IN!!

[Jonicont]

IN!!

Now we're talkin'

[BigTom]

John and I are in.

[Jonicont]

John and I are in.

It's a party

[Whispering Pines]

Since this show is in my wife's family's home turf, we've encouraged her brother (and Streisand-fan) wife, and niece (and Michael Jackson-fanatic husband) to join us at the rock show. Can't wait for the big to-do, but also can't help but wonder if it'll serve to reaffirm my status as the family outlier. Sounds like a song.

[Clams]

Since this show is in my wife's family's home turf, we've encouraged her brother (and Streisand-fan) wife, and niece (and Michael Jackson-fanatic husband) to join us at the rock show. Can't wait for the big to-do, but also can't help but wonder if it'll serve to reaffirm my status as the family outlier. Sounds like a song.

I've found that it's usually best not to bring newbies to shows unless you are pretty sure they're going to like it. If they're not into it, they can become a drag. If they're into Barbra and MJ, that's not a good sign.

[Whispering Pines]

I'm kind of joking, but also not going to let the family kill my buzz-- after all, one of them will be the designated driver. And even the Streisand and MJ fans have a good time seeing my blues-rock band. I also suspect my wife's older brother, a classic rocker, will be my ace in the hole, and perhaps confirm my belief that if the Truckers had existed in 1975, they'd have been (to repeat myself) a big to-do.

[bogart]

We'll be in NY, but unfortunately can't attend Stone Pony or Huntington show...Grrr!

[Jonicont]

We'll be in NY, but unfortunately can't attend Stone Pony or Huntington show...Grrr!

That's just unacceptable

[Slipkid42]

I'm kind of joking, but also not going to let the family kill my buzz-- after all, one of them will be the designated driver. And even the Streisand and MJ fans have a good time seeing my blues-rock band. I also suspect my wife's older brother, a classic rocker, will be my ace in the hole, and perhaps confirm my belief that if the Truckers had existed in 1975, they'd have been (to repeat myself) a big to-do.

I'm pretty sure if DBT had started in '75, they'd be household names.

[Cole Younger]

Since this show is in my wife's family's home turf, we've encouraged her brother (and Streisand-fan) wife, and niece (and Michael Jackson-fanatic husband) to join us at the rock show. Can't wait for the big to-do, but also can't help but wonder if it'll serve to reaffirm my status as the family outlier. Sounds like a song.

I've found that it's usually best not to bring newbies to shows unless you are pretty sure they're going to like it. If they're not into it, they can become a drag. If they're into Barbra and MJ, that's not a good sign.

This. My buddy Mike was at night 2 of Homecoming with me this past year. He says he had a great time and has raved about it ever since. But...he was on his dang phone the entire time texting with somebody. This shouldn't have affected my enjoyment of the show at all but I found it distracting.